Money and paperwork

Creating an invoice

An invoice is made per customer, not per piece. You first collect everything that customer is taking into a basket, then turn it into one invoice.

  1. Collect the pieces in the basket

    A customer rarely buys one thing. The basket lets you gather it all before creating anything.

    While scanning: click 🧾 Add to invoice. Or from your stock: tick the rows and choose 🛠️ Actions → under Other → 🧾 Add the selected rows to the invoice.

    Step 1 — Collect the pieces in the basket
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  2. Watch the counter

    The number in brackets says how many pieces are in your basket. If it shows zero, nothing has been added yet and the button does nothing.

    At the top of the sales screen look at 🧾 Create invoice with the number beside it, and click it.

    Step 2 — Watch the counter
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  3. Check the list

    This is your last chance to see whether anything is missing or one too many, because after this it becomes a real document.

    Read through the list under These items will be added to the invoice.

    Step 3 — Check the list
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  4. Fill in the customer

    The name goes on the invoice. The email address is optional, but without one the invoice cannot go out to the customer.

    Fill in Customer name, and optionally Customer email (optional).

    Step 4 — Fill in the customer
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  5. Choose where the invoice goes

    If you work with Odoo, the app creates a draft invoice there directly — nothing to retype. With another package you get a CSV file that almost any accounting program can read.

    Under Accounting software, choose between Odoo (directly) and Other program (download a CSV file).

    Step 5 — Choose where the invoice goes
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  6. Tick the box to mark everything sold at once

    Otherwise you have to edit every piece separately afterwards — and that is exactly when one gets left behind in your public catalogue.

    Tick Immediately mark these items as sold and click Create invoice.

    Step 6 — Tick the box to mark everything sold at once
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Rather go through it together?

These pages are free and will stay that way. If you would rather have someone look at your own stock with you, that is available as paid guidance.

Keep reading

Setting up your business Adding your first piece Moving your stock over from Excel Creating and printing a label Working out margin VAT for a period Selling and scanning a piece Sharing your public catalogue Back to the guide To the knowledge base

Frequently asked questions

Can I put several items on one invoice?

Yes, that is what the basket is for. You first collect everything the customer is taking, and then turn it into a single invoice in one go.

The Create invoice button does nothing — why?

The counter is at zero and your basket is still empty. The number in brackets after 🧾 Create invoice says how many items are in it; at zero the button is greyed out.

Can I invoice without Odoo?

Yes. With Odoo the app creates a draft invoice there directly. With another package you get a CSV file that almost any bookkeeping program can read.

Is the customer's e-mail address required?

No, that field is optional. But without an address the invoice cannot go out to the customer.

Are the items marked as sold automatically?

Only if you tick Mark these items as sold immediately. If you do not, you have to edit every item separately afterwards — and that is exactly when one of them stays hanging in your public catalogue.