diff --git a/account_spread_cost_revenue/models/account_spread.py b/account_spread_cost_revenue/models/account_spread.py
index 53208d9cd..0a0978fe3 100644
--- a/account_spread_cost_revenue/models/account_spread.py
+++ b/account_spread_cost_revenue/models/account_spread.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class AccountSpread(models.Model):
     analytic_tag_ids = fields.Many2many(
         'account.analytic.tag',
         string='Analytic Tags')
-    move_line_auto_post = fields.Boolean('Auto-post lines')
+    move_line_auto_post = fields.Boolean('Auto-post lines', default=True)
 
     @api.model
     def default_get(self, fields):
diff --git a/account_spread_cost_revenue/models/account_spread_template.py b/account_spread_cost_revenue/models/account_spread_template.py
index 0acf58b37..530e6367c 100644
--- a/account_spread_cost_revenue/models/account_spread_template.py
+++ b/account_spread_cost_revenue/models/account_spread_template.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class AccountSpreadTemplate(models.Model):
         required=True)
     spread_account_id = fields.Many2one(
         'account.account',
-        string='Spread Account',
+        string='Spread Balance Sheet Account',
         required=True)
 
     @api.model
diff --git a/account_spread_cost_revenue/readme/USAGE.rst b/account_spread_cost_revenue/readme/USAGE.rst
index ce0e14a4a..01b541624 100644
--- a/account_spread_cost_revenue/readme/USAGE.rst
+++ b/account_spread_cost_revenue/readme/USAGE.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Define Spread Costs/Revenues Board
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 Under Invoicing -> Adviser -> Accounting Entries -> Spread Costs/Revenues, create a new spread board.
 
 Complete the definition of the spreading criteria, by setting the the fields:
@@ -23,8 +26,14 @@ A cron job will automatically create the accounting moves for all the lines havi
 .. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OCA/account-financial-tools/11.0/account_spread_cost_revenue/static/description/update_spread.png
    :alt: The spreading board is updated by the cron job
 
-By default, the status of the created accounting moves is unposted, so you should post them manually one by one.
-To allow the automatic posting of the accounting moves, set the flag *Auto-post lines* to True.
+By default, the status of the created accounting moves is posted.
+To disable the automatic posting of the accounting moves, set the flag *Auto-post lines* to False.
+
+Click on button *Recalculate entire spread* button in the spread board to force the recalculation of the spread lines:
+this will also reset all the journal entries previously created.
+
+Link Invoice to Spread Costs/Revenues Board
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Create an invoice or vendor bill in draft. On its lines, the spreading right-arrow icon are displayed in dark-grey color.
 
@@ -52,5 +61,14 @@ on the smart button *Reconciled entries*: the moves of the spread lines are reco
 In case the Subtotal Price of the invoice line is different than the *Estimated Amount* of the spread board, the spread
 lines (not yet posted) will be recalculated when validating the invoice/bill.
 
-Click on button *Recalculate entire spread* button in the spread board to force the recalculation of the spread lines:
-this will also reset all the journal entries previously created.
+Define Spread Costs/Revenues Template
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Under Invoicing -> Configuration -> Accounting -> Spread Templates, create a new spread template.
+
+* *Spread Type*
+* *Spread Balance Sheet Account*
+* *Journal*
+
+When creating a new Spread Costs/Revenues Board, select the right template.
+This way the above fields will be copied to the Spread Board.
diff --git a/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_account_invoice_spread.py b/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_account_invoice_spread.py
index 15230f6e9..c4a1584e5 100644
--- a/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_account_invoice_spread.py
+++ b/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_account_invoice_spread.py
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ class TestAccountInvoiceSpread(AccountingTestCase):
             'period_type': 'month',
             'spread_date': '2017-01-07',
             'invoice_line_id': self.invoice_line.id,
+            'move_line_auto_post': False,
         })
 
         spread_lines = self.spread.line_ids
@@ -519,6 +520,7 @@ class TestAccountInvoiceSpread(AccountingTestCase):
             'period_type': 'month',
             'spread_date': '2017-01-07',
             'invoice_line_id': self.invoice_line.id,
+            'move_line_auto_post': False,
         })
 
         spread_lines = self.spread.line_ids
@@ -579,6 +581,7 @@ class TestAccountInvoiceSpread(AccountingTestCase):
             'period_type': 'month',
             'spread_date': '2017-01-07',
             'invoice_line_id': self.invoice_line_2.id,
+            'move_line_auto_post': False,
         })
 
