Xero Batch Payment Workflow
How to set up Xero Batch Payment approval workflow
This is how you set up Xero Batch Payment workflow: In the main menu, find your Organisation and open the Approval Workflows page under Workflows And Settings: Click on the Xero Batch Payment approval workflow: The first step is Payment Creation. ...
Group Bills by Supplier during Xero Batch Payment creation
Yes, while you're adding Bills to a Xero Batch Payment, you can use the option Group by Supplier as a filter: The Group by Supplier form is based on Xero's Aged Payables Summary report and groups Bills first by Supplier and then by the due date. ...
How is a lock date handled for Xero Batch Payments?
What is a lock date in Xero?If you have the Adviser user role, you can set a lock date to stop changes being made to transactions during a past period. After you've set a lock date, users can't add or edit transactions in Xero if the transaction date ...
Why does the link to a Xero Batch Payment in Xero state that it's been deleted when it was approved in ApprovalMax?
There are two possible reasons for why Xero Batch Payments created and approved in ApprovalMax are shown as Deleted in Xero: The Xero Batch Payment was removed in Xero after its approval The Xero Batch Payment was changed in Xero after its approval ...
How can I specify instructions for Xero Batch Payment Requesters?
Organisation Administrators can provide a message that will be shown to Requesters during Xero Batch Payment creation. This is how you set up instructions for Xero Batch Payment Requesters Find your Organisation in the main menu and go to Approval ...
Why is a Bill that's part of an approved Xero Batch Payment still Awaiting Payment?
This could be a case of partial payment. The Amount Due, i.e. the amount left to pay (calculated as the Bill's amount due minus the Bill’s payment amount On Approval minus the Bill’s payment amount In Processing minus the Bill’s payment amount ...
Xero Batch Payments: partial payment
ApprovalMax supports partial payments for Xero Batch Payment requests. Here is how it works: Click on the button in the right-hand corner. In your Organisation, select Batch Payment and click on CREATE A REQUEST: You can now add Bills to a Batch ...
How many Bills can I add to a single Xero Batch Payment?
You can add up to 200 Bills to each Xero Batch Payment, when creating new Xero Batch Payment documents.
How can I restrict the Requesters of Xero Batch Payments?
ApprovalMax allows restricting Requesters in terms of what data they can see and work with when creating Xero Batch Payments. You can, for example, configure their access rights so that individual Requesters are only allowed to select certain ...
How can I add Bills that were created and approved directly in Xero to a Xero Batch Payment?
To enable the pulling of all Bills from Xero to ApprovalMax for seamless management with the Xero Batch Payment workflow, you must activate the option Fraud detection - bypass the approval workflow in the Bill workflow settings.
Do Requesters of Xero Batch Payments need access to the Bill workflow?
No, the Requesters of Xero Batch Payments do not necessarily need to be added to a Bill workflow. However, they will have access to all Approved and Awaiting Payment Bills according to the settings in the Requester matrix for the Xero Batch Payment ...
Can I attach documents to a Xero Batch Payment?
No, it is not possible to add attachments to Xero Batch Payments.
How to create a Xero Batch Payment
This is how you enable Xero Batch Payment creation: To enable the creation of Xero Batch Payments in ApprovalMax, the Xero Batch Payment workflow needs to be set up and activated. In the Payment Creation section, you can specify all users who will be ...
Xero Batch Payment approval process: feature disabling
In case of a downgrade or when an Organisation's subscription has expired, the Xero Batch Payment request feature becomes the Read Only feature.
Who is notified when during the Xero Batch Payment workflow?
Requesters are notified about approvals and rejections Approvers are notified when their decision is required Watchers are notified about approvals and rejections
How can Requesters amend a Xero Batch Payment before its approval?
Pending Xero Batch Payment requests can be amended by their Requesters. To edit a Xero Batch Payment record, click on EDIT: Edit the respective fields and resubmit the request for approval. Please note: The approval process will be started from ...
What is validated during Xero Batch Payment creation and the submission for approval?
All Bills have the status Awaiting Payment The Requester has selected a Bank Account from the ones available to them (workflow settings applied) Due to Xero restrictions, there can only be up to 200 Bills per Xero Batch Payment Mandatory fields are ...
When will a Xero Batch Payment created in ApprovalMax be reflected in Xero?
Xero Batch Payments requested in ApprovalMax will be synced to Xero immediately after their full approval.
Who can edit Xero Batch Payment requests after they were submitted for approval?
The person who has requested a Xero Batch Payment can edit and resubmit this Xero Batch Payment request for approval up to the point where the Xero Batch Payment is fully approved:
How are Xero Batch Payments reflected in reporting?
Users with the Administrator or Auditor role have access to a reporting tool. An Organisation's Administrator can set up new reports to suit their needs. This is how you create such a report: On the Reports page, start creating a new report by ...
Can I search for Xero Batch Payments?
Yes, ApprovalMax does have a search function for Xero Batch Payments. In the Search pop-up, select the request type (Xero Batch Payment), set additional filters, and click on SEARCH:
Can I copy Xero Batch Payment requests?
Only rejected Xero Batch Payment requests can be copied: Xero Batch Payment requests that were already approved or on approval cannot be copied. A check is also taking place to prevent the same Bill from getting included in several Batch Payments; in ...
What the requirements are for using the Xero Batch Payment approval process
The Xero subscription is active and has not expired The ApprovalMax Organisation is either: An ApprovalMax trial Organisation connected to Xero (during a 14-day free trial period) On the ApprovalMax Standard plan + Advanced Features trial (during the ...
How does the approval of Xero Batch Payments work?
In ApprovalMax, you can configure a multi-step approval workflow for Xero Batch Payments. This is a separate workflow that you need to set up and activate to use the Xero Batch Payment approval process in ApprovalMax. This is how it works: New Xero ...
What is Xero Batch Payment approval?
Instead of paying Bills one by one, you can prepare a Bulk Payment for Bills whose due dates are within a close range. Such payments are for large amounts and, therefore, might be subject to additional approval. Xero Batch Payments are created as a ...
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