--- title: "Ready for Payment in AP Center" slug: "ap-center-ready-for-payment" description: "View approved invoices in the Ready for Payment tab, sort them, and create payment runs from the AP Center." updated: 2025-08-26T19:48:03Z published: 2025-08-26T19:48:03Z canonical: "docs.restaurant365.com/ap-center-ready-for-payment" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restaurant365.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ready for Payment in AP Center This article is part of the [AP Center](/doc/docs/ap-center-overview-security) release. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/05b12b5e-419a-46e4-a339-1b27e122940d.png) The Ready for Payments tab collects all approved Invoices into a simple list with top-level details. Sort by Due Date, Vendor, Priority, Payment Type, or Location to quickly review and group Invoices. From this tab, Invoices can be grouped together into Payment Runs or unapproved in bulk. --- ## Security Users with the following permissions will be able to access the ‘Ready for Payment’ tab: - Accounts Payable → Payment Runs → Create/Edit Payment Runs - Accounts Payable → AP Invoices → View AP Invoices - Accounts Payable → Payment Runs → Send/Edit R365 Payments Learn more about [managing Permissions and Custom User Roles here](/doc/docs/custom-user-roles). The [Permission Access report](/doc/docs/generating-a-permissions-access-report) can be used to determine which [User Roles](/doc/docs/security-permissions-user-roles) or [Users](https://help.restaurant365.net/support/login) already have these Permissions assigned. Learn more about [User Setup and Security here](/doc/docs/user-setup-security-and-location-access). --- ## **Navigation** 1. Click the **Accounting** application. 2. Click **Accounts Payable.** 3. Click **AP Center.** 4. View the the **Ready for Payment tab.** ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-8BQLLMET.png) --- ## Ready for Payment tab **![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/03420465-3f3a-4c61-a623-1c61a7607cdb.png)** The 'Ready for Payment' tab has two action buttons in the header that are enabled when one or more Invoices are selected: **Create Payment Run** - Click to open the Payments/Payment Runs page, with the selected Invoices already selected. > [!NOTE] > This button is disabled until one or more Invoices are selected **Unapprove** - Click to unapprove the selected Invoices. > [!NOTE] > This button is disabled until one or more Invoices are selected Users can perform the following actions: - ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/2316bf48-bc1c-4254-b035-daaf56ffc773.png) - Search for specific keywords - ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/28ccb4b3-9d4f-4ece-ad2b-f2d2b416a2dc.png) - Save/edit Table Views - ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/870218d5-6e58-4cb8-8391-37527aa2311e.png) - Filter column information - ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/4fa0cf23-93eb-4ea7-9925-c57b24475269.png) - Rearrange columns - ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/52e6b1ef-7f29-4702-90b7-4b735952cbcf.png)- Refresh Learn more about [working with Smart Grids here](/doc/docs/working-with-smart-grids). ### Ready for Payment Columns The Ready for Payment table has the following columns: **Bulk Select Checkbox** - This will select the Invoice to be included in a Payment Run or unapproved **Vendor** - The Vendor on the Invoice **Total** - The Total Amount of the Invoice **Invoice #** - The Number of the Invoice. This field is hyperlinked and can be clicked on to open the Transaction in a new tab for additional review **Due Date** - Date that payment is due on the Invoice **Priority** - Priority of the Invoice **Payment Type** - [Vendor-specific](/doc/docs/vendor-record) payment type. Possible types include ACH, Check, Auto Direct Debit, and Credit Card. **Location** - Location of the Invoice --- ## Create Payment Runs **![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/35e4013b-e1c4-480b-ae8b-a051ceb74525.png)** To create a Payment Run, check the checkbox for all Invoices that should be included in the Payment Run. Click the '+Create Payment Run' button that is now active. This will open the Payment Runs page with the checked Invoices already selected. Complete the creation of the Payment Run on the Payment Runs page. Learn more about the [Payments Runs page here](/doc/docs/payment-run-overview). ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/2e0329d4-7e23-408a-9e30-e920e31057c4.png) --- ## Unapprove Invoices **![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/241a43f4-3862-49ef-bd8e-3aa3080dd4af.png)** To unapprove Invoices, check the checkbox for all Invoices that should be unapproved. Click the 'Unapprove' button that is now active. This will unapprove the selected invoices. The unapproved Invoices can now be viewed on the '[Awaiting Approval](/doc/docs/ap-center-awaiting-approval)' tab, where they can be reviewed and edited. Access rights granted to users or user roles that dictate what actions they can perform within the system. Restaurant365