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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Direct processing of invoices</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Invoicing</Level1>
			<Level2>Direct processing</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>During direct processing of invoicing data, SSA ERP automatically processes the invoicing data.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>You can directly process the following types of invoicing data:</ListIntro>
			<ListItemHead>Sales orders</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>Direct processing starts in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td" role="package">Order Management</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead>Debit notes and credit notes</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>Direct processing starts in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>. For details, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000323" role="manual">The cash application procedure</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead>Manual sales invoices</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>Direct processing starts as described in <Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/000012#Process" role="manual">To process manual sales invoices</Link>.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListTitle>Prerequisites</ListTitle>
			<ListIntro>For direct processing, you must set up the following data in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli1500m000" role="session">SLI Parameters (cisli1500m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>A default billing request template and billing request addition for the invoicing data type.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The device to which the invoices can be printed.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListTitle>Direct processing</ListTitle>
			<ListIntro>During direct processing, SSA ERP performs the following actions:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Changes the invoicing data status to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/domains/sli.stat#confirmed" role="enum">Confirmed</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Composes the invoice.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Prints the invoice according to default template addition, to the device defined for direct processing in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli1500m000" role="session">SLI Parameters (cisli1500m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Posts the invoice amounts.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Changes the invoicing data status to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/domains/sli.stat#posted" role="enum">Posted</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/000001" role="manual">The invoicing procedure</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
