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What «Post anyway (force)» does on Amazon settlements in Odoo

The Post anyway (force) button tries to post an Amazon settlement that is not reconciled and, according to its confirmation, absorbs the difference into the clearing account; it shows while the settlement is neither posted nor reconciled, asks for confirmation, and the posting can stop with several messages.

FlexigoTech · Editor in charge: Víctor Gómez · Updated 5 November 2026

Key facts

Module: Amazon
Versions: Odoo 17, 18, 19 and 20
Checked: in the connector's source code, version 20.0 · against the sources linked at the end
Reading time: 5 min

A case: a settlement that does not reconcile

Example Illustrative case: the company and its figures are made up to explain the flow.

Javier runs the administration of «Cerámicas del Norte», an invented shop that sells on Amazon. He goes to Amazon › Finances › Settlements (payouts & fees) and opens a settlement that is neither posted nor reconciled. That is why he sees the Post anyway (force) button.

He clicks it and Odoo asks: This settlement does not balance. Post anyway and absorb the difference into the clearing account?. Javier thinks twice before accepting: the button's code says it should only be used when you knowingly accept the variance.

He accepts, and the module stops him with a message: posting Amazon settlements to accounting is disabled on the Amazon account. He enables it in that account's configuration, as the message says, and clicks again. This time the message asks him to configure items that are missing on the account. He configures them and clicks once more. Once those checks are passed, what the button aims to do, according to the confirmation text, is absorb the difference into the clearing account; even so, the posting can still stop with the imbalance or «Nothing to post» messages you will see in the table.

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When the button appears

The button is on the settlement form, in the Settlements screen, which opens from Amazon › Finances › Settlements (payouts & fees). Every part of that menu path asks for the Viewer permission: without it, you do not see that part. The button exists in Odoo 17, 18, 19 and 20.

The view condition is the same in all four versions: the button is hidden when the State shows that the settlement is already posted, or when Reconciled is ticked. Put the other way round, it shows while the settlement is neither posted nor reconciled.

Seeing the menu is not the same as being able to post: as you will see below, posting also asks for Accounting access.

Code-built diagram of the Amazon, Finances, Settlements menu and the Post anyway (force) button, with two messages that can stop it — Diagram built with code from the module's published code, not an Odoo screenshot: the menu, the button (Odoo 17, 18, 19 and 20) and, to one side, the messages about Odoo Accounting and about Accounting access. The labels in the diagram are in English, as in the code.

What it does when you click it

Once you confirm, the button goes through the settlements it acts on and, for each one, runs the posting flagged as forced. The button's own code describes it like this: post even when the settlement does not balance, absorbing the residual into the clearing account.

In that posting, these are the first checks, in this order, and each one stops the action if it fails:

That Odoo Accounting is available.
That you have Accounting access. Automated superuser contexts pass this check; an Amazon user without Accounting does not.
That posting settlements is enabled in the Amazon account configuration. The message itself says it is off by default for safety.
That the settlement does not already have an entry.
That the Amazon account has the Settlement journal, the Amazon clearing account, the Amazon fees account and the Settlement deposit/bank account configured.
That the Amazon clearing account allows reconciliation.

The posting can also stop with the imbalance message and with the «Nothing to post» message, both in the table below. If it stops at any of them, the action is halted.

The messages that can stop it

These are messages the button can give, with what to do in each case.

Message	When it appears	What to do
`Odoo Accounting is required to post settlements.`	Odoo Accounting is not available.	Make Odoo Accounting available in your database.
`You need Accounting access to post Amazon settlements to the books. Ask an accountant to post this settlement.`	Your user does not have Accounting access.	Have an accountant post it, as the message asks.
`Posting Amazon settlements to accounting is disabled. Enable it on the Amazon account configuration first (it is OFF by default for safety).`	The settlement's Amazon account has posting switched off.	Enable it in that account's configuration.
`This settlement is already posted (entry …).`	The settlement already has an entry.	Look at the entry the message names.
`Configure these on the Amazon account before posting: …`	One of the items in the fifth check is missing; the message lists them.	Configure on the Amazon account what the message lists.
`The Amazon clearing account "…" must allow reconciliation. Tick "Allow Reconciliation" on that account so invoices and settlements net against each other.`	The Amazon clearing account does not allow reconciliation.	Tick `Allow Reconciliation` on that account.
`Settlement … does not balance: … … is left over after mapping every line (sales, fees, tax, refunds) against the deposit. A line probably did not import or is miscategorized. Review it, or use "Post anyway (force)" to absorb the difference into the clearing account.`	It is another of the messages this button can stop with; it gives the amount left over after mapping the lines against the deposit.	Review the settlement lines, as the message itself suggests.
`Nothing to post for settlement ….`	According to the message, there is nothing to post for that settlement.	Review the settlement the message names.

What the label looks like in each language

The label changes with your Odoo language. With Odoo in English it is Post anyway (force), and that is what you will see on screen.

Code-built diagram with the button label in Spanish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese — Diagram built with code from the module's published translations, not an Odoo screenshot: the same button label in five languages, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese.

What to take from the case

It is the exception, not the routine. The button is for posting knowing that the settlement is not reconciled. The imbalance message reminds you that a line probably did not import or is miscategorized, and recommends reviewing it.
Viewer is not enough. The menu permission takes you to the settlement; posting needs Accounting access.
Prepare the account first. Enabling posting, filling in the journal and the accounts the message asks for, and allowing reconciliation on the clearing account are some of the conditions the module checks before it posts.

How FlexigoTech can help

FlexigoTech implements Odoo 17, 18, 19 and 20 and builds connectors and custom integrations; if your Amazon accounting needs a specific adjustment, we can look at it with you. The module needs the FlexigoTech Cloud subscription (Connector plan: €49/month or €490/year excluding VAT). You can find the Odoo Apps listing and the module page.

Keep reading

Checked in the connector's source code (version 20.0) and the linked sources

Sources

Module source code: flexigobe_amazon_seller_connector 20.0 (8576afa5): views/amazon_spapi_settlement_views.xml
Module source code: flexigobe_amazon_seller_connector 20.0 (8576afa5): models/amazon_spapi_settlement.py
apps.odoo.com/apps/modules/20.0/flexigobe_amazon_seller_connector
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