Payment blocking in SAP Business One is a helpful feature for companies to temporarily block payments to specific business partners. Especially in situations where financial discrepancies or internal audits are pending, this function supports the targeted control of payment transactions.
Important functions at a glance
- Activation at business partner level
- Prevents payment executions for the partner concerned
- Manual cancellation of the lock possible
Activation of the payment block
To activate the payment block, navigate in the business partner master data to the "terms of payment". All you need to do here is tick the "Payment block" box. Once activated, no payments can be made to this business partner until the block is cancelled manually.
What are the effects of the lockdown?
An activated payment block means:
- Blocking of payments: No outgoing payments are executed for the blocked business partner.
- No supporting documents: The creation of payment vouchers is also prevented.
- Invoices remain unaffected: The sale and creation of bills are not affected, as the block only affects the payment process.
Cancellation of the lock
As soon as the reasons for the payment block have been clarified, it can be easily transferred to the Business partner master data can be cancelled by unchecking the box. This restarts the payment process for the business partner.
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