Using the A/P Quick Payment Application to Enter and Distribute an Open Payment

  1. Open the A/P Quick Payment Application form.
  2. Select Actions > New.
  3. Specify this information:
    Vendor
    Select the vendor who is to receive the payment.
    Type
    The vendor's default payment type is displayed from the Vendors form. Optionally, select a different type:
    • Manual Check
    • Wire Payment
    • Incoming Draft
    • EFT
    Number
    To distribute an open payment, specify the check number. If the check number is blank, any open payments from the A/P Posted Transactions form do not display in the grid at the bottom of the form.
    Sequence
    Specify the sequence number for this payment. This number is used only to keep the payments in numerical order.
    Date
    Select the check, draft or wire date, or accept the default of today's date.
    Bank Code
    The vendor's default bank code is displayed. Optionally, select the bank code of the bank account from which the vendor is to be paid.
    Vendor Payment/Domestic Payment
    Specify the amount of this open payment. The payment amount cannot be negative, or an error message displays when you select Apply.
    Exchange Rate
    If you are using multiple currencies, the exchange rate between the domestic currency and the vendor's currency is displayed.
    A/P Notes
    Specify a description of the payment (up to 40 characters).
    G/L Reference
    Specify a description of the payment for reference. It is then posted to the General Ledger as part of the transaction posting. The default reference is APP, followed by the vendor number.
    Note: The reference code must begin with AP. Otherwise, the void utility does not function.
  4. To save the payment, select Actions > Save.

    The payment record is created and shows all open vouchers and payments for the vendor in the grid at the bottom of the form, but none are automatically selected.

  5. Select the items you want to process, or, to distribute the entire payment amount as an open payment, leave them all unselected.
  6. Select Apply.

    The open payment distribution record is created and distributions records are generated for any vouchers that are selected in the grid. Any remainder of the payment amount is applied as an Open type payment distribution.

Note: Open type payment distributions are displayed in the grid with a type of Open (Dist) to distinguish them from open payments displayed from the A/P Posted Transactions form.

Transactions in the grid at the bottom of the form do not become available for selection until you save the payment in the upper part of the form. After selecting items in the grid, you must then select Apply to process them. Selecting a different payment without first selecting Apply cancels any changes you made in the grid.