Bank Transaction

The Bank Transaction form shows bank transactions imported into iVendNext, typically from bank statements or integrations.

1. Prerequisites

Before using Bank Transaction, it is advised that you create the following first:

1. Bank

2. Bank Account

3. How to use Bank Transaction

A Bank Transaction is typically not created manually. It can be imported or created using:

1. Bank Statement Import: import from CSV or XLSX files
2. Data Import: standard data import tool
3. Bank integration apps (e.g., Plaid or other third-party integrations)

Once imported, Bank Transactions can be reconciled with vouchers using the Bank Reconciliation Tool.

3. Fields

3.1 Basic Information

• Date: The date of the bank transaction.
• Status: The current status of the transaction:
  • Pending
  • Settled
  • Unreconciled
  • Reconciled
  • Cancelled
• Bank Account: The Bank Account from which the transaction was made.
• Company: The Company associated with the bank account (auto-fetched from Bank Account).

3.2 Transaction Amount

• Deposit: The amount deposited (credited to your account).
• Withdrawal: The amount withdrawn (debited from your account).
• Currency: The currency in which the transaction was made.

3.3 Description and Reference

• Description: A description from the bank statement.
• Reference Number: A cheque number or other reference.
• Transaction ID: A unique identifier from the bank (read-only).
• Transaction Type: The type of transaction as reported by the bank.

3.4 Payment Entries

The Payment Entries table links the bank transaction to vouchers in iVendNext for reconciliation:

• Payment Document: The document type against which the transaction was reconciled, such as Sales Invoice, Purchase Invoice, Payment Entry, Journal Entry, or Expense Claim.
• Payment Entry: The specific document linked to this transaction.
• Allocated Amount: The amount allocated from this bank transaction to the payment entry.
• Clearance Date: The date when the payment was cleared (shown after submission).

3.5 Allocation Summary

• Allocated Amount: The total amount that has been allocated to payment entries (read-only).
• Unallocated Amount: The remaining amount that has not been allocated (read-only).

3.6 Payment From / To (Party Information)

• Party Type: The type of party (e.g., Customer, Supplier, Employee).
• Party: The specific party linked to this transaction.

The following fields contain party information as provided by the bank statement:

• Party Name/Account Holder (Bank Statement): The party name from the bank statement.
• Party Account No. (Bank Statement): The party's account number from the bank statement.
• Party IBAN (Bank Statement): The party's IBAN from the bank statement.

Party information from the bank statement can be used for automatic party matching when enabled in Accounts Settings.