Receipts in BL wants to create a new batch



Description of Issue

You currently do not have a batch open. Create a new batch now? pop-up appears when trying to add a business license bill in the Receipts Entry program.



Context
  • Business Licenses

  • Business Tax

  • Receipts Entry

  • Payment Entry



Cause

User does not have an open Receipts Entry batch. 



Resolution

When prompted to create a new batch, click Yes. This will create a new Receipts Entry batch.



Additional Information

Both a Receipts Entry (bill) batch and a Payment Entry (payment) batch is required in order to add a bill and collect payment in v2019.1+.

If bill creation is followed by a payment, the payment will be added to the user's existing Payment Entry batch.

Receipts Entry batches are automatically close when the journal is posted through the Create GL Journals program.

Each time the journals are posted, users will be prompted to open a new Receipts Entry batch.