Using deposits to Pay invoices

Derek Atkins derek at ihtfp.com
Mon Aug 15 02:08:17 EDT 2011


Hi,

On Mon, August 15, 2011 12:06 am, Michael Lautman, Ph.D. wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>    I've been searching the forums, and the history of this list, and I
> can't
> find a solution to what I imagine is a common problem.  Here's the
> issue...
> If a client sends me a check for an invoice I have issued, and I deposit
> it
> in my bank account, when I import my bank statement I see the deposit, but
> I
> can't find a way to tell GC that this deposit is a payment for invoice X.
>  If I process the payment the regular way, I have to go back into my
> account
> and delete the deposit.
>
> This seems like  a waste of time, and I would imagine that there is a
> simple
> solution.

The simple solution is to Process Payment when you get the payment from
the customer.  Then during the import you can mark it as a duplicate.

> Thanks
>
> Michael

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-derek

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