{"id":36871,"date":"2025-07-23T10:17:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/user_manual\/%d8%af%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%81%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82%d8%af%d9%85%d8%a9\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:19:16","slug":"advanced-payments-guide","status":"publish","type":"user_manual","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/advanced-payments-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Advance Payments Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Advance Payment is an amount received from the client before products\/services are delivered or a sales invoice is issued. This payment can be used to cover one invoice or multiple future invoices. Likewise, a single sales invoice can be linked to multiple advance payments, providing flexibility in managing collections and accounting linkage.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Steps to Activate Advance Payments” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1756028474866{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Activate the KSA e-Invoice” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%2304306b|line_height:2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1757223537159{margin-left: 120px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

First, make sure that the \u201cKSA e-Invoice<\/strong>\u201d app is activated through the “Apps Manager<\/strong>” section in the system.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0This feature is available only for accounts registered in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

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From the main menu, click on \u201cSettings<\/strong>\u201d, then select \u201cApps Manager<\/strong>\u201d, click the Activate KSA e-Invoice button, and finally click \u201cSave<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Then, from the main menu click on “Sales<\/strong>“, and from the dropdown click on “Sales Settings<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

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Then activate the “Advance Payment<\/strong>” by marking the checkbox beside it.<\/p>\n

Click on the “Save<\/strong>” button.<\/p>\n

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From the main menu, click on \u201cSales<\/strong>\u201d, then from the dropdown menu select \u201cManage Invoices<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

Click the arrow next to the \u201cAdd<\/strong>\u201d button, then choose \u201cNew Advance Payment<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The advance payment invoice is similar to a sales invoice in terms of data entry.
\nEnter the same basic details such as:<\/p>\n