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title: "March 2023 | Tip - Payment Selection Batches"
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# Overview

[Version 6.1.230308] 

Over the last couple of weeks, we have had a number of customers ask, "*I can't see my supplier's invoices from within the Payment Selection Batch*". One of the most common reasons for this is due to the new **Payment Method **drop-down menu (released in Version 6.1.230308).

The **Payments Method **drop-down menu has been added to allow you to create supplier payment batches based on the supplier's preferred payment method.

- **Direct Deposit: **Displays only those suppliers invoices that have their payment method defined as direct deposit.
- **Cheque: **Displays only those suppliers that are defined with a payment method of cheque.

One of the main advantages to this is it allows you to print cheques based on a predefined cheque layout and supports pre-printed cheques or blank cheque/voucher stock.

![image](media://fb014f62-ae9a-4636-99f9-38d529969a16)

# Selecting Invoices for Payment

To automatically select Supplier invoices for payment so they are included in the next cheque or direct debit payment run, perform the following

1. Click the **Frameworks Menu** and navigate to **Payables > Transaction Processing > Payment Selection Batches **from the navigation tree.
2. On the details section, click **New** to create a new Payments Batch.
3. Enter a **Description,** **Payment Date** and select the **Payment Method. **
4. Click the **Save** button.
5. Click the **Add Invoices** button. The **Payment Selection Invoice Finder** screen is displayed.
6. Click **Find** to display all Supplier invoices. The invoices are grouped by Supplier.
  1. **Note**: Only suppliers' invoices whose payment method matched the selected method above will be displayed.
7. Select the Supplier invoices for payment.
8. Once the required invoice/s are selected, click **Save** to save the batch.
9. Review the batch for accuracy, then select **Finalised** from the **Status** field when complete.
10. Click the **Edit Invoices** button to edit and/or delete invoices that have been added to the batch.

> ✅ Refer to [Selecting Invoices for Payment](https://skb.sterland.com:8443/display/CHEAT/Selecting+Invoices+for+Payment) for more information.

# Defining a Suppliers Payment Method

To define a suppliers payment method, perform the following:

1. Click the **Frameworks Menu** icon and navigate to **Payables > Maintenance > Supplier Maintenance** from the navigation tree.
2. In the **Search** field, enter the supplier require and click **Find.**
3. Click the supplier** ID **hyperlink to select the supplier
4. Click the **Trading Terms **tab
5. From the **Payment Method** drop-down menu, select **Direct credit** or **Pay by cheque**
6. Click **Save** to apply any changes.

# Configuring Defaults

To define a default payment method for new payment selection batches you will need to update the following **Value **under the general system settings. 

1. Click the **Frameworks Menu** icon and navigate to **System Administration > System Setup > Configuration > System Setting - General** from the navigation tree
  1. ***Note: ****The ****System Settings - General**** values were previously located under ****System Administration > System Tables > Miscellaneous Table Maintenance.***
2. Updated the code **DefPayMethod **value to be:
  1. **D** - for Direct credit
  2. **C** - for Cheque
3. Click **Save **to update any changes.