Accounts Payable

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Each month I have a vendor payment reconciling in Accounts Payable.  The invoice is dated for the 1st of each month, but the payment is the last day of the previous month.  I have tried applying a prepayment to an AP Invoice, but when I look up the Prepaid Invoice, sage says I have to pick an invoice with a zero balance.  This make no sense, since the invoice has a dollar amount.  Any suggestions?