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# How to set up and track rent collection methods

The **Rent collection method** report lets you quickly consult the collection method associated with each of your tenants.

You can thus check which tenants use an **automatic collection** method and which are set up with a **manual collection** method.

## Step 1 - Open the report

To consult the report, go to the **Reports** section of Plexflow, then select **Rent collection method**.

If needed, use the filters to select:

- the subaccount in question;
- a specific property;
- the collection method you want to consult;
- active rents or completed rents.

## Step 2 - Consult the tenants’ collection methods

Tenants are grouped by property and by unit.

The **Collection Method** column lets you quickly see whether the rent is associated with a collection that is:

- **automatic**;
- **manual**;
- or whether the tenant has been **invited to set up their electronic payment**.

## Step 3 - Quickly set up a collection method

It is also possible to quickly set up or change the collection method directly from this report.

In the **Collection Method** column, click the menu associated with the tenant in question, then select the desired method.

![Collection method menu](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/9/9/5/a/995a701e47028800/image_ho7lq6.png)

## Check the bank accounts associated with scheduled periods

It is also important to consult the **Previous rent with bank account** filter.

This option lets you check whether the scheduled rent periods do have the banking information coming from the active or previous period.

This follow-up is particularly useful during a lease renewal or the creation of a new rent period. It lets you quickly identify the periods for which the tenant’s bank account has not been associated correctly.

We recommend doing this check before the start of a new rent period in order to avoid a situation where an automatic collection cannot be carried out because of missing banking information.

![Previous rent with bank account filter](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/9/9/5/a/995a701e47028800/image_1xkbfjn.png)