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Xero Projects - Have an option to "mark all untracked expenses as invoiced"
We have a large project with countless numbers of invoices assigned to the project. I would like an option to be able to "mark all untracked expenses as invoiced" so that we can see what has already been invoiced to the client and so that we can work out more accurate profitability figures. At present, each individual invoice needs to be marked off separately and this can take hours to mark them all off, particularly if the project is large.
Xero currently provides an option to "Mark all times as invoiced", so having the option of "Mark all expenses as invoiced" seems logical.We have a large project with countless numbers of invoices assigned to the project. I would like an option to be able to "mark all untracked expenses as invoiced" so that we can see what has already been invoiced to the client and so that we can work out more accurate profitability figures. At present, each individual invoice needs to be marked off separately and this can take hours to mark them all off, particularly if the project is large.
Xero currently provides an option to "Mark all times as invoiced", so having the option of "Mark all expenses as…3 votes -
Expenses - Rename "Mileage" claim to "Trip KM's" for countries that use metric system
It would make sense to rename "Mileage Claim" to "Trip KM's" or something like that.
There are only 3 countries around the world that officially still use the IMPERIAL system (Miles). United States, Liberia, and Myanmar.
It's a term that doesn't come naturally to the rest of the world.
In the back of my mind, I feel that I need to do a "KM's to Miles" conversion calculation, for every trip entry. Even though I know that's not necessary.3 votes -
E-Invoicing - Dual language support (English and Arabic) for ZATCA (Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority) compliance in KSA
To add a feature in Xero for dual-language invoices (English and Arabic) and to generate QR codes for ZATCA compliance (Saudi Arabia), here's a structured approach. Xero does not natively support dual-language invoices with QR codes directly, but you can integrate third-party applications or customize invoice templates to meet these requirements.
- Integrating Dual-Language (English & Arabic) Invoices in Xero Xero doesn't provide a built-in feature for dual-language invoices (English and Arabic) by default, so this needs to be handled through third-party integrations or custom solutions.
A. Using a Third-Party Integration App
Search for ZATCA-Compliance Apps:Go to Xero Marketplace and find third-party apps that support dual-language invoicing and ZATCA e-invoicing compliance (e.g., Sahab, Fatoorah, ZATCA E-invoice solutions).
These apps can automatically generate invoices in both English and Arabic, ensuring compliance with Saudi tax laws.
App Features:The integration app should allow for:
Automatic generation of English & Arabic language invoices.
Support for QR code generation on invoices (for ZATCA compliance).
B. Manual Template Customization (If No Integration App is Available)
Custom Invoice Templates:Xero allows you to customize invoice templates, but this typically requires a developer or technical setup.
To create a dual-language invoice, the template must be manually edited to include both English and Arabic fields for items such as product descriptions, taxes, and terms.
Steps:Go to Settings > Invoice Settings.
Customize the template by adding fields for both English and Arabic.
Use HTML or CSS (if needed) to create a format that displays both languages side by side.
However, this method can be complex and might not automatically adapt to various languages.- Adding QR Code for ZATCA Compliance on Invoices ZATCA requires invoices to include a QR code that contains the invoice details for validation. This can be added through integrations or custom development.
A. Using a ZATCA-Compliance App
Many third-party apps in Xero’s marketplace can automatically generate QR codes for ZATCA-compliant invoices.
Example: Integration with platforms like Fatoorah, Sahab, or ZATCA API can automatically add the QR code.
Ensure that the app includes the following data in the QR code:
Invoice ID
VAT Amount
VAT Rate (15%)
Transaction Date
B. QR Code Manual Generation (Custom Solution)
If you’re working with custom templates:
Generate QR Codes via a third-party tool (e.g., QR Code API or Google’s Chart API) and manually embed it in the invoice template.
Use the ZATCA specifications to ensure the correct data is embedded within the QR code for ZATCA compliance.
3. Steps to Implement Dual-Language Invoices and QR Code in Xero
Step 1: Install Third-Party App for ZATCA Compliance (Dual-Language & QR Code)
Go to Xero Marketplace and install a third-party app that supports:
Dual-language invoices (English & Arabic).
QR code generation for ZATCA compliance.
Integration with ZATCA API for e-invoice submission.
Recommended Apps:Fatoorah or Sahab (supports e-invoicing in Saudi Arabia).
Step 2: Set Up Language Preferences
In the third-party app, configure the default language to show both English and Arabic.
Ensure that Arabic translations for products/services, VAT details, and terms are accurate.
Step 3: Enable QR Code Generation
Ensure the integration app is configured to automatically generate a ZATCA-compliant QR code.
