If you use an approval process for billing invoices and you use markup on draft invoices, you can view, print, and download draft billing invoices in Files Administration.
Prerequisites: The following must be true for draft invoice PDF files to display in the Files Administration utility:
- You have
Use Invoice Approvals and
Use Markup on Draft Invoices set to
Yes on the Options form in
.
- A project has approvals enabled in its billing terms, specified in
.
- A draft invoice has been submitted for approval for the project, or a draft invoice has been submitted, approved, and accepted.
To view or print draft billing invoices in Files Administration:
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In the Navigation pane, select
.
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In the Search Criteria pane, set the
Application option to
Billing - Draft Invoices.
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Click
Search.
The Files grid updates to list all documents that match the specified criteria.
One of the following draft invoice PDF files displays in the grid:
- If the draft invoice is currently submitted, but not yet approved or final accepted: A PDF file of the draft invoice when it was submitted displays in the grid. The draft invoice PDF does not include any annotations or comments.
- The filename of the submitted draft invoice in the
File Name field uses the following naming convention: Draft Invoice - Project <project number>.pdf. Example: Draft Invoice - Project 152275.00.pdf
- The ID of the user who submitted the invoice displays in the
User field in the grid.
- If the draft invoice is currently submitted, approved, and accepted: A PDF file of the draft invoice when it was final accepted displays in the grid. The draft invoice PDF includes all the annotations and comments entered on the invoice.
- The filename of the final accepted draft invoice in the
File Name field uses the following naming convention: Draft Invoice <invoice number> - Project <project number>.pdf. Example: Draft Invoice 7626345 - Project 152275.00.pdf.
- The ID of the user who final accepted the invoice displays in the
User field in the grid.
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In the Files grid, click the hyperlink in the
File Name field to open a draft invoice PDF file and view, print, or download it.