Setting Up AP Pay Categories

AP Pay Categories group payable types so you can track and report liabilities by region, branch, department, or similar slices of the business.

Before you start

• Payable types already exist (or you create them as part of this setup).
• You know how the company wants liabilities segmented.

Steps

1. Open AP Payable Types (pay categories are managed with payable types).
2. Identify the payable types to group (payroll, service, job, subcontract, and so on).
3. Create AP Pay Categories that match your structure (region, department, etc.).
4. Assign payable types to the correct categories and confirm each still points to the right liability GL.
5. Review the setup against a sample aging or liability report before relying on it in production.

Notes

• Categories are optional if a single set of payable types is enough for your reporting.