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  1. we have hundred of customers and I sometime mis-spell their names when starting in invoice. Its would nice if an intelligent pop up would come up and say 'Mr Blougs' doesn't exist, did you mean Mr Bloggs? and links straight to it. At the moment it's just an unfriendly 'this contact doesn't exist' or something.

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    Thanks for sharing this idea with us. We can see how having smarter contact search when creating an invoice would be helpful, especially when you’re working with a large number of customers and a small spelling mistake makes it harder to find the right contact.

    We’ve reviewed your idea and moved it to Gaining Support. This means it’s now open for other customers to vote on and comment, which helps our product teams understand the level of interest and the impact this has for customers using Xero.

    While we don’t have immediate plans to share for this, we’ll continue to track the feedback and support this idea receives here.

    Thanks again for taking the time to share your suggestion with us 🙂.

  2. Every time i send an invoice, I update the new pricing for an inventory item in the invoice. This is manual but it should then automatically update the inventory price as well. so in short, the inventory should be following the latest invoice pricing to keep up to date.

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    Thanks for sharing here, team - Currently, once you've selected an inventory item on a row of your invoice, if you click on the Item code field again you'll see the option to Edit which will open the item details modal for you to make changes, Save and continue on invoicing.

    Understand some users may like this to be more automatic based on what you're entering in the line. I want to be transparent that we don't have plans around this and would need to consider how we make this optional for different use cases but for now we'll track the interest through the idea here.

  3. Projects Invoicing

    I would like to be able to select specific tasks in a date period only and then transfer to an invoice combined so that they are all marked as "Invoiced" still in Projects.

    At the moment you would have to do a Project Amount Invoice which pulls all the time and expenses into that invoice, which we dont do. We only invoice a specific time frame.

    But when we delete task in the invoice to consolidate to "Services" it removes the invoiced status and some items get charged twice.

    I would like the option when you select invoice…

    2 votes

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    Appreciate you raising this. Being able to combine project task lines on an invoice without changing their invoiced status could make it easier to present cleaner invoices while keeping project records accurate.

    We've moved this idea to Gaining Support so we can keep gathering feedback. If possible, we'd encourage you to elaborate more on your ideas to make it clear to our community that's voting.

  4. 3 votes

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    Thanks for highlighting this suggestion, John. We understand the request to show the user who created each quote directly in the Quotes list view, rather than opening individual quotes to check.

    We've updated the status to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking community feedback. If this could be useful, add your vote and let us know.

  5. Please have option to set statement type to ACTIVITY , and not OUSTANDING ( when mailing a statement to a client ) It was like that a month ago

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    Hi Leoni, thanks so much for sharing this idea with us. We appreciate you taking the time to walk us through what you’re looking to achieve and adding those screenshots.

    We’ve moved your idea into Gaining Support, which means it’s now open for the wider community to vote and share their experiences. This helps us get a sense of how many people would benefit from this improvement.

    We’ll keep an eye on the feedback as it comes in, and if the idea gathers momentum, we'll provide you with further update.

    Thanks again for being part of the conversation.

  6. Quotes List - Show Job description in the list of quotes. I have multiple quotes per customer, and it is hard to search for a specific job.

    5 votes

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  7. Kia ora,

    I live and operate in New Zealand, where Xero was first created. With living in New Zealand, we use a lot of Māori words in our everyday lives.

    That said, I just created a quote for an upcoming photoshoot which is going to be held in a town in the Bay of Plenty called Ōmokoroa. But fortunately, the marcon that appears above the Ō turns into an L when the quote is exported. Can you please let the development team know about this issue please?

    3 votes

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    Appreciate you raising this, Caleb. Supporting macrons consistently throughout Xero could help ensure names and other information are recorded accurately.

    We've moved this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue gathering feedback. We'll keep the team updated on the interest and use cases shared here as they consider future improvements.

  8. Add a field for the date the customer requires delivery. I currently use the expiry date, but if I mark the quote as accepted this date disappears.

    This date is crucial for forecasting.

    8 votes

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    Hi Catrina , thanks for sharing your idea, and letting us know the changes that matter most for you.

    We've reviewed your idea and now it's up to the community to get behind and support it. We'll monitor this space for more traction in the meantime. Cheers

  9. Schedule date and times quotes can be sent out.

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    Thanks for sharing how you'd like to see the recent feature we've introduced in invoices expanded to quotes, Jonathan. Understand wanting more control and professionalism of transactions you're sending from Xero.

    We'll be sure to share if there are plans made to implement this feature for quotes too.

  10. I want to delete a number of invoice templates in Xero as the bank accounts relating to these templates are closed and we no longer require the invoice templates. I'd like to be able to do this cleanly without having to 'delete and replace'. I simply want to delete an invoice template without having to replace it with another invoice template that is unrelated. My methodology is to clean up, remove and simplify the invoice template options.

    3 votes

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    Thanks for bringing this idea to the community.

    We understand the request to delete invoice templates that are no longer needed without having to replace them with another template. Having more flexibility to manage historical templates could help keep your invoice settings organised.

    We've updated this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest from the community. If this would improve your workflow, add your vote and share how you'd use it.

  11. Font size in standard template is too small, please make it at least 12 to 14 font size

    Also address label needs to be lower to fit in an window envelope

    2 votes

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    Thanks for submitting your idea on Xero Product Ideas. We appreciate you taking time to let us know how we could improve Xero for you.

