About this Guide

This document describes the process to set up, generate, and handle the sales invoices that originate from the various LN packages, in Invoicing. The creation and use of manual sales invoices and interest invoices, which includes the usage and setup of self-billed invoice matching, are also detailed.

Intended audience

This document is intended for the following categories of users:

  • Key users who set up Invoicing
  • Users who perform and monitor the invoicing process

Assumed knowledge

Understanding this document is easier if you have some basic knowledge of the functionality of the various logistic LN packages and LN Financials

Document summary

This document contains the following chapters:

  • Invoicing Overview

    Provides an introduction to Invoicing, sources of billable lines, invoicing process and status (both with and without workflow), and the concept of central invoicing.

  • Invoicing Setup

    Provides instructions on how to combine and aggregate invoices, configure invoices, set up invoice distribution, mass, ad hoc and self-billed invoicing, and specify posting data, and tax data.

  • Invoicing Procedure

    Describes all steps in the invoicing process.

  • Mass Invoicing

    Provides an overview of mass invoicing, and information on recurring invoicing batches, and the Mass Invoicing Workbench (cisli3620m000) session.

  • Ad Hoc Invoicing

    Provides an overview of ad hoc invoicing, information on the Invoicing 360 (cisli3600m000) session, and the process of manual sales invoicing.

  • Self-Billed Invoicing

    Provides an overview of self-billed invoicing, information on the Self-Billing Workbench (cisli5620m000) session, and the process of manual matching.

  • Invoicing Data Maintenance

    Provides information on user profile authorization, maintenance options, maintenance of billable lines and invoices, credit and rebill functionality, and credit invoice lines.

  • Invoicing Utilities

    Describes tools that you can use to generate sales listings, update tax registers, archive and delete invoice data, and clear obsolete invoice tables.

  • Taxation

    Describes various country-specific tax features, such as tax date, sales listing, Vertex integration, and tax on separate invoice.

  • Revenue Recognition

    Includes in formation on project invoicing and service contract invoicing.

  • Miscellaneous

    Covers a variety of topics, including invoice workflow authorization, invoice distribution, shipment-based invoicing, and installment invoicing.

  • Glossary

    Provides definitions of the terms and concepts used in this document, in alphabetical order.

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