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title: "Sage Intacct Accounts Payable for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
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description: "Set up the Accounts Payable application in Sage Intacct before you connect Payhawk, so that vendor bills and reimbursable expenses export without any errors."
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# Configuring Accounts Payable in Sage Intacct before connecting Payhawk

Before you [connect Payhawk and Sage Intacct](/help/connecting-payhawk-to-sage-intacct), the ERP’s Accounts Payable application must be set up as the Payhawk-Sage Intacct integration requires it and the export of vendor bills does not work without it.

## Step 1: Enable Accounts Payable in Sage Intacct

To configure the Accounts Payable in Sage Intacct:

1. Go to **Company** > **Subscriptions**.
2. On the **Applications** tab, find **Accounts Payable** and turn it on.
3. Next to **Accounts Payable**, click on **Configure**.
4. Under **Enable functionality**, select **Enable Accounts Payable GL account override in AP purchase invoice and adjustment entry**.
5. Click on **Save**.

![Sage Intacct Configure Accounts Payable page with Enable Accounts Payable GL account override in AP purchase invoice and adjustment entry selected under Enable functionality](https://storage.googleapis.com/payhawk-cdn/Adm%3AIntegrations%3ASage%20Intacct/sage_intacct_configure_accounts_payable_enable_gl_override_20260827_manual.jpg)

## Step 2: Set the GL account alternative on the Accounts Payable account

The general ledger account used for accounts payable must have a GL account alternative set, so that Payhawk can post vendor bills to it:

1. In Sage Intacct, go to **General Ledger** > **General Ledger accounts**.
2. Open your accounts payable account (for example, account number 20100, Accounts Payable).
3. Set **GL account alternative** to **Payables account**.
4. Make sure the account **Status** is **Active**, then save.

![Sage Intacct General Ledger account 20100 Accounts Payable with GL account alternative set to Payables account and Status Active](https://storage.googleapis.com/payhawk-cdn/Adm%3AIntegrations%3ASage%20Intacct/sage_intacct_gl_account_alternative_payables_account_20260827_manual.jpg)

## Step 3: Select the accounts payable account in Payhawk

When you start setting up the [Sage Intacct integration in Payhawk](/help/connecting-payhawk-to-sage-intacct), open **Data mapping** > **Accounts payable** and select your accounts payable account:

- For expenses paid to suppliers by bank transfer or card (exported as **Vendor Bill**), set the **Accounts payable account for vendor bills**.
- For reimbursable expenses (exported as **Expense Report**), set the **Accounts payable account for reimbursable expenses**.

![Payhawk Data mapping page with the Accounts payable account for vendor bills set to Accounts Payable](https://storage.googleapis.com/payhawk-cdn/Adm%3AIntegrations%3ASage%20Intacct/sage_intacct_payhawk_data_mapping_accounts_payable_20260827_manual.jpg)