Once I've generated an invoice for a project, say I discover an error that needs to be fixed. Can I edit a slip from the invoice, or add a purchase order number, and re-generate the invoice?

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Kris Hunt,

I second this!

The people who use Billings are the kind of creative types who can sometimes make mistakes that are only spotted by the client. And for the record, issuing credit notes is NOT AN ANSWER, and I speak as one who married an accountant. I asked about this a while ago and the reply was 'if you could alter invoices, it would make Billings a dodgy app' (I paraphrase), but I do note there is a way to go back to the original time slips now.

That doesn't help us 'itchy trigger/invoice finger' types as I think the edited invoice goes out under a different number, which makes reconciliation a bummer.

I think the 'Issue Invoice' needs an undo function.

After all, one client of mine sometimes requires an invoice address in another country - I don't learn about this until AFTER the job is done, and usually AFTER the invoice is issued. Okay, so I invoice to the UK, I get an email back saying 'oh, sorry, this is an EU job, not a UK job, can you re-issue?" so I do that, get an email back saying 'my mistake - it's UK after all', so I go back to Address Book, unpaste the UK info from the Notes over the top of the recently pasted German info, and try to re-issue under the same invoice number, then get the call that it's an EU job after all. Cue opening of 10 year old Scotch.

So I could have credit notes going back 4 iterations, and change my Master Address Book info for my client between UK and German addresses, whilst emptying a bottle of aforementioned rather nice Scotch. Or I could save sanity, liver damage and bandwidth by being able to ALTER INVOICES I HAVE BEEN FOOL ENOUGH TO ISSUE BEFORE THE CLIENT AGREES TO IT!!

But the nurse says I must rest now.

Me too. I just downloaded the trial and this is my ONLY issue with the software. An easy way to do this would be great.

Turns out you can. Just delete it, and it will ask you if you're sure. Then click Delete again, and it will ask if you want to make the slips active again. Click Make Active. Also make sure to delete the PDF invoice from your hard drive and adjust the Next Invoice number in the Prefs before making a new invoice.

Yes I accidentaly figured this out. But it would be nice if there was an easier way.

There really should be an easier way.

An option of either editing it (if small errors are discovered immediately after sending it) or an option to contra the entire invoice and send off with the negative balance to client/accountant (to cancel out the first amount in their systems) if they request it (beancounters often do where I live in Norway), then duplicate the original invoice, correct it and create a new one with another invoice number.