[REM] accounting/checks: remove checks documentation

task-4558041

Remove the checks page as it contains mostly duplicate information. Condense useful information and put it on the payments page under payment methods.

closes odoo/documentation#12916

Signed-off-by: Xavier Platteau (xpl) <xpl@odoo.com>

content/applications/finance/accounting/payments.rst

@@ -55,6 +55,40 @@ invoice payments or for vendor bill payments in the :guilabel:`Purchase` section
    view by removing the :guilabel:`Customers` or :guilabel:`Vendors` filter. Alternatively, access
    the full contact list through the Contacts app.
 
+.. _accounting/payments/checks:
+
+Checks
+------
+
+:doc:`Vendor bills can be paid by check <payments/pay_checks>` using a dedicated outgoing payment
+method, which allows check numbers to be tracked and checks to be printed directly from Odoo.
+
+For incoming customer check payments, you can use the default :guilabel:`Manual Payment` payment
+method, or you can create a payment method specifically for checks to help identify such payments
+quickly. To create a *Check* payment method, follow these steps:
+
+#. Go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Configuration --> Journals` and select the :guilabel:`Bank`
+   journal.
+#. In the :guilabel:`Incoming Payments` tab, click :guilabel:`Add a line`.
+#. As :guilabel:`Payment Method`, select :guilabel:`Manual`, then enter `Check` as the
+   :guilabel:`Name`.
+
+When registering a customer payment :ref:`on an invoice <accounting/payments/from-invoice-bill>` or
+:ref:`not related to an invoice <accounting/payments/not-tied>`, use the new :guilabel:`Check`
+payment method.
+
+.. note::
+   Registering a customer payment by check in Odoo does not move funds. Checks must be deposited in
+   order to make the payment. Once deposited to your bank, the check should appear as a :doc:`bank
+   transaction <bank/transactions>`, at which point it can be :doc:`reconciled
+   <bank/reconciliation>` with the registered payment.
+
+.. tip::
+   - For best practice, enter the check number as the :guilabel:`Memo` when registering a customer
+     payment by check.
+   - :doc:`Batch payments <payments/batch>` can simplify reconciling deposits containing multiple
+     checks.
+
 .. _accounting/payments/from-invoice-bill:
 
 Registering payment from an invoice or bill
@@ -285,9 +319,9 @@ Registering a single payment for multiple customers or vendors (batch payments)
 ===============================================================================
 
 Batch payments allow grouping payments from multiple customers to ease :doc:`reconciliation
-<bank/reconciliation>`. They are also useful when depositing :doc:`checks <payments/checks>` or
-cash payments to the bank or for generating bank payment files such as :doc:`SEPA
-<payments/pay_sepa>` or :ref:`NACHA <l10n_us/nacha>`.
+<bank/reconciliation>`. They are also useful when depositing :ref:`checks
+<accounting/payments/checks>` or cash payments to the bank or for generating bank payment files such
+as :doc:`SEPA <payments/pay_sepa>` or :ref:`NACHA <l10n_us/nacha>`.
 
 .. seealso::
    :doc:`payments/batch`
@@ -366,7 +400,6 @@ Reconciling payments with bank transactions
    :titlesonly:
 
    payments/online
-   payments/checks
    payments/batch
    payments/batch_sdd
    payments/follow_up

content/applications/finance/accounting/payments/batch.rst

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Batch payments allow grouping payments from multiple customers or vendors into a
 generating a detailed deposit slip or payment file with a batch reference. This reference can be
 used during :doc:`reconciliation <../bank/reconciliation>` to match bank transactions with the
 corresponding payments. This feature is particularly useful for submitting :doc:`SEPA Direct Debit
-payments <batch_sdd>`, depositing cash payments or :doc:`checks <checks>`, or generating outgoing
-payment files, such as :doc:`SEPA <pay_sepa>` or :ref:`NACHA <l10n_us/nacha>`.
+payments <batch_sdd>`, depositing cash payments or :ref:`checks <accounting/payments/checks>`, or
+generating outgoing payment files, such as :doc:`SEPA <pay_sepa>` or :ref:`NACHA <l10n_us/nacha>`.
 
