diff --git a/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check.rst b/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check.rst index 8235dc119..b3bdabb3f 100644 --- a/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check.rst +++ b/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check.rst @@ -2,39 +2,25 @@ Pay by checks ============= -Once you decide to pay a supplier bill, you can select to pay by check. -Then, at the end of the day, the manager can print all checks by batch. -Finally, the bank reconciliation process will match the checks you sent -to suppliers with actual bank statements. +Once you decide to pay a supplier bill, you can select to pay by check. You can then print all the +payments registered by check. Finally, the bank reconciliation process will match the checks you +sent to suppliers with actual bank statements. Configuration ============= -Install the required module ---------------------------- - -To record supplier payments by checks, you must install the **Check -Writing** module. This module handle the process of recording checks in -Odoo. Others modules are necessary to print checks, according to the -country. As an example, the **U.S. Check Printing** module is required to -print U.S. checks. - -.. note:: - According to your country and the chart of account you use, those - modules may be installed by default. (example: United States users have - nothing to install, it's configured by default). - Activate checks payment methods ------------------------------- -In order to allow payments by checks, you must activate the payment -method on related bank journals. From the accounting dashboard (the -screen you get when you enter the accounting application), click on your bank -account on :menuselection:`More --> Settings` option. On the -**Payment Method** field, set **Check**. +To activate the checks payment method, go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Configuration --> +Checks`, there you can activate the payment method as well as set up the :guilabel:`Check Layout`. +Once activated the :guilabel:`Checks` setting, the feature is automatically setup for your +:guilabel:`Outgoing Payments`. -.. image:: check/check01.png - :align: center +.. note:: + Some countries require specific modules to print checks; such modules may be installed by + default. For instance, the :guilabel:`U.S. Checks Layout` module is required to print U.S. + checks. Compatible check stationery for printing checks =============================================== @@ -44,80 +30,32 @@ United States For the United States, Odoo supports by default the check formats of: -- **Quickbooks & Quicken**: check on top, stubs in the middle and bottom -- **Peachtree**: check in the middle, stubs on top and bottom +- **Quickbooks & Quicken**: check on top, stubs in the middle and bottom; +- **Peachtree**: check in the middle, stubs on top and bottom; - **ADP**: check in the bottom, and stubs on the top. -It is also possible to customize your own check format through customizations. - Pay a supplier bill with a check ================================ Paying a supplier with a check is done in three steps: -1. registering a payment you'd like to do on the bill +1. registering a payment 2. printing checks in batch for all registered payments -3. reconcile bank statements +3. reconciling bank statements Register a payment by check --------------------------- -To register a payment on a bill, open any supplier bill from the menu -:menuselection:`Purchases --> Vendor Bills`. Once the supplier bill is -validated, you can register a payment. Set the **Payment Method** to **Check** -and validate the payment dialog. - -.. image:: check/check02.png - :align: center +To register a payment, open any supplier bill from the menu :menuselection:`Purchases --> Vendor +Bills`. +Once the supplier bill is validated, you can register a payment. Set the :guilabel:`Payment Method` +to :guilabel:`Checks` and validate the payment. Print checks ------------ -From the accounting dashboard, on your bank account, you should see a -link "X checks to print". Click on this link and you will get the list -of all checks that are not printed yet. From this screen, you can print -all checks in batch or review them one by one. +On your :guilabel:`Accounting Dashboard` in the :guilabel:`Bank` Journal, you can see the +number of checks registered. By clicking on :guilabel:`Checks to print` you have got the possibility +to print the reconciled checks. -If you want to review every payment one by one before printing the -check, open on the payment and click on **Print Check** if you accept it. A dialog -will ask you the number of the check. It automatically proposes you the -next number, but you can change it if it does not match your next check -number. - -To print all checks in batch, select all payments from the list view and -Print Check from the top "print" menu. - -.. image:: check/check03.png - :align: center - -Reconcile bank statements -------------------------- - -Once you process your bank statement, when the check is credited from -your bank account, Odoo will propose you automatically to match it with -the payment. This will mark the payment as **Reconciled**. - -.. tip:: - To review checks that have not been credited, open the list of - payments and filter on the Sent state. Review those payments that have a - date more than 2 weeks ago. - -Pay anything with a check -========================= - -You can register a payment that is not related to a supplier bill. To do -so, use the top menu :menuselection:`Purchases --> Payments`. Register your -payment and select a payment method by check. - -If you pay a specific supplier bill, put the reference of the bill in -the **Memo** field. - -.. image:: check/check04.png - :align: center - -Once your payment by check is registered, don't forget to **Confirm** it. -Once confirmed, you can use **Print Check** directly or follow the preceding -flow to print checks in batch: - -- `Print checks`_ -- `Reconcile bank statements`_ +To print all checks in batch, select all payments from the list view and click on :guilabel:`Print`. diff --git a/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check/check01.png b/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check/check01.png deleted file mode 100644 index fe600acd8..000000000 Binary files a/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check/check01.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check/check02.png b/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check/check02.png deleted file mode 100644 index 1d3ef9703..000000000 Binary files a/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check/check02.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check/check03.png b/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check/check03.png deleted file mode 100644 index f12a6d64b..000000000 Binary files a/content/applications/finance/accounting/payables/pay/check/check03.png and /dev/null differ