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I frequently used the "Attention" function in classic invoicing under "edit address" and the name in that field would show up on the invoice. In the new invoicing, it does not. Why was this taken away?

Very disappointing that such a huge accounting program does not allow the ability to add custom fields such as service dates (that NDIS providers require) Especially considering Xero have now gone back to limiting invoices (20) to the smaller plan users, which is mostly used by small businesses. A shame big companies like Xero don't support small business/sole traders. I invoice at the end of the month and need to put the service date in each item line. All other accounting programs do it and as stated it is not in the near term to make this change, been over 12months since Xero acknowledged this as a highly voted improvement. It seems crucial to create Beautiful Business Xero!!

It would be fantastic to be able to add additional custom fields to an invoice as some of our suppliers require more information. Too hard and messy trying to detail all that information just in the description field.

Would really like to be able to add a comment box that could contain information unique to a particular invoice/customer as an example, a table or graph of figures.

It is a critical requirement for us to be able to add invoice fields. We have clients that have 2 separate reference numbers, both required on the invoice. Some clients need job or vehicle and driver details. We don't want to add these as items in the body of the invoice

Our Invoices are addressed to legal firms who act on behalf of our clients. We only interact once with each client (property sales). so, our Invoices need to be addressed to a <<Client name>> Care Of - and then the contact (who is representing the client). It would be impractical to create a new contact for every invoice we produce, then never likely to use that contact again. We need to be able to add a freeform reference or note somewhere onto the invoice.

I have a client that details cars. It is important for him to put the car registration and/or VIN number so that he can inform the contact which cars he has done and when. The description field is taken up on the level of detailing he provided to the client so this additional functionality would be great.

I also have clients where they have specific detail requirements for each invoice such as the individual Job details and there is no way of adding a field for text. Im having to add the information in the line item and that doesnt look good.

We also would see a huge benefit to adding more fields and columns, making the build of the software more bespoke to business but also more versatile.

We need to be able add fields and columns, for product reasons / manifest numbers etc...

Hello XERO team.
I am also requesting an amendment to the program so that extra columns/custom fields can be added to the invoice format.
We have a livestock transport business and require to have date; description/comment and then require to calculate the columns for distance x rate x decks carted.
I am actually quite surprised that his option is not available already, as, although I am not a tech wiz by any means, but I would not think this would be a big amendment to do and one that would be greatly appreciated by many.
Hoping you can seriously consider this to become available.
Many other accounting programs do have this ability.
thankyou for your consideration.
Marcelle

This comes with Sage please

This is a deal breaker for us to become part of the xero family. As we have 8 outside sales team members paid on commission one we must provide them weekly sales reports. Thank you

I want to add more columns creating an invoice for my clients because they have requested to get more details in the invoice.

Example- Date, Staff Name, Shift Time, Worked Hours, Location, Designation, Normal Rate, Night Rate, Weekend Rate, Public Holiday Rate, Allowance, Total etx

I believe adding such options would help us. Otherwise, I will use another software.

I would greatly appreciate your consideration of this request.

Thank you

Gagan Dhaliwal

This is almost available in all other softwares as this is needed while issuing the invoice .

I need the ability to put in a PO number and a vendor number. Custom fields would help me to do this. The workaround is clunky and error-prone and has cost me delays in getting paid.

I would also appreciate the option for an automatic (non-custom) field that puts in the period of performance (date range) for the tasks & expenses invoice. As a consultant all of my invoices are for tasks & expenses, and I need to report the time period for the tasks I am invoicing as a date range (required for some clients). This is data you already have as I need to input it to produce the invoice, please just make it available to me to put on my invoice.

Reading the extensive string of comments requesting for this functionality, I'm extremely surprised that the developers have not yet attempted to fix this issue.
I run a small guesthouse and need to insert arrival and departure dates on each invoice with the relevant booking reference and voucher number.
The only option I have currently is to add them as separate line items without amounts.
This is annoying as I could customise my previous software to display these items as part of the invoice (and pull it through to the receipt).

I’m reaching out as a developer working on integrations with Xero via your APIs. We are using Xero to manage invoices and contacts, and for our integration to work seamlessly, we need a custom or invisible field within these records to store a unique identifier.

For invoices we need it in line items.

This field would allow us to link data between Xero and our internal systems without exposing this information to end users. It is essential for our API-driven processes, as it ensures accurate mapping and smooth integration with other platforms.

We believe adding such a feature would enhance Xero's flexibility for developers working on advanced integrations. We would greatly appreciate your consideration of this request.

Thank you for your time and support.

Agreed, there need to be some custom fields or ways to link items within the program.

For example I need to show the Project Name on the sales invoices sent out.

dear XERO admin teams - I'd strongly urge you to reconsider your customers not being allowed to add their own field. I have many clients, mainly in the medical fields that would STRONGLY benefit.

I will provide a scenario:
- a medical practitioner that see's a patient regularly, but them only invoices once a month

In this example, a custom field of "service date" would be extremely beneficial!!
although the ability to manually add the date as an additional line in the Description field, when doing this for only one or two patients, that's suitable... however, when you're attempting to use the "upload template" feature and upload in bulk - it doesn't work because you can't simply add the "item" number and have the Description field auto populate... you need to go back into each invoice manually once uploaded and then write the additional line into item line OR you need to re-write each item description on the template before uploading. it's a MASSIVE waste of time, whereas, by adding a simple "date of" field would eliminate all the extra and unnecessary work load.

Simply put - when filling in the template to upload - you would only need the service date an item number and the generic description would suffice and SAVE HOURS!