@@ -4,78 +4,80 @@ Invoice based on delivered or ordered quantities
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55Different business policies might require different options for invoicing:
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7- - The ** Invoice what is ordered ** rule is used as ** default mode ** in Odoo Sales, which means that
8- customers will be invoiced once the sales order is confirmed.
7+ - The *Invoice what is ordered * rule is used as the default mode in Odoo * Sales * , which means
8+ customers are invoiced once the sales order is confirmed.
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10- - The ** Invoice what is delivered ** rule will invoice customers once the delivery is done. This rule
11- concerns businesses that sell materials, liquids or food in large quantities. In these cases, the
12- quantity might diverge a little bit and it is, therefore, preferable to invoice the quantity
13- actually delivered.
10+ - The *Invoice what is delivered * rule invoices customers once the delivery is done. This rule
11+ is often used for businesses that sell materials, liquids, or food in large quantities. In these
12+ cases, the ordered quantity may differ from the delivered quantity, making it preferable to
13+ invoice the quantity actually delivered.
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15- Being able to have different invoicing options allow you more flexibility. Indeed, you need to know
16- exactly how to invoice your customers for different situations.
15+ Being able to have different invoicing options provides more flexibility.
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18- Activate these features
19- =======================
17+ Invoicing policy features
18+ =========================
2019
21- Go to :menuselection: `Sales --> Configuration --> Settings ` and under **Invoicing policy ** choose
22- the rule you want to apply.
20+ To activate the necessary invoicing policy features, go to :menuselection: `Sales app -->
21+ Configuration --> Settings `, and under the :guilabel: `Invoicing ` heading, select an
22+ :guilabel: `Invoicing Policy ` rule: :guilabel: `Invoice what is ordered ` or
23+ :guilabel: `Invoice what is delivered `.
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24- .. image :: invoicing_policy/invoicing_policy_1 .png
25+ .. image :: invoicing_policy/invoicing-policy-setting .png
2526 :align: center
26- :class: img-thumbnail
27- :alt: How to choose your invoicing policy on Odoo Sales?
27+ :alt: How to choose your invoicing policy on Odoo Sales.
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2929.. important ::
30- If you decide to choose the ** Invoice what is delivered ** rule, you will not be able to
31- activate the feature called ** Automatic invoice ** , which automatically generates invoices when
32- the online payment is confirmed.
30+ If the :guilabel: ` Invoice what is delivered ` rule is chosen, it is ** not ** possible to activate
31+ the :guilabel: ` Automatic invoice ` feature , which automatically generates invoices when an online
32+ payment is confirmed.
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34- Choose an invoicing policy on a product form
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34+ Invoicing policy on product form
35+ ================================
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37- From any product page, under the **Sales tab **, you will find the invoicing policy, which can be
38- manually changed.
37+ On any product page (:menuselection: `Sales app --> Products --> Products --> Choose any desired
38+ product), the invoicing policy option is located under the :guilabel:`General Information ` tab,
39+ where it can be changed manually.
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40- .. image :: invoicing_policy/invoicing_policy_5 .png
41+ .. image :: invoicing_policy/invoicing-policy-general-info-tab .png
4142 :align: center
42- :class: img-thumbnail
43- :alt: How to change your invoicing policy on a product form on Odoo Sales?
43+ :alt: How to change your invoicing policy on a product form on Odoo Sales.
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4545Impact on sales flow
4646====================
4747
48- On Odoo Sales, the basic sales flow will be to create a quotation, send it to your customer,
49- wait for confirmation, confirm the sales order and create an invoice.
48+ In Odoo *Sales *, the basic sales flow starts with the creation of a quotation. Then, that quotation
49+ is sent a customer. Next, it needs to be confirmed, which turns the quotation into a sales order.
50+ This, in turn, creates an invoice.
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51- - **Invoice what is ordered **: No impact on this basic sales flow. Indeed, you can invoice as soon
52- as the sale is confirmed.
52+ The following is a breakdown of how invoicing policy rules impact the aforementioned sales flow:
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54- - **Invoice what is delivered **: Small impact on sales flow because you will have to manually
55- enter the delivered quantity on the sales order or to install the **Inventory App ** to confirm the
56- delivered quantity before creating an invoice, with the **Sales App **. Indeed, if you try to
57- create an invoice without validating the delivered quantity, you will receive an error message as
58- below.
54+ - :guilabel: `Invoice what is ordered `: No impact on the basic sales flow. An invoice is created as
55+ soon as a sale is confirmed.
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60- .. image :: invoicing_policy/invoicing_policy_3.png
61- :class: img-thumbnail
62- :alt: How the choice of your invoicing policy impacts your sales flow on Odoo Sales?
57+ - :guilabel: `Invoice what is delivered `: Minor impact on sales flow, because the delivered quantity
58+ needs to be manually entered on the sales order. Or, the *Inventory * app can be installed and used
59+ to confirm the delivered quantity before creating an invoice with the *Sales * app. If a user
60+ attempts to create an invoice without validating the delivered quantity, the following error
61+ message appears.
62+
63+ .. image :: invoicing_policy/invoicing-policy-error-message.png
64+ :align: center
65+ :alt: How the choice of your invoicing policy impacts your sales flow on Odoo Sales.
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6467.. note ::
65- Once the quotation is confirmed and that the status went from ** Quotation sent ** to
66- ** Sales order **, you are able to see your delivered and invoiced quantities directly from your
67- sales order (it is true for both rules) .
68+ Once a quotation is confirmed, and the status changes from :guilabel: ` Quotation sent ` to
69+ :guilabel: ` Sales order `, the delivered and invoiced quantities are available to view, directly
70+ from the sales order. This is true for both invoicing policy rule options .
6871
69- .. image :: invoicing_policy/invoicing_policy_4 .png
72+ .. image :: invoicing_policy/invoicing-policy-order-lines .png
7073 :align: center
71- :class: img-thumbnail
72- :alt: How to see your delivered and invoiced quantities on Odoo Sales?
74+ :alt: How to see your delivered and invoiced quantities on Odoo Sales.
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74- Odoo will automatically add the quantities to the invoice ( even if it is a partial delivery) .
76+ Odoo automatically adds the quantities to the invoice, even if it's a partial delivery.
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76- Finally, to create an invoice, you will have different possibilities: regular invoice or down
77- payment (percentage or fixed amount).
78+ Finally, there are two different options to create an invoice: * Regular invoice* or * Down payment
79+ (percentage or fixed amount) * .
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7981.. important ::
80- Be sure to check out our documentation about down payment here: :doc: ` down_payment `, to master
81- this incredible feature .
82+ Be sure to check out the documentation explaining down payment options to learn more:
83+ :doc: ` /applications/sales/sales/invoicing/down_payment ` to learn more .
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