[IMP] sales: updated pro-forma invoice doc

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Send a pro-forma invoice Pro-forma invoices
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A pro-forma invoice is an abridged or estimated invoice in advance of a A *pro-forma invoice* is an abridged or estimated invoice sent in advance of a delivery of goods. It
delivery of goods. It notes the kind and quantity of goods, their value, notes the kind and quantity of goods, their value, and other important information, such as weight
and other important information such as weight and transportation and transportation charges.
charges. Pro-forma invoices are commonly used as preliminary invoices
with a quotation, or for customs purposes in importation. They differ Pro-forma invoices are commonly used as preliminary invoices with a quotation. They are also used
from a normal invoice in not being a demand or request for payment. for customs purposes during importation. They differ from a normal invoice in that they are not a
demand (or request) for payment.
Activate the feature Activate the feature
==================== ====================
Go to :menuselection:`SALES --> Configuration --> Settings` and activate In order to utilize pro-forma invoices, the *Pro-Forma Invoice* feature **must** be activated. To do
the *Pro-Forma Invoice* feature. that, navigate to :menuselection:`Sales app --> Configuration --> Settings`, and in the
:guilabel:`Quotations & Orders` section, click the checkbox next to :guilabel:`Pro-Forma Invoice`.
Then, click :guilabel:`Save` to save all changes.
.. image:: proforma/proforma01.png .. image:: proforma/pro-forma-setting.png
:align: center :align: center
:alt: The Pro-Forma Invoice feature setting in the Odoo Sales application.
Send a pro-forma invoice Send a pro-forma invoice
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From any quotation or sales order, you know have an option to send a With the :guilabel:`Pro-Forma Invoice` feature activated, the option to send a pro-forma invoice is
pro-forma invoice. now available on any quotation or sales order, via the :guilabel:`Send Pro-Forma Invoice` button.
.. image:: proforma/proforma02.png .. image:: proforma/send-pro-forma-invoice-button.png
:align: center :align: center
:alt: The Send Pro-Forma Invoice button on a typical sales order in Odoo Sales.
When you click on send, Odoo will send an email with the pro-forma When the :guilabel:`Send Pro-Forma Invoice` button is clicked, an email pop-up appears. The
invoice in attachment. :guilabel:`Recipients` field is auto-populated with the customer from the sales order or quotation.
Then, if needed, modify the :guilabel:`Subject` field and the body of the email. The pro-forma
invoice is automatically added as an attachment to the email.
.. image:: proforma/proforma03.png When ready, click :guilabel:`Send`, and Odoo instantly sends the email, with the attached pro-forma
invoice, to the customer.
.. image:: proforma/pro-forma-email-message-popup.png
:align: center :align: center
:alt: The email pop-up window that appears with pro-forma invoice attached in Odoo Sales.
.. tip::
To preview what the pro-forma invoice looks like, click on the PDF at the bottom of the email
pop-up window *before* clicking :guilabel:`Send`. When clicked, the pro-forma invoice is
downloaded instantly. Open that PDF to view (and review) the pro-forma invoice.
.. image:: proforma/pro-forma-pdf.png
:align: center
:alt: Sample pro-forma invoice PDF from Odoo Sales.

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