    Your feedback will soon be reviewed by our Community team, and in the meantime this can begin to build support with votes from other community members.

    If you're interested to see recent releases or get a pulse on what's coming soon see The Long and Short of it. 🙂

  12. invoices need dates adding , date of work carried out / on hire - off hire dates , the invoices currently only show the invoice date with no other dates added unless doing manually . we have had to stop sending our invoices from xero as customers need dates to match jobs so have had to revert to our old system just for invoicing , surely this could be added

    5 votes

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    Thanks for sharing your feedback on this idea and explaining how important it is for your invoicing workflow 🙂

    We understand that only showing the invoice date can create extra manual work, especially when your customers need to see the date work was carried out, or on-hire and off-hire dates that match the job. Having to add these dates manually, or use a separate system just for invoicing, adds unnecessary time and complexity.

    We’ve reviewed this idea and moved it to Gaining Support so other customers can vote and add their comments.

    We’ll continue to monitor the support this idea receives and update the thread if there’s any progress to share.

  13. It would be great to be able to select certain contacts for certain invoices.

    We have different contacts within the one client, and they might book us for different jobs. For instance, John from Company X will book us for services and Sam from Company X will also book us for services on a different job. We need to invoice them separately, but they are from the same company.

    Currently, we have them all down as contacts for Company X and so every invoice emails them all. Even if you edit the recipients for sending the initial invoice, there's no…

    3 votes

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    Hi Zoe, thanks for bringing this idea to the community. Linking multiple contacts to an invoice could help make sure the right people receive the invoices and reminders.

    I've updated the status to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest. If this were introduced, how would you like the contact selection to work? Your input could help shape the approach that would be most useful.

  14. Show optional CC processing fee in the quote if customer chooses to pay that way. I am currently having to create a new line item and manually calculate CC fees. Would save alot of time if the quote total showed the stripe fee automatically.

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    Appreciate your time to suggest this, Greg.

    Being able to show estimated Stripe processing fees on a quote could give customers greater visibility of the potential payment cost before deciding on their payment method.

    We’ve updated the status to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest. Add your vote and share your feedback if this could help your workflow.

  15. We need the desktop app to support a bill approval workflow. Ideally, I’d be able to submit an invoice for approval, with it then routing automatically to different approvers depending on the nominal code. Once approved, it should post straight through to the ledger.

    4 votes

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    Hi team, thanks for the feedback about how routing bills based on account code would be helpful in sending bills to the right user.

    At present, we’re working on a bill approval workflow that'll support rules based on GL account code, alongside amount, supplier and submitter.

    Matching bills can then move through selected user approval steps, with email alerts and a record of the decision kept against the bill, helping to reduce manual sorting and so your teams can keep the approval process in Xero instead of relying on separate lists or email chains.

    Posting and accounting treatment will still follow the normal bill process once the required approval is complete. I’ll update again as this feature begins to roll out.

  16. Serious limitation in Xero is TB period control. Currently the TB is created using transaction date, so late bills effect prior period instead of falling into the current account period. This is a key feature of any accounting system and a major limitation of Xero for SMEs.

    To make this work it feels like a very simple change is required:

    • ability to select period when entering a bill, sales invoice or journal (drop down field)
    • ability to produce TB by either date (current set up) or period (field referenced above)

    This seems like such a simple alteration and would open…

    3 votes

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    Hi Ben, thanks for sharing this idea. We can see how having separate document and posting dates could provide more flexibility when recording late supplier bills, while helping preserve reporting for closed periods.

    I've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking community interest. If you use this workflow, it'd be helpful to know whether you're mainly looking to improve month-end reporting, audit requirements, or both.

  17. Tracking category name is long, but at the transaction it is not clearly visible same as CoA is visible completely

    4 votes

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    Hi Anchal, thanks for sharing this idea. We can see how displaying the full tracking category names in invoices could improve visibility and comprehension.

    I've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest from the community. If there are particular screens where this is most challenging, let us know so we can capture those details too.

  18. It would be helpful to be able to include the name of the associated Xero project as a placeholder in the email template when sending an invoice.

    I typically include my job number and the customer's job number (which is different from their order number that goes in the Reference field) in the project name, and would like to include both of these in the email template. Currently I have to manually input every time I send an invoice email.

    A workaround for this could be to have a placeholder for the description in the first row of the invoice.…

    2 votes

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    Hi 👋 your idea is being looked into by our Community team. We'll be in touch soon to update you once your idea has been reviewed.

    Did you know you can join our Xero Research panel to be involved in early testing and research? Find out more and sign up through our website 🙂

  19. Someone with draft only access to be able to save their invoices and quotes as PDF.

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  20. The long awaited for deposit/part payment option on invoices is finally here however when you send these invoices, the system will not record them as "sent" which means reminders do not go out. Once the deposit is paid, if you resend the invoice, it still does not show as sent and no reminders go out. You have to remember to go back in to every invoice and manually tick the sent box at the top. Please can we have a system which allows reminders to be sent on invoices that were sent asking for a deposit.

    2 votes

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    Thanks for highlighting this improvement, Kirsty. Having invoices with deposits automatically marked as Sent to trigger payment reminders could reduce the need for manual work.

    We've updated the status to Gaining Support. Add your vote if this could help your workflow and let us know how you'd use it.

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