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  1. This is not just an invoicing issue, but there is no option to choose everything.

    The Invoice, Quotes, Bills and Purchase order pages all have differing layouts and features available.

    For ease of use and continuity, why do all the pages not have the same layout and functionality?

    I don't understand why all the services don't have the same features. You can do something in quotes, that you cant do in invoicing. Like dragging and dropping text, you can do it in quotes so surely it can't be that hard to make it available in invoicing again as well, like…

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    Thank you for sharing your feedback, Nicole. We’re continuing to think carefully about consistency across the actions and layout of our features as the product evolves, especially as more shared components (like the table used across invoices, purchase orders, bills, and quotes) are introduced into the new experiences.

    That said, each feature also has its own distinct needs. While the new experiences across these pages will feel similar, there will be differences designed specifically to support the users and workflows for each one.

    Although we’ll move this idea to Not in Pipeline as it’s too broad in scope, I do want to acknowledge that creating a more succinct and harmonised experience across features is very much top of mind for our product teams.

  2. Drag and drop.... it is not fixed or completed as you have told us today

    Why cant this be enabled again?
    yes i can copy and past or drag a line, sometimes Id rather move that line easily by just selecting and dropping.

    Likewise with re-ordering words within the description box

    the blue dot and now the segmented box is annoying, boxes dont select correctly if you click thru to quickly

    Your doing great at giving us more and more reasons to change providers

    5 votes

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    Hi there 👋 appreciate your feedback on the recent release of our drag and fill feature within the invoicing table.

    Appreciate this differs to what you're asking here, in being able to copy and paste contents from another source into line items.

    In terms of moving lines around, it's possible to drag an entire line up or down your rows. Just click and drag from the 6 dots to the left of the table.

    We want to be upfront copy paste of information isn't something we have plans for atm, but will share if there's any progress here.

  3. When a sales invoice containing inventory item codes is sent from Xero through Peppol, the Xero Item Code is not included in the resulting Peppol invoice XML.

    For example, a Xero invoice line contains:

    Item Code: [ITEM CODE]
    Description: [ITEM DESCRIPTION]
    Quantity: [QUANTITY]
    Unit Price: [UNIT PRICE]

    However, the Peppol XML only contains the item name or description and does not include the following element:

    <cac:SellersItemIdentification>
    <cbc:ID>[ITEM CODE]/cbc:ID
    /cac:SellersItemIdentification

    Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 defines cac:SellersItemIdentification as the field for an identifier assigned by the seller to an item. The Xero Item Code therefore appears to be the appropriate source…

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    Appreciate you bringing this to the community. Having the Item Code included as the seller's item identifier in Peppol invoices could make automated matching easier for receiving systems.

    I’ve updated the status to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest. If this would be useful, add your vote and let us know how you'd expect the Item Code to be handled in the Peppol output.

  4. 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.

  5. We are a Xero user based in Malaysia and would like to submit a feature request regarding the Malaysian e-Invoicing process.

    Currently, whenever we issue an Invoice, Debit Note, or Credit Note to a customer that has a valid Tax Identification Number (TIN) and Classification Code, we are required to manually add MyInvois@invoi.ci as a recipient email each time before sending the document. This manual step is repetitive and increases the risk of human error.

    We would like to request that Xero automatically populate MyInvois@invoi.ci as a default recipient email (under the BCC column) for customers who have:

    • A valid…
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    Thanks for bringing this to the community. We understand the request to have MyInvois@invoi.ci automatically included when sending Malaysian e-invoices where the relevant TIN and classification details are in place.

    This could make sending compliant invoices, credit notes and debit notes more straightforward, particularly for businesses sending these regularly.

    I’ve moved this idea to Gaining Support so we can keep gathering feedback. If you’d find this useful, add your vote and share how you’d like it to work.

  6. I’d like to suggest a couple of updates that would save us significant administrative time and eliminate double-handling. Adding an employee column (allow us to name them separately from their legal name as to protect their privacy) to invoice line items so logged hours sync directly into payroll would be a game changer, allowing units to flow straight into pay runs with the correct pay items applied based on the specific day and time worked. On top of that, adding date and time columns to line items along with more flexible recurring invoice logic - such as having last fortnight’s…

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    Thanks for sharing this. While you can currently sync project time to payroll timesheets, pulling hours directly from sales invoices into payroll isn't possible.

