{"id":17763,"date":"2026-01-28T04:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/?p=17763"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:16:25","slug":"how-payment-term-works-in-idempiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/how-payment-term-works-in-idempiere\/","title":{"rendered":"How Payment Term Works in iDempiere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In iDempiere, a Payment Term defines how and when an invoice becomes due by applying a set of date calculation rules. These rules determine the invoice due date, eligibility for early payment discounts, and whether the calculation is based on the invoice date or the delivery date. The Payment Term does not create payments by itself; instead, it controls how due dates and discount dates are automatically calculated when an invoice is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Navigate to the Payment Term Window<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Enter Basic Payment Term Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provide the mandatory and descriptive information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter a <strong>Name<\/strong> to identify the payment term<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a <strong>Description<\/strong> if needed for clarity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark the record as <strong>Active<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Default<\/strong> if this payment term should be automatically applied<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Payment Term Usage<\/strong> (Sales, Purchases, or Both)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Define Due Date Behavior<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specify how the invoice due date should be calculated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter <strong>Net Days<\/strong> to define how many days after invoicing (or delivery) the payment is due<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable <strong>After Delivery<\/strong> if the due date should be calculated from the delivery date instead of the invoice date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable <strong>Next Business Day<\/strong> if due dates should skip non-working days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Configure Early Payment Discounts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If early payment discounts apply<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter <strong>Discount Days<\/strong> and <strong>Discount %<\/strong> for the first discount period<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter <strong>Discount Days 2<\/strong> and <strong>Discount 2 %<\/strong> for an additional discount period<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define <strong>Grace Days<\/strong> if late payments are allowed without penalty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Configure Fixed Due Date<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If payments are due on a specific day of the month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable <strong>Fixed Due Date<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter <strong>Fix Month Day<\/strong> to define the day of the month invoices are due<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter <strong>Fix Month Cutoff<\/strong> to define the last invoice date eligible for the current due date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter <strong>Fix Month Offset<\/strong> to move the due date to the same or next month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Add Payment Schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the invoice amount must be split into multiple payments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>Schedule<\/strong> tab and create new schedule lines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define the <strong>Percentage<\/strong> of the total amount for each installment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter <strong>Net Days<\/strong> for each installment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define <strong>Discount Days<\/strong> and <strong>Discount %<\/strong> if discounts apply per installment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/TenthPlanet-iDempiere-Master-PaymentTerm.png\" alt=\"TenthPlanet-iDempiere-Master-PaymentTerm\" class=\"wp-image-17764\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/TenthPlanet-iDempiere-Master-PaymentTerm.png 1024w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/TenthPlanet-iDempiere-Master-PaymentTerm-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/TenthPlanet-iDempiere-Master-PaymentTerm-768x380.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How the due date is calculated<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When an invoice is completed, iDempiere reads the assigned Payment Term and calculates the due date using either the invoice date or the delivery date, depending on the configuration. If the <strong>After Delivery<\/strong> option is enabled, the due date is calculated from the delivery date; otherwise, it is calculated from the invoice date. The <strong>Net Days<\/strong> value defines how many days are added to the base date to determine when the full invoice amount is due.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the <strong>Next Business Day<\/strong> option is enabled, and the calculated due date falls on a non-working day, iDempiere automatically shifts the due date to the next business day. This ensures that payment deadlines align with operational working calendars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How fixed due dates work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the <strong>Fixed Due Date<\/strong> option is enabled, the due date is no longer calculated purely by adding net days. Instead, iDempiere uses the configured fixed day of the month. The <strong>Fix Month Day<\/strong> defines the specific day invoices are due, the <strong>Fix Month Cutoff<\/strong> determines which invoice dates are included for the current cycle, and the <strong>Fix Month Offset<\/strong> controls whether the due date falls in the same month or a future month. This setup is commonly used when organizations follow a fixed monthly payment cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By using Payment Terms with clear date, discount, and scheduling rules, iDempiere ensures consistent and automated calculation of invoice due dates. This reduces manual intervention, avoids payment disputes, and enforces standardized payment policies across sales and purchasing transactions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In iDempiere, a Payment Term defines how and when an invoice becomes due by applying a set of date calculation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-idempiere-master","category-idempiere-product"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27902,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17763\/revisions\/27902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/idempiere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}