• 22/09/2026
  • 5 minutes to read

Introducing AWV reporting

AWV reporting consists of specialized regulatory codes used for reporting cross-border transactions in Germany. These codes classify the type of cross-border payment (for example, trade in goods, services, or investments) for central bank reporting and contribute to the country's balance of payments statistics.

Note

AWV reporting codes are available only in the German localization of Continia Banking.

If you are required to report Anlage zur Außenwirtschaftsverordnung (AWV), you can create the report digitally in Dynamics 365 Business Central in the form of a file.

Reporting formats

Deutsche Bundesbank has replaced the Z4 (AWZEL) XML file for the monthly payment report (AWV) with the ZABIL C1 format, which is uploaded to the NExt portal.

Note

NExt enforces a new file name and rejects files that don't follow it, so the Z4 file can no longer be uploaded. The transition period runs until October 31, 2026, and CSV files are no longer required. For more information, see XML- und CSV-Dateien (Deutsche Bundesbank webpage).

Continia Banking supports both formats:

  • ZABIL C1 - the format for the AWV monthly payment report to Deutsche Bundesbank.
  • Z4 - the obsolete format, which remains available for the remaining Z4 reporting entries and for other reporting entities.

Note

As long as a setup exists for the Z4 reporting type, Z4 reporting entries are created as well.

To set up ZABIL C1 reporting

Each reporting type requires its own fields, so the setup fields are located on a separate setup card for the selected type instead of on the reporting setup list. If the setup for a reporting type is missing, a notification appears on the page.

Note

You must enable ZABIL C1 Reporting (Bundesbank) in Continia Feature Management.

To set up ZABIL C1 reporting:

  1. Search for and select Reporting Setup.
  2. In the Type field, select ZABIL C1. The related setup card opens.
  3. Fill in the fields on the setup card.
  4. Search for and select External Codes, then fill in the Chapter Code field with the two-character chapter number for transit.

To export the AWV report

The export creates the ZABIL C1 XML file with the file name required by Deutsche Bundesbank. You can also create a test submission, which marks the file as a test (mode T) and leaves the reporting entries unreported.

To export the AWV report:

  1. Search () for and select Reporting Entries.
  2. On the action bar, click Export File.
  3. To submit the file as a test, enable the test submission toggle before you export.

To view AWV reporting codes

To view the AWV reporting codes:

  • Search () for and select External Codes for an overview of the code types in relation to the countries they are used for. Use the filters to find the regulatory reporting codes.

You can view or edit regulatory reporting codes on the vendor and customer card or on the ledger entry directly:

  • Open the card, then on the action bar, select Related > Vendor > AWV Reporting Codes. Click New and open the default list of reporting codes. When you assign codes to a vendor card, those codes are automatically applied to all future purchase documents for that vendor.

Introducing regulatory reporting and external codes
Working with external codes
Generating a regulatory report