Manual E-bill 499.41
Manual E-bill 499.41
Manual E-bill 499.41
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4. Biller processes<br />
4.1 Bill data preparation<br />
Bill data are prepared in the <strong>bill</strong>er’s <strong>bill</strong>ing system or by a BSP.<br />
4.2 Sorting <strong>bill</strong>s and delivering <strong>bill</strong> data<br />
Based on the subscriber number for e-<strong>bill</strong> in the customer database, the<br />
<strong>bill</strong>er puts the electronic <strong>bill</strong>s through a separate <strong>bill</strong>ing run and transmits<br />
them in a data format supported by PostFinance to PostFinance (see<br />
section 12).<br />
If the <strong>bill</strong>s are to be signed digitally by PostFinance or an affiliated network<br />
partner, the <strong>bill</strong> generation process is only complete once the digital<br />
signatures have been added. The process of generating <strong>bill</strong>s is therefore<br />
completed by PostFinance or a partner system. It is essential to use<br />
the <strong>bill</strong> presentment module (see sections 4.3.1 and 8) because a PDF of<br />
the <strong>bill</strong> is always required.<br />
4.3 Presentment of electronic <strong>bill</strong> details<br />
There are three options for the presentment of <strong>bill</strong> details:<br />
• with <strong>bill</strong> presentment module (see section 4.3.1)<br />
• without <strong>bill</strong> presentment module (see section 4.3.2)<br />
• static <strong>bill</strong> detail (see section 4.3.4)<br />
4.3.1 Presentment of <strong>bill</strong> details with <strong>bill</strong> presentment module<br />
In the option with the <strong>bill</strong> presentment module (see section 8) – the PDF<br />
is stored and presented in PostFinance – there are two options:<br />
• In addition to the <strong>bill</strong> data the <strong>bill</strong> details are also delivered to PostFinance<br />
as a PDF file. The <strong>bill</strong>er can choose to integrate the PDF in the corresponding<br />
file or to deliver it separately (see section 8.1).<br />
• The <strong>bill</strong>er can ask PostFinance to generate the <strong>bill</strong> details. For this purpose,<br />
PostFinance generates a PDF from the submitted data using a standard<br />
style sheet (see section 8.2).<br />
4.3.2 Presentment of <strong>bill</strong> details without <strong>bill</strong> presentment module<br />
In the option without the <strong>bill</strong> presentment module only the payment-related<br />
data and a URL that refers to the <strong>bill</strong> detail are transmitted to PostFinance.<br />
The URL is an encrypted https connection in one of the following formats:<br />
• https:/ /w ww.yourcompany.ch/your<strong>bill</strong>.php<br />
• https:/ /w ww.yourcompany.ch/your<strong>bill</strong>.asp<br />
Umlauts are not permitted in the URL and are not supported by PostFinance.<br />
Bill presentment takes place on the <strong>bill</strong>er’s platform.<br />
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