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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Central Invoicing</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Central Invoicing</Level1>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>Use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Central Invoicing</GUIRef> to create and post invoices based on the order data from <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000451" role="glossary">Operations Management</Link>.</Paragraph>
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	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Central Invoicing</SectionTitle>
		<List><ListIntro><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Central Invoicing</GUIRef> is called 'central' because you can use this package to compose invoice lines from various origins on a single invoice for an invoice-to business partner. The invoice lines can originate from the following sources:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td" role="package">Order Management</GUIRef>, for example, sales orders, rebates, and purchase orders.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp" role="package">Project</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts" role="package">Service</GUIRef>, for example, Service orders and service calls.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Sales invoices manually entered in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Central Invoicing</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Interest invoices generated in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acr" role="module">Accounts Receivable</GUIRef> module of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Debit notes and credit notes, from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/cmg" role="module">Cash Management</GUIRef> module of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListIntro>In <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Central Invoicing</GUIRef>, SSA ERP can also generate the invoices for the following situations:</ListIntro>
			<ListItemHead>Bilateral invoicing</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>In a multicompany structure, SSA ERP can generate invoices for goods transfers between warehouses that are linked to different financial companies. For details, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000300" role="manual">Intercompany transactions</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead>Triangular invoicing</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>SSA ERP can generate <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000030" role="glossary">triangular invoices</Link> for transactions within a single logistic company that involve entities which are linked to different enterprise unit. For details, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000037" role="manual">To use triangular invoicing</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead>Company settlements</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>In a multicompany structure, SSA ERP can generate <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000316" role="glossary">company settlement transactions</Link> instead of regular invoices for transactions between logistic companies that involve entities linked to the same financial company. For details, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000300" role="manual">Intercompany transactions</Link>.</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>This package contains the following modules:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/cisli" role="module">Sales Invoicing (SLI)</Link>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
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