Question: A wire transfer was used as payment to a supplier and I want to enter the voucher in the system. I selected the Wire payment method in Voucher Entry, however upon selection of a purchase order, I received a message that the purchase order payment method is Check. I do not want to create a check for this voucher. Can I continue processing?
Answer: Yes, you can continue to process the voucher, generate and post the voucher as well as assign a non-check payment to the voucher since the payment method of Wire selected during voucher entry will predominate. You will then be able to finish this process using Payment Entry.
The reason you had two different payment methods is the supplier record's default payment method (assuming it is Check) is used as the default in both Voucher Entry and Purchase Order Maintenance. At the time of purchase order creation, the payment method of Wire could have been selected, but because it was not, the supplier's default remained.
Since a different payment method was selected in Voucher Entry, the purchase order selection process offers a warning, which allows you to either continue or cancel. If the purchase order is not fully received, you can change the payment method in Purchase Order Maintenance while in Edit mode, however, the payment method selected during voucher processing will prevail.
After you are ready to complete the payment process, you must still go to Voucher Payment Select, select the Wire payment method, and select the voucher(s) to pay. Do not click the Write Checks button in the ribbon, instead, exit this window and go to Payment Entry. Select the payment method Wire and all available vouchers will be displayed. Make the appropriate selection(s) and continue to process the non-check payment.