{"schema":"exacc.help.page/1","url":"https://exacc.au/help/create-bank-rule/","title":"Create bank rules","description":"Bank rules code recurring bank transactions for you: match words in the description, then post to an account and tax code, or split over several lines.","category":"Accounting","summary":"Open **Books › Bank Rules** and click **New Bank Rule** (or **New Bank Rule** on a transaction in Process feeds). Enter the keywords to look for, whether they are credits or debits, the **Account No** and **Tax Code**, and click **Create Bank Rule**. **Apply Rules** in Process feeds then codes matching transactions.","lastVerified":"2026-10-09","apps":["app"],"processIds":["bank_rules"],"start":{"label":"Create a bank rule","url":"https://app.exacc.au/{dbId}/books/bank-rule/new"},"menuPath":["Books","Banking","Bank Rules"],"steps":[{"step":1,"title":"Start a rule","body":["Open **Books › Bank Rules** and click **New Bank Rule**. Starting from a transaction in **Process feeds** fills in its description for you."],"url":"https://app.exacc.au/{dbId}/books/bank-rule/new","image":"https://exacc.au/help/create-bank-rule/step-1.png"},{"step":2,"title":"Which transactions it matches (Transaction Details)","body":[],"fields":[{"name":"Apply if transaction has these keywords in Description","help":"words that appear in the bank's description, e.g. TELSTRA.","required":true},{"name":"Search In","help":"**Credits / Income**, **Debits / Expenses** or **Both**.","required":true}]},{"step":3,"title":"Where it posts (Allocation Details)","body":[],"fields":[{"name":"Account No","help":"the account matching transactions are posted to.","required":true},{"name":"Tax Code","help":"or tick **Take default from Account**.","required":true},{"name":"Apply transaction to Contact","help":"optional."},{"name":"Private Portion","help":"the private percentage, 0 if none.","required":true},{"name":"Site","help":"optional."},{"name":"Ranking","help":"when two rules match, the higher ranking wins."}]},{"step":4,"title":"Save and apply","body":["Click **Create Bank Rule**. Rules apply when you click **Apply Rules** in **Process feeds**, across all your accounts."]}],"sections":[{"heading":"Splitting a transaction","body":["**Build multi-line allocation** splits each matching transaction over several lines, by **Amount** or **Percentage** (**Add Journal Line** for each)."]},{"heading":"Amount limits","body":["The amount range and \"Use only if it appears on\" settings are saved but not used yet: a rule matches on its keywords and direction only. Make keywords specific."]},{"heading":"Changing or deleting a rule","body":["Click a rule in **Bank Rules** to change it, untick **Active** to pause it, or **Delete** it (after you confirm). Rules do not change transactions already posted."]}],"related":["https://exacc.au/help/process-bank-feeds/","https://exacc.au/help/chart-of-accounts/","https://exacc.au/help/gst-tax-codes/"],"linkNote":"Links containing {dbId} open that screen in the business file whose id is dbId. A person can also open this help page with ?db=<dbId> to get the same links as buttons."}