# PaymentMethod on Payment Header

**URL:** <https://community.nextw.com/t/paymentmethod-on-payment-header/1957>\
**Category:** Financials\
**Created:** [April 13, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.nextw.com/t/paymentmethod-on-payment-header/1957 "2026-04-13T14:48:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![claire.minnaar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.nextw.com/claire.minnaar/32/199_2.png) [@claire.minnaar](https://community.nextw.com/u/claire.minnaar)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.nextw.com/t/paymentmethod-on-payment-header/1957/1 "2026-04-13T14:48:53Z")

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Has PaymentMethod always been a locked field on PaymentsHeader or is this a recent change?

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**Author:** ![courtney](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.nextw.com/courtney/32/278_2.png) [@courtney](https://community.nextw.com/u/courtney)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.nextw.com/t/paymentmethod-on-payment-header/1957/2 "2026-04-13T20:46:35Z")

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Yes, PaymentMethod has always been a locked field. This is one the main fields that is used to filter the invoices that are loaded into the details of payments.