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  1. Ability to keep description when a quote is copied to purchase order.

    Purpose: To save time from having to re-type the description again.

    17 votes

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  2. Ability to insert hyperlink text in description of the quotes.

    Purpose: Users’ can send more additional information by inserting hyperlink (e.g. website or T&C).

    28 votes

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  3. Adding customer’s purchase order number in the sales invoices.

    Purpose: because some companies will not pay an Invoice without a PO, so it’ll make users’ workflow easier when they can search #PO to find the right invoice.

    212 votes

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    103 comments  ·  Invoicing  ·  Admin →
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    We appreciate users wanting more flexibility in the data they show on invoices. At present our teams are re-developing some of the base features across Sales with particular focus on new invoicing.


    At this time, there are no plans for developing a fields for a PO number in invoicing. Focus is on existing features in invoicing.


    It's good to get a renewed understanding of interest here on Product Ideas, and if there's any news we will update on this here.

    In the meantime, there is a way the custom template can be edited to rename the Reference field as a 'Purchase Order Number' field - see more in the discussion here

  4. Add custom QR code to invoices sent from Xero

    Purpose: Ease of entry - to scan and upload to your Xero org for auto creation of bills.

    32 votes

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    Hi everyone, we appreciate the interest for being able to add QR codes to invoices. 

    While this is something we started looking into this is not something we're developing. 

    To set the right expectation I'll shift this status to submitted and we can continue to track the interest here. 

  5. To get the ability to unvoid Invoices

    Purpose: Because creating a new invoice will generate a new invoice number, and if user can unvoid it, they can still get the same invoice number.

    53 votes

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  6. Ability to convert quotes into invoice & the remaining amount of invoices.

    Purpose: Because it helps users invoicing workflow as they often have to keep a separate record of deposits sent / paid and manually calculate the remaining amount to invoice on completion of a project

    60 votes

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    Hi community, we appreciate the support in this idea and apologise for not engaging here sooner. Thanks for sharing how important this workflow is for your business.

    Our current deposits release is focused on approved invoices, where a business can request an upfront deposit and then collect the remaining balance later on that invoice.

    However, we know for some businesses this needs to begin earlier from the quote stage. While we consider how we might expand deposits in the longer term we want to be upfront that converting a quote to a deposit and remaining amount invoice isn’t in the roadmap as yet.

    We’ll keep this idea updated as there’s more to share on the future of deposits with Xero.

  7. Ability to pause repeating invoices and resume it.

    Purpose: Users’ don’t need to delete the repeating invoice and re-create it again.

    53 votes

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  8. Ability to consolidate or merge multiple quotes into another quote.

    Purpose: To make clients easily sign through of a single quote, as this usually happens in large projects.

    13 votes

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    Hi team, we appreciate support for being able to combine or merge multiple existing quotes.

    To update here, this isn't something we have any plans around at this time, and not getting a lot of traction overtime we will soon remove this from the forums.

    The best option right now would be to open the largest quote and add lines from the others to this and then delete the others. Thanks

  9. Ability to import/export invoices in bulk.

    Purpose: It’ll save users time rather than having to create each one individually.

    288 votes

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  10. Ability to have a pop up reminder feature from the notes when creating a new invoice.

    Purpose: This will make users’ easily identify if there’s any special note from their contacts in Xero, when they’re creating invoices for them.

    78 votes

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  11. Ability to add unique reference numbers to transactions so that user can search by the Xero reference number.

    Purpose: Will be helpful in identifying which transaction belongs to the paper copy of the invoice in a client's records

    28 votes

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    Hi everyone, coming back across this idea we do want to confirm at present for Sales you have Invoice numbers that do need to be unique in Xero. You could ask you customer to reference this as a look up. If you'd like to change this, you can set the Prefix and starting number from within your invoice settings and you'll find you also have options to set this for Quotes and Purchase Orders - More on this here 

    The 'Reference' field of a transaction is slightly different and does not need to be unique, many businesses use this in slightly different ways and I want to be open that we don't have plans for changing this behaviour anytime soon. 

    Appreciate there are some that would like to see a numbering sequence for bills and I'd recommend adding support to this idea where this is represented. 

    Alternatively, in terms…

  12. Ability to bulk add and delete tracking options on invoices

    Purpose: Ease of updating old invoices and purchases.

