When Vendor credits auto-apply, which vendor bills are they applied to?

In NetSuite, clicking Auto Apply on the Apply sub-tab of a Vendor Credit causes NetSuite to allocate the credit beginning with the oldest open vendor bills (by transaction date) and continues chronologically until the credit amount is exhausted. No other prioritization—such as balance size or newest bill—is used.

A. Matching balance is not considered; date order rules.
C. Newest bills are processed last, not first.
D. Balance size is irrelevant; age of bill controls application sequence.

1. NetSuite Help Center

“Vendor Credit > Apply Sub-tab

” 2023.2 documentation

paragraph “Auto Apply”: “Click Auto Apply to automatically apply the credit to the oldest outstanding vendor bills first.”

2. NetSuite SuiteAnswers Article 9963

“How Auto Apply Works for Vendor Credits

” rev. 2022-11-15: “The system allocates the credit starting with the oldest vendor bill(s) and proceeds by date until the credit is fully applied.”