Using ME23N - Purchase Order History to Determine if Vendor is Paid

With the correct purchase order entered, select the **Purchase Order History** tab.

Double-click on the Material Document number associated with the invoice payment. It will begin with **IR-L.**

Select **Follow-On Documents** on the invoice document screen.

Based on the invoice document type, you may see this pop-up. If you do, select **Accounting Document.**

Double click on the first line.

The invoice date displays in the **Bline Date** field. Duke has not issued a payment if you don't see a **Clearing** field.

Duke issued the payment if you see a **Clearing** field with a date and a reference number.

Go to **Environment**. Got to **Check Information**. If **Check Information** is in black font, select it. Duke has paid the vendor electronically if you receive the **No Check Information Found** message.

To confirm payment, double-click on the **Reference Number.**

Double-click on the first line of the **Data Entry View.**

A 2 or 3 displays in the **Payment Method** field. Select the payment number box to access a drop-down menu.

The drop-down menu displays the available payment methods.

Go to **Environment.** Go to **Check Information**. Select **Check Information.**

**Display Check Information** includes the following fields: - **Check number** is the number of the check. - **Payment date** is the date on the check. - **Check encashment** is when the check is returned to Duke's bank account after the vendor cashed it. - **Amount Paid** is the amount of the check. It may be more or less than the amount of your invoice as Duke combines payment to the vendor or may have applied a credit to the payment.