When payables are in a Pending status, this normally means that a payment method, either bank account details or a check address, needs to be added for your vendor before the payment can be processed and initiated.
If you prefer not to wait for your vendor to take action on a Pending payment, and you already have their payment method information handy, you can easily initiate any Pending payments to your vendors with a few simple steps.
Initiating Pending Bank Transfer payments
Pending payments can be initiated when adding a new bank account for a vendor.
From the left-navigation, open the Companies section and select Vendors. Locate and select the vendor you're looking to update.
- On the Vendor's details page, scroll down to the Payment Methods section. Click the Add a payment method button > select Bank account > input the payment method information.
Then, expand the Advanced options menu and select the box Update Pending payables with no payment method, and initiate payment.
Confirm the bank account details then click Add bank account.
A toast notification will appear confirming that the Vendor bank account added successfully! 🎉
⭐️ Note: This same process works if the bank account already exists for your vendor. You can go ahead and add it again — it won’t give you an error — and then follow the same steps above.
Initiating Pending check payments
Pending payments can be initiated when adding a new check delivery payment method for a vendor.
On the left-navigation, open the Companies section and select Vendors. Locate and select the vendor you're looking to update.
- On the Vendor's details page, scroll down to the Payment Methods section. Click the Add a payment method button > select the Check delivery payment method > input the payment method information.
Then, click the Advanced options toggle and select the box Update Pending payables with no payment method, and initiate payment.
Confirm the address details then click Add address.
A toast notification will appear confirming that the Vendor address added successfully! 🎉
⭐️ Note: This same process works if the mailing address already exists for your vendor. You can go ahead and add it again — it won’t give you an error — and then follow the same steps above.
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