## Documentation Index

Access the complete documentation index at:
https://www.zoho.com/uk/books/help/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available documentation pages before proceeding.

# Payables

The Payables section contains a list of reports that show all the money you owe to your vendors or suppliers from various sources.

## Vendor Balance Summary

A **Vendor Balance Summary** is a financial report that provides an overview of the amounts you owe to your vendors or suppliers.

To generate this report:

*   Go to _Reports_ on the left sidebar.
*   Navigate to _Receivables_ and select **Vendor Balance Summary**.

Let us take a look at the different sections that this report contains:

Field

Description

Vendor Name

The vendor to whom you owe money.

Billed Amount

The total amount that a vendor has invoiced you for goods or services provided.

Amount Paid

The total amount paid to a vendor for the selected date range.

Closing Balance

The total amount you need to pay to a vendor at the end of a specified period.

To customize this report:

*   Click the **Customize** icon on the top right corner of the page.

You will be able to find two sections:

*   General
*   Show / Hide Columns

### General

Under **General**, you will be able to customize the report based on the following filters:

Filter

Description

As of Date

Date Range

Date Range

Select the time period for generating the report. This can be for the current or previous period/year, or you can specify a custom time period of your choice.

Group By

The report’s columns will be grouped by the options that you select.

Exclude vendors with zero closing balance

Check the option if you want to exclude vendors for whom you owe no money at the end of a specified period.

Advanced Filters

You can further filter your report based on Vendor Name, Branch and Reporting Tag or Vendors.

*   Click **Run Report**.

### Show/ Hide Columns

In this section, you can choose the columns to be displayed in the report.

*   Click the **\+ Create** icon next to a column to include it in the report.
*   Click Run Report to view the report. Click **Save as Custom Report** to save and view the report later.