# Opening balance: purchase invoices **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [December 21, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-purchase-invoices/8108 "2016-12-21T16:02:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-purchase-invoices/8108/4 "2016-12-23T18:13:33Z")
> [@Premm](#): > > it would be great if i could select ‘accounts payable’ under the ‘account list’ unfortunately it is not listed and the invoice is going into ‘suspense account’ You cannot post a purchase order line item to `Accounts payable` because that is the account credited by a purchase invoice. The accounts you select in the dropdown list for each line item is the account debited. See these Guides: > [@Set up accounts receivable](https://forum.manager.io/t/setting-up-accounts-receivable-and-accounts-payable/7226): > > Accounts receivable is an asset account that records amounts owed to a business by [customers](https://forum.manager.io/t/creating-and-using-customers/7018). In Manager, this is a control account, meaning it is built into the software and is made up of subaccounts for customers defined in the Customers tab. Normally, this account should not be created manually in the chart of accounts. CAUTION If Accounts receivable is created manually in the chart of accounts, many built-in functions will be lost. Manager will not be able to associate sales invoices with… > [@Set starting balances for suppliers](https://forum.manager.io/t/setting-up-starting-balances-for-suppliers/7227): > > Starting balances exist only if you are transferring an existing business to Manager from another accounting system. In that case, you may need to set starting balances for suppliers with or to whom, on the day you begin using Manager, sometimes referred to as the start date: You have available credit unrelated to purchase invoices, or You owe money because of unpaid purchase invoices. General procedures for entering starting balances are found in [another Guide](https://forum.manager.io/t/enter-starting-balances/15718). Read it first. Before you can … > [@Premm](#): > > could you please advice an alternative way - so that i can avoid entering all the invoices in detail and just put in the total payable (as one invoice) For invoices that predate your start date, you could combine all invoices for one supplier, as a kind of pseudo-invoice. But you will still need to enter every line item and could lose the ability to resolve issues with suppliers if there are problems. I would certainly not recommend it. The point of creating the purchase invoices is not just to establish the monetary amount owed, but also to track/modify incoming inventory items. > [@Premm](#): > > it is taking me forever That is the joy of owning a business. Of course, if your business was ongoing before adopting Manager, you might consider paying off those purchase invoices first, before making the transition to Manager. But perhaps there is never a good time. On the other hand, if you are just starting your business, and had no prior system, you shouldn’t be setting a start date at all. You should just enter all transactions relevant to the business from its inception. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-purchase-invoices/8108)._