A work order may be invoiced once it is in either the Completed or Completed/Confirmed status. An invoice cannot be submitted for more than its not-to-exceed (NTE) amount.
The Create Invoice button is available for any work order that is ready to be invoiced and is located on the bottom of the invoice.
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Should your ServiceChannel Usage Fees status be restricted, you will not be able to submit invoices for work orders. |
Invoice Requirements and Considerations
A few things to consider:
- Depending on your client's requirements, you may create either a Standard Invoice or a Line Item Invoice.
- When creating an invoice, you must enter a unique invoice number; your client may also require you to enter a description of the completed work. You are not able to save the invoice without this information.
- Once an invoice is submitted, it cannot be edited. Should you need to reissue an invoice, you must void the invoice before the client takes action on it. Otherwise, you will need to reach out to your client and ask to reject the wrong invoice.
- Invoices rejected by the client cannot be edited. You must create a new invoice using another unique number - you can not use the same number that was used for the rejected Invoice.
Creating a Standard Invoice
A Standard Invoice reflects labor, travel, material, and freight charges. It does not, however, break down labor and material costs.
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You can also submit a Standard Invoice through the Invoice Template. See Creating Invoices Using Templates for more information. |
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(Optional) Click the calendar icon to change the invoice date.
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The invoice date cannot be earlier than the work order completed date. |
Click Confirm.
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To edit the invoice number or date, click the required field in the upper left corner of the Invoice page. |
When your client asks you to submit a line item invoice, it means that you need to break down invoice charges into line items.
Based on your client’s system configuration, you may be asked to break down only one, two, or all types of charges — labor, material, and other. Also, your client decides whether you should itemize invoice costs for all work orders or only for work orders of specific trades and categories.
To quickly figure out what charges you should itemize, check the Summary tab on the page for creating an invoice. If you see a link by the charge name, you should itemize this type of costs. If it’s a text field, enter the total amount without breaking down the costs.
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Line items are required for labor and material charges |
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Line items are not required for any charges |
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Line Item Invoicing is also available through the invoice template. See Creating Invoices Using Templates for more information. |
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On the Work Orders List, find the desired work order, and click Create Invoice. The page for creating an invoice appears with the Create Invoice overlay opened.
In the overlay, enter a unique invoice number, change the invoice date if required, and click Confirm. The page for providing further invoice details is displayed.
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You can change the invoice number and date in the top left corner of the page for creating an invoice. Keep in mind that the invoice date cannot be earlier than the completed date of the work order. |
- Complete description of the performed work
- Total amount of labor, travel, material, freight, and other charges if you see a text field by their name
Depending on your client’s requirements, itemize labor, material, or other charges. The costs you need to break down appear as links on the Summary tab. Navigate between the tabs below to check how to break down each type of costs.
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To break down labor charges:
- Navigate to the Labor tab.
- Enter the following information on the employees who performed the job:
- Skill level
- Rate type for the job performed
- Number of employees of the selected skill level and rate type
- Employee’s rate per hour
- Hours spent to complete the work
- Repeat the previous step to add another line item.
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To itemize material charges:
- Go to the Material tab.
- Provide the following details on the material used to complete the work order:
- Description
- Part number
- Unit of measurement
- Unit price
- Quantity
- Repeat the previous step to add another line item.
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To break down other charges:
- Switch to the Other tab.
- Provide the following details on the other charge:
- Comment describing the charge
- Category from the Description drop-down list
- Charge amount
- To add another line item, click + Another Charge, and repeat the previous step.
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The Other tab appears on the page for creating an invoice only if your client requires you to itemize other costs and has configured necessary settings. |