{"id":145064,"date":"2026-09-13T14:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=145064"},"modified":"2026-09-13T14:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:12:46","slug":"can-i-settle-an-amount-greater-than-the-outstanding-balance-on-the-invoice-or-the-custodys-remaining-balance","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/can-i-settle-an-amount-greater-than-the-outstanding-balance-on-the-invoice-or-the-custodys-remaining-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I settle an amount greater than the outstanding balance on the invoice or the custody&#8217;s remaining balance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>No<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the system prevents entering a settlement amount that exceeds either of the following limits:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The amount for a single row exceeds the outstanding balance on that invoice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the message <\/span><b>&#8220;The amount exceeds the outstanding balance of this invoice&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appears.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The combined total of all settlement rows exceeds the custody&#8217;s remaining balance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the message <\/span><b>&#8220;The total settlement amount exceeds the current remaining balance, please adjust the entry amounts&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appears.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Note: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">below the selected invoice in the &#8220;Reference&#8221; cell, text appears showing <\/span><b>&#8220;Outstanding: [amount] [currency]&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to help you know the maximum amount allowed before saving.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"template":"","categories":[2118,2108,9541],"tags":[15061,15063,15060,15064,15066,15059,15065,15062],"class_list":["post-145064","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","category-finance","category-accounting","category-employee-custody","tag-amount-exceeds-outstanding-balance-message","tag-can-i-settle-more-than-the-invoice-balance","tag-exceeding-the-custodys-remaining-balance","tag-maximum-settlement-amount-for-a-custody","tag-outstanding-balance-on-a-purchase-invoice","tag-settle-an-amount-greater-than-outstanding-balance","tag-settle-custody-via-purchase-invoice","tag-total-settlement-amount-exceeds-remaining-balance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can I settle an amount greater than the outstanding balance on the invoice or the custody&#039;s remaining balance? 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