[IMP] sales: invoicing policy doc for RST reasons

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Different business policies might require different options for invoicing: Different business policies might require different options for invoicing:
- The **Invoice what is ordered** rule is used as **default mode** in Odoo Sales, which means that - The *Invoice what is ordered* rule is used as the default mode in Odoo *Sales*, which means
customers will be invoiced once the sales order is confirmed. customers are invoiced once the sales order is confirmed.
- The *Invoice what is delivered* rule invoices customers once the delivery is done. This rule is
often used for businesses that sell materials, liquids, or food in large quantities. In these
cases, the ordered quantity may differ slightly from the delivered quantity, making it preferable
to invoice the quantity actually delivered.
- The **Invoice what is delivered** rule will invoice customers once the delivery is done. This rule Being able to have different invoicing options provides more flexibility.
concerns businesses that sell materials, liquids or food in large quantities. In these cases, the
quantity might diverge a little bit and it is, therefore, preferable to invoice the quantity
actually delivered.
Being able to have different invoicing options allow you more flexibility. Indeed, you need to know Invoicing policy features
exactly how to invoice your customers for different situations. =========================
Activate these features To activate the necessary invoicing policy features, go to :menuselection:`Sales app -->
======================= Configuration --> Settings`, and under the :guilabel:`Invoicing` heading, select an
:guilabel:`Invoicing Policy` rule: :guilabel:`Invoice what is ordered` or :guilabel:`Invoice what is
delivered`.
Go to :menuselection:`Sales --> Configuration --> Settings` and under **Invoicing policy** choose .. image:: invoicing_policy/invoicing-policy-setting.png
the rule you want to apply.
.. image:: invoicing_policy/invoicing_policy_1.png
:align: center :align: center
:class: img-thumbnail :alt: Choosing an invoicing policy on Odoo Sales.
:alt: How to choose your invoicing policy on Odoo Sales?
.. important:: .. important::
If you decide to choose the **Invoice what is delivered** rule, you will not be able to If the :guilabel:`Invoice what is delivered` rule is chosen, it is **not** possible to activate
activate the feature called **Automatic invoice**, which automatically generates invoices when the :guilabel:`Automatic Invoice` feature, which automatically generates invoices when an online
the online payment is confirmed. payment is confirmed.
Choose an invoicing policy on a product form Invoicing policy on product form
============================================ ================================
From any product page, under the **Sales tab**, you will find the invoicing policy, which can be On any product page, via the :menuselection:`Sales app --> Products --> Products dashboard`, locate
manually changed. the :guilabel:`Invoicing Policy` option located under the :guilabel:`General Information` tab. It
can be changed manually using the drop-down menu.
.. image:: invoicing_policy/invoicing_policy_5.png .. image:: invoicing_policy/invoicing-policy-general-info-tab.png
:align: center :align: center
:class: img-thumbnail :alt: How to change your invoicing policy on a product form on Odoo Sales.
:alt: How to change your invoicing policy on a product form on Odoo Sales?
Impact on sales flow Impact on sales flow
==================== ====================
On Odoo Sales, the basic sales flow will be to create a quotation, send it to your customer, In Odoo *Sales*, the basic sales flow starts with the creation of a quotation. Then, that quotation
wait for confirmation, confirm the sales order and create an invoice. is sent to a customer. Next, it needs to be confirmed, which turns the quotation into a sales order.
This, in turn, creates an invoice.
- **Invoice what is ordered**: No impact on this basic sales flow. Indeed, you can invoice as soon The following is a breakdown of how invoicing policy rules impact the aforementioned sales flow:
as the sale is confirmed.
- **Invoice what is delivered**: Small impact on sales flow because you will have to manually - :guilabel:`Invoice what is ordered`: No impact on the basic sales flow. An invoice is created as
enter the delivered quantity on the sales order or to install the **Inventory App** to confirm the soon as a sale is confirmed.
delivered quantity before creating an invoice, with the **Sales App**. Indeed, if you try to - :guilabel:`Invoice what is delivered`: Minor impact on sales flow, because the delivered quantity
create an invoice without validating the delivered quantity, you will receive an error message as needs to be manually entered on the sales order. Or, the *Inventory* app can be installed and used
below. to confirm the delivered quantity before creating an invoice with the *Sales* app.
.. image:: invoicing_policy/invoicing_policy_3.png .. warning::
:class: img-thumbnail If a user attempts to create an invoice without validating the delivered quantity, the following
:alt: How the choice of your invoicing policy impacts your sales flow on Odoo Sales? error message appears: :guilabel:`There is no invoiceable line. If a product has a Delivered
quantities invoicing policy, please make sure that a quantity has been delivered.`
.. image:: invoicing_policy/invoicing-policy-error-message.png
:align: center
:alt: If Delivered Quantities invoicing policy is chosen, ensure a quantity has been delivered.
.. note:: .. note::
Once the quotation is confirmed and that the status went from **Quotation sent** to Once a quotation is confirmed, and the status changes from :guilabel:`Quotation sent` to
**Sales order**, you are able to see your delivered and invoiced quantities directly from your :guilabel:`Sales order`, the delivered and invoiced quantities are available to view, directly
sales order (it is true for both rules). from the sales order. This is true for both invoicing policy rule options.
.. image:: invoicing_policy/invoicing_policy_4.png .. image:: invoicing_policy/invoicing-policy-order-lines.png
:align: center :align: center
:class: img-thumbnail :alt: How to see your delivered and invoiced quantities on Odoo Sales.
:alt: How to see your delivered and invoiced quantities on Odoo Sales?
Odoo will automatically add the quantities to the invoice (even if it is a partial delivery). Odoo automatically adds the quantities to the invoice, both :guilabel:`Delivered` and
:guilabel:`Invoiced`, even if it's a partial delivery, when the quotation is confirmed.
Finally, to create an invoice, you will have different possibilities: regular invoice or down Finally, there are a few different options to create an invoice: :guilabel:`Regular invoice`,
payment (percentage or fixed amount). :guilabel:`Down payment (percentage)` or :guilabel:`Down payment (fixed amount)`.
.. important:: .. seealso::
Be sure to check out our documentation about down payment here: :doc:`down_payment`, to master Be sure to check out the documentation explaining down payment options to learn more:
this incredible feature. :doc:`/applications/sales/sales/invoicing/down_payment`

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