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Convert Service Invoices from SO – Services

How to create Service Invoices from SO – Services? A frequent question asked in ERP implementation. Please follow this process as its very simple one.

In ACTouch ERP, we can create an Invoice with One Sales Order or having Multiple Sales Orders. This creates Invoice from Sales Order and it checks against the Sales Order Services Amount and how much is pending to Invoice again. Invoice details are derived from customer data and from SO – Services that you are converting.

Here you can make 2 types of Invoices based on the Sales Orders.

  1. Sales Order – Inventory to Invoice – Inventory
  2. Sales Order – Services to Invoice – Services

Please make sure, you completed the Sales Settings

When you create an Invoice, following changes happens.

As per the statutory rules, Invoice is a Financial document thats considered for the Confirmation of Sales, Taxes to Collect and customer is liable to PAY the money. It also acts like Stocks or Services is Received by a CUSTOMER and he is agreed to pay the money as per this Invoice.

When you convert service Invoices, the below activities happens and these are very important to understand.

  1. It creates a Liability towards the Customer to PAY MONEY.
  2. It creates an Entry towards TAXes and how much TAX to collect from customer and pay Govt.
  3. It updates the company Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Data automatically.
  4. It updates the Sales Order status as “CLOSED” (if we Invoiced all items) and update the remaining quantity to receive in Sales Order.

Convert Service Invoices from Sales Order Dashboard

Dashboard helps you to choose a CUSTOMER for whom you want to despatch the materials

Step 1- Select the customer and the OPEN Sales Orders will appear on the SCREEN.

Step 2 – Select the Sales Order and it opens the INVOICE screen.

Convert Service Invoices – Here the SO – Services data is shown and the data is pre-populated.

Field details are here

Field IDField NameMandatory?Field Description and how it helps?
Site IDBranch NameNoIf you are using Multiple Branches feature then this FIELD appears. Multi Branch / Sites is a feature that can help to make separate document for each SITE / Branches.
Invoice NumberInvoice NoYesThis is the Invoice number, a unique number to recognize the document. This is either auto generatedManually you can create.
Credit termsCredit PeriodNoSelect the Credit terms from the Dropdown.
INVOICE DateINVOICE creation DateYesEffective Date of transaction
INVOICE CurrencyCurrency of DocumentYesIt is the currency used for INVOICE Document / for Transaction. This is also called “Document Currency”.
Due DatePayment due dateYesThis is the date by which the payment has to be made.  
SO NumberSales Order NumberYesHere we are converting a confirmed ORDER into an Invoice. So we need the SO Reference.
SO dateDate of Sales OrderYesThis is the date of the Sales Order.
Customer IDCustomer IDYesIt is a unique identification number given to each Customer in ACTouch ERP
Customer NameCustomer / Party NameYesCustomer Name / Business name.
Bill ToShipping AddressYesThis is the address of the customer where the particular product has to be delivered to.
Purchase Order referencePurchase/sales order numberNoThis is Customer’s Order Number (for reference)
Purchase Order AmountPurchase order amountNoThis is the total amount of the Customer Order (for reference)  
Purchase Order DatePurchase order dateNoThis is the Customer Order Date (for reference)

If Consignee = Yes, then we see the below records

Consignee Details.

Field IDField NameMandatory?Field Description and how it helps?
ConsigneeConsigneeBy Default = NOThis is the Recipient of the Goods that are shipped. It tells whether we have a Consignee or not?
Consignee IdConsignee IDYesThis is mandatory, if you enable “Consignee = Yes” This is the identification number given to a consignee.
Consignee NameName of the ConsigneeYesConsignee Name / Business Name.
Consignee StateConsignee StateYesConsignee State and its important for Indian GST purpose.
Consignee Shipping AddressShipping address of ConsigneeYesAddress of the shipment receiver (Consignee).
Calculate Tax based on ConsigneeTax on ConsigneeBy Default = NOThis tells whether to apply the tax on the Consignee or not.

Convert Service Invoice – Services Line details are entered here.

Here you enter the Services description and connect it to a “Category” for which the services is booked into. A typical services provided is like “Training”, “Consultancy” etc.

Field IDField NameMandatory?Field Description and how it helps?
Service DescriptionService DescriptionYesIt is the description about the Services that’s delivered.
Service CategoryAccounts to which service is bookedYesThis is picked from Accounts master. When you select an Account, we book the service revenue to this account.
Service PriceService PriceYesIt is the Unit price of the Service.
DiscountDiscount on LINE levelNoApply the line level DISCOUNT for the Customer, if any.
Tax incl.Inclusive of TaxDefault = NoTax include – Yes or No. This feature is used for the MRP types of Products where the TAX is ADDED with UNIT price. So we should show the Basic Product Amount + Taxes Separately.
Tax amountTax AmountNoPlease select the TAX CODES that are RIGHT for the PRODUCT. If you have setup these data in Product Master, then ERP will pick from there directly.
TotalTotal AmountYesThis is the Total amount of the line item excluding TAX AMOUNT
SAC CodeHSN CodesNoHSN Codes for the Product that are provided by Government.
Delivery Challan IDDelivery Challan NONoThis is the document from Customer document as reference.
Terms And ConditionsBusiness Terms And conditionsNoIt’s the General Terms and Conditions for the Delivery etc. If you can also make templates and use it.
MemoAdditional informationNoYou can add more Information about the Sales Order.  
Payment termsPayment termsNoThese give us the details about payment terms between the two Parties that they have agreed on. You can define multiple “Payment Terms” in Master and use them.
Payment Terms DescriptionPayment TermsNoThis is description of Payment terms.
Sub TotalTotal priceYesSubtotal of the Order.
GROSS / Cash DiscountDiscount on the total PaymentNoIt’s the Overall discount on the Order. Two types Cash Discount – You can give the Discount in “Amount” only.Trade Discount  – You can give either in “%age“ or in “AMOUNT”
Total before taxAmount before taxYesIt’s the Total amount without Tax amount
Total taxTax amountYesIt’s the total Tax on the line items.
Round offRounded off amountNoEnter the Amount, if you want to change it. Its small amount that can be added or removed from the TOTAL AMOUNT to round-off.
  TotalTotal Amount of the Order  YesThis is the total Order amount after rounding off.

When you convert from Sales Order to Invoices, it helps to control the amount that you entered to receive and it does check against the original Order and will not allow to exceed it.

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