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Receivables
This FAQ will go over receivables in Paradigm.
Information on customer prepayments can be found here: Customer Prepayments
Creating Receivables
Receive Payment
A receivable will be created when the “Receive Payment” button is used on an invoice and payment is received.
Manually Creating Receivables
A receivable can be manually created by going to Accounts Receivable > Receivables

Invoices, credit memos, and prepayments will be shown in the list – this shows a breakdown of the full customer balance. Prepayments linked to orders still show here and should not be used.
- Double clicking on the
Payment columnfield will bring in the entire amount due for that line. - Double clicking on the
Discount columnfield will bring in the terms discount.
Overpayments
An overpayment is created when the receivable is more than the amount due. More information on overpayments can be found here: Overpayments
Order Payments
To create order payments from the receivable, click Add Order Payments.
Then select the orders to apply the payments to.
Converting A Prepayment To A Receivable
Customer prepayments can be converted to a receivable by using the Convert To Receivable button on the prepayment.

Viewing Related Transactions
The related transactions from a receivable can be found in these ways from the receivables list:
- Right-Click Menu
- Right-Clicking a receivable from the receivables list and selecting
View Transactionswill open the related transaction.
- Right-Clicking a receivable from the receivables list and selecting

- Header Button
- In a specific receivable, the header contains a
View Transactionsbutton which will also open the related transaction
- In a specific receivable, the header contains a

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