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title: "Create a payment for a sales invoice"
description: "Follow the steps below to create a payment for a sales invoice."
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  en: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/customer-ledger/customer-payments/create-a-payment-for-a-sales-invoice/index.md
lastmod: 2026-02-23
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# Create a payment for a sales invoice

Last modified February 23, 2026

> Follow the steps below to create a payment for a sales invoice.


1. Go to the [Customer payments (AR302000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/customer-ledger/customer-ledger-windows/customer-payments-ar302000/index.md) window.
1. In the top part, select **Payment** in the **Type** field.

    1. In the **Customer** field, click ![icon-select](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-select.jpg) to select the customer. **Result**: all fields marked with \* are filled in automatically.
    1. Fill in the **Payment ref.** field if it is required and not filled in by the system.
    1. Optional: select **Hold** if you want to save this payment as a draft. Remember that you have to deselect it before you release the payment.
    1. In the **Payment amount** field, enter the paid amount.
1. On the **Documents to apply** tab, click ![icon-add](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-add.png) to add a document.

    1. The document type **Invoice** is already selected.
    1. Select the **Reference no.** for the invoice. **Result**: Visma Net retrieves all the information related to this invoice.
    1. Check that the paid amount and the invoiced amount (under **Amount paid** ) are identical. If they are not the same, the **Amount paid** field is highlighted.
1. Click ![icon-save](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-save.png).
1. Make sure the check box **Hold** is not selected and click **Release**. **Result**:, and the payment is recorded in your company's ledgers.

    ![icon-confirmation](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-confirmation.png) is displayed

<h2>Related pages</h2><h3>Concepts</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/customer-ledger/customer-payments/about-payment-processing-flow/index.md">About payment processing flow</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/customer-ledger/customer-payments/about-manual-payment-application/index.md">About manual payment application</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/customer-ledger/process-payments-and-applications/about-release-of-payments-and-prepayments/index.md">About release of payments and prepayments</a></li>
</ul><h3>Windows</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/customer-ledger/customer-ledger-windows/customer-payments-ar302000/index.md">Customer payments (AR302000)</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/customer-ledger/customer-ledger-windows/sales-invoices-ar301000/index.md">Sales invoices (AR301000)</a></li>
</ul>


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