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How long does it take to realise this is an important function, once everybody has had enough and found an alternative software package that focusus on what is important not on look.

Any suggestions on an alternative accounting software provider instead of Xero? This software is getting 'beautified' without actually sorting out the lack of features.

Definitely time to jump ship.

@janice Mcgrother - 4 months is nothing in XERO world. There are suggestions for missing basic functions that have not been addressed for years if at all!
This suggestions and ideas options feel like another pointless exercise to make it appear our thoughts and opinions as paying users count!

Hi Xero

It's been 4 months now and no further update. Can you advise if you have made progress with this? It is really causing a problem as there is nowhere on the supplier screen that you can see if the invoice is in dispute despite putting a note on the actual invoice and when you are talking about hundreds of invoices how on earth are we to know if it's disputed? Please fast track this!

Fully agree this is a very important requirement, if you pay an invoice inadvertently that is actually in dispute it it gives supplier impression the query is resolved. therefore makes resolving issue a lot harder

Hope this can be processed soon.

This is a really important feature for Accounts Payable when you are chasing up Credit Notes, valid insurances and awaiting approval.

Currently I have to leave all such invoices as drafts

Adding the feature of flagging a bill as "in dispute" on Xero will not only streamlines the process but also enhance control over the payment workflow, ensuring that the relevant invoice is excluded from the payment run, preventing any inadvertent transactions. I believe it is an essential feature of an accounting software, so please do something for it.

This is very important so as we don't pay what shouldn't be or if they are duplicated invoices with different invoice numbers for which we await a credit note. By flagging we can cross reference.

To be perfectly honest, how can using Credit Limits work ? Just because one invoice is in dispute, does not necessarily mean that the client is not credit worthy .It appears to me that Xero are more interested in making invoices look pretty than providing meaningful functionality that can truly assist the operational side of financial management . I for one would like to understand why this is at least not on the "roadmap" ?

If a bill could be shown in red as on hold/inquery that would be very helpful. I hope you can do something for this very soon.

Thanks

Annette

Basic accounting requirement - client needs to flag purchase invoice as "in Dispute" until goods / test documents checked / received and invoice value correct

Hi Hannah,
if Xero developers could just add a "contacts group" column to the bills to pay awaiting payment list, then we users could create our own ON-HOLD or IN-DISPUTE contact groups and assign contacts as required. Then we could filter out these groups from the awaiting payment list prior to proceeding to batch. (refer attached mock up). I know this would mean filtering out all payments to a contact rather than just a single invoice, but I would have thought that it's a relatively quick solution to implement. Also, the byproduct is we can then create batches by different supplier groups, which would be handy. cheers

Is there any update on this Hannah? This would be a great feature to have

I would also like to be able to change an approved bill back to awaiting approval. But let's get this small issue of putting an invoice on hold resolved?

You should really be able to flag a supplier invoice that is in dispute so that it does not get paid

The ability to change a Approved Bill back to Awaiting Approval would help as well please.

Hannah,

Thanks for the update. Frankly it's just not good enough!
Are we going to wait for another year until the next update?
This is a basic function that should have been available from day 1.

Chris - the same across all the main suggestions of what most of us consider "fundamental" basic requirements (this, supplier statements, ability to "pay" credit notes, reports showing debtor days to name bit a few)

These boards are basically ignored by Xero or a cursory response once in a while as "not on the road map" - pointless! And beyond frustrating... to be honest it is just laughable

Frankly ... I feel with this number of supporters XERO treats users with contempt. This "suggestion site" is a sop to users and from ZERO's possition is merely an unwanted necessity!

Come on Xero - prove me wrong!

PLEASE ADD THIS TO BILLS AND INVOICES. A simple "check box" / "flag" will suffice so it is easily identified and can be used in "filters" when looing for items to be paid.