    Although this isn't on our immediate roadmap, we'd love to hear how valuable this would be to the community. Please consider sharing this post with colleagues so they can add their vote!

    In addition to voting, feel free to leave a comment detailing how this integration would improve your day-to-day workflow in Xero.

  7. It would be useful to have a button to apply a discount to all lines in a quote/invoice at once, instead of having to edit them one at a time. Alternately, a global discount line at the end which applies a discount to the whole quote/invoice.

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  8. Default "Print PDF" filename for Quote PDF documents should not have spaces and dashes removed from the Quote number text before forming the document file name.

    Example: If I enter "Q-5678-9 123 Fail St" into the Quote number field, Xero "grooms" the PDF file name text to be "Quote Q56789123FailSt.pdf"

    This creates unnecessary additional work to un-groom the file name every time a quote is printed to PDF.

    By comparison, this unnecessary false grooming does not take place when using the Print PDF function for a Xero Invoice.

    2 votes

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    Thanks for highlighting this improvement, Jonathan.

    Keeping spaces and hyphens in quote PDF filenames could make downloaded files easier to identify and manage, particularly when saving or sharing multiple quotes.

    We've updated the status to Gaining Support. Add your vote if this could help your workflow and let us know what you'd like the default filename to include.

  9. Allowing GST inclusive and GST exclusive options for all line items on an invoice.

    This is an option when raising a payment in the system, where you can nominate whether a line item is either GST inclusive or exclusive.

    On a invoice, it a blanket option, sometimes when you are on-charging an item and also charging a internal item and they might have different GST inclusion or exclusions

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    ✨ Thanks for sharing this idea. We’re moving it to Gaining Support so we can build visibility and gather more feedback from the community.

    The request is to choose whether each invoice line is GST inclusive or GST exclusive, rather than applying one tax treatment across the entire transaction. This would be especially useful when an invoice contains a mix of charges, such as billable expenses and services, where some lines may need to be entered inclusive of GST and others exclusive.

    Having this flexibility could help reduce manual price adjustments, improve accuracy, and make it easier to pass on the correct amounts to customers. If this would help your workflow, please vote for the idea and share examples of how the current limitation affects your business.

  10. BRING THE DEPOSIT BUTTON BACK!!!!!!!

    Xero rolled out this feature to ALL user roles and then one day it just disappeared! Speaking with support they said Xero has decided to ONLY make it available to Standard and Advisor user roles.

    This is terrible especially if you have staff in your team who you need to issue deposit invoices but you don't want them to also have access to bank accounts and sensitive information.

    Xero needs to allow ALL users with invoice access to request deposits. It is such a painful procedure now that you have removed this function.

    8 votes

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    Hey Brian thanks for putting this Idea forward we appreciate the context and detail around how this impacts your daily business operations.

    We are moving this to Gaining Support and the team will be keeping a close eye on this idea to gauge community opinion, so feel free to share with colleagues and get them to vote and comment and any updates will be posted here.

  11. We would love to have the ability to change the hardcoded word "Invoice" on the online payment portal screens and the automated email action buttons. Currently, even if we use an advanced DOCX template to change our PDF layout to a "Donation Request," Xero doesn't match this online. The green email button is permanently locked to "View Invoice", and the online Stripe payment portal forcefully flashes "Tax Invoice" or "Invoice" at the top left.

    As a secondary bonus, being able to edit the standard Invoice title settings inline with Quotes, Statements, and Credit Notes (which already allow custom titles) would…

    10 votes

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    Thanks for sharing this idea and explaining how the current wording can make an optional donation feel like a commercial invoice for your supporters.

    We’ve updated our branding and invoice templates so you can customise the title shown on transaction documents. However, this customisation doesn’t currently extend to every customer-facing touchpoint, such as the online payment portal or the labels on automated email buttons.

    We understand that you’re requesting a broader level of customisation, including the ability to replace terms such as “Invoice” with wording like “Donation Request” across these experiences. As this isn’t currently supported, we’re moving your idea to Gaining Support so other customers can vote for it and help us understand the demand for this enhancement.

    Thanks again for taking the time to share your feedback.

  12. In the Xero Contact details page, it would be really useful if the GoCardless invite link was shown, at the moment we have to log into GoCardless separately and find the link to invite new customers. it would save time logging into separate sites.

