Dolibarr: link payment methods to bank accounts

Set the right default bank account when creating customer invoices.

The problem: choosing the correct bank for every invoice

Your business uses several bank accounts or cash accounts in Dolibarr. Bank transfers belong to your main account, while another payment method uses a different account. Selecting the bank manually on every customer invoice takes attention and leaves room for mistakes.

The solution: one simple rule per payment method

The Payment method bank link module maps a payment method to a default bank account. Set up an active association in the administration page: the matching account is selected in the invoice creation form and saved automatically when the customer invoice is created.

Example: link “Bank transfer” to “Main bank account”. When you create an invoice using that payment method, the module applies the configured account. Your team reuses the same rule instead of selecting the bank for each invoice.

French Dolibarr 24 interface shown with demonstration data.

What you can do

• Manage associations from a dedicated configuration page.
• Keep one association per payment method and entity.
• Change the linked bank account, enable or disable the rule, or delete it.
• Apply the bank account to new customer invoices through the form and invoice creation processing.
• Enable debug logging as an administrator to help investigate problems.

Getting started

1. Enable the Invoices and Banks/Cash modules, then enable this module.
2. Open its configuration and select a payment method and an open bank account.
3. Mark the association as active and save it.
4. Create a customer invoice, choose the payment method and check the proposed bank account.

An illustrated user guide in French is included.

Compatibility and behaviour

Module version: 1.0.0 — Daxit Solutions. Verified versions: Dolibarr 16, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24. The module requires PHP 7.4 or later and a PHP version supported by your Dolibarr installation.

An active association takes priority over another bank choice when the invoice is created. Without an active association, standard behaviour is preserved. Existing invoices remain unchanged. Payments and bank reconciliation continue to use Dolibarr’s usual features.

Keywords

Dolibarr, default bank account, payment method, customer invoice, bank account mapping, invoice automation.