{"id":158127,"date":"2026-10-27T10:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/tutorial\/delivering-a-paid-check\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T12:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:53:20","slug":"delivering-a-paid-check","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/delivering-a-paid-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering a Paid Check"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Delivering a cheque means you have handed the cheque to the payee. At that point, the obligation is recorded in Notes Payable and the payee&#8217;s balance decreases, as with a Supplier.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f6f8fb; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 8px; padding: 12px 16px; margin: 0 0 20px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 8px; padding: 4px 0;\"><span style=\"min-width: 120px; color: #6b7280;\">Required permissions<\/span><span style=\"color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Add Cheque Book<\/strong>, which you set up from <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/roles\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Roles<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 8px; padding: 4px 0;\"><span style=\"min-width: 120px; color: #6b7280;\">How to access<\/span><span style=\"color: #1f2430;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/v2\/owner\/payable_cheques\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Payable Cheques<\/strong><\/a> &gt; open the cheque &gt; <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Deliver<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 8px; padding: 12px 16px; margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 6px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827;\">Article contents<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#when\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">When does the action appear?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#steps\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Steps<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#effect\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Effect on the system<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#rules\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Restrictions and conditions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#errors\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Error messages and solutions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#faq\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Frequently asked questions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"when\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">When does the action appear?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">It appears only for a cheque with the status <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Issued<\/strong>, and afterward the status becomes <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Delivered<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"steps\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Steps<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Open the cheque with the status <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Issued<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Deliver<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">The message <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Cheque delivered successfully<\/strong> appears and the status becomes <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Delivered<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"effect\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Effect on the system<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Debit<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Credit<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Entry date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Receiving account<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Notes Payable<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Cheque issue date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"rules\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Restrictions and conditions<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Delivery is processed immediately with a single click, with no confirmation message and no date to enter.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">The entry date is the cheque issue date, so if the actual delivery date is different, edit the issue date before you deliver.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">You can issue and deliver at the same time by using the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Issue and Deliver<\/strong> button when you issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"errors\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Error messages and solutions<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Message that appears<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Cause<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Solution<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">You can deliver the cheque only when it is in the following status(es)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The cheque is not <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Issued<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">You cannot add, edit, or delete a transaction on this day (date), because it falls within a closed period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The date falls within a closed period.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Change the date or reopen the period.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"faq\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; 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