System Variable 872: Payment Term Lookup Priority

Use this System Variable to determine the lookup priority of payment terms that should be used for new Sales Invoices.

You can select one of the following options for this setting:
  • 1 - Debtor -> Customer -> Company -> Shortest payment term
  • 2 - Customer -> Debtor -> Company -> Shortest payment term

The default value for this System Variable is 1 - Debtor -> Customer -> Company -> Shortest payment term.

You can set the default payment terms in the following screens or sub-modules:
  • Debtor: Terms of Payment field in Finance & Administration > Debtors > Debtor List > Properties Sidebar > Bank Settings
  • Customer: Default Payment Term field in Resources > Resource Information > Client Settings > General Settings
  • Company: Debtor Standard Terms of Payment field and Default Payment Terms for Credit Notes field in Settings > Finance > Basic Finance Settings
  • Shortest Payment Term: Settings > Global System Settings > Payment Terms for Invoices