Applying a supplier credit note means recording the credit and allocating it against the bill it reduces, so you pay only the balance.
Before you start
- Sage 200 Purchase Ledger
The Sage 200 way
Where to find it: Purchase Ledger > Enter transactions > Credit Note
- Open Purchase Ledger > Enter transactions > Credit Note and enter it against the supplier account and nominal codes.
- Or for goods returned, match the credit note to purchase returns and goods despatched notes in POP.
- Allocate the credit note to the invoice.
Limits in Sage 200
- Batched Transactions can be used to check credit notes against a batch total.
Words Sage 200 uses
- Nominal code. The general ledger account number.
- POP. Purchase Order Processing, the Sage 200 purchasing module.
The Pulsify way
- Forward the supplier's credit note to your Pulsify address. Pulsify recognises it as a credit note.
- Pulsify flags a credit note with a missing or unknown original invoice, or an original smaller than the credit.
- Choose the original bill and approve.
- Pulsify creates the credit note in Sage 200 against the original bill.
Pulsify connects to Sage 200. We set up the connection for you.
What Pulsify does not do here
- Pulsify does not handle partial allocation across several bills.
- Credit note handling is limited to the cases listed above.
Common mistakes
- Entering the credit note and never allocating it to the invoice.
- Keying a credit for returned goods in the ledger without matching it to purchase returns and goods despatched notes in POP.
More help
- How to apply a purchase credit memo to a purchase invoice in Business Central
- How to apply a debit adjustment to a bill in MYOB Acumatica
- How to apply a credit note to a vendor invoice in Sage 300
- How to match a purchase invoice to a purchase order in Sage 200
- How to put a disputed purchase invoice on hold in Sage 200
- All Sage 200 how-to guides
- Pulsify setup guides
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-19. Confidence: confirmed.
Common questions
How do I enter a supplier credit note?
Open Purchase Ledger > Enter transactions > Credit Note and enter it against the supplier account and nominal codes. Then allocate it to the invoice.
What about goods sent back?
For returned goods, match the credit note to purchase returns and goods despatched notes in POP.
Can I check credit notes against a total?
Yes. Batched Transactions can be used to check credit notes against a batch total.
Does Pulsify read credit notes?
Yes. It recognises supplier credit notes and flags a missing or unknown original invoice.
Pulsify setup guides
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