New invoicing - Option to use Xero Network
xero to xero Invoicing
We use the Classic Invoicing version on Xero to send Invoices to our inter-companies and clients who are also registered with Xero.
On 02 Sept 2024 this version will retire and only New Invoicing will be available.
We are not able to select "send via Xero Network" from the New Invoicing option (using our Xero Network Key).
Are the technical teams still working on this to have the option available or will this option fall away?
Thank you
Chantelle
Michael
Support specialist
Yesterday 5:05 PM
Hi Chantelle
As you’ve found, there’s no functionality in New Invoicing to use Xero to Xero invoicing, as this option is being retired.
However, you can raise a suggestion directly with our product team to suggest they implement this functionality in the New Invoicing functionalities, as they're still developing additions and improvements to New Invoicing.
I’ve included a link to Xero Product Ideas where you can view and support current ideas or create a new one to share your thoughts.
Xero Product Ideas: Xero to Xero
Kind regards
Michael

Hi community, thanks for on-going engagements with us about how you use the Xero network in this idea. As our team continue work on new invoicing, development for building the Xero Network within new invoicing is now underway, and we'll keep you updated of further news of this, here.
In the meantime, if you've set up Xero network for your contacts you can continue to send these through the Invoices awaiting payments list. As mentioned in my last updated we still strongly recommend exploring eInvoicing as a solution.
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Freya Pieroz commented
I used to use Xero-to-Xero to get inter-entity invoices from one entity I deal with to another, related entity. I now _have_ to use e-invoicing. Where Xero-to-Xero was close to instant, e-invoicing takes all night for the invoice to arrive as a bill in the entity being invoiced, and that is waaaaaaay too slow to make the same day bill payment run. I'd like to pay those inter-entity invoices using an .aba file to reduce the possibility of typos; I'm not willing to wait a week until I'm doing the accounts payable for the related entities again.
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Aleesha Haines commented
Would really like to see this function kept as it saves so much time. We are unable to use the e-invoicing as we have 1 ABN that runs 8 costs centres in seperate Xeros. The e-invoicing only allows to link one of the xero entities per ABN so this does not work for us.
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Min Ma commented
Please add the Xero network invoicing functionality to new invoices or give people the option to keep classic invoicing. By removing it, you are just taking away a great feature that initially drew people to Xero and kept them there. Maybe it's time to explore QuickBooks online or move accounts to a cheaper plan since that was the feature that kept us paying for a more expensive plan.
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Becky Blair commented
We can't use this feature of einvoicing as we want to send an invoice from our Australian branch to our UK brand and we don't have an ABN for our UK branch so it wont let us do einvocing. Shame such a useful function has been taken away without an appropriate replacement
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Michael Watson CA DFP BCom commented
Please add the Xero network invoicing functionality to new invoices or keep classic invoicing. Every client I have spoken to says they prefer the classic invoicing, not one person I have spoken to prefers the new invoicing layout. Why change invoicing to a layout that no one likes and which has less features. It makes no sense!
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Heather Palmer commented
This is a comparison with what the classic invoicing and the new invoicing features are and it is really NOT correct at all. There are many features in the classic invoicing that are not shown
XERO you need to ensure all features are in the new invoicng that are currently in the classic invoicing you are causing more issues for your user base by not allowing things to happen.
firstly e-invoicing - I ensured all my clients registered for this and checked the box to receive xero invoices via e-invoing, it has worked for the last couple of months and now has stopped working WHY - please DO NOT remove the xero to xero invocing and please put it into the new invocing system
This is the link to the comparison of both new and classic invoicing
https://central.xero.com/s/article/Xero-new-invoicing-releases#Newandclassicinvoicingcomparison -
Thomas Kuehn commented
Xero support appears to be a dead end.
There is a blog post from "Darren Alvares" (https://blog.xero.com/product-updates/retiring-classic-invoicing/) which promotes the supposed great new features of invoicing but fails to recognize the deprecation of features.
I've sent a LinkedIn message in hopes of a clear response.
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Eric Tay commented
also kind of silly that if i am handling interco company billings, send via xero network is pretty efficient and straight forward. with the new invoicing screen, i am effectively being handicapped back to manually keying for intercompany billings.
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Thomas Kuehn commented
Impacted by this. CX0014876878
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Denise Abbott commented
The new invocing is a backward step, I have wasted so much time today trying to find a way to do something which was readiliy available prior to the "upgrade" to new invoicing.
This is the second time a change to an existing feature has been a retrograde step.
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Rosalie Terry commented
This has already been a mess, clients whom had been using Xero to Xero with me have failed to send me invoices.
Embarrassing and also not great for my budget.
Also others where I have been forced to step back into the old days find the bill in email, forward code etc what a bummer -
Danielle van Dijk commented
When asking about Xero to xero in new invoicing staff refers to Peppol instead. Its not desirable for us to yet involve an other company (poppol) into our invoices stream. Please Xero let us be able to choose to not share all our info with multiple companies. Xero to xero remaining would be great!
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Steven Kwok commented
Kelly's solution is only for NZ, and Xero removed the feature worldwide; what's the point?
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Raheel Hanif commented
we need this option to be activated! its essential for practices to promote xero to clients for these kind of features otherwise there are other einvoicing systems already available of the shelf
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Harde Nasradden commented
when will this be enabled in the new Xero invoicing version?Its very critical to still have this option to send via Xero network
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Amanda Jarvis commented
This function needs to be provided in new invoicing! I will be annoyed if it's gone once classic invoicing is phased out later this year !
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Andrew Kimberley commented
Removing a key function (XERO to XERO network) is beyond ridiculous.
Promote the use of a function within the classic invoicing screen (which by the way does not need changing/upgrading) and then decide change the layout of the invoicing screen only to find the above said key function is no longer available.
I can guarantee that if this function is not available we will lose customers and ergo so will XERO. -
Eddie Lee commented
Wow, just stumbled upon this now. I agree with all the points made and prefer the classic view. We are a Gold partner and find the option via Xero network mixed with Hubdoc incredibly useful.
A couple of options for those looking to keep using it beyond September:
1. Send to Hubdoc and configure it to automatically post to Xero.
2. Repeating invoices will still be able to send via Xero network.No announcements have been made on the two options above changing anytime soon.
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Ryan Gallagher commented
Please incorporate the Xero to Xero feature in the new invoicing or allow users to continue using the old version of invoicing. It does not make sense to eliminate a feature that works well and saves people time. The eInvoicing option mentioned by the Community Manager is not available in most countries. Xero to Xero was a competitive advantage that Xero had over other accounting systems. Why would you get rid of that?
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simon h commented
Xero - you guys are so stupid. Why do you waste my time by breaking something that just worked.
I want to spend my time working on my work, not on working around problems you create in accounting