Batch Payments - Keep multiple payments to the same payee as separate lines
Currently when creating batch payment files, multiple bills to the same payee are combined into a single line with only one set of bank payment details (although they appear separate on the batch payment screen in Xero).
Sometimes different bank reference details are needed for each payment, and sending the details in a remittance advice is inappropriate - it would be helpful if the lines could remain separate rather than combined so that unique bank reference details could be added against each line for the same payee
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Freya Pieroz
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This would save a lot of time - currently, I have to create multiple batch payments when there are multiple invoices for the same supplier, because it's easier than trying to explain why the payment for the total amount owing only had one bill reference on it...
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Anthony Linnett
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Some suppliers prefer to receive separate deposits for each bill, with each transaction reference matching the bill reference number.
This avoids the need for the supplier to reconcile the deposit manually based on the PDF remittance advice.
Please develop a supplier configuration option that, when enabled, makes multiple bill payments to the supplier function as described above instead of the default consolidation behaviour.
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Julie Gosley
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This is the reason that I have a couple of clients on other software that I will not move over to Xero until this is fixed. With 20+ transactions for some suppliers, each with different references, any workaround is not worth the switch.
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Wei Shi
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This feature is critical. Extremely frustrated with not having the option to separate lines.
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Francisco Durney
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Hello,
Any update here from Xero??? This is really important!!
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Matt McPhee
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Add this to the list of crazy Xero omissions!
I have only just realised that my suppliers have been struggling to reconcile these lump sum payments made against multiple invoices, even though I spend ages copying invoice numbers into the reference field (another mental commission!)
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Inge McCarthy
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This is very inconvenient when you have multiple accounts to the same supplier.
Despite the payments having different reference values the Batch file is aggregated.
I would like there to be seperate lines on the batch file for each Reference.Our work around currently is to have multiple Supplier contacts for each of the accounts.
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Nhlanhla Sibisi
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I would like to export batch payments but instead of a summed up amount for a supplier I would like to have separated invoice line items.
Eg, 5 invoices for OF should result in 5 lines on the CSV import for the bank instead of 1 line with the total.
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Jonathan Cheng
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Perhaps data from each transaction can be separated with say a comma? It would also be great if data is auto populated since invoice numbers, reference etc is already there
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Freya Pieroz
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When I create a batch payment for multiple bills to a single vendor, Xero currently groups all those payments into one when creating the .aba file and labels the grouped payment with the payment reference from one of the payments in the batch.
I would like to be able to create an .aba file with each separate bill paid on a separate line with a separate payment reference, to make it easier for the vendor matching those payments to the bills they sent us. Especially since sometimes, when I am sending payments to related entities or to other clients of mine, that person reconciling those payments is me.