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Payment calendar

A setup page for payment calendars, which define standard business workdays and exceptions (holidays) by country/region, state/province or city.

Used by
Accounts receivable clerk, Accounts receivable manager, Collections agent and 14 more roles
Business process
Define customer payment processes in Dynamics 365 Finance
Menu item
PaymCalendar
Main table
PaymCalendar
Data entity
PaymentCalendarEntity
Setup steps
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1What it is and why

What it isA setup page for payment calendars, which define standard business workdays and exceptions (holidays) by country/region, state/province or city.
What you do hereUse it so that due dates and interest calculations move off non-working days to the next or earlier working day.
ExampleYou create a calendar for each country/region you do business with and add state/province or city holidays as exceptions.
Payment calendar page in Dynamics 365
The page in a working Dynamics 365 system. page title tab to open what to set or check

Functional consultant · Solution architect

2Where it fits

Business processDevelop sales policies › Define accounts receivable strategy › Define customer payment processes in Dynamics 365 Finance
Menu pathAccounts receivable › Payments setup › Payment calendar
Set up first—
Used next byTerms of payment Microsoft Learn ↗Payment calendar configuration Microsoft Learn ↗Interest codes Microsoft Learn ↗
Related pagesPayment calendar configuration Microsoft Learn ↗

End user · Functional consultant

3How to do it

Step by step, with screenshots

Set up Payment calendar1 screen

Use it so that due dates and interest calculations move off non-working days to the next or earlier working day.

  1. Screen 1

    Create the payment calendar

    Go to Accounts receivable > Payments setup > Payment calendar

    1. Select New and enter the payment calendar and description
    2. On the Standard business week FastTab, tick Monday to Friday and leave Saturday and Sunday unticked
    1Payment calendarBEAT-WEEK
    2DescriptionAtlas synthetic Monday-Friday
    3Standard business weekMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
    Create the payment calendar (zoomed on the outlined fields)
    Show the full screenCreate the payment calendar
    page title tab to open what to set or check

Microsoft's steps

  1. Go to Accounts receivable > Payments setup > Payment calendar.
  2. Create a calendar for each country or region you do business with.
  3. For each calendar, set the standard business week.
  4. Add exceptions for holidays on normal working days, or for extra working days, with a description.
  5. For a Location calendar, enter the Country/region it applies to.
  6. Use State/province holidays, and City holidays from there, to add local holidays.

Source: Microsoft Learn ↗

Field guide

FieldWhat it meansWorked exampleTable column
Country/regionLimits a Location calendar to customers in that country or region.Microsoft Learn ↗——
Payment calendar—BEAT-WEEKName
Description—Atlas synthetic Monday-FridayDescription
Standard business week—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday—

Functional consultant

4Setup decisions

Setup stepRecommended value and whyDecision · common mistake · test
Set up Payment calendar——

Solution architect

5Design impact

Shared or per companyShared: the same records are used by every legal entity. Microsoft data model ↗
Can it be undone—
Feature or country—
If you change it laterA payment calendar affects only the day interest starts; once interest begins, it is recorded every day, not only on business days. Microsoft Learn ↗

Technical architect

6Technical

Menu itemPaymCalendar Checked in Dynamics 365
FormPaymCalendar Checked in Dynamics 365
TablePaymCalendarShown as “Payment calendar” in Record infoKey field: NameChecked in Dynamics 365
Data entitiesPaymentCalendarEntityPayment calendar Microsoft data model ↗
Who can open itPrivilegesMaintain payment calendars PaymentCalendarMaintainView payment calendars PaymentCalendarViewDutiesEnable invoice and cash process CustInvoiceInvoiceAndCashProcessEnableInquire into customer payments status PaymCustomerPaymentsStatusInquireInquire into vendor payment status PaymVendorPaymentStatusInquireEnable invoice and cash process RentalCustInvoiceInvAndCashProcEnableEnable invoice and payment process VendInvoiceInvoicePaymentProcessEnable
17 security rolesCollections agent CollectionLetterCollectionsAgentCollections manager CollectionLetterCollectionsManagerChief financial officer CompanyChiefFinancialOfficerAccounts receivable clerk CustInvoiceAccountsReceivableClerkAccounts receivable manager CustInvoiceAccountsReceivableManagerAccountant LedgerAccountantAccounting manager LedgerAccountingManagerAccounting supervisor LedgerAccountingSupervisorFinancial controller LedgerFinancialControllerAccounts payable centralized payments clerk PaymAccountsPayableCentralPaymClerkAccounts payable payments clerk PaymAccountsPayablePaymentsClerkAccounts receivable centralized payments clerk PaymAccountsReceivableCentralPaymClerkAccounts receivable payments clerk PaymAccountsReceivablePaymentsClerkRental coordinator agent RentalCoordinatorAgentRental manager RentalManagerAccounts payable clerk VendInvoiceAccountsPayableClerkAccounts payable manager VendInvoiceAccountsPayableManager
Checked in Dynamics 365
Actions on the pageButtons: State/province holidaysChecked in Dynamics 365

Developer

7Developer

Open it directlyhttps://<your-environment>/?mi=PaymCalendar
Integrate withPaymentCalendarEntity data entity Microsoft data model ↗
Table definitionPaymCalendar columns and relations Microsoft data model ↗

Everyone

8Sources and checks