    89 votes

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    Hey team thanks for supporting this idea of bulk adding or removing tracking options on invoices and bills.

    We have moved thi to Gaining Support so you can tell your friends and colleagues that they can oet and comment on this idea.

    Our Product team will keep an eye on this as it gains more support, although there is no work on this currently, it's good to know which features would be beneficial to users for the future.

  13. Ability to flag an invoice or bill when it’s in dispute or query.

    Purpose: To ensure users do not pay an invoice/bill when it is currently 'under query/dispute' in error.

    525 votes

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    Hi community, we thank you for your feedback on the value of being able to flag a Sales invoice as in dispute. We know a clear way to mark these invoices would be helpful.

    Similarly to our update for Supplier invoices there are a few options you may want to consider to currently highlight Sales invoices in this situation;

    1. Add a note to the invoice to serve as a clear internal reminder of the dispute.
    2. Utilise tracking categories: Creating a specific tracking category like "Disputed Invoices" can help you filter and report on these items.
    3. Update the reference to add a notation such as [reference number] - 'In dispute'

    While we know these aren't perfect solutions, we hope these may help some in the conversation right now.

    We appreciate your enthusiasm for this feature, and we want to be transparent about where it stands, and this is an idea that…

  14. Ability to make an email sent from Xero appear as @company-name.com instead of message-service@post.xero.com, when users send an email to their client/customer.

    Purpose: To provide more validity when sending communications from Xero out to clients/customers and avoid items ending up in Spam/Junk mail.

    442 votes

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    Hi team, we appreciate the on-going support and feedback we're receiving on this idea and pleased to be able to share this update. Our product team are actively exploring how we can best solve for the needs raised here, although at this time are unable to provide any set timeframes.

    They are very much aware of the appetite from our community on this, and as part of their exploration have reached out some users here as they gather insights.

    For the time being we'll shift to In discovery and I'll return as soon as there is more on this to share.

  15. Ability to have an alert in Xero when an invoice has been paid.

    Purpose: Users can easily be reminded. Which will make it easier for them to order the product/stock for their business when they know that they have been paid.

    196 votes

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  16. Ability to add custom fonts for standard invoice themes.

    Purpose: To have a better branding for users’ business.

    46 votes

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  17. Ability to email and print overpayment receipts from Xero.

    Purpose: Some accountants need to print and email overpayment receipts from Xero, and having this feature will make their work easier.

    110 votes

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  18. Ability to set up multiple due dates for payments/deposits.

    Purpose: payments and deposits can be spread throughout different dates.

    201 votes

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    Hi everyone, thanks for continuing to share the details behind your workflows here. We wanted to return with a meaningful step forward for this idea. As some users may have seen, we’ve released the ability to request a Deposit in Xero!

    Enveloped in this we recently made an improvement to this so businesses can now set a specific due date when creating a new deposit, and that due date is shown clearly on the deposit request your customer receives.

    We appreciate this doesn’t yet deliver the fuller outcome many of you describe here, such as multiple due dates across a full invoice, broader instalment-style payment schedules, or trade-term arrangements on a single invoice. But it's progress in this space.

    I’ll be back to confirm once Deposits is completely released to all markets and share how we plan to evolve this further.

  19. Ability to make repeating invoices to be generated to an earlier date without having to change the setup.

    Purpose: Users’ can sometimes ask their customer/client to pay the invoices earlier.

    245 votes

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  20. To apply a prompt payment discount/settlement discount to an Accounts Receivable invoice from the match items screen in the Bank Reconciliation.

    Purpose: So users can offer early discounts to vendors/suppliers without needing to do manual credit notes or editing the invoices.

    410 votes

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    Hi everyone, we thoroughly appreciate everyone’s interest and support for enabling the ability to apply a prompt payment discount to invoices.

    We understand how a direct prompt payment discount feature would improve the efficiency and automate manual efforts currently involved for you all here, but would like to be transparent that this isn’t something we’ve been able to roadmap atm.

    Right now, one way to indicate that your business accepts or will apply a discount for prompt payment would be to write this into the invoice payment terms. When acted on there are a few ways you could consider recording this in Xero, such as;

    • Edit the invoice to apply a discount directly
    • Edit the invoice to add a negative line that directly draws down the total amount of the invoice
    • Apply a credit to the invoice for the portion of the discount

    We'd recommend connecting with your Xero advisor…

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