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Issue a reviewed bill without recording a supplier payment

Understand the obligation created by the issuance workflow.

Updated 2026-11-11

Issuing a native bill records the reviewed supplier document through Institution Books. It does not send money to the supplier. The saved amount, dates, supplier and account mappings should be checked before the authorized issuance action.

Open the retained draft and save any final corrections. Review current book setup and the available access path. An authorized poster can have a direct issue action; an independent review path can also be available. Follow the action presented for your current permissions.

After issuance, inspect the document status and its accounting history. Payment matching, credits and other supported corrections remain separate actions with their own source evidence. A supplier asking whether it has been paid needs payment evidence, not simply an issued-bill status.

If the issuance response is unclear, reload the saved document before trying to create another obligation. Use the retained workflow result to determine whether the original action completed. Keep the supplier's source document attached or otherwise available so the issued record remains understandable to the next reviewer.

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