About the Invoice Details Page
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An Invoice's Details Page is exactly like the page Syncro displays when you Create an Invoice.
This document provides more information about the information sections at the top, and the Invoice-specific actions bar.
Invoice Information
At the top are two collapsible/expandable information sections: Bill to Customer and Invoice Details. In both sections, you can use the caret in the upper-right corner to display more or less information:
Bill to Customer Section
Expanded by default, this section displays information about the customer associated with the invoice: Business Name, Name, Email, Invoice Email, Address, and Get SMS (true/false).
Tips:
- Click into the Invoice Email field to inline edit it.
- Some fields are hyperlinked, which you may find useful.
Third-Party Billing
By default, Syncro creates the invoice for a customer listed on a ticket.
However, there are times when a ticket is being worked on for one customer, but another customer is going to pay the bill. This is where third party billing comes into play.
To change the customer being billed on an invoice, follow these steps:
- Click Change Customer in the upper-right of the Bill To Customer section. Syncro displays the Attach Transaction to a Different Customer pop-up window:
- Start typing the customer's name, then select from the results that display.
- Click Change Customer to save the change and close the pop-up window.
If the invoice was linked to a ticket, Syncro adds a new section called Ticket Customer (Job) to the invoice. This is so you can see both the original customer (associated with the ticket) as well as the new customer to be billed all in one place:
Note: If you change the customer on an invoice that isn't linked to a ticket, Syncro only updates the Bill to Customer fields.
If you want to revert back to the original billing customer for an Invoice, just repeat the steps above.
Invoice Details Section
This section provides several details about the invoice; most of them can be edited in-line by clicking into the cell and providing the new information:
Some fields to note:
- Invoice Name: Click the dash to give this invoice a descriptive name, which displays in the Invoices table. Enable Invoice Name under Admin > Customers - Preferences. Adding a name also allows you to use the {{invoice_name}} tag to display the name on your invoice PDFs.
While specified for the Customer, you may want to select a different:
- Invoice Template: You'll find Templates for Invoices under Admin > Invoices - Templates. The Invoice Template is also displayed as a column in the Invoices table.
- Payment Term: While set for the Customer, you may want to select a different one. See also: Customer Fields Reference.
- Tax Rate: While set for the Customer, you may want to select a different one. See also: Customer Fields Reference and Configure Tax Rates.
Invoice Actions Bar
The Invoice actions bar in the upper right of an invoice provides several choices, depending on whether the Invoice is paid or unpaid:
- Take Payment: (Displays only if the invoice is unpaid.) Click to record a payment for this invoice. See Manage Invoice Payments for more information.
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Edit: Click to display the edit page for this invoice, which allows you to make modifications, including an update to the Related Ticket:
Click Update Invoice to save your changes. - Actions: Available choices in this button menu change based on the status of the invoice:
Choice | Description | Paid | Unpaid |
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Quick Payment | Select to quickly mark the invoice as paid without choosing a payment method. See Manage Invoice Payments for more information. | √ | |
Ad-hoc Email | Select to send a custom message along with the Invoice, with or without an attached Invoice PDF. (This option is only available when the “Receive Billing Emails” box is NOT checked in the Customer's record.) | √ | √ |
Refund | Select to begin a partial or full refund of the invoice. See Refunding for more information. | √ | |
Select to send an optional custom invoice message to the customer's email and/or invoice or payment receipt PDFs. | √ | ||
Snail Mail |
Select to mail a physical copy of the invoice if you have purchased "stamp" credits for your account. New accounts are eligible to buy stamp credits 30 days after purchasing Syncro.
Note: Displays only if you have active snail mail credits or if you've used them previously. |
√ | √ |
Add Attachment | Select to upload a file that will be attached to this invoice. | √ | √ |
Make Recurring | Select to create a recurring schedule for this invoice. See Create a Recurring Invoice for more information. | √ | √ |
Clone | Select to create a duplicate of this invoice, which you can associate with a new customer or the original customer. | √ | √ |
Delete | Select to delete the invoice. | √ | |
Re-Sync to QuickBooks | Note: Displays only if a QuickBooks integration (Online or Desktop) is configured. | √ | √ |
- PDFs: Select to view, download, and/or print a PDF version of the Invoice or Packing Slip.