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    Hi Paul, thanks for sharing this idea. We can understand how having the GoCardless mandate link available directly from the contact record could make setting up and following up on direct debit arrangements easier.

    I've updated the status to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking community interest.

    It would also be helpful to hear how you'd like this to work. Sharing your preferred workflow will help give the team a clearer picture of what would be most useful.

  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. I want to recommend that the View Bill screen always includes Where Paid From regardless of how one gets to the screen. The "Where Paid From" information is lost if one gets to View Bill froma report. I also want to recommend a report of where Payments Originate From is cited. AT present, if one hits the wrong Pay From account, the existing reports make it hard to find the error.

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    Hi Bruce, thanks for starting this thread and sharing your feedback. We understand the request to have the “Paid From” bank account shown directly on the View Bill screen, regardless of how you access the bill. Having this information visible at a glance could make it easier to review payments and confirm which account was used.

    I’ve updated the status of this post to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest from the community.

  15. Xero currently allows one primary customer/contact on an invoice, but many maintenance businesses work with multiple parties on the same job.

    A common example is a rental property maintenance workflow:

    Bill To: Rental agency / property management company
    Property Owner: Landlord / client
    Tenant: Occupant of the property
    Service Address: The physical address where the work was completed
    Rep / Technician: The staff member or contractor who attended the job

    At the moment, users often have to manually type these details into the invoice description or create custom workarounds, which makes invoices inconsistent and difficult to manage.

    Suggested Feature:

    Add…

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    Thanks for sharing this idea, Jeanne-Mari. The ability to add multiple parties to an invoice could be useful for businesses where billing involves several stakeholders.

    I’ve moved this post to Gaining Support so we can continue gathering feedback. If this were available, what details would you want to include and where?

  16. For a lot of businesses, sending invoice copies or reminders by email is the main way of communicating, not printing PDF or sending an SMS (not relevant sending to a business client).
    Currently it's a 2 click process to get to the email screen which is time consuming when sending numerous invoices so if a Send SMS button can be added, why not an email button.
    Print PDF could be moved to the 3dot options list.

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    Thanks for highlighting this improvement, Karen. We understand the request to make Send Email a more prominent option on the invoice screen. This could make it easier to send invoices without additional clicks.

    We’ve updated this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking community interest. Add your vote and let us know how this could fit into your invoicing workflow.

  17. 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.

  18. Recently discovered a large company we have a significant amount of business with have automated their accounting. The documents being sent from Xero are being rejected by their system as the ISO 19005 accepted format is PDF/A.

    Xero must quickly look into this and adjust accordingly, as if we have to manually change the format of all our documents, Xero has lost a significant amount of its use.

    We have been out of pocket and had to spend a considerable amount of time trying to battle to get payment as they had not received nearly a months worth of invoices.

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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. In Sage 50 Accounts Professional, we use the built-in PI Chase Letter functionality as an important part of our credit control process.

    When an invoice reaches 30 days overdue, we print and post a PI Chase Letter 1. If we receive no response, we then print and post a PI Chase Letter 2. These letters are generated automatically using predefined templates, which we print on our company letterhead and send by post.

    A key feature is that the letter includes an itemised summary of the customer's outstanding balance, showing:

    Invoice number
    Invoice date
    Details/description
    Amount outstanding
    Total balance due

    This…

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    Hi Molly, though we don't have intentions of developing the exact same functionality as competitors, we are working on a feature to help you get paid without having to chase.

    You can register your interest for this now. You'll be able to turn this on for your preferred contacts. JAX will monitor open invoices and create a personalised plan for each customer.

    Customers will receive a consolidated statement and a well timed nudge. 🙂

  20. I would like to be able to change the overall system date from the current date to a date of my choosing, providing it is after the lock date. I was a long term Sage user and there I had the option to select a 'system date' so that if I had many transactions to post on a certain date I would not have to change that manually each time. For example today's date is July 15th, but I have credit notes to post all dated June 30th, so why can't I change the system date to June 30th? We…

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    Thanks for highlighting this improvement.

    Having the option to set a session date for transactions entry could make the process quicker by applying the same date to multiple entries. At the moment, you can consider importing the credit notes in bulk instead.

    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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