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Invoicing

Invoicing is a great tool for businesses that provide home or professional services, and need to itemize bills, or take deposits. Invoices are helpful for recording transactions with clients, as well as requesting timely payment from customers/clients. With SpotOn Virtual Terminal Invoicing you can send an invoice, with all the details of the sale to the customer’s email address, which leads directly to the Customer Payment Portal.

Tip

For a video tutorial on how to use the Invoicing feature of SpotOn Terminal, click here


Create a New Invoice

Action

Display

  1. From the Merchant Dashboard, click the drop-down menu in the upper left, and select Virtual Terminal

  2. From the pop-out menu on the left, Select on Invoicing

  3. Select Create Invoice on the right side of the screen

Create Invoice

  1. From the Create Invoice screen, input the following information into the required fields:

  • Bill to

  • Invoice Details

    • Invoice Title (optional)

    • Custom Invoice ID (optional)

    • Invoice message

Line Items

  1. To add line items with product or service details, select Add Line Item

2. Input theLine Item details in the required fields:

  • Item Name

  • Price (Per Item)

  • Quantity

  • SKU (optional)

  • Taxable (select the check box if desired)

  • Additional note for customer, i.e., further item/service description (optional)

3. Select Add

4. Additional line items may be added as needed

Discounts

  1. To add any applicable discounts, select Add Discount

2. From the Edit Discount pop-out menu, input the following information into the fields:

  • Discount Name

  • Select dollar ( $ ) or percentage ( % ) discount by clicking on the required icon

  • Input the discount amount

  • Click Update

3. The invoice will display all Line Items, any applicable taxes/fees/discounts, and the total invoice due.

Payment Schedule

  1. To select a due date, locate the Invoice Balance section and select the right arrow button (>) on the right side of the screen

2. From the Invoice Balance Due pop-out menu, select a due date from the following options:

  • Immediately

  • 7 days

  • 15 days

  • 30 days

  • End of the Month

  • Custom (select a specific date on a calendar)

3. Select Update to save the due date

Deposit

  1. If acustomer deposit is required, toggle on Request Initial Deposit

  2. To set a deposit amount, navigate to the Deposit section, select the right arrow button (>) on the right side of the screen

3. From the Request Deposit pop-out screen, select dollar ( $ ) or percentage ( % ) discount by clicking on the required icon

4. Input the required deposit amount

5. To set the due date, select the right arrow button (>) on the right of the the Due section and select from the following options:

  • Immediately

  • 7 days

  • 15 days

  • 30 days

  • End of the Month

  • Custom (select a specific date on a calendar)

6. Click Save

7. Click Update to apply to the deposit amount and due date to the invoice

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Invoice Options

Send Invoice

  1. To choose a date to send the invoice, navigate to the Send Invoice section and select the right arrow button (>)

  2. Choose from the following options:

  • Immediately

  • 7 days

  • 15 days

  • 30 days

  • End of the Month

  • Custom (select a specific date on a calendar)

3. Select Update

Send Reminders

  1. To send reminders, check the Send Reminders checkbox

  2. To adjust reminders, select Edit

3. From the Reminders pop-out menu, click Add Reminder

4. Input the required interval number and use the drop-down menu to choose between the following reminder intervals:

  • Days before due date

  • On due date

  • Days after due date

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Note: More than one reminder can be set up at a time

5. Select Update

Request Shipping Address

  1. To request a shipping address from the customer, check the Request Shipping Address box

Terms and Conditions

  1. Input any desired terms and conditions in the empty field

Attachments

  1. Attach any desired files by selecting Add Attachment

2. Preview the invoice or save as a draft if desired

3. Select Send to send the new invoice


Invoice List

The invoice list can be sorted and filtered in numerous ways, from date to invoice status.

Action

Display

Sort By Invoice Status

  1. To search/sort through the Invoice list is by clicking on the Filter drop down menu.

  2. Select from the following options:

    • All

    • Draft

    • Overdue

    • Unpaid

    • Paid

    • Scheduled

    • Undelivered

    • Archived

Sort by Date Range

To search by specific date ranges, click on the Time drop-down menu.

  1. Select one of the following:

    • All Time

    • This Week

    • This Month

    • Last Month

    • Last Year


  2. From a specific date → To a specific date

    • Select the desired start and end dates on calendar display


Sort by Column Heading

To sort the Invoice list by Column Headings

  1. Click the desiredcolumn heading to sort alphabeticallyor numerically:

    • Date

    • Customer

    • Invoice ID

    • Title

    • Amount

    • Status


View Invoice Details

When an invoice is selected from the Invoice List, merchants can choose to send reminders to customers, make payments, view recent activity, print, resend, download invoices as PDFs, or void an existing invoice.

