Flexipay now has the option to save passwords for HMRC services (RTI and message download) which will automatically pull through onto the submissions.

This functionality will need to be activated.

First you need to create the directory to save it in by running localcfg.exe in the Winpay folder.

You will need to use this to create a folder for the password directory which should be separate from the data and common directories.

The path you map is where the directory will be created.

Click the Create pwd dir. button to create the new directory.

You will receive the following confirmations:

         

You then need to go to System>Maintain parameters>Maintain HMRC internet preferences. In the form tick Save HMRC passwords to enable the feature. It will then display the Set password button which you can optionally use to set the password for this user id. This will now submit this user's passwords automatically when you do RTI submissions and message downloads. Once saved, it will not ask for them again.

 

Alternatively, if you enable the feature but don’t set the password, when you complete an action that requires the password to be keyed in (e.g. the next FPS submission), it will ask you whether you want to save the password or not.

 

Clicking Yes will save this down so that it doesn’t need to be keyed in again.

If you have more than one gateway user id, the processes above will build up a list of user ids and their passwords. There is a screen for maintaining these passwords. This is obtained by going to Company>Maintain details and pressing the HMRC Pwds. button.

The actual passwords cannot be seen once entered, but to replace a password, select the relevant entry and click Modify.

 

You will then be presented with the input box where you can type in the new password and click OK to save.

 

To add a new Gateway user Id and password click Add and you will be presented with the following input box where you will need to input the gateway ID and click OK.