# How to add previous balance of vendor on web?

**URL:** <https://community.getswipe.in/t/how-to-add-previous-balance-of-vendor-on-web/2521>\
**Category:** Vendor\
**Created:** [March 27, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://community.getswipe.in/t/how-to-add-previous-balance-of-vendor-on-web/2521 "2025-03-27T07:54:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@Prachi](https://community.getswipe.in/u/Prachi)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://community.getswipe.in/t/how-to-add-previous-balance-of-vendor-on-web/2521/1 "2025-03-27T07:54:39Z")

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**To add previous balance of vendor, there are two ways:**

**1. Through opening balance:**

Step1: Go to **vendor** section in your swipe application, select the desired customer and click on **Edit**.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/getswipe/original/2X/9/9093615f4855dd434115fc990d0d2648d9f643fc.png)

Step 2: In the **opening balance** , add the amount that you want to set as previous balance, and click on **Update vendor**.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/getswipe/original/2X/c/c65c7b1dba2edbfb43b8af7eb0f57299e3435558.png)

**Note:**

1. This added balance will only be shown in the vendor ledger, it won’t be recorded as any payment.
2. You cannot settle any invoice amount using this balance.

**2. Through ledger:**

Step 1: In **vendors** section, click on **Ledgers**.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/getswipe/original/2X/c/ccc2135a94a5effe234788321525ac0bfd86d49e.png)

Step 2: Here click on **You gave** , enter the **amount** that you want to set as previous balance and click on **Add payment**.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/getswipe/original/2X/d/d71a41a4382f917eac8923f0a8e2f02b2220444f.jpeg)

**Note:**

1. This added balance will be shown in the vendor ledger as well as in payments.
2. You can settle any invoice amount using this balance.