Allocate Existing Payments and Credits
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This allows you to allocate payments, credit notes and negative journals that have been posted to a customer's account but have not been allocated to invoices yet. 

1.   Select Gx Sales on the toolbar.
2.   Select Cash Received from the menu.
3.   Control Total - leave this blank.   
4.   Account Code - enter the customer account that you want to allocate transactions on. 
5.   Posting Date - this is not important since no new transactions are being posted, you can accept the default date. 
6.   Cheque Date - this is not important since no new transactions are being posted, you can accept the default date. 
7.   Cheque Number - leave this blank.
8.   Cheque Amount - leave this blank.
9.   The unallocated cash, credit notes and negative journals on this account will be displayed in the Transactions to match box on the top right of the screen.  Tick the check-box in the Match column to select cash transactions.  The values will be added to the Cash Remaining amount shown in the top right corner of the screen.  Click here for an explanation of transaction type abbreviations. 
10.      The outstanding invoices on this account are displayed underneath in the Transactions to be matched box.  To allocate the payment or credit note to an invoice, tick the check-box in the Match column.  The Cash Remaining amount will be adjusted.   If the amount of payment is less that the outstanding amount on the invoice, it will prompt you to create a discount transaction for the difference.  If you choose No the amount underpaid remains outstanding on the account. 
11.      Amend the Cash Amount to part allocate to this invoice.  The Outstanding column is updated as you amend the Cash Amount.
12.      Enter the Discount amount if you are writing off the outstanding amount on the invoice as discount given. 
13.      Click the Save button to save the allocations you have made on this account.       
14.      The cursor takes you back to Account Code so that you can enter the next account you wish to make allocations on. 
15.      When you finished all the allocations you wish to make, you can review the batch or update the ledger

Click here to view the Allocations screen. 

Review and Amend the Batch
1.   Use the Previous and Next buttons to move through the items in the batch, or use the Transaction No. drop-down menu to view a specific transaction in the batch. 
2.   You can make amendments such as un-ticking transactions so that payment is not allocated to them.  The amount will added back onto the Cash Remaining figure.  Remember to Save the changes you make. 
3.   To remove accounts you have made allocations on from the batch, click the Delete button.  This cancels the allocations made.
4.   To continue adding accounts to make allocations, click the Add button. 

Update the Ledger
1.   When you have made all the allocations, click the Update button. 
2.   The transactions will now show on the customer's account as allocated. You can use Customer Transaction Enquiry to view them.