Create an invoice using a template
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Click
Load Template at the top of the
Invoice List page.
The Load Template: Select Template page lists the available templates.
Tip To create a new template, see Create a template. -
Select a <template> and click
Next.
A new invoice appears on the Quick Edit page.
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Edit the header information for the invoice and click
Save.
The fields on the Quick Edit page vary depending on your system, but will include:
- Invoice Number
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The unique invoice number. The system may generate a default value.
If a supplier assigned an invoice number, and your system is configured to allow you to modify invoice numbers, enter the invoice number assigned by the supplier in place of the default value.
- Invoice Amount
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The total cost for this invoice.
- Invoice Date
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The date on which the invoice was issued.
- Terms
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The terms for payment of the charges on this invoice.
- Pay Alone
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Optional. Specifies that only one check should be issued for this invoice. Otherwise, this invoice may be paid in a batch with other invoices for this supplier.
- Payment Method
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The method used to pay the invoice.
- Pay Group
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Optional. The group with which this invoice is associated. In most cases the pay group determines when and how the invoice is paid.
- Currency
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The currency for the charges on the invoice.
- Payment Currency
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The currency used to pay the invoice.
- Auto Calculate Tax
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Optional. Auto Calculate Tax specifies that Oracle automatically calculates the tax amount for this invoice.
- Descriptive Flex Fields
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Optional. These are custom fields for information specific to your organization.
- Approver
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The name of the Accounts Payable user who will verify that this invoice is payable after it is submitted.
- Description
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An optional description that will appear in the header for this invoice. Although Description always appears, this field can be left blank.
- Prorate Lines
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Select Prorate Lines to automatically prorate the invoice amount across lines, with the same distribution as the original template.
- The invoice is ready to submit. See Submit invoices.