When you add a new payment batch, this field initially shows the code and description for the default bank specified on the A/P Options form.

You can enter or select a different bank code, if required.

If you have a multicurrency ledger, be sure to enter a code that uses the same currencies as the entries in the payment batch.

This is usually the date on which the batch was created.

The program uses the batch date as the default document date for new documents you add to the batch.

Accounts Payable displays the session date as the default batch date when you create a new batch. You can type a different date in the field, or select a date by clicking the calendar button beside the Batch Date field.

You can change the batch date any time before you post the batch, provided the Ready To Post option is not selected.

Once the batch is posted, the batch date becomes part of your audit trail. You use it to select batches to print on the batch listing and batch status reports.

Accounts Payable displays the batch number entered on the Prepayments form. You can edit the description.

This field shows whether a listing has been printed for the batch.

This field shows whether the batch is open, posted, or ready to post.

This field shows how the batch was created in Accounts Payable. The possible types are Entered, Imported, Generated, Recurring, External, or Retainage.

This field shows the number of checks that have been printed for  the payment batch.

This field shows the date you last made changes or added a document to the batch.

This field displays the number of entries in the batch.

If the batch was created within Accounts Payable, AP appears in this field. If the batch was imported from Purchase Orders, the code for that source ledger appears in this field.

This field shows the net amount of transactions entered for the batch.

Currency

Exchange Rate

Rate Type

Rate Date