> ## Documentation Index
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# Batches

> Group invoices into payment batches in UMS, generate ABA payment files for your bank, and monitor batch totals, status, and invoice quality.

Invoice Batches helps you manage invoice payment workflows — grouping invoices for payment, generating payment files, and monitoring invoice quality.

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## Payment groups

Configure and manage invoice payment groups. Payment groups let you batch invoices together for bulk payment processing.

* **Total Groups** — Number of payment groups created
* **Active Groups** — Currently active payment groups
* **View Groups** — See all payment groups
* **New Group** — Create a new payment group

## Payment files

View and manage generated payment files for submission to your finance system or bank.

* **Total Files** — Number of payment files generated
* **Pending Approval** — Files awaiting approval before processing
* **Approved** — Files that have been approved
* **View Files** — Browse all payment files

## Invoice quality

Monitor invoice gaps, duplicates, and completeness issues across your portfolio.

* **Open Dashboard** — View the full invoice quality dashboard
* **View Gaps** — See all detected invoice gaps

## Quick actions

Shortcut buttons at the bottom of the page:

| Action                    | Description                                 |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| **Create Payment Group**  | Start a new payment group                   |
| **Generate Payment File** | Create a payment file from grouped invoices |
| **Pending Approvals**     | View invoices awaiting approval             |
| **View All Invoices**     | Navigate to the full invoices list          |