Set Up Payment Days and Non-Payment Periods
Payment days and non-payment periods are used to calculate due dates. Due date calculation is used for sales and purchase documents.
A payment day is a day on which invoices are paid.
A non-payment period is a range of dates during which the company does not make payments. This functionality is often used for holiday periods.
For sales and purchase invoices, the customer and vendor payment days and non-payment periods are taken into account.
To set up payment days and non-payment periods for a company
Choose the
icon, enter Company Information, and then choose the related link.Expand the Payments FastTab.
Fill in the fields as described in the following table.
Field Description Payment Days Code Enter the payment day code. Non-Paymt. Periods Code Enter the non-payment periods code. To open the Payment Days page, choose the Payment Days action.
On the Payment Days page, in the Payment Day field, enter the payment day for the company.
Choose the OK button.
To open the Non-Payment Periods page, choose the Non-Payment Periods action.
Enter information into the relevant fields.
Choose the OK button.
To set up payment days for customers and vendors
- Choose the icon, enter Customers or enter Vendors, and then choose the related link.
- Select the required customer or vendor, and then choose the Payment Days action.
- On the Payment Days page, in the Payment Day field, enter the payment day for the customer or vendor.
- Choose the OK button.
To set up non-payment periods for customers and vendors
Choose the
icon, enter Customers or enter Vendors, and then choose the related link.Select the required customer or vendor, and then choose the Non-Payment Periods action.
Fill in the fields as described in the following table.
Field Description From Date Enter the starting date for the non-payment period. To Date Enter the ending date for the non-payment period. Description Enter a description. Choose the OK button.