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title: "Cheque Number Allocation"
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The **Cheque Number Allocation** option allows you to allocate cheque numbers after a [payment batch has been processed](https://kb.myframeworks.com.au/space/FRAM/588546170/Payment+Selection+Batches).
When cheques are drawn for the payment of Suppliers, Frameworks needs to know the cheque numbers used so that the Supplier and payment enquiries can relate a cheque number to the appropriate invoices paid.
The general ledger postings to debit the trade creditor account and credit the bank G/L account occur automatically once the Supplier batch processing is complete; however, they are not dependent on the cheque number allocation, though it is important to allocate cheque numbers as soon as possible.
> ⚠️ It is important that the right cheque numbers get allocated to the right payments in Frameworks, or it will make future bank reconciliation or payment enquiry difficult.
To allocate cheque numbers after a payment batch has been processed, from the home **Dashboard** perform the following:
1. Select **Cheque Number Allocation** from within the **Payables - Transaction Processing **navigation tree.
2. The results display all cheques by Supplier that require a cheque number to be allocated.
3. Click the relevant Supplier to allocate a cheque to. The cursor then appears on the **Cheque Number** field.
4. Type the appropriate cheque number into the **Cheque Number** field, then click **Save**.
5. The allocation has been performed, and the cheque is then removed from the results.
6. Repeat steps 3-4 to allocate further cheques to Suppliers.