I'd be glad to help you get to the bottom of this, PamC321.
If you created a vendor credit and it's missing when you pay a bill, then it might have been attached to another vendor. Let's find the credit and apply it to the correct vendor.
- Click the Magnifying glass icon located in the upper right-hand corner.
- Select the Advanced Search link.
- In the Search page, choose Vendor Credits from the first drop-down.
- Hit the Search button.
- Open the vendor credit and change the vendor's name if necessary.
- Click Save and close.
Please see this sample screenshot for a visual guide:
Once done, go to + New > Pay bills and select the bill you want to pay. You will see the credit amount in the Credit Applied column. Here's a sample screenshot of what it looks like:
For more information, you can read this article: Applying vendor credits. You can also find other articles and guides on our general help topics page here.
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