Can I get the reference number to autofill in the receive payment journal?

Hi there accounts-pressed,

Making sure that your payments are correctly entered within your books is important. QuickBooks Online is a great tool that can help you manage your payables and see which bills haven't been paid yet. I can provide some information about marking those bills as paid.

When it comes to paying bills in QuickBooks Online using the Pay bills function, the number is generated by the system based on the next number after the reference number of your last payment made to any supplier. If you were to want to edit the number generated, you can navigate to the Expenses tab, then Suppliers. Find the supplier in question and click on their name, then locate the bill and click on it to edit.

If once in the bill you don't have the option to edit, it may be that your custom transaction number setting isn't activated. You can turn this on by navigating to the Gear Icon, then Account and settings. Afterwards, select the Sales section, and click on the option to activate custom transaction numbers. Don't forget to save.

Once you've added a reference number to a bill payment, the other should follow. If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out here.