Supplier payments & outstanding

When to use this: recording what you paid the distributor and tracking what's still owed.

Steps

Suppliers → open a supplier → Record Payment. The dialog shows that supplier's current outstanding at the top.
Enter the Amount, pick a Payment Method (Bank Transfer, Cheque, or Cash), and the Payment Date. Bank Transfer and Cheque need a reference number (UTR / cheque no.) so the payment can be reconciled later; Cash doesn't.
Record Payment. This isn't tied to one invoice — it just reduces the supplier's outstanding balance. Use Notes if you want to record which invoices it covers, e.g. "Against INV-001, INV-002".

For the full who-you-owe / aging view across suppliers → Reports → Supplier Outstanding (→ RPT-06).
A payment doesn't settle a claim — an open debit note from a purchase return needs its own credit note logged against it (→ PUR-08).