Here's an example of how the Select Payments form selects payments based on whether the Invoice or Balance option is selected:
Two suppliers exist with these outstanding balances for payment:
Supplier 1 - total amount outstanding = $1700.00:
Invoice 1: $500.00
Invoice 2: $400.00
Invoice 3: $800.00
Supplier 2 - total amount outstanding = $900.00:
Invoice 1: $600.00
Invoice 2: $300.00
The Maximum amount to pay is set to $1000.00
If the Balance option is selected, the process only selects Supplier 2 for payment, as the total balance outstanding is less than $1000.00 (whereas the total balance outstanding for Supplier 1 exceeds $1000.00).
If the Invoice option is selected, the process selects Supplier 1, Invoices 1 and 2, for payment, and it selects Supplier 2, Invoices 1 and 2. Both suppliers are paid $900.00 in this example.