The QR code should contain the necessary details such as:
Invoice number
Date of issue
Tax amount
VAT breakdown
Step 4: Create and Send Dual-Language Invoices
When creating a new invoice, the dual-language invoice will be generated automatically (both English and Arabic).
The QR code will also be included on the invoice for ZATCA compliance.
Preview the invoice and ensure both languages appear, and the QR code is scannable.
Step 5: Submit to ZATCA (if integrated)
If the third-party app supports direct ZATCA submission, invoices will automatically be submitted to the ZATCA portal.
If not, you can manually submit e-invoices via the ZATCA system or use the app’s API.
4. Conclusion
While Xero doesn’t natively support dual-language invoices with QR codes for ZATCA compliance, integrating third-party solutions can streamline the process. Here’s a quick summary:Install a ZATCA-compliant third-party app (e.g., Fatoorah or Sahab) for automatic generation of dual-language invoices (English and Arabic) and QR codes.
Configure the language settings in the app and ensure QR code generation is enabled.
Generate, preview, and send ZATCA-compliant invoices to your clients.
By leveraging the right tools and integrations, you can meet Saudi Arabia’s e-invoicing regulations while maintaining efficient operations in Xero.To add a feature in Xero for dual-language invoices (English and Arabic) and to generate QR codes for ZATCA compliance (Saudi Arabia), here's a structured approach. Xero does not natively support dual-language invoices with QR codes directly, but you can integrate third-party applications or customize invoice templates to meet these requirements.
- Integrating Dual-Language (English & Arabic) Invoices in Xero Xero doesn't provide a built-in feature for dual-language invoices (English and Arabic) by default, so this needs to be handled through third-party integrations or custom solutions.
A. Using a Third-Party Integration App
Search for ZATCA-Compliance Apps:Go to Xero Marketplace and…
6 votesHi Saqib, while we’re unable to offer eInvoicing in your region at this time, you could look into third-party apps available in the Xero App Store that support eInvoicing.
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Tracking Summary Report - Add quantity Column
Hi there, would be awesome to be able to have a column in the Xero Tracking Summary Report which would sum up the quantities from what you entered in the quantity column in the Receive Money/Spend Money when you reconcile the transactions. This is especially important when organisations are measuring the quantities (eg. number of trips taken; number of food parcels handed out) are used with Xero. As it takes a lot of time to go into each transaction and see what the quantities are to get the group total, this feature would save people a lot of time.
*Screenshot 1 attached shows the product idea requested
*Screenshot 2 shows the quantity column where the quantity was originally entered
on the "Receive Money" transaction.Hi there, would be awesome to be able to have a column in the Xero Tracking Summary Report which would sum up the quantities from what you entered in the quantity column in the Receive Money/Spend Money when you reconcile the transactions. This is especially important when organisations are measuring the quantities (eg. number of trips taken; number of food parcels handed out) are used with Xero. As it takes a lot of time to go into each transaction and see what the quantities are to get the group total, this feature would save people a lot of time.
*Screenshot…
7 votesWe're grateful for your engagement and letting us know the changes that matter to you.
We're continuing to track the interest for adding quantity as a column to the Tracking Summary report. This isn't something we have any plans for at present. If there are any updates we'll share with you here.
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Invoicing - Include PDF attachment when emailing invoice
When Xero are emailing out their invoices please can you go back to attaching the invoices as a pdf as it quicker to be able to forward them rather than having to sign in and save them as draft, especially when you are having to do loads for clients.
51 votesThanks for sharing back on this, everyone. We'd like to confirm the way the options works now when sending in new invoicing - This is triggered by previous behaviour.
So, when you send using new invoicing, the selection for 'Attach PDF' is driven by the last invoice you sent. If the last selection was unticked the next invoice you send will automatically be unticked, and vice versa.
What's worth noting is that this is a browser based setting. For example if you change computers or browsers your setting will revert to default where both options are unticked. As you'll see from my recent update on this similar idea this is something we may explore further down the line but we don't have any immediate changed planned for.
We also appreciate your feedback relating to where a customer's taken when clicking Review and pay. Our team have done a lot of research and testing around this flow - finding that businesses that have a payment service attached are likely to get paid faster, along with this taking customers directly to the payment screen has increased the rate at which businesses receive payment.
While it's only shown for some users that have payment services set up at present, we're looking to roll this change out wider to all invoices. We know it can take a bit of getting used to the change but believe that many people will quickly grow familiar with this.
