Cheques

Cheques records cheque deposits lodged against savings accounts and tracks them through the clearing cycle. Each mfi.savings.cheque.deposit captures the drawer bank, cheque number, amount and value date; funds are typically held until the cheque clears before they become available to the member.

Workflow

Open Savings > Teller > Cheques.
Create a cheque deposit, selecting the member account.
Enter the cheque number, drawer bank, amount and value date.
Submit the cheque to clearing; the amount is recorded as uncleared.
Mark the cheque cleared (or bounced) when the outcome is known.
On clearing, funds are released to the member's available balance.

Fields reference

Every field on this screen, drawn from the live data model.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Savings Account `account_id`	Link → mfi.savings.account	Yes	Savings Account
Cheque No. `cheque_number`	Text	Yes	Cheque No.
Drawer Name `drawer_name`	Text	Yes	Drawer Name
Drawer Bank `drawer_bank`	Link → res.bank	Yes	Drawer Bank
Amount `amount`	Money	Yes	Amount
Cheque Date `cheque_date`	Date	Yes	Cheque Date
Clearing Days `clearing_days`	Number	Yes	Clearing Days
State `state`	Choice: Deposited (In Clearing), Cleared, Bounced, Cancelled	Yes	State
Has Message `has_message`	Yes/No	—	Has Message
Cheque Ref `name`	Text	—	Cheque Ref
Member `member_id`	Link → mfi.member	—	Member
Currency `currency_id`	Link → res.currency	—	Currency
Drawer Branch Code `branch_code`	Text	—	Drawer Branch Code
Expected Clearing `expected_clearing_date`	Date	—	Expected Clearing
Savings Txn `savings_transaction_id`	Link → mfi.savings.transaction	—	Savings Txn
Bounce Reason `bounce_reason`	Text	—	Bounce Reason
Bounce Fee `bounce_fee`	Money	—	Bounce Fee
Teller `teller_id`	Link → res.users	—	Teller
Notes `notes`	Long text	—	Notes

Actions & buttons

Buttons available on this screen and what they do:

Log Cheque
Mark Cleared
Mark Bounced
Cancel

Status lifecycle

Records on this screen move through these statuses:

Deposited (In Clearing) → Cleared → Bounced → Cancelled

Notes & rules

Records on mfi.savings.cheque.deposit tracking the clearing cycle.
Uncleared cheques are held and excluded from available balance.
Bounced cheques reverse the provisional credit and may attract a fee.

Technical model: mfi.savings.cheque.deposit · Record: Cheque Deposit (Clearing Tracker)