There is a fundamental problem with bank reconciliation in v7 because it doesn't let you build a bank statement out of posted payments (just like what you expected). The mechanism had been designed differently (I'm not gonna go in the details here) but it is confusing to users and we have recognized that. This is why bank statement reconciliation as well as bank statement import (OFX, QBI,...) are part of the v8 roadmap as described on slide 17 here: http://bit.ly/15UuGHs.

At this point, the best way to use bank statement reconciliation in v7 is to pay invoices from the bank statement reconciliation screen and to therefore create small statements of 1 or a few transactions.

Hello, in the past i face the same problem and my hint to you is to find some good Accounting Patterns Tutorial and try to understand and apply step by step on your OpenERP system. Take a note that, before u do one reconciliation process we have the conciliation process as it is. For sure, if you do this kind of self training you will solve your doubts. It is just a hint! (y)

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May be this blog can be helpful.
acespritechblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/bank-reconciliation-in-openerp/

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Hi. I read about this problem of posted payments in v7 and apparently there are discussions (question 4377) and bugs (bug 115497 in launchpad) open on it.

Yet, I am now on v6.1 and I feel a little lost understanding which of the two interfaces I mentioned I should use and when. Is it the normal process to create a new statement using the "Periodical Processing > Statements > Statements Reconciliation" and import there all the already reconciled entries (payed invoices and other entries not resulting from invoices) and then open the same statement in the other interface "Bank and Cash > Bank Statements" and complete it? Are there other better ways?

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