# Batch payments by bank deposit

A **batch deposit** is a convenient way to group customer payments and deposit them into your bank
account. The feature lets you list multiple payments and generate a detailed deposit slip with a
batch reference. This reference can be used when reconciling to match bank statement lines with
transactions in the batch deposit.

## Configuration

Go to {menuselection}`Accounting --> Configuration --> Settings --> Customer Payments` and tick
{guilabel}`Batch Payments` to activate the feature.

## Deposit multiple payments in batch

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### Register payments

Before performing a batch deposit, it is necessary to register each transaction's payment. To do so,
open the corresponding customer invoice and click {guilabel}`Register Payment`. In the pop-up
window, select the {guilabel}`Journal` linked to your bank account and {guilabel}`Batch Deposit` as
the {guilabel}`Payment Method`, and click {guilabel}`Create Payment`.

```{image} batch/batch-payments.png
:alt: Registering a customer payment as part of a batch deposit
```

### Add payments to a batch deposit

To add payments to a batch deposit, go to {menuselection}`Accounting --> Customers --> Batch
Payments`, and click {guilabel}`New`. Next, select the {guilabel}`Bank` and choose {guilabel}`Batch
Deposit` as the {guilabel}`Payment Method`.

```{image} batch/batch-customer-payment.png
:alt: Filling out a new inbound batch payment form
```

Click {guilabel}`Add a line`. In the pop-up window, tick all payments to include in the batch
deposit, then click {guilabel}`Select`.

```{image} batch/batch-lines-selection.png
:alt: Selecting all payments to include in the batch deposit
```

Once done, click {guilabel}`Validate` to finalize the batch deposit.

:::{tip}
Click {guilabel}`Print` to download a PDF file to include with the deposit slip.
:::

### Bank reconciliation

Once the bank transactions are on your database, you can reconcile bank statement lines with the
batch payment. To do so, go to the {guilabel}`Accounting Dashboard` and click {guilabel}`Reconcile
Items` on the related bank account. Go to the {guilabel}`Batch Payments` tab to select a specific
batch and click {guilabel}`Validate` to finalize the process.

```{image} batch/batch-reconciliation.png
:alt: Reconciling the batch payment with all its transactions
```

:::{note}
If a specific payment could not be processed by the bank or is missing, remove the related
payment before reconciling.
:::

:::{seealso}
- {doc}`../payments`
- {doc}`batch_sdd`
:::