How to use the payment overview and send payments to the bank
When payments are created in the payment journal, payment entries are created in the Payment Overview at the same time. Conversely, if payment is deleted, it will of course also be removed in the Payment Overview.
Once you have completed the functions that you want to use in the payment journal, including prioritization, aggregate payment, etc., it is time to complete the processing of the payments and send the payments to the bank.
What is the purpose of the Payment Overview?
In Continia Payment Management, opposite standard Dynamics NAV or Business Central on-premises, actual payment entries are created. This means that the history and status of the individual payment are fully documented. The payment entry is created in the Payment Overview at the same time as a payment line is created in the payment journal, with updates both ways.
In the Payment Overview, you must finalize the payments, including e.g. approve them and send them to the bank. Status is found on all payments and shows how far the payment is in the payment flow. In addition to history, there is also an extensive Info and error log, which tells you what an error consists of and how to correct the error. When the payment entry has the status Valid, the entry must be approved and sent. There may be procurement rules on the payment, which require that the payment must be approved before it can be sent.
Below you will find descriptions of the individual fields and functions in the window, and what consequences this has for the use of Payment Management.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Status | Indicates the status of the line. There are the following options: |
| Info in Log | Indicates whether there are info or error texts in the log. To see information regarding any errors on lines, select the action Info & Error Log. |
| Posted | Indicates whether the payment has been posted. |
| Notification Method | Indicates the notification method used for the payment in question. |
| Date of Payment | Indicates the date on which the payment is paid to the vendor. The payment date may be changed by several functions, e.g. if you have chosen to take advantage of a cash discount, or if you have aggregated payments to the same vendor. |
| Sender Reference | Checking this box means that you have ordered sender notification. |
| Vendor No. | Indicates the vendor number of the vendor to whom the payment relates. |
| Name | Indicates the name of the vendor to whom the payment relates. If a special Payment Name has been used, this is displayed instead. |
| Currency Code | Indicates in which currency the payment is made. Blank is always the same currency as the accounting currency (LCY). |
| Amount | Indicates the amount paid in the specified currency. |
| Amount (LCY) | Indicates the amount paid, converted to accounting currency. |
| Payment Method | Indicates the payment method used to pay the creditor. |
| Description | Indicates the payment method description. |
| Description 2 | Indicates the bank's payment method description. |
| Recipient Reference | Specifies the reference text that the vendor will receive via his bank statement. |
| Manual Notification Reference | Indicates the notification text that the vendor will receive via e-mail or letter. |
| Bank Account No. (LCY) | Indicates the bank account to which the payment is withdrawn. |
| Fee (LCY) | Indicates what is to be paid in fee to complete the payment. |
| Created By | Specifies the User ID of the user who created the payment. |
| Vendor Payment Group | Indicates any vendor payment group used to create the payment. |
| Indicates the e-mail address used to send the notification to the vendor. | |
| Notification | Indicates whether notification to the vendor has been formed. |
| Notified | Indicates whether manual notification has been sent to the vendor. Marked when you have used the action Create manual notifications. |
How to complete the payment
- It is assumed that you have created a payment suggestion in the payment journal and that the payment lines you want to pay have the status Valid.
- Select the action Payment Overview in the payment journal.
- The payment overview shows the payments you have created in the payment journal, which has the status Valid. It is these payment lines that must now be approved and sent to the bank.
- Select the action Validate, if there are lines with status Error and these have been corrected.
- If there are still lines with status Error, select the action Info & Error Log, which explains what the error or errors consist of. Correct the error or errors and select the action Validate again, until the line reaches the status Valid. Read more about what happens during the validation [below](# How the validation works ).
- When all lines to be paid have the status Valid, it is possible to approve and send the payments. Select the action Approve and send....
- The function opens a dialog box that asks you to confirm whether you want to approve and send all payment lines in the Payment Overview, or only for the current line you were on. Choose what you want and then select OK.
- A new window will appear that continuously tells you the status of the communication to the bank. This may take some time. If your bank account is set up for manual communication, a payment file will be exported, which you must upload to your bank, after which the bank will make the payments. The payment file(s) is placed in the directory you have specified under File name (Payment File) on your bank card.
If, on the other hand, your bank account is set up for direct communication, the payment file will automatically be sent to the bank from Dynamics NAV or Business Central on-premises. - When the export is complete, the payment lines change status to either Sent or Received, depending on whether you use manual or direct communication.
- Your payments are now sent to the bank and processed there. Select OK in the Payment Overview window to close the window.
- You will now return to the payment journal, where, if you use direct communication, you can continuously update the Payment Status field by selecting the action Import Status from Bank.
- When all lines have the desired Payment Status, which is determined by the field Required Posting Status in Setting up a payment suggestion, the journal can be posted by selecting the action Post.
How the validation works
The Validate function checks whether the correct information has been filled in and is ready to be sent to the bank. If the line is validated positively, the line will have the status Valid. There are various functions that are initiated in connection with the validation of the individual payment line.
- The validation of the payment line is done in part according to built-in validation rules in Payment Management, so that the posting date must not be before today's date, and that the payment line must have the status Valid before it can be exported/sent.
- In addition, the validation is based on the validation settings defined for the bank in question and the associated banking format, as well as on the validation set up for the payment method in question.
- The validation set up for the bank, bank formats, and payment methods is automatically imported in Dynamics NAV or Business Central on-premises by Payment Management.
Should you have any validation issues, please contact your Microsoft Partner] who can help you review the validation setup.
Actions on the window
At the top of the window, you will find the following features that are specific to Payment Management:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Approve... | Opens a dialog box asking you to confirm whether you want to approve all payment lines in the Payment Overview, or only the current line you were on. |
| Send... | Opens a dialog box asking you to confirm whether you want to send all payment lines in the Payment Overview, or only the current line you were on. |
| Approve and send... | Performs both functions described above, but in the same process. |
| Card | Opens the Payment Information window, where you can see the payment details on the payment. The window corresponds to Vendor Payment Information. |
| Validate | When you select the function Validate, it is checked that each individual payment line meets all the requirements for validation and formatting that apply to the individual bank or central bank. |
| Create manual notifications | If you have chosen to apply manual notifications to your vendors, select this action to send email or print reports (letters). |
| Set status... | Opens the Set Status window, where you can change the status of one payment or all payments. |
| Notification | Opens the Payment Notification window, where you will find the long notice that has been created for the payment line. It is of course possible to change the notification, and enter exactly what you want, within the limits of the payment method. |
| Comment | Opens the Payment Comment window, where you will find internal comments on the payment. Here you can add comments to the payment yourself. |
| Info- & Error Log | Opens the window Payment Error Log, where you can see why a payment fails in the validation. It is also possible to print a checklist from the payment journal. The list contains all errors from all the entries in the journal. |
| History | Opens the Payment History window, where you can see what has happened to the payment since it was created in the payout journal. |
| Statistics | Opens the Payment History window, where you can see statistics for the payment methods used. |
| Poster | When you select the Entries function, select the type of entries you want to see: |
| Procuration | When you select the function Procuration, you must choose between these menu items: |