Semi Automatic Payments

A semi automatic payment begins the same as a manual payment for a supplier. You enter the supplier details on the payment screen. This time you do not enter the payment amount but you do check the Auto Calculate Amount box (if not already checked) and select whether or not a discount will be taken. You then use the Auto distribute button. The system will scan all released documents awaiting payment, up to the date entered on the payment, and will load them as allocations on the payment. The total value for the payment will be set to the total of these allocations, and thus the payment amount (cheque amount) will be this value less any discount.

With a semi automatic payment you are free to alter the allocations, and thus the payment amount, as you desire by changing, deleting and adding allocations to the list.