topnotch_website/database/migrations/018_create_payments_table.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

return new class extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     */
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('payments', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();

            $table->foreignId('customer_id')->constrained();
            $table->text('check_number')->nullable();
            $table->date('date')->default(today());
            $table->decimal('amount', 8, 2);
            $table->decimal('unapplied_amount', 8, 2)->nullable();
            $table->text('notes')->nullable();

            $table->softDeletes();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     */
    public function down(): void
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('payments');
    }
};