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title: Check Number Assignment (NetSuite)
slug: pnc/check-number-assignment-netsuite
description: Learn how the check numbering system functions in NetSuite when using a plugin for submitting check payments.
docTags: bSho0M8HRjDvZq9EBIWDy
createdAt: 2023-04-04T17:29:59.000Z
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When submitting a check payment, the plugin will assign a check number based on the Starting & Ending Check Number range you selected during onboarding. Every time you make a payment, the next sequentially available number will be assigned. 

This check number will be visible in NetSuite in a few places: 

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### Bill & Bill Payment Record: PINACLE | PNC Sub Menu 

After the payment is sent to PNC and the status changes from **Sent for Processing** to **Processing**, the check number will show up on the PINACLE | PNC tab of a Bill and Bill Payment record under the **PINACLE® | PNC TRANSACTION ID** field: 

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### Bill Payment Record – Check # field 

When a bill is initially paid via the plugin, NetSuite will show the NetSuite natively assigned check number on the Bill Payment record. This is a temporary check number. 

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After the payment is sent to PNC and the status changes from S**ent for Processing** to **Processing**, the actual check number will be updated on the **Check # **field. 

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**IMPORTANT:** The plugin will include a hashtag (#) prefix to the check number. This is required by NetSuite to help differentiate checks paid using SuiteApps from checks paid using NetSuite’s native functionality. 
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## Match Bank Data

If you decide to reconcile check payments you’ve paid with the plugin in Match Bank Data, you’ll want to take the following steps so the transactions reconcile correctly: 

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Go to Match Bank Data. 
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Open your Reconciliation Rules. 
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Under System Rules, activate the rule labelled “Match on Amount and Transaction Number without Prefixes and Leading Zeros."

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