Symbient Opta allows for the capture and recording of Bills your company has to pay.
The Bill can be a one time event or one that is received on a set schedule. Because
Bills impact accounting, Symbient Opta updates the appropriate Accounts Payable,
Asset (ex: Banking) and Expense accounts.
Log into Symbient Opta and click on the menu options: Accounting > Accounts Payable > Pay Bills.
You will now see a list of any existing Bills along with the Add button.
Click the Add button to navigate to the Account Payable - Pay Bill entry screen.
When the Account Payable - Pay Bill entry screen opens, fill in all required information along with optional information and click the Save button.
Required Fields
Company - This is your company and is auto populated by default.
Reference Number - This is a unique number to identify this Bill by. Opta default it to the next available number
but you can change it as long as it is unique
Accounts Payable Account - Dropdown of Accounts Payable Accounts
Expense Account - Dropdown of Expense Accounts
Pay To - Select the Vendor/Supplier/Customer/Contact that the bill is to be paid too.
Payment Amount - This is the amount of the bill to be paid.
Details - Give a brief description of what the bill is for.
Optional Fields
Mailing Address - Opta will use the mailing address for whomever is selected in the Pay To field. However,
if you need to send the bill to a different address, you can enter the new address in this field.
Bill Date - The date of the bill.
Due Date - The date the bill is due.
Paid Date - The date the bill was paid.
Purchase Order - If this bill is related or from a PO, enter the PO.
Payment Method - enter how the bill was paid.
Protected/Read Only Fields
N/A
When you are done entering the information about your bill, click on the Save button.
Once you have successfully saved your dill, you can add Notes and Attachments.