Payments
This feature is for making payments. There are a variety of payments such as purchase, account, and batch payments.
The screenshot below shows a sample grid of the payments feature, which includes some key information.
Grid information explained
- Status: Draft = Posted = Abandoned =
- Description: This will show the payment description entered upon creation.
- Payee: Who the payment is being made to.
- Bank account: The bank account making the payment.
- Currency amount: The total amount of the payment.
Tip
To modify the columns displayed, select in the top right of the page, then tick/untick the information you want to see or not.
Viewing a Payment
Select Purchases / Payments from the Main section of the pulse menu -
Note
This is an example screen shot of the pulse menu.
Position of the menu items within pulse will vary according to available options and dependant on personal screen resolution.
or from the Main Menu select Purchases then Payments -
or enter Payments in the Quick Launch Side Menu.
This will then show the Payments on the system where normal customisation of Sets can be used. Also, depending on User roles, the My/All option will be showing.
Tip
To modify the columns displayed, select in the top right of the page, then tick/untick the information you to see or not.
Create a new Payment
Select Payments from one of the options as shown above in Viewing a Payment.
Press New.
Select the Document type then press Create.
Select the Bank account that is making the payment.
Choose the Payment method.
Select the Supplier.
Enter a description of the payment.
Select the Financial period that the payment will be logged under.
Allocate the payment.
How to add charges to a payment
Press Charges then select the Charge.
When you are happy with your payment press Submit.
Preview a payment
Select the payment that you would like to preview.
Press Preview.
Find a Payment
You can use the search bar to find a specific payment by entering a key word.
The filter has a variety of selection criteria which can narrow down your search.
You can also toggle between Sets or create your own.
Copy a Payment
Rather than filling out a new payment, you can copy pre-existing ones to speed up the process. This is particularly useful when you are creating the same payment frequently.
Select the pre-existing payment that you would like to copy.
Press either Copy exact or Copy to template.
Reallocate a Payment
Select and open the Payment, then select the button and select Reallocate.
Reverse a Payment
Select and open the Payment (either highlighted on the list or open the Payment), then select the button and select Reverse.
Enter the reason then press Submit.
Amend a Payment
Select and open the Payment (either highlighted on the list or open the Payment), then press Amend option from the dropdown button.
You can now make non-monetary changes to the Payment details without having to Unpost first. These amendments will not have any effect on any of the Accounts.
You can also make changes to Custom fields, which have previously been defined on the Custom fields tab when defining the Document type -
Note
User will need Attribute.Amend permissons.
Once complete, press Apply.
Make corrections to a Payment
Select and open the Payment (either highlighted on the list or open the Payment), then select the button and select Corrections.
Period correction to make corrections to the Period.
Make correction then select Apply.
Unpost to retract the Payment from the General Ledger
Select Unpost to proceed.
Posting Attribute to make corrections to individual attribute values on the Payment.
Further details Correction Posting Attributes
Updated March 2024