If businesses feel the accounts payable transactions are becoming too much to be done by hand, they should inquire into accounting software that can take much of the work load off of them.
Businesses that currently use accounting software to perform accounts payable transactions should make sure to have a back up and recovery system in place to protect all the information relative to their accounting process.
Individuals should either use their check book ledger or accounting software program to keep track to there accounts payable. This will allow them to have a good grasp on there current situation and avoid errors.