Prepare to print checks:

1. Verify that all invoices are entered and posted.
2. If you are using the approval system, approve the invoices you want to pay. (Tasks, Approve Invoices)
3. Select invoices for payment. (Tasks, Select Invoices to Pay)
4. Back up your data files. Refer to article 17256, DocLink: How do I use File Tools to back up data files?

Print checks:

1. From the Tasks menu, select Print Checks.
2. If you have more than one bank set up, enter the Bank Account to use for this check run. You can click List to select a bank account.
   • Note: If you have Print using MICR encoding marked in AP Settings, Payment Settings, the Bank Account field will not be available to select a bank. It will use the bank account assigned to the invoice. Refer to article 24839, DocLink: How does Accounts Payable know which bank account to use when printing checks?
3. Accept the prefilled Starting check number or enter another check number.
   • Note: If you have Print using MICR encoding marked in AP Settings, Payment Settings, the Check number field will not be available to enter a starting check number. It will use the number that follows the Last AP Check Number from Setup, Bank Accounts, Last Transactions tab in Cash Management.
4. Enter the Check date you want printed on the checks.
5. Verify that the correct printer or print file name is selected for each output item in the Select output for list.
   • Note: Select the AvidXchange Printer for the Checks output. By doing this, when the checks complete the steps in Sage 300 CRE an AvidXchange window will open to logon to AvidXchange to print the check to the printer.
6. Click Start.
7. Review the printed checks.
8. Review the check journal to ensure you have completed a successful check run. If you saved this to a print file in step 5, you can open the file from File, Printouts to review it. If a check run did not complete, this journal will contain information about why the check run did not complete.