How do I change the assigned bank account on an Accounts Payable invoice distribution?
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Use the Select Invoices to Pay task to access and change the bank account

  • Follow the steps in Option 1 below if all of the invoice distributions are paid by the same bank account
  • Follow the steps in Option 2 if distributions are paid by different bank accounts

Option 1
All distributions on your invoices are paid by the same bank account.

  1. In Accounts Payable, from the Tasks menu, select Select Invoices to Pay, On-screen List and then click Start.
  2. Browse to one of the invoices that has an incorrect bank account assigned.
  3. Select the invoice and then click Detail on.
  4. Scroll to the right and click in the Bank account box.
    Note: When at least one distribution has a different bank account, the first distribution's bank account appears in the Bank account field and the word "multiple" appears instead of the bank description. Follow the steps in Option B to change the bank account.
  5. Click List, select the correct bank account, and then click OK.
  6. Click Move to List and then click Detail off.
  7. Repeat steps 2-6 for each invoice that has an incorrect bank account assigned.
  8. Click OK, click Yes to accept changes, and then click Close.

Option 2
Distributions on your invoices are paid by different bank accounts.

  1. From the Tasks menu, select Select Invoices to Pay, On-screen List and then click Start.
  2. Browse to one of the invoices that has an incorrect bank account assigned.
  3. Select the invoice and then click Distributions.
  4. Select a distribution and then click Detail on.
  5. Scroll to the right and click in the Bank account box.
  6. Click List, select the correct bank account, and then click OK.
  7. Click Move to List and then click Detail off.
  8. Repeat steps 4-7 for each distribution with an incorrect bank account assigned and steps 2-7 for each invoice.
  9. Click OK, click Yes to accept changes, and then click Close.

For more information about how bank accounts are used when printing checks in Accounts Payable, refer to How do bank accounts work when you print checks in Accounts Payable? and How do I change the bank account assigned to my General Ledger Prefix or Company?

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