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.

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Manually Creating Receivables

A receivable can be manually created by going to Accounts Receivable > Receivables

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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 column field will bring in the entire amount due for that line.
  • Double clicking on the Discount column field will bring in the terms discount.
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If the selected customer has any unposted invoices or prepayments, the banner will contain the warning: “This customer has unposted invoices/prepayments”.

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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.

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Then select the orders to apply the payments to.

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Converting A Prepayment To A Receivable

Customer prepayments can be converted to a receivable by using the Convert To Receivable button on the prepayment.

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The related transactions from a receivable can be found in these ways from the receivables list:

  1. Right-Click Menu
    • Right-Clicking a receivable from the receivables list and selecting View Transactions will open the related transaction.
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  1. Header Button
    • In a specific receivable, the header contains a View Transactions button which will also open the related transaction
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