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   <Header>
      <Title>Process the billing request</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e72717">
         <Level1>Invoicing</Level1>
         <Level2>procedure</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e72722">
         <Level1>Billing request</Level1>
         <Level2>procedure</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>To process the billing request, start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli2200m000" role="session">Compose/Print/Post Invoices (cisli2200m000)</GUIRef> session. You can process individual billing
		requests or process multiple billing requests in a <Link href="/baanerp/ci/glossary/glossary#000300" role="glossary">billing request set</Link>. See: <Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/000010" role="manual">Job processing of invoices</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli2200m000" role="session">Compose/Print/Post Invoices (cisli2200m000)</GUIRef> session, select the check boxes to indicate
		the process. To perform the complete invoicing process, for example, in a batch
		job, select all three check boxes.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>You can select these processes:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli2200m000#f.composing" role="manual">Composing</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>LN generates invoices from the selected invoicing data. The invoicing data lines
			 are grouped on the invoices according to the relevant composing criteria. See: <Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/000005" role="manual">Selecting order data for invoicing</Link>. The
			 invoicing data lines status and the billing request status are set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/domains/sli.stat#composed" role="option">Composed</GUIRef>. The invoice receives a temporary invoice
			 sequence number.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>LN retrieves the address for the invoices from the invoice-to business partner
			 details.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>To check the invoices, you can print draft invoices or you can
		  view the composed invoices in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli2505m100" role="session">Invoices (cisli2505m100)</GUIRef> session. If corrections to the invoicing data or to
		  the printed invoices are required, you can undo the composition of the
		  invoices. See: <Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/000011" role="manual">Correct the invoices</Link>.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli2200m000#f.br.print" role="manual">Printing</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem> 
            <List>
               <ListItemHead>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/domains/sli.prno#draft" role="option">Draft</GUIRef>
               </ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>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 <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/domains/sli.stat#composed" role="option">Composed</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItemHead>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/domains/sli.prno#original" role="option">Original</GUIRef>
               </ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>
                  <Paragraph>LN prints the final invoices that you can send to the business
				  partners. To perform the complete invoicing process, select this check box.</Paragraph>
                  <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4112s000#tccom112.ncin" role="manual">Number of Extra Invoice Copies</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4112s000" role="session">Invoice-to Business Partner (tccom4112s000)</GUIRef> session, you can specify the number of copies
				  of the invoice in addition to the original invoice, that you want to print.</Paragraph>
                  <Paragraph>The status of the invoicing data lines, the billing
				  request, and the invoices is set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/domains/sli.stat#printed" role="option">Printed</GUIRef>. LN generates the invoice document numbers from the applicable
				  transaction types and series.</Paragraph>
                  <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli2200m000#f.print.seq" role="manual">Printing Sequence</GUIRef> field, you can select a printing
				  sequence for the invoices. By default, the invoices are sorted by invoice
				  delivery method. See: <Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/000026" role="manual">Valuation price and invoice amounts for staggered consignments</Link>.</Paragraph>
                  <Paragraph>If you use <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000437" role="glossary">grand total rounding</Link>, 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. See: <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000443" role="manual">Grand total rounding</Link>.</Paragraph>
                  <Paragraph>If <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#PaymenSchedu_tc" role="glossary">payment schedules</Link> are linked to the
				  invoice, LN prints the
				  payment schedule lines and the payment methods on the invoices.</Paragraph>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli2200m000#f.br.post" role="manual">Posting</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem> 
            <List>
               <ListIntro>LN posts the invoices to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>. LN performs these actions:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>Creates open entries
				in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acr" role="module">Accounts Receivable</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Creates
				non-finalized integration transactions according to the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">integration mapping scheme</Link>. See: <Link href="/baanerp/tf/integrations/400000" role="manual">Financial integrations - overview</Link>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Creates
				non-finalization transactions in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Returns the invoice
				information, for example, the invoice document number and date, to <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000451" role="glossary">Operations Management</Link>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Sets the status of the invoicing data lines, the billing
				request, and the invoices to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/domains/sli.stat#posted" role="option">Posted</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To print and post the invoices separately</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>If you do not perform the complete process in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli2200m000" role="session">Compose/Print/Post Invoices (cisli2200m000)</GUIRef> session, you can use these sessions to print
		  and post the invoices separately:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli2400m000" role="session">Print Invoices (cisli2400m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli3200m000" role="session">Post Invoices (cisli3200m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>Continue with: <Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/000032" role="manual">Reprint printed and posted invoices</Link>
      </Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/000001" role="manual">The invoicing procedure</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>