Collapse AllExpand All

7.3. Processing Checks

Now that the voucher has been selected for payment, we are ready to cut the check. To process a check for our vendor, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Accounting > Accounts Payable > Workbench.

  2. Select the Checks tab.

  3. In the Bank Account field, select EBANK.

  4. To create the check run, select the PREPARE button.

  5. Confirm the check date and click PREPARE.

Preparing Check Run

On the Prepare Check Run screen there is only one final step to create the check run:

  • Select the PREPARE button.

Now that the check run is ready, all we need to do is print and post the check—and then we're done! We covered the printing and posting of checks earlier in this chapter. In that previous example, we were issuing a refund check to a customer. Printing and posting vendor checks works the same way. To print a vendor check, follow these steps:

  1. Highlight the check we just created.

  2. Select the PRINT button, using the Selected Check option.

  3. The screen should look as follows:

Printing Vendor Check

Notice on the Print Check screen that the next check number is shown. As we saw previously, the next check number is defined on the Bank Account screen. We are now ready to print the check:

  1. Select the PRINT button.

  2. Choose a printer from your operating system's printer dialog and print the check.

  3. Click YES to indicate the check was printed successfully.

Once the check has been printed, the Check Run screen will be updated to show the check's printed status. A check must be printed before it can be posted. To post the check, follow these steps:

  1. Highlight the check.

  2. Select the POST button, using the Selected Check option.

  3. The screen should look as follows:

Posting vendor check

On the Post Check screen there is one final step:

  • Select the POST button.

That's it. We've now completed the purchasing process flow. We have our office supplies—and the vendor has been paid.