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Bills and payables

Find the bill already created from a purchase receipt

Use the retained conversion instead of preparing another obligation.

Updated 2026-11-11

A converted receipt shows Bill draft created and records one bill conversion. Use View bill or Open bill draft to continue in the payables workspace. This is the starting point for checking the existing obligation rather than recreating a bill from the receipt.

If the draft changed after conversion, the receipt explicitly directs you to Bills to review its current terms. Compare the latest saved supplier number, dates, tax and account mappings with the source invoice before issuance.

If the current draft is unavailable, the conversion history remains recorded. Investigate that existing record and its status before creating anything new. An unavailable link does not prove that the conversion never happened.

Use View purchase order when you need the original commitment and the delivery quantities. Keep the order, accepted receipt, conversion and final bill status separate in your explanation. A successful conversion establishes the unissued draft; the bill's own history establishes whether it was later issued, corrected or settled.

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