Chapter: 3 - Configuration tools in Accounting module

Configuring Invoicing

Invoicing and invoice management are important aspects of a company and they should be done with at most care and precision with dignified tools and solutions. The Invoice generations and the management are the responsibilities of the Accounting as well as the Financial department of every organization. The Odoo Accounting module supports the operations of the Invoicing and invoicing management with the help of a supporting Invoicing module which is embedded along with the Accounting module of the Odoo platform. The Invoicing module is auto-installed when the Accounting module is installed.

Along with the Invoicing module, there are various configurations available in the Accounting module of Odoo to support the operations which are available under the Configuration tab of the Accounting module. In the Configuration tab, numerous menu options are available which will support the aspects of Invoicing. Let's now move on to understanding the various aspects of Invoicing configuration one by one.

Payment Terms

In the initial configuration menu which you can configure is the Payment Terms regarding the Invoicing management aspects. The Payment Terms menu can be accessed from the Configuration tab of the Accounting module. In the Payment Terms menu, all the Terms of payment that have been already defined will be described. Moreover, you can define multiple Payment Terms to be operational at a time. With the help of Filter as well as Group by options the respective Payment Terms can be sorted out from the large group of them being defined in the menu.

The Payment Term is the period that the company offers to customers to make payments of the respective purchases or the services. Once the customer has not made the payment even after the payment term offered, the respective payment will be considered as due. Moreover, the respective payment will be shown under the Aged Reports (in aged payable or aged receivable: based on sales payment term or purchase payment term) as based on the due date.

Configuring Invoicing

To create a new Payment Terms, you can select the Create option that is available which will direct you to the creation window just as depicted in the following screenshot. Here initially you should provide the Name of the Payment Term and provide a Description of the Invoice regarding the Payment Term to be depicted in them. Once both these aspects are configured the next step is to define the terms under which the Payment should be conducted which can be done by selecting the Add a line option available under the Terms section. Here you can define multiple Terms of operations and you have to be careful of one aspect that is the last line computation should be balanced.

Configuring Invoicing

You have the provision to delete terms by selecting the delete option available in respect to the Terms which have been defined. Upon selecting to add Terms using the Add a link option you will be depicted with the pop-up window as depicted in the following screenshot here you can Create Terms by defining the Term Type and the Type can be selected as Balanced, Percentage, or Fixed Amount. Furthermore, the Due Date Computation details of the Terms can also be defined proving the respective fields on a date as well as the computation details. Once the details are being described you can select the Save & Close button to return to the respective Payment Term menu or the Save & New to create a new Term for the Payment Term that has been defined.

Configuring Invoicing

You will also have the provision to edit the respective Payment Terms which you have defined by selecting them from the Payment Terms menu. As we are clear on the configuration aspects of the Payment Terms let's now move onto the next management tool under the Invoicing management in the Configuration menu the Follow UP Levels in the next section.

Follow UP Levels

The next management tool under the Configuration menu of the accounting module is the Follow UP Levels where the Payment Follow UP of the accounting operations can be defined. The Follow-up feature will ensure that you have proper tools to follow the un-received payments on invoices that have been generated to the customers. The Payment Follow UP menu can be accessed from the Configuration tab of the Accounting module and you will be depicted with the menu as in the following screenshot.

Here the Follow Up Actions along with the Due Date, and the follow up action configuration on Send an Email, print a Letter, Send an SMS Message can be enabled or disabled. Furthermore, the Manual Action Type on the respective Payment Follow-ups can be defined. Furthermore, as in all the other menus of the Odoo platform, Filtering as well as Group options are available.

Configuring Invoicing

To create a Payment Follow-ups, you can select the Create option available which I'll direct you to the menu as depicted in the following screenshot. Here, the Follow Up Action name and the due date of the respective follow-up can be defined. You can enable the Actions for the respective to follow up such as the Send an Email, Send an SMS Message, Print a Letter, Send a Letter, Manual Action options can be enabled. Upon enabling the Manual Action, you need to define the respective Action. Moreover, the Options of the Payment Follow-ups such as the Auto Execute and Join Open Invoices can be enabled as well as disabled based on the need.

Additionally, the message upon the Payment Follow-ups being operations will be depicted in the Message tab of the menu.

Configuring Invoicing

To more on how to customize the message you can select the ‘How to customize your messages?’ tab available will provide you a description of the aspects of defining the custom messages.

Configuring Invoicing

As of now, you will be having an understanding of how the Payment Follow-ups option should be configured in Odoo for the management of the follow-ups on payments. Let's now move on to the next section where the Incoterms configuration menu will be described.

Incoterms

The Incoterms of the Odoo Accounting will be described to operations in the Configuration menu of the Accounting module. The Incoterms stands for International Commercial Terms which will describe and characterize a transaction between the seller and the buyer. In the Incoterms menu, all the aspects of Incoterms operations that have been defined in the Odoo platform will be depicted as shown in the following screenshot. You will have Filter as well as Group by options which are available in default as there are provisions to customize them as per the need.

Configuring Invoicing

You can Create New Incoterms using the Create option available in the menu and a creations line will appear where you can configure the same. Let's now move on to the next section where we will be discussing the next management and configuration tool Intrastat Code.

Intrastat Code

The next management tool under the invoicing aspects of the Odoo Accounting will be the Intrastat Code which can be selected from the Configuration tab. The Intrastat acts as a system for collecting statistics on the trade of goods between the European Union member states. In the Intrastat Code menu, all the aspects of it that have been defined in the Odoo platform will be described. The Name, Code along Description of each will be depicted based on the type of each being defined. You can dialect each of the classifications to view the extensions of it. Moreover, each of the Intrastat codes is selected to view complete details of each of them.

Configuring Invoicing

Upon selecting the respective Intrastat Code menu, you will be depicted with the description menu of each as shown in the following image. Here the Name, Type, Code, and Descriptions will be defined.

Configuring Invoicing

Up until now, we were discussing the aspects of the Configuring Invoicing aspects of the Accounting module in the Odoo platform. Let's now move on to the next section where the final management tool of the Odoo Accounting the Configuring Bank Payments option is being described.

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