Purchase Invoice Entry - Actions
- To carry out one of the following actions for the whole of the current Purchase Invoice, select it from the Action menu within the Purchase Invoice form.
 - Specify this information: 
           
- New Invoice
 - Clears the current invoice from the screen ready for a new invoice to be entered.
 - Hold and Release All
 - Hold prevents further processing from being carried out until the Release option is selected.
 - Confirm All
 - Confirms all the lines on the Purchase Invoice.
 - Approve Invoice
 - If Approvals are in use in your system this option enables you to approve or reject the order.
 - Generate Debit Lines
 - Receive Items
 - This option displays the Inventory Receipt Note Entry Form providing there is no purchase order entry stage defined on the Purchase Type (PTS).
 - Print All
 - To use this function a Document Format must be associated with the current stage of the Purchase Invoice.
 - Embed Std Para
 - This option displays the Standard Text Language Variants form. This form enables you to attach a paragraph to the document to be printed.
 - Show Presets
 - This option displays the available presets for the invoice line.
 - Control Values
 - A control total, or control value, is used as a check to ensure the user has entered the correct value or quantity. This option displays control values as defined in the Purchase Type.
 - Generate New Invoice
 - Re-process All
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              This action enables you to perform all validation and processing that occurs when a line is entered. Some of the activities carried out are: 
              
- Recalculate formulae and value labels if the Recalculation field is set for the current stage on the Purchase Stage form.
 - Perform auto-allocations for issue, if not already allocated, and the allocation stage defined in the Purchase Type has been passed.
 - Update inventory (that is, create receipts and issues) if the update failed at an earlier stage.
 - Set a line to Held if required (for example, if item characteristics have been removed).
 
 - Match All
 - Generate Transaction Line
 
 - Save your changes.
 
           Related topics
           
         - Approving purchase orders and invoices
 - Processing a receipt note
 - Information about purchase invoice matching
 - Defining Stages for the Purchase Type
 - What are document formats?
 - Standard text
 - Setting up Purchase Types