16241 – “Generate & Email” in Payment Processing bypasses Approvals

Version Reported In

Sicon Documents v221.0.83

Sicon Approvals v221.0.43

Detailed Description

When a payment is awaiting approval, the “Generate & Email” allows you to bypass the approvals process and process the payment even though it is awaiting approval.

1. Within Sage 200, go to Purchase Ledger > Period End Routines > Payment Processing > Generate Payments.

2. Inputted supplier details, Payment Groups, Processing details.

3. When selecting the Ok button and Approvals has been setup, you will get the following message:

4. However, when selecting “Generate & Email” it bypasses the stops that approvals have in place and instead allows the payments to be processed.

Impact: Low

• Urgency | Ability to work not affected; workaround available.
• Impact | All user affected.

Workaround

If you are using Approvals, we recommend saving the payment rather than using the Generate and Email button. This is because it bypasses the approvals processes you may have setup, so using the Ok button allows you to follow the correct approval route instead.

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