Create Check Payment

Explanation

This activity is used to create check payments in the system and to print checks.

This activity requires that a payment order for check payment has been created.

As a result of this activity, a check payment is created. The status of the check created depends on:

the status of Transfer To Report Archive and Print check boxes in the Print and Create Check Payment dialog box, and
the status of Use Interim Cash Account when Cashing on Due Date check box in the Basic Data Payment Documents window for supplier checks.

When Use Interim Cash Account when Cashing on Due Date check box in the Basic Data Payment Documents window is selected for supplier checks.

Transfer to Report Archive check box	Print check box	Description of system effect	Check Status
Selected	Selected	The BoE/Check will be printed as well as transferred to the report archive.	Printed
Selected	Cleared	The BoE/Check will be transferred to the report archive, but not printed.	Printed
Cleared	Selected	This combination is not possible.
Cleared	Cleared	The BoE/Check will be neither printed nor transferred to the report archive.	Created

When Use Interim Cash Account when Cashing on Due Date check box in the Basic Data Payment Documents window is cleared for supplier checks.

Transfer to Report Archive check box	Print check box	Description of system effect	Check Status
Selected	Selected	The BoE/Check will be printed as well as transferred to the report archive.	Cashed
Selected	Cleared	The BoE/Check will be transferred to the report archive, but not printed.	Cashed
Cleared	Selected	This combination is not possible.
Cleared	Cleared	The BoE/Check will be neither printed nor transferred to the report archive.	Created

Open the Automatic Supplier Payment Order window and populate or perform a query to find the payment order for which you want to create a check payment.
Right-click and then click Create Check Payment. The Print and Create Check Payment dialog box appears.
Select a value for the Check Sort Order field to specify how you want the checks to be sorted.
If your payment order includes any negative or zero amount checks and you want to create check payments for only the positive amount checks included in the payment order select the Ignore Negative/Zero Amount Checks check box. If this is not selected and if the payment order includes negative or zero amount checks, no check payments will be created for the payment order.
Click OK. A message appears confirming that the payment was created.