I don't believe that it's a common expression. Having said that, it's certainly not a joke either. "Marry" can mean "join together" in a general sense, and it's quite conceivable that the system designers could use it in the sense of "matching" entries in the system. There's no pun.

I second Steve, and I think it's probably used as a synonym for "reconcile"

I agree, but I think "match" is the right synonym. "Reconcile" means something slightly different - here, the amounts definitely do not reconcile.

Anyone remember this?

I can't stand this indecision, married with a lack of vision
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (ca. 1980-something)

Wenn ich das richtig verstehe, geht es hier darum, Zahlungseingänge den entsprechenden vorangegangenen Rechnungen zuzuordnen. Weichen die Beträge voneinander ab (z.B. weil jemand nicht den vollen Rechnungsbetrag zahlt), gilt die Rechnung dennoch als beglichen, und ein neuer offener Posten wird generiert. => Übersetzung "zuordnen"

thanks,

In the same software environment, I also found the expression "pendientes de casar" (span. still to be married, noch zu verheiraten) for open accounts. Maybe one of our developers or translators loves that terms.

@ la d.....

just an aside:

... loves that (those) term(s)

.... loves this(these) term(s)

:-)

Have a nice weekend

Sorry for typo
Thanks for greetings
Have a nice weekend too

By the way, got 3 google hits:

http://www.google.de/search?q=%22marry+paymen...

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