Einvoicing - add a second Reference field for Government clients
We have government clients who are asking to be sent invoices using the eInvoicing function, rather than pdf's via Xero's email function.
Some government clients will ONLY accept eInvoices from Jan-27.
BUT these government clients require a separate field to be added to the invoice header so that their system can recognise the invoice and link it to their purchase order.
We are unable to comply as we alreadyusetheReferencefieldforINTERNALpurposes.
If we could add an internal reference field that can be seen on the Contact card's Activity section in the same way the Reference field currently does, that would solve our issue.
That is, can eInvoices have both an Internal Reference field and an External Reference field, with both showing on the Contact card's Activity section and able to be selected for reporting.
Jo Russell
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Hi Jo, thanks for sharing this idea. We appreciate you explaining how dual reference fields could help meet government client requirements, especially with the January 2027 eInvoicing mandate approaching. After reviewing this with our product team, we've moved this idea to Not in pipeline, which means the product team have reviewed the idea and it isn't on the foreseeable roadmap. The idea remains open for votes, so we encourage the community to continue supporting it if this impacts their business. We'll keep monitoring feedback from the community on this topic.