         spread_lines = self.spread2.line_ids
diff --git a/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_account_spread_cost_revenue.py b/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_account_spread_cost_revenue.py
index 7c77ef672..bdd641f8b 100644
--- a/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_account_spread_cost_revenue.py
+++ b/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_account_spread_cost_revenue.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class TestAccountSpreadCostRevenue(AccountingTestCase):
         self.assertFalse(spread.invoice_id)
         self.assertFalse(spread.account_analytic_id)
         self.assertFalse(spread.analytic_tag_ids)
-        self.assertFalse(spread.move_line_auto_post)
+        self.assertTrue(spread.move_line_auto_post)
         self.assertEqual(spread.name, 'test')
         self.assertEqual(spread.invoice_type, 'out_invoice')
         self.assertEqual(spread.company_id, my_company)
diff --git a/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_compute_spread_board.py b/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_compute_spread_board.py
index 7b1e4e33e..c3d1ff2c1 100644
--- a/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_compute_spread_board.py
+++ b/account_spread_cost_revenue/tests/test_compute_spread_board.py
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ class TestComputeSpreadBoard(AccountingTestCase):
         self.spread.write({
             'period_number': 12,
             'period_type': 'month',
-            'spread_date': '2017-01-31'
+            'spread_date': '2017-01-31',
+            'move_line_auto_post': False
         })
 
         self.spread.compute_spread_board()
@@ -295,7 +296,8 @@ class TestComputeSpreadBoard(AccountingTestCase):
         # spread date set
         self.spread.write({
             'period_number': 3,
-            'period_type': 'quarter'
+            'period_type': 'quarter',
+            'move_line_auto_post': False
         })
 
         self.spread.compute_spread_board()
@@ -410,6 +412,7 @@ class TestComputeSpreadBoard(AccountingTestCase):
             self.assertTrue(line.move_id)
 
     def test_11_create_move_sale_invoice(self):
+        self.spread2.move_line_auto_post = False
         self.spread2.compute_spread_board()
         for line in self.spread2.line_ids:
             self.assertFalse(line.move_id)
diff --git a/account_spread_cost_revenue/wizards/account_spread_invoice_line_link_wizard.py b/account_spread_cost_revenue/wizards/account_spread_invoice_line_link_wizard.py
index 63a831c69..fc96fd7da 100644
--- a/account_spread_cost_revenue/wizards/account_spread_invoice_line_link_wizard.py
+++ b/account_spread_cost_revenue/wizards/account_spread_invoice_line_link_wizard.py
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ class AccountSpreadInvoiceLineLinkWizard(models.TransientModel):
             else:
                 debit_account = self.invoice_line_id.account_id
 
+            analytic_account = self.invoice_line_id.account_analytic_id
+            analytic_tags = self.invoice_line_id.analytic_tag_ids
+            date_invoice = self.invoice_id.date_invoice or fields.Date.today()
+
             return {
                 'name': _('New Spread Board'),
                 'view_type': 'form',
@@ -133,20 +137,37 @@ class AccountSpreadInvoiceLineLinkWizard(models.TransientModel):
                     'default_debit_account_id': debit_account.id,
                     'default_credit_account_id': credit_account.id,
                     'default_journal_id': self.spread_journal_id.id,
+                    'default_account_analytic_id': analytic_account.id,
+                    'default_analytic_tag_ids': analytic_tags.ids,
+                    'default_spread_date': date_invoice,
                 },
             }
         elif self.spread_action_type == 'template':
             if not self.invoice_line_id.spread_id:
                 account = self.invoice_line_id.account_id
                 spread_vals = self.template_id._prepare_spread_from_template()
-                spread_vals['debit_account_id'] = account.id
+
+                date_invoice = self.invoice_id.date_invoice or fields.Date.today()
+                spread_vals['spread_date'] = date_invoice
+
+                spread_vals['name'] = ('%s %s') % (
+                    spread_vals['name'],
+                    self.invoice_line_id.name
+                )
 
                 if spread_vals['invoice_type'] == 'out_invoice':
                     spread_vals['credit_account_id'] = account.id
                 else:
                     spread_vals['debit_account_id'] = account.id
 
+                analytic_account = self.invoice_line_id.account_analytic_id
+                spread_vals['account_analytic_id'] = analytic_account.id
+
                 spread = self.env['account.spread'].create(spread_vals)
+
+                analytic_tags = self.invoice_line_id.analytic_tag_ids
+                spread.analytic_tag_ids = analytic_tags
+
                 self.invoice_line_id.spread_id = spread
             return {
                 'name': _('Spread Details'),