I am quite surprised something as important and relative as an inovice number is not included by default in the reports. But more surprised at how difficult it is to add them in the customize report options.

Can someone please explain how to add the invoice # to my reports so I can better coordinate adding info into Quickbooks wihtout having to open every clients invoice?

Hi Randy,

The default reports I currently have in Billings do have Invoice #'s included in the template. What version of Billings are you currently using?

To add the invoice # to an invoice when creating a customized invoice first create a dynamic text box. Double click the dynamic text box and then under Fields select:

Report -> Object -> Invoice Number

Press ok.

Billings 2.0... there are no invoice numbers, and the instructions you gave me don't make sense... I added a dynamic text box, and saw no "Fields" to follow the path you laid out.

Hi Randy

Have you set up invoice numbering in the preferences?

adam

yes, I have... which brings up another question... I want my file names in order of invoice number, which requires a bit of code from what is said in grey below the dialog boxes... why is all this so painstaking?

You need to make all this checkbox simple.

Hi Randy

Thanks for your feedback on the preferences. Something we'd like to do in a future release.

As for the invoice numbering, that is highly unusual. I've never seen invoice numbering not work; can you test this with a built-in template like Swiss? Does the number not appear?

Thx,

All i am using is Swiss. i went to make a custom template to correct the fact that there is no invoice numbering.

Hm, I'm afraid that I can't reproduce this problem. All of our built-in invoice templates support invoice numbering.

The only we'd be able to look into this problem is if you could send contact our support department (click Support at the top of this page) and send us a backup of your database. Also, in the email that you send to our support team, please describe in step by step detail what you do to send an invoice where no numbering appears.

HTH,