Thanks for sharing back on this, everyone. We'd like to confirm the way the options works now when sending in new invoicing - This is triggered by previous behaviour.
So, when you send using new invoicing, the selection for 'Attach PDF' is driven by the last invoice you sent. If the last selection was unticked the next invoice you send will automatically be unticked, and vice versa.
What's worth noting is that this is a browser based setting. For example if you change computers or browsers your setting will revert to default where both options are unticked. As you'll see from my recent update on this similar idea this is something we may explore further down the line but we don't have any immediate changed planned for.
We also appreciate your feedback relating to where a customer's taken when clicking Review and pay. Our team have done a lot of research…
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Contact - View Available Credit
Display in the Contact Section the amount of Credit the customer has in his favor because of prepayments made by them. You are able to see the customers credit when you have an invoice they owe for it to be credited to that specific invoice. But it would be super helpful to view in that little summary of the customer, how much he owes the company and if there is any credit in his favor to be applier.
3 votesAppreciate the screenshot showing where you'd like to see this, Carlos. Not something we have immediate plans for but we'll track the interest here and share if there are any changes planned for surfacing credit limits visibility on a contacts record.
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Demo Company (US) - Add the Reconcile Period feature
It'd be great if the new bank reconciliation feature called Reconcile Period was available in Demo Company (US) so we could test it out without impacting live data.
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Projects - Display potential project margin and variance
To display the potential project margin % and variance from expected invoice and costs as baseline to compare with actual performance. OR allow the project report to be customised to add calculated fields. So staff can instantly see the potential of the project, and look to adjust if necessary before sending to quote or invoice.
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New invoicing - Option to leave date field blank like classic invoicing
In New Invoicing can the Date field be left blank when in draft status as per previously. Regularly I create draft invoices and want to continue to be able to leave the date blank or to put tentative dates in before moving forwards int he process.
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Invoice Template - Allow Multiple Payment Services
It would be great to be able to show two payment services on the invoice template. Currently you can only select one option from the drop down. We offer POLi payments and credit card payments via Stripe but cannot currently display both options using the invoice template. We have to manually select both options on each invoice & this is quite time consuming when issuing a large number of invoices.
1 voteThanks for sharing, Julie - It's good to hear you're aware of the ability to provide this on an invoice by invoice basis. It's not something we have plans for extending to Invoice templates/branding for the time being, but we'll track the interest from your idea here and share if any plans are made. 🙂
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Overpayments - Convert to Bill for refunding
If a client has overpaid an invoice, or paid an invoice that has been voided/credited, when Ihave reconciled the incoming payment as an Overpayment, I would then like to be able to create a Bill from this payment so that the refund it sitting in Bills Awaiting Payment.
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while generating the quotation, we would like our company details to appear on the continuation pages as well. Currently, only the UEN numbe
while generating the quotation, we would like our company details to appear on the continuation pages as well. Currently, only the UEN number is being displayed. Additionally, we would like to include page numbers for easier reference by our customers.
1 voteHi 👋 , just to get a better sense of what you'e asking here. It sounds the Quotes you create may be quite large and span multiple pages - Are you asking for the ability to enter a custom header that would appear across each page of your quote?
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Notifications - Ability to create custom notifications
CUSTOM STAFF / BUSINESS NOTIFICATIONS
This page states I can set up custom notifications in the business section under features and notifications but this is not available in my xero, only 'practice organizations' have these features.
I want to be able to set up notifications or reminders for my staff. For example to follow up a sent quote or other tasks.
Also, I think quotes should have the same reminder system as invoices as I think this will assist with getting quotes accepted.
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Activity Statements - Export Sorted Transactions
Activity statement line items can now be sorted in the Activity Statement report in Xero, which is great to be able to review transactions by Account Name, to group similar transactions. However, transactions do not keep this order when exported to CSV or PDF. If manually sorted by the user in the Activity Statement report, the exported report should keep the same sorting preferences.
1 voteHi Luke! We're grateful for your engagement, and for clearly letting us know the changes that matter to you.
Our Community have reviewed your idea and now it can gain support from other community members.
Along with votes, others can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.
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Custom Invoice Templates - Allow More Contact Fields on Templates
Allow all feilds to appear on a Xero invoice not just the select few.
currently there can be added https://central.xero.com/s/article/Fields-you-can-insert-into-a-custom-template-AU#InvoicetemplatefieldsShould include everythig in the contact cards, like Fax, 2nd mobile, and all the other fields.
1 voteHi Bradley, we're grateful for your engagement and letting us know the changes that matter to you.
Our Community have reviewed your idea and now it can gain support from other community members.
Along with votes, others can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.
