Calculating Due Dates with Payment Days

  • 01/10/2024
  • 3 minutes to read

This article describes the Payment Days feature, which can be used to calculate the due date of purchase and sales documents.

In Spain, the process around vendor payments often involves a fixed payment day which differs from the payment term stated in the transaction. These payment days can be configured on the company level or on the vendor card.

Note

This feature is only available in the Spanish (ES) localization of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

When configured, payments days are included in the calculation of the due date – along with the vendor's payment terms, if applicable. For example:

Invoice dateDue datePayment daysWithout payment days configuredWith payment days configured
01/02/202560D25D01/04/202525/04/2025

Note

For payment days to be taken into account when evaluating the recognized due date, you need to enable the Show Default Field Value setting on the Document Category Card. For more information, see Capturing Header Fields in a Document.

To Configure Payment Days on the Company Level

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Información Empresa, and then choose the related link.
  2. In the action bar, select Relacionado > Pagos > Días pago.
  3. Enter a valid day of the month under the Día del mes column.
  4. Optional: To add more than one payment day, select Nuevo and enter another valid day of the month under the Día del mes column.

To Configure Payment Days on the Vendor Level

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Proveedores, and then choose the related link.
  2. Select the desired vendor.
  3. In the action bar, select Relacionado > Proveedor > Días pago.
  4. Enter a valid day of the month under the Día del mes column.
  5. Optional: To add more than one payment day, select Nuevo and enter another valid day of the month under the Día del mes column.

Note

Payment days configured on the vendor level override the same setting configured on the company level. For example, if you entered 25 on the company level and 18 on the vendor level, the value used in due date calculations for this vendor is 18.