{"id":5166,"date":"2019-06-01T10:30:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T10:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/tutorial\/%d8%a5%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d9%85%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a1\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:32:41","slug":"creating-a-purchase-invoice","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/creating-a-purchase-invoice\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Purchase Invoice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">A purchase invoice lets you record your purchases from suppliers, add the purchased quantities to the warehouse, and record payments to the supplier. This guide explains the steps to add a purchase invoice, how to set the warehouse the quantities are added to, and how to make purchase invoices go to a specific warehouse automatically (such as the raw materials warehouse).<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; background: #f6f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #1a56db; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<p><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\ud83d\udec8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Note:<\/strong> Make sure the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Inventory Management<\/strong> app is enabled in your account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 8px; padding: 12px 16px; margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 6px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827;\">Contents<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#steps\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Adding a purchase invoice<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#number\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">The purchase invoice number and auto-numbering rules<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#tabs\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">The tabs below the items<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#receive\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Payment, receiving and saving<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#warehouse\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">The warehouse the purchase invoice is added to<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#default-wh\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Making purchase invoices go to a specific warehouse automatically<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#settings\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Related purchase invoice settings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#after\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">After saving the purchase invoice<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#faq\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">FAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"steps\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Adding a purchase invoice<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">From the main menu, click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Purchases<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Click <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/v2\/owner\/entity\/purchase_order\/list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Manage Purchase Invoices<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Click <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/purchase_invoices\/add\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">New Purchase Invoice<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Choose the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Supplier<\/strong> from the list, or click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">New<\/strong> to add a supplier quickly. A suspended supplier can&#8217;t be chosen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">To change the invoice currency, click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Edit Currency<\/strong> next to the supplier.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Enter the invoice details:\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">P.I. Number<\/strong>: added automatically according to the <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/numbering\/settings\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Auto Number Settings<\/strong><\/a>. It&#8217;s best not to edit it manually (see <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#number\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Auto-numbering rules<\/strong><\/a>).<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Date<\/strong>: the purchase invoice date, today&#8217;s date by default.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Payment Terms<\/strong>: the number of days allowed to pay a deferred invoice.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Cost Center<\/strong>: appears if the accounting app is enabled and you&#8217;ve added cost centers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Add Extra Custom Field<\/strong>: to add fields that appear in the purchase invoice template.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Add the invoice items in the table:\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Items<\/strong>: search for the product or service by name or code, or add a new product.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Description<\/strong>: an additional description for the item.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Unit Price<\/strong> and <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Qty<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Discount<\/strong>: a discount on the item (appears if the discount isn&#8217;t set to the invoice total only).<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Tax1<\/strong> and <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Tax2<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Store<\/strong>: appears only if you turn on <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Select warehouse per item<\/strong> (see the warehouse section).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">To add many items at once, click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Paste from Sheet<\/strong> and paste the items from Excel.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Add <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Tags<\/strong> to the invoice if you want.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"number\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">The purchase invoice number and auto-numbering rules<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">The system generates the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">P.I. Number<\/strong> automatically, with a sequence of its own for purchase invoices (separate from purchase refunds and debit and credit notes). The number is reserved when you <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">save<\/strong>, not when you open the form.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 24px 0 10px;\">Editing the purchase invoice numbering settings<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Open the <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/numbering\/settings\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">purchase invoice numbering settings<\/strong><\/a> directly, or from the main menu click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Settings<\/strong>, then <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Auto Number Settings<\/strong>, and choose <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Purchase Invoice<\/strong> from the side menu. You can also open them from the gear button next to <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Next Auto-Generated purchase invoice Number<\/strong> in <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/settings\/purchase_invoices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Purchase Invoice Settings<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Edit the settings you need:\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Next Number<\/strong>: the number the next purchase invoice will get.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Sequence Format<\/strong>: digits, letters, or letters and digits.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Number of digits<\/strong>: the number of digits, with zeros added on the left (for example, 5 digits show the number 3 as 00003).<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Unique<\/strong>: prevents the same number from being used on more than one purchase invoice.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Prefix<\/strong>: fixed or variable text before the number (such as PI or the year), with the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Variables Guide<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Prefix change options (for a variable prefix only): <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Continue from The Last Number<\/strong>, <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Create a Separate Serial for Each Prefix<\/strong>, or <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Start from Beginning<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Save<\/strong>. The message <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Numbering format has been saved<\/strong> appears.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; background: #f6f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #1a56db; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<p><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\ud83d\udec8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Note:<\/strong> You need the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Edit General Settings<\/strong> permission to open the numbering settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 24px 0 10px;\">Auto-numbering rules<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Case<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">What happens to the number<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Saving the invoice without editing the number<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The invoice gets the next number at the time of saving. If another user saves an invoice before you, you get the number after it, not the number that appeared in the form.