What this guide helps you do

Invoice totals are built from line items. Choose a saved service or product whenever possible so reporting, tax, stock, and pricing remain consistent; use Free text for a genuine one-off charge.

In this guide
  • Add a service, product, or free-text item
  • Change quantity, price, discount, and tax
  • Edit or remove an item
  • Apply an eligible promotion
  • Check the final calculation
An invoice’s empty Line items area with Add item.
An invoice’s empty Line items area with Add item.

Add an item

1

Choose Add item

Select Service, Product, or Free text.

2

Choose or describe the item

Search for a saved service or product, or enter a clear custom description.

3

Check the numbers

Review quantity, unit price, discount percentage, and the resolved tax.

4

Add to the invoice

The item appears with its type, quantity, price, discount, tax, and total.

The item form first on Service/Product selection and then on quantity, unit price, discount, and tax.
The item form first on Service/Product selection and then on quantity, unit price, discount, and tax.

Edit or remove an item

1

Select the saved item row

Its fields return to the item form.

2

Make and save the correction

Recheck the item total and invoice totals.

3

Remove only when appropriate

Use the remove action on the row; verify that any product quantity, promotion eligibility, and grand total now make sense.

Apply a promotion

1

Choose Add promotion

Available promotions are evaluated against the current items and dates.

2

Read disabled reasons

A promotion can be unavailable because the invoice has no eligible service/product, the scope does not match, or its validity rules are not met.

3

Apply an eligible promotion

Its name appears below the items and the reduction appears in totals.

4

Recheck after item changes

Eligibility and the discount are recalculated from the currently staged items.

The promotion choices showing an eligible promotion and another disabled with its reason.
The promotion choices showing an eligible promotion and another disabled with its reason.

Read the calculation

  • Subtotal is the item value before tax and promotions.
  • Tax appears when taxable items produce tax.
  • Promotions show as a reduction.
  • Grand Total is the final invoice value before any payment history is considered.
The invoice totals with subtotal, tax, promotion, and grand total.
The invoice totals with subtotal, tax, promotion, and grand total.

Things worth knowing

  • The same saved service or product with matching price, tax, and discount may be combined rather than shown as an unnecessary duplicate line.
  • Promotions apply according to their service/product scope and maximum discount settings.
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