The Payment Process in Oracle Fusion Payables is a part of Procure to Pay (p2p)flow that manages the selection, approval, and disbursement of supplier invoices. Some time during the real time payment process business userf faces various kind of issues that can impact the day to day business activity .We will discuss today few Payment scenarios in Oracle Fusion which can accure during submission of a payment batch or payment process request and possible solution or check list of this .
Payment Scenario 1: PPR Created But No Invoices Selected
Check the following:
Invoice is validated, not on hold, and due for payment.
- Enable Supplier and supplier site for payment and assign a valid payment method.
- Invoice terms fall within the PPR’s due date or pay through date.
- Check Payment Priority, Invoice Amount Limits, and Supplier criteria in the PPR.
- If using Pay Alone, ensure the invoice isn’t being blocked due to another being excluded
Payment Scenario 2: Multiple Invoices Getting Paid in Separate Payments
The supplier site has the Pay Alone flag enabled.
- In PPP enable Allow one payment per invoice’ or ‘Separate payment for each site’
- Invoices have different payment currencies, methods, or exchange rates.
- Supplier invoices are linked to different internal bank accounts.
Scenario 3: Invoice Paid from the Wrong Bank Account (Payment scenarios in Oracle Fusion)
Check:
- Which PPP was used during the payment run.
- Internal bank account assignment to the PPP.
- Supplier site’s assigned payment method and PPP.
- Bank account comes from PPP, not supplier directly
Scenario 4: Supplier Wants Payment via EFT but It Defaults to Check
Confirm supplier site has EFT as payment method.
- Verify external bank account exists for the supplier.
- Ensure PPP used supports EFT and has a payment document.
- Fusion defaults to Check if EFT setup is incomplete.
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Scenario 5: Scheduled PPR Fails During Formatting
- Check Format Payment File in PPP is defined.
- Validate BI Publisher template is active.
- Review Format Payment Instruction process log.
- Validate bank account and PPP compatibility
Scenario 6: How to Handle Urgent Supplier Payment Outside Regular PPR
Create manual PPR filtered by supplier/invoice.
- Ensure Pay Through Date includes invoice due date.
- Mark PPR as ‘Manual Payment Creation’.
- Optionally, create manual payment via UI.
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Scenario 7: Two Legal Entities Need to Pay the Same Supplier
- Assign both legal entities and BUs to Internal bank account .
- Use the same or separate PPPs.
- Supplier must exist in both legal entities with site/payment setup.
Scenario 8: How to Handle Zero Payment Invoices
- In PPP enable Allow zero payments’
- If unchecked, no payment will be generated.
- Enable it if business requires tracking zero payments.
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Scenario 9: One-Time Supplier Invoice Payment
- Use ‘One-Time’ supplier type.
- Define temporary bank account if needed.
- Ensure manual or PPR payments support one-time suppliers.
- Supplier data removed after payment.
Scenario 10: How to Enable Payment Approval Workflow
- Enable BPM workflow for Payments Approval.
- Create rule: If Payment > $100,000, route to approver.
- Assign roles and limits.
- Set PPP/PPR to require approval before formatting.
