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| To process the billing request, start the Compose/Print/Post Invoices (cisli2200m000) session. You can process individual billing requests or process multiple billing requests in a billing request set. For details, refer to Job processing of invoices. In the Compose/Print/Post Invoices (cisli2200m000) session, select the check boxes to indicate the process. You can select the following processes. To perform the complete invoicing process, for example, in a batch job, select all three check boxes. Compose ERP LN generates invoices from the selected invoicing data. The invoicing data lines are grouped on the invoices according to the relevant composing criteria. For details, refer to To select order data for invoicing. The invoicing data lines status and the billing request status are set to Composed. The invoice receives a temporary invoice sequence number. ERP LN retrieves the address for the invoices from the invoice-to business partner details. To check the invoices, you can print draft invoices or you can view the composed invoices in the Invoices (cisli2505m100) session. If corrections to the invoicing data or to the printed invoices are required, you can undo the composition of the invoices. For details, refer to Correct the invoices. Print Draft ERP LN prints draft invoices that you can check. The draft invoice shows the temporary invoice sequence number. The invoicing data lines status and the billing request status remain Composed. Original ERP LN prints the final invoices that you can send to the business partners. To perform the complete invoicing process, select this check box. In the Number of Extra Invoice Copies field of the Invoice-to Business Partners (tccom4112s000) session, you can specify the number of copies of the invoice in addition to the original invoice, that you want to print. The status of the invoicing data lines, the billing request, and the invoices is set to Printed. ERP LN generates the invoice document numbers from the applicable transaction types and series. In the Printing Sequence field, you can select a printing sequence for the invoices. By default, the invoices are sorted by invoice delivery method. For details, refer to Valuation price and invoice amounts for staggered consignments. If you use grand total rounding, ERP LN rounds the total sales invoice amount, which includes the tax amount and rebate amounts. The actual total invoice amount and the rounded invoice amount are both printed on the invoice. For details, refer to Grand total rounding. If payment schedules are linked to the invoice, ERP LN prints the payment schedule lines and the payment methods on the invoices. Post ERP LN posts the invoices to Financials. ERP LN performs the following actions: Creates open entries in the Accounts Receivable module. Creates non-finalized integration transactions according to the integration mapping scheme. For details, refer to Financial integrations - overview. Creates non-finalization transactions in Financials. Returns the invoice information, for example, the invoice document number and date, to Operations Management. Sets the status of the invoicing data lines, the billing request, and the invoices to Posted. To print and post the invoices separately If you do not perform the complete process in the Compose/Print/Post Invoices (cisli2200m000) session, you can use the following sessions to print and post the invoices separately: Print Invoices (cisli2400m000) Post Invoices (cisli3200m000) Continue with: Reprint Printed and Posted invoices Related topics Reprint Printed and Posted invoices The invoicing procedure |