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Configure model of entries
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Overview
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In Odoo you have the possibility to pre-fill some accounting entries in
order to easily reconcile recurrent entries such as bank fees.

We will take the following example to illustrate the concept : Every
month my company receives a bank fee cost, which depends of our bank
account current balance. This fee is thus variable.

Create Reconciliation Models
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First, we need to configure two model reconciliation entries. To do so,
go to the accounting application dashboard. On your bank journal, click
on :menuselection:`More --> Reconciliation Models`.

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We want to be able to book our bank fees easily. Our bank deducts fees
depending on our balance, meaning that it can vary every month.

We create a button Label called Bank fees, select the correct account to
book those fees. Moreover we also need to specify that the amount type
is "Percentage of balance" with an Amount of 100%. This parameter will
tell Odoo to take the entire fee into account.

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Save your changes when you are done.

.. note::

	If the amount of your bank fee is fixed, you can as well select **Fixed**
	under amount type and specify the amount in the amount tap.

.. seealso::

	You can also use this functionality to handle discounts. Please refer to
	:doc:`../../receivables/customer_invoices/cash_discounts`

Register your payments based on a reconciliation model
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Register your payment by importing your bank statements that will be
impacted by the payment of the bank fee.

When doing the reconciliation, you can select an open balance and click
the **Reconciliation Model** button (in this case, **Bank Fees**) to get all
the relevant data instantly.

.. image:: media/configure03.png
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Finally, click on **Reconcile** to finish the process.

.. seealso::

	* :doc:`../feeds/manual`
	* :doc:`../feeds/ofx`
	* :doc:`use_cases`