Setting up payment posting
This setup is important for determining the posting of payments and the corresponding accounts to be used. This additional setup enables the distinction between the bank account used for issuing payments and the one where they are posted.
For example, when you schedule future payments to be sent to the bank 14 days ahead but want to post it. Rather than allowing payments for the next 14 days to reduce the balance, you can proactively post them to the G/L account. This immediate posting to the G/L account ensures that the bank account accurately reflects the correct balance in Business Central.
To set up the payment posting:
Search (
) for and select Payment Posting Setup.You can specify how payments are posted based on the selected payment method and bank account. Optionally, you can:
- Pay from one bank account and post the transaction to another.
- Post the transaction directly to a General Ledger (G/L) account.
For example, you might process a payment from an operating bank account but post it to a specific G/L account, regardless of the payment method. This configuration is optional and depends on your business needs.
The Batch Posting field lets you specify whether payments should be grouped and posted together, reducing the number of transactions created in the general ledger. When enabled, payments are automatically batched when they share the same bank account number, payment method code, posting date, balancing account type, and balancing account number. If no payment method is selected, the system asks “Are you sure you want to batch for all payment methods?” to prevent unintended batching across multiple methods. Note that payments not transferred as batches do not receive unique payment information IDs or end‑to‑end IDs when multiple entries exist.