Send an invoice to a client

This feature is only available with CasewareCloud Time, part of the Caseware Cloud suite.

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When it's time to send your client an invoice, you can generate and send the invoice directly from Cloud.

Finalize an invoice

Before sending an invoice, ensure that its status is set to Finalized.

To change the status of an invoice from Draft to Finalized:

  1. Ensure you have the Owner role on the relevant client entity and the Process permission.

  2. From the Cloud menu, select Billing.

  3. Select the Invoices tab.

    The Invoices tab.

  4. Select an invoice draft.

  5. Select Edit ().

    The Edit and Delete icons displayed after the selection of an invoice.

  6. Select Finalize.

    Selecting Finalize alows you to change the status of an invoice from draft to final.

  7. (Optional) Choose a template from the Invoice Template drop-down menu.

    For more information about invoice templates, see Create invoice templates.

    The Invoice Template drop down menu lists available templates that can be applied to invoices.

  8. Select the Finalize button. If you want to send your invoice by email right away, select Send.

You have changed the status of an invoice from Draft to Finalized.

Send finalized invoices

You can send finalized invoices directly from Cloud, or generate a PDF to send by another method.

Send a Finalized invoice by email

Send finalized invoices directly from Cloud by email.

To email selected finalized invoices:

  1. Ensure you have the Owner role on the client entity and the Process permission.

  2. From the Cloud menu, select Billing.

  3. Select the Invoices tab.

    The Invoices tab.

  4. Select the finalized invoices you want to send.

  5. Select More Actions () | Email selected invoices.

    Email selected finalized invoices

  6. Complete all required fields in the Email dialog

    The Email dialogue is displayed when sending invoices with the Billing app.

  7. Select Send.

You have sent the selected invoices. You can resend invoices by following the same steps, but each invoice must be resent individually. You cannot resend invoices in bulk, or as part of a group of finalized invoices.

Send a PDF copy of an invoice

When you need to send an invoice by mail or by from a different email account, you can generate a PDF copy.

To generate a PDF from a finalized invoice:

  1. From the Cloud menu, select Billing.
  2. Select the Invoices tab.

    The Invoices tab.

  3. Select a finalized invoice.

  4. Select the More Actions() | View PDF.

    Billing-Invoices-View PDF

You have generated a PDF invoice which can be printed and mailed or sent as an attachment.

Close an invoice

When you are done with an invoice, you can change its status to Closed to show it no longer needs attention. For example, you can change the status of an invoice to Closed after a client pays in full. After you close an invoice, it is removed from the Invoices tab. You can display closed invoices on the Invoices tab again by using the Closed filter. To learn more, see Display closed invoices.

To close an invoice:

  1. Ensure you have the Process permission.

  2. From the Cloud menu, select Billing.

  3. Select the Invoices tab.

    The Invoices tab.

  4. Select a finalized invoice, then select More Actions () | Close.

    Close finalized invoices

You have closed an invoice. Closed invoices are hidden on the Invoices tab, but you can display them using the Closed filter.

Display closed invoices

By default, closed invoices are hidden on the Invoices tab. You can display them using the Closed filter.

To display closed invoices:

  1. Ensure you have the Process permission.

  2. From the Cloud menu, select Billing.

  3. Select the Invoices tab.

    The Invoices tab.

  4. Select the filter button, then select Status | Closed.

    To display closed invoices - Status closed

Closed invoices are displayed on the Invoices tab. If you need to modify a closed invoice, first change its status to Finalized by selecting the More Actions () | Revert to Finalized.