How do I allocate a payment to an invoice?

Summary

This article will explain how to "Allocate" a "Payment" to an "Invoice".

Go to " Sales Ledger Receipts" or " Purchase Ledger Payments".

Enter the "Customer:" or "Supplier:" you need to do the allocation on and select [Select].
Move to the "Invoice" that you want to "Allocate" and <F> for Full.
Move to the "Payment" that you want to "Allocate" and <F> for Full.
Select [Done].
In the "Cheque no./Comment:", enter 'Allocated' and the invoice number.
For the "Payment centre:" enter 'Z990' for the "Suspense Account".
Select [Done] and [Accept] and the "Allocation" is complete.

The Amount in "Total payments:" should equal zero.