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Save as Draft<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The draft doesn&#8217;t take a number from the sequence; it gets the next number when it&#8217;s issued later. So an old invoice may get a newer number than invoices created after it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Entering a larger number manually<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The sequence jumps, and the next invoice gets the entered number + 1.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Entering a smaller or used number manually<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The sequence doesn&#8217;t change. If <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Unique<\/strong> is on, the message <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Serial number already exists<\/strong> appears; otherwise the duplicate number is accepted.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Deleting a purchase invoice<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Its number isn&#8217;t reused, so a gap appears in the sequence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Clone<\/strong> an invoice<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The copy gets a new number from the sequence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Editing the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Next Number<\/strong> in the settings<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">New invoices start from the new number.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">A prefix with a variable (such as the year or branch)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Depending on the prefix change option: the sequence continues, a separate sequence starts for each prefix, or it starts again when the prefix changes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 24px 0 10px;\">Why do purchase invoices appear out of order?<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">List order<\/strong>: purchase invoices are shown by default by <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">creation time<\/strong> (newest first), not by invoice number or date. So an invoice you recorded today with an old date appears at the top of the list. Use <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Sort By<\/strong> to sort them by date.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Issuing old drafts, entering numbers manually, deleting invoices, or editing the next number all lead to non-consecutive numbers, as in the table above.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Branches share one purchase invoice sequence; if the prefix contains the branch code with the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Continue from The Last Number<\/strong> option, gaps appear in each branch&#8217;s numbers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; background: #f6f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #1a56db; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<p><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\ud83d\udec8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Tip:<\/strong> To keep the sequence regular: keep the number the system suggests without editing it, turn on <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Unique<\/strong>, and avoid saving invoices that are ready to issue as drafts. To correct the sequence, edit the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Next Number<\/strong> in the <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/numbering\/settings\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">numbering settings<\/strong><\/a> so it starts from the correct number.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"tabs\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">The tabs below the items<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Tab<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">What it contains<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Discount &amp; Adjustment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Discount<\/strong> on the invoice (<strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Percentage<\/strong> or <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Amount<\/strong>), and the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Adjustment<\/strong> if you turned on purchase adjustment in the settings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Deposit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Next Payment<\/strong> as an amount or percentage, or <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Already Paid<\/strong> with the payment method, reference number and treasury.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Shipping<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Warehouse<\/strong> the quantities are added to, <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Select warehouse per item<\/strong>, and the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Shipping Fees<\/strong> and their tax.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Attach Documents<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Attach an image of the supplier&#8217;s invoice or any other documents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Then add the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Notes \/ Terms<\/strong> if needed.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"receive\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Payment, receiving and saving<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">If you paid the invoice amount to the supplier, turn on <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Already Paid to The Supplier<\/strong>, and choose the payment method and treasury. To split the amount over more than one payment method or treasury, choose <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Multiple<\/strong> and add a row for each payment, as long as their total equals the invoice total.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">If you received the goods, turn on <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Received<\/strong> and set the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Received Date<\/strong>, so the quantities are added to the warehouse on that date.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Preview<\/strong> to review the invoice before saving (optional).<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Save<\/strong>, or choose from the save options: <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Save as Draft<\/strong>, <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Save &amp; Print<\/strong>, <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Save &amp; Email<\/strong>, or save and add new.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; background: #f6f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #1a56db; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<p><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\ud83d\udec8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Note:<\/strong> The <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Received<\/strong> option doesn&#8217;t appear if you turned on <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Requisitions for Purchase Invoices<\/strong>. In that case, a <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Requisition<\/strong> is created automatically with the invoice, and the quantities aren&#8217;t added to the warehouse until it&#8217;s approved from the requisitions list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Invoice status<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Effect on inventory<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Draft<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The quantities aren&#8217;t added to the warehouse.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Not received<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The quantities aren&#8217;t added until receipt is confirmed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Received<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The quantities are added to the warehouse on the received date.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">With requisitions turned on<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The quantities are added when the requisition is approved.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"warehouse\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">The warehouse the purchase invoice is added to<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">The purchase invoice quantities are added to the warehouse selected in the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Warehouse<\/strong> field in the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Shipping<\/strong> tab. This field only appears if you have more than one warehouse you have permission on; otherwise the quantities are added automatically to the only warehouse available to you.