 Configuration
 =============

content/applications/finance/accounting/payments/checks.rst

@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-======
-Checks
-======
-
-There are two ways to handle payments received by checks in Odoo, either by using :ref:`outstanding
-accounts <checks/outstanding-account>` or by :ref:`bypassing the reconciliation process
-<checks/reconciliation-bypass>`.
-
-**Using outstanding accounts is recommended**, as your bank account balance stays accurate by taking
-into account checks yet to be cashed.
-
-.. note::
-   Both methods produce the same data in your accounting at the end of the process. But if you
-   have checks that have not been cashed in, the **Outstanding Account** method reports these
-   checks in the **Outstanding Receipts** account. However, funds appear in your bank account
-   whether or not they are reconciled, as the bank value is reflected at the moment of the bank
-   statement.
-
-.. seealso::
-   * :ref:`Outstanding accounts <accounting/bank/outstanding-accounts>`
-   * :ref:`Bank reconciliation <accounting/reconciliation>`
-
-.. _checks/outstanding-account:
-
-Method 1: Outstanding account
-=============================
-
-When you receive a check, you :doc:`record a payment <../bank/reconciliation>` by check on the
-invoice. Then, when your bank account is credited with the check's amount, you reconcile the payment
-and statement to move the amount from the **Outstanding Receipt** account to the **Bank** account.
-
-.. tip::
-   You can create a new payment method named *Checks* if you would like to identify such payments
-   quickly. To do so, go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Configuration --> Journals --> Bank`,
-   click the :guilabel:`Incoming Payments` tab, and :guilabel:`Add a line`. As :guilabel:`Payment
-   Method`, select :guilabel:`Manual`, and enter `Checks` as name.
-
-.. _checks/reconciliation-bypass:
-
-Method 2: Reconciliation bypass
-===============================
-
-When you receive a check, you :doc:`record a payment <../bank/reconciliation>` on the related
-invoice. The amount is then moved from the **Account Receivable** to the **Bank** account, bypassing
-the reconciliation and creating only **one journal entry**.
-
-To do so, you *must* follow the following setup. Go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Configuration
---> Journals --> Bank`. Click the :guilabel:`Incoming Payments` tab and then :guilabel:`Add a line`,
-select :guilabel:`Manual` as :guilabel:`Payment Method`, and enter `Checks` as :guilabel:`Name`.
-Click the toggle menu button, tick :guilabel:`Outstanding Receipts accounts`, and in the
-:guilabel:`Outstanding Receipts accounts` column, and set the :guilabel:`Bank` account for the
-**Checks** payment method.
-
-.. image:: checks/outstanding-payment-accounts.png
-   :alt: Bypass the Outstanding Receipts account using the Bank account.
-
-Payment registration
-====================
-
-.. note::
-   By default, there are two ways to register payments made by check:
-
-   - **Manual**: for single checks;
-   - **Batch**: for multiple checks at once.
-
-   This documentation focuses on **single-check** payments. For **batch deposits**, see :doc:`the
-   batch payments documentation <batch>`.
-
-Once you receive a customer check, go to the related invoice (:menuselection:`Accounting -->
-Customer --> Invoices)`, and click :guilabel:`Register Payment`. Fill in the payment information:
-
-- :guilabel:`Journal: Bank`;
-- :guilabel:`Payment method`: :guilabel:`Manual` (or **Checks** if you have created a specific
-  payment method);
-- :guilabel:`Memo`: enter the check number;
-- Click :guilabel:`Create Payment`.
-
-.. image:: checks/payment-checks.png
-   :alt: Check payment info
-
-The generated journal entries are different depending on the payment registration method chosen.
-
-Journal entries
-===============
-
-Outstanding account
--------------------
-
-The invoice is marked as :guilabel:`In Payment` as soon as you record the payment. This operation
-produces the following **journal entry**:
-
-+----------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+
-| Account              | Statement Match   | Debit    | Credit   |
-+======================+===================+==========+==========+
-| Account Receivable   |                   |          | 100.00   |
-+----------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+
-| Outstanding Receipts |                   | 100.00   |          |
-+----------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+
-
-Then, once you receive the bank statements, match this statement with the check of the **Outstanding
-Receipts** account. This produces the following **journal entry**:
-
-+---------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+
-| Account             | Statement Match   | Debit    | Credit   |
-+=====================+===================+==========+==========+
-| Outstanding Receipts|        X          |          | 100.00   |
-+---------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+
-| Bank                |                   | 100.00   |          |
-+---------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+
-
-If you use this approach to manage received checks, you get the list of checks that have not been
-cashed in the **Outstanding Receipt** account (accessible, for example, from the general ledger).
-
-Reconciliation bypass
----------------------
-
-The invoice is marked as :guilabel:`Paid` as soon as you record the check.
-
-With this approach, you bypass the use of **outstanding accounts**, effectively getting only one
-journal entry in your books and bypassing the reconciliation:
-
-+----------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+
-| Account              | Statement Match   | Debit    | Credit   |
-+======================+===================+==========+==========+
-| Account Receivable   | X                 |          | 100.00   |
-+----------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+
-| Bank                 |                   | 100.00   |          |
-+----------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+

redirects/18.0.txt

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 applications/finance/payment_providers/ogone.rst applications/finance/payment_providers/worldline.rst
 applications/finance/payment_providers/sips.rst applications/finance/payment_providers/worldline.rst
 applications/finance/accounting/payments/internal_transfers.rst applications/finance/accounting/bank/internal_transfers.rst
+applications/finance/accounting/payments/checks.rst applications/finance/accounting/payments.rst
 
 # applications/point of sale