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eInvoicing - Ability to use for non VAT registered businesses
Massive oversight by Xero.
E-Invoicing only available to VAT registered companies as you have to enter a VAT number. What about all the non-registered companies?
Why can't you select that you aren't VAT registered and be able to benefit by E-Invoicing?10 votesHi everyone, we appreciate interest from non-VAT registered businesses that would like to make use of the efficiencies eInvoicing brings.
As the UK do not have a standard business number, this create complexity in being able to identify and register non-VAT registered businesses on the Peppol network.
While this is an idea that we'd like to continue to gain interest from our community in, we want to be upfront we don't have any plans to support eInvoicing for non-VAT registered businesses in the near term.
We're actively advocating for this with the UK Government as part of their recent e-Invoicing consultation.
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Mobile App - Transfer between accounts in Mobile App
Please would it be possible to amend the Mobile App so that when you select the + symbol the option to Transfer between accounts is possible ?
1 voteThanks for sharing your idea and letting us know what changes are most important to you.
We've reviewed it, and now it's time for the community to show their support! Please share your idea with colleagues who could benefit, so they can add their vote and comments. This will help us understand the full impact this change could have on their experience with Xero.
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New Invoicing - one click tracking fill from contact default
On classic invoicing, when you click the account category space or the tracking category it would fill in from the contact default, or account default or some default. But on new invoicing it only fills in if you tab.
10 votesThanks for the added detail, Becky. This is good to know when sharing back with the team. While this may be something we look closer at down the line, I want to be open that we don't have direct change planned in the near term.
Understand it's a few more clicks at present, potentially to save tabbing 8 time clicking on the Tax Rate column and then tabbing once may save a little time atm. Completely get it's not a resolve though.
Account Team - Is it possible that this would be when you're copying an invoice to a new draft invoice? If so, and you select the same Contact defaults aren't automatically applied and you'd need to remove and re-add the contact on the new draft invoice to trigger defaults to be applied. Otherwise, I'd recommend raising a case with our team of specialists for a closer look as to why these aren't pulling through.
Thanks for the added detail, Becky. This is good to know when sharing back with the team. While this may be something we look closer at down the line, I want to be open that we don't have direct change planned in the near term.
Understand it's a few more clicks at present, potentially to save tabbing 8 time clicking on the Tax Rate column and then tabbing once may save a little time atm. Completely get it's not a resolve though.
Account Team - Is it possible that this would be when you're copying an invoice to a new draft invoice? If so, and you select the same Contact defaults aren't automatically applied and you'd need to remove and re-add the contact on the new draft invoice to trigger defaults to be applied. Otherwise, I'd recommend raising a case with our team of specialists for a closer look as…
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AU Payroll - Option to hide Payroll from navigation bar
Wish I could remove it from the top row of tabs. Keep it simple.
Previous versions allowed it to be removed by turning off the Payroll Add-on. Cheers Pete1 voteHey Pete, thanks for sharing this feedback with us.
We're grateful for your engagement and for letting us know that changes like being able to remove the Payroll tab are important for sole traders like yourself who want to keep the interface simple.
We've reviewed your idea and now it can gain support from other community members. Along with votes, others can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero. 🙂
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Files - PDF File Preview
In files, previewing a PDF that has been uploaded or sent to files will not work for many chrome users.
Upon opening in files, it gives the error "This file can't be previewed with this browser."
This occurs if the user has google chrome, and has google chrome set to "Download PDFs" instead of "Open PDFs in Chrome."
Many people have chrome set this way. Other sites have somehow managed to make their PDF preview still work...hopefully Xero can implement this. The current setup makes it very hard to review uploaded files when they are in PDF format, as they have to be downloaded and opened, rather than properly previewing.
In files, previewing a PDF that has been uploaded or sent to files will not work for many chrome users.
Upon opening in files, it gives the error "This file can't be previewed with this browser."
This occurs if the user has google chrome, and has google chrome set to "Download PDFs" instead of "Open PDFs in Chrome."
Many people have chrome set this way. Other sites have somehow managed to make their PDF preview still work...hopefully Xero can implement this. The current setup makes it very hard to review uploaded files when they are in PDF format, as they…
4 votesThanks for the detail in your last message, Carlo. We appreciate some users may expect this to work differently, however as you have noted the files preview for PDF's is driven by the browser settings.
If you're finding your PDF's download rather than being able to view them in your browser we would recommend looking at your browser settings to make sure the option to view in browser has been selected (as per the screenshot you shared).
Being upfront this is not behavior that we're looking to change in the near future.
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