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">One warehouse for the invoice<\/strong>: choose the warehouse from the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Warehouse<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">A different warehouse for each item<\/strong>: turn on <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Select warehouse per item<\/strong>, and the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Store<\/strong> column appears in the items table so you can set each item&#8217;s warehouse. For example, add raw materials to the raw materials warehouse and finished products to another warehouse in the same invoice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; background: #f6f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #1a56db; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<p><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\ud83d\udec8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Note:<\/strong> Only warehouses you have the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Create Invoice<\/strong> permission on, from the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Permissions<\/strong> section in the warehouse details, appear in the warehouse list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"default-wh\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Making purchase invoices go to a specific warehouse automatically<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">There&#8217;s no setting just for purchase invoices to set their warehouse, but the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Warehouse<\/strong> field is filled in automatically with the user&#8217;s default warehouse. So if you want purchase invoices to go automatically to the raw materials warehouse, for example, make it the default warehouse in one of the following ways. The system chooses the default warehouse in this order:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Priority<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Method<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">When to use it<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">A default warehouse for each employee<\/strong>: from <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/settings\/inventory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Inventory Settings<\/strong><\/a> or directly from <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/v2\/owner\/inventory\/settings\/default_warehouses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Employee Default Warehouses<\/strong><\/a>, set the raw materials warehouse for the employee responsible for purchases.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Best if a specific employee records purchase invoices, and the others work on other warehouses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The branch&#8217;s <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Default Warehouse<\/strong>: from <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/settings\/inventory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Inventory Settings<\/strong><\/a>, in the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Default System Values<\/strong> section.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">If you want one default warehouse for all employees of the current branch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">The primary warehouse<\/strong>: from <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/stores\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Warehouses<\/strong><\/a>, edit the raw materials warehouse and turn on <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Primary<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">If you want it to be the default warehouse for all operations in the account.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">If none of the above is set, the first warehouse the user has permission on is chosen.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; background: #f6f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #1a56db; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<p><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\ud83d\udec8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Important:<\/strong> The default warehouse applies to all operations where warehouses are chosen, not just purchase invoices, such as sales invoices. So if you want only purchase invoices on the raw materials warehouse, it&#8217;s best to set it as the default warehouse for the employee responsible for purchases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; background: #f6f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #1a56db; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<p><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\ud83d\udec8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Note:<\/strong> The user must have permission on the warehouse for it to be chosen automatically. You can always change the warehouse manually in the invoice before saving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 24px 0 10px;\">Example: adding all purchases automatically to the raw materials warehouse<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Open <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/v2\/owner\/inventory\/settings\/default_warehouses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Employee Default Warehouses<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Set the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">raw materials warehouse<\/strong> for the employee responsible for purchases, then save.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Open <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/settings\/purchase_invoices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Purchase Invoice Settings<\/strong><\/a> and turn on <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Mark Purchase Invoices as Received by Default<\/strong>, so the quantities are added to the warehouse as soon as you save.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Create a new purchase invoice as this employee, and you&#8217;ll find the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Warehouse<\/strong> in the shipping tab set to the raw materials warehouse.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"settings\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Related purchase invoice settings<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">From <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/settings\/purchase_invoices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Purchase Invoice Settings<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Setting<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Its effect<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Mark Purchase Invoices as Received by Default<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Received<\/strong> option is selected automatically on every new purchase invoice, so the quantities are added to the warehouse when you save (or when the requisition is approved).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Requisitions for Purchase Invoices<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Creates a requisition with every purchase invoice, and the inventory isn&#8217;t added until it&#8217;s approved.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Mark Purchase Invoices as Already Paid by Default<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">The <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Already Paid to The Supplier<\/strong> option is selected automatically on new invoices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Purchase Invoice Adjustment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Shows the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Adjustment<\/strong> field in the discount and adjustment tab.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Default taxes and numbering<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Set the default purchase taxes and the next purchase invoice number.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"after\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">After saving the purchase invoice<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">After saving, the message <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Purchase Invoice has been saved<\/strong> appears, an automatic journal entry is created, and the quantities are added to the warehouse depending on the receipt status. From the invoice page, you can:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Mark as received<\/strong> or <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Mark as Unreceived<\/strong> (when requisitions aren&#8217;t turned on).<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Issue Purchase Invoice<\/strong> if it&#8217;s a draft.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Add Payment<\/strong> to the supplier.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Print<\/strong> the invoice or download it as PDF, or <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Email to Supplier<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Refund<\/strong>: to create a purchase refund or a debit note.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">More Options<\/strong>: such as <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Clone<\/strong> the invoice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"faq\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">FAQs<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 24px 0 10px;\">Why doesn&#8217;t the warehouse field appear in the purchase invoice?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Because you have permission on only one warehouse, so the quantities are added to it automatically. To show the field, add another warehouse or give the user permission on more than one warehouse.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 24px 0 10px;\">Why doesn&#8217;t the Received option appear?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Because <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Requisitions for Purchase Invoices<\/strong> is turned on, and receiving is done by approving the requisition.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 24px 0 10px;\">I recorded a purchase invoice but the quantity in inventory didn&#8217;t increase. Why?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Make sure the invoice isn&#8217;t a draft, that it&#8217;s <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Received<\/strong>, or that its requisition has been approved, and that the item is a product whose inventory is tracked. Then check the warehouse selected in the invoice.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 24px 0 10px;\">I added the invoice to the wrong warehouse. What do I do?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Edit the invoice, change the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Warehouse<\/strong> in the shipping tab, then save. 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