[IMP] accounting: update batch payments

closes odoo/documentation#3958

Signed-off-by: Platteau Xavier (xpl) <xpl@odoo.com>

content/applications/finance/accounting/receivables/customer_payments/batch.rst

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-==================================================
+==============================
-Batch payments: Batch deposits (checks, cash etc.)
+Batch payments by bank deposit
-==================================================
+==============================
 
-A **Batch Deposit** groups multiple payments in a single batch. This allows you to deposit several
+A **batch deposit** is a convenient way to group customer payments and deposit them into your bank
-payments into your bank account with a single transaction. This is particularly useful to deposit
+account. The feature lets you list multiple payments and generate a detailed deposit slip with a
-cash and checks.
+batch reference. This reference can be used when reconciling to match bank statement lines with
-
+transactions in the batch deposit.
-This feature allows you to list several customer payments and print a **deposit slip**. This ticket
-contains the details of the transactions and a reference to the batch deposit. You can then select
-this reference during a bank reconciliation to match the single bank statement line with all the
-transactions listed in the batch deposit.
 
 Configuration
 =============
 
-To activate the feature, go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Configuration --> Settings -->
+Go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Configuration --> Settings --> Customer Payments` and tick
-Customer Payments`, activate **Batch Payments**, and click on *Save*.
+:guilabel:`Batch Payments` to activate the feature.
-
-Payment Method Types
---------------------
-
-To record new payments as part of a Batch Deposit, you have to configure first the Journal on which
-you record them.
-
-To do so, go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Configuration --> Journals`, open the Journal
-you want to edit, click on *Edit*, and open the *Advanced Settings* tab. In the *Payment Method
-Types* section, enable **Batch Deposit**, and click on *Save*.
-
-.. image:: batch/batch-journal-settings.png
-   :align: center
-   :alt: Payment Method Types in a journal's advanced settings
-
-.. note::
-   Your main bank accounts are automatically configured to process batch payments when you activate
-   the feature.
 
 Deposit multiple payments in batch
 ==================================
 
-Record payments to deposit in batch
+Register payments
------------------------------------
+-----------------
 
-:doc:`Register the payments <recording>` on the bank account on which you plan to deposit them by
+Before performing a batch deposit, it is necessary to register each transaction's payment. To do so,
-opening the *Customer Invoice* for which you received a payment, and clicking on *Register Payment*.
+open the corresponding customer invoice and click :guilabel:`Register Payment`. In the pop-up
-There, select the appropriate Journal linked to your bank account and select *Batch Deposit* as
+window, select the :guilabel:`Journal` linked to your bank account and :guilabel:`Batch Deposit` as
-Payment Method.
+the :guilabel:`Payment Method`, and click :guilabel:`Create Payment`.
 
-.. image:: batch/batch-register-payment.png
+.. image:: batch/batch-payments.png
    :align: center
-   :alt: Registering a customer payment as part of a Batch Deposit in Odoo Accounting
+   :alt: Registering a customer payment as part of a batch deposit
 
-Do this step for all checks or payments you want to process in batch.
+Add payments to a batch deposit
-
-.. note::
-   Make sure to write the payment reference in the **Memo** field.
-
-Add payments to a Batch Deposit
 -------------------------------
 
-To add the payments to a Batch Deposit, go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Customers --> Batch
+To add payments to a batch deposit, go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Customers --> Batch
-Payments`, and click on *Create*. Next, select the Bank and Payment Method, then click on *Add a
+Payments`, and click :guilabel:`New`. Next, select the :guilabel:`Bank` and choose :guilabel:`Batch
-line*.
+Deposit` as the :guilabel:`Payment Method`.
 
-.. image:: batch/batch-new-inbound.png
+.. image:: batch/batch-customer-payment.png
    :align: center
-   :alt: Filling out a new Inbound Batch Payment form on Odoo Accounting
+   :alt: Filling out a new inbound batch payment form
 
-Select all payments to include in the current Batch Deposit and click on *Select*. You can also
+Click :guilabel:`Add a line`. In the pop-up window, tick all payments to include in the batch
-record a new payment and add it to the list by clicking on *Create*.
+deposit, then click :guilabel:`Select`.
 
-.. image:: batch/batch-payments-selection.png
+.. image:: batch/batch-lines-selection.png
    :align: center
-   :alt: Selection of all payments to include in the Batch Deposit
+   :alt: Selecting all payments to include in the batch deposit
 
-Once done, click on *Validate* to finalize your Batch Deposit. You can then click on *Print* to
+Once done, click :guilabel:`Validate` to finalize the batch deposit.
-download a PDF file to include with the deposit slip that the bank usually requires to fill out.
 
-Bank Reconciliation
+.. tip::
+   Click :guilabel:`Print` to download a PDF file to include with the deposit slip.
+
+Bank reconciliation
 -------------------
 
-Once the bank statements are on your database, you can reconcile the bank statement line with the
+Once the bank transactions are on your database, you can reconcile bank statement lines with the
-*Batch Payment* reference. To do so, start your **Bank Reconciliation** by going to your Accounting
+batch payment. To do so, go to the :guilabel:`Accounting Dashboard` and click :guilabel:`Reconcile
-dashboard and clicking on *Reconcile Items* on the related bank account. At the bank statement line,
+Items` on the related bank account. Go to the :guilabel:`Batch Payments` tab to select a specific
-click on *Choose counterpart or Create Write-off* to display more options, open the *Batch Payments*
+batch and click :guilabel:`Validate` to finalize the process.
-tab, and select your Batch Payment. All related payments are automatically added.
+
+.. image:: batch/batch-reconciliation.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: Reconciling the batch payment with all its transactions
 
 .. note::
-   The *Batch Payments* tab won't appear if a Partner is selected for this bank statement line.
+   If a specific payment could not be processed by the bank or is missing, remove the related
-
+   payment before reconciling.
-.. image:: batch/batch-bank-reconciliation.png
-   :align: center
-   :alt: Reconciliation of the Batch Payment with all its transactions
-
-If a check, or a payment, couldn't be processed by the bank and is missing, remove the related
-payment before validating the bank reconciliation.
 
 .. seealso::
    - :doc:`recording`