How to void a payment cheque that was cleared in data maintenance

CAUTION: Use caution when working with the below product functionality. Always create a backup of your data before proceeding with advanced solutions. If necessary, seek the assistance of a qualified Sage business partner, network administrator, or Sage customer support analyst.

Solution:

1. From the payables module, go to Payments, Pay Expenses or select Make Other Payment from the payments journal
2. Enter the cheque into the payments journal with a negative dollar amount
3. Enter a cheque number that indicates reversal (e.g. 123REV for a reversal of cheque number 123) 
4. Once processed this entry will reverse the journal entry of the original cheque and will provide an offset for that cheque in the bank reconciliation