I've issued a check without using a vendor account and my question is, if every in the future I need to find that transaction but I don't have the check number as reference for whatever reason, all I have is the payee's name, how can I find it ?
Thanks,
Lynn

The check will be recorded in the Check Audit list if it has not been purged, and the information will be in the GL.

We recommend you have a Miscellaneous Vendor Account to record payments of this type against. Without a vendor code, there is no where in Payables to save all the check details.

The misc. vendor was opened but not used
Thanks for your help.

Record the Check information as a manual check without printing it against the Misc Vendor so you don't lose the details. You'll have to be careful to make sure the check is not double recorded in the GL.

At least make a note in the Misc Vendor file about the payment.