Action

Display

  1. Select the desired invoice from theInvoice List to view following the invoice information:

    • Invoice number

    • Invoice total

    • Deposit due date, total, and status

    • Balance due date, total, and status

    • Send Reminder button

    • Add Payment button

    • Bill To details

    • Recent Activity

    • Invoice Details

    • Shipping Information


Invoicing Options

Action

Display

Send a Reminder

  1. From the desired invoice details, click Send Reminder

  2. The pop-up Send Reminder window will display.

  3. Input a reminder message for your customer in the field. message to customer (optional)

  4. Select Send


Add a Payment

  1. From the desired invoice details, select Add Payment

  2. Select the desired invoice from theInvoice List to and select from the the following payment options:

    • Pay Deposit (if one exists)

    • Pay in Full

    • Custom amount

      • Enter the amount into the required field

  3. Add a note for the customer in the empty field (optional)

  4. To accept a credit card payment, select Manually enter card information

  5. To accept cash, check, or payment through a SpotOn POS device, select Record payment received and indicate the method chosen

    • Cash

    • Check

    • SpotOn Point of Sale

  6. Email the receipt to the customer by checking the Email Receipt checkbox

  7. Click Submit Payment


Void an Invoice

  1. From the desired invoice details, select the button on the top right corner of the screen

  2. From the down-down menu, select Void Invoice

3. A pop-up confirmation screen will appear that displays the following message:

Void this invoice?

An email will be sent to the customer letting them know this invoice is no longer valid?

4. Click Void Invoice to continue voiding the invoice. Select Cancel to stop the voiding process

5. A green success message will display in the lower left corner of the screen upon completion

Info
  • The newly voided invoice will now display in the Invoice List with a Voided status



Invoicing Default Settings

The Invoicing Default Settings menu is where default settings and reminders are set up. Merchants do not have the ability to change Taxes or Fees or add Customization, like logos and brand colors from Invoice Settings. Those must be changed in the Account & Settings section, however, Invoice Settings displays a link to the Account & Settings page for easy access to make any desired changes.

Accessing Invoice Defaults Settings

Action

Display

  1. From the Invoice screen, select in the upper right hand corner of the screen

  2. From the drop-down menu, select Invoice Settings

3. The Invoicing Defaults menu will display

Reminders

Default reminder settings can be created to automatically send reminders to the customer via email before and after a payment is due. Once an invoice has been paid, reminders will no longer be sent.

  1. Click Reminders to edit

  2. Toggle Auto-Schedule payment reminders for invoice On/Off to preference

  3. Click + Add Reminder to add a new reminder default

  4. Click the blank new reminder and choose:

    • Days before due date

    • On due date

    • Days after due date

  5. Select the left column of the new reminder to set the days (before/after, or 0 if a reminder is to be sent on the Due Date)

  6. Click on the to the right of a reminder to Add Message or Remove Reminder

  7. Click Update when done


Invoicing Defaults

The Invoicing Defaults menu is designed to set defaults for creating new invoices. Note that these settings can be overridden on individual invoices.

Tip

Note: The Mobile preview of the invoice displays to the right by default as Invoice Defaults are set.

Invoice Branding

Action

Display

  1. Upload a logo by selecting the Upload button and selecting an image file on a computer or mobile device

Info

Note: SpotOn recommends uploading logo sizes of 1280 x 648px or 2:1 ratio for the best resolution

2. Turn the toggle on or off to show the image on printed invoices

Brand Colors

  1. Enter or select a custom hex color to match the company’s brand colors.

Invoice Template

  1. Input the following required fields:

  • Invoice Title

  • Message

  • Terms & Conditions

Invoice Details

  1. Turn the toggle on/off to display/hide the business name under the company logo

Info

Note: New “Prepared By” feature coming soon!

Item Details

  1. Turn the toggles on/off to display/hide SKU or Description information

Business Information

  1. Turn the toggles on/off to display/hide the email and phone number for the business

Attachments

  1. To add additional photos or documents to the invoice, select +Add Attachment

Note

Attach up to 10 files or a total of 10MB

Other Defaults

  1. Set the Send Invoice frequency by clicking the Send Invoice drop-down menu and choose from the following options:

  • Immediately

  • in 7 days

  • in 15 days

  • in 30 days

  • Invoice total

2. Set the Invoice Due frequency by clicking the Invoice Due drop-down menu and choose from the following options:

  • Upon Receipt

  • 7 days from the send date

  • 15 days from the send date

  • 30 days from the send date

3, Toggle on/off Request a shipping address as desired


Request a Shipping Address

  1. Turn the toggle on to request shipping addresses from customers

Invoice Reminders

  1. Turn the toggle on to send payment reminders to customers

Tip

Note: Once a customer has paid an invoice, these reminders will no longer automatically be sent.

2. To add a new reminder, select +Add Reminder

3. Input the desired number of days for the frequency rate in the empty field

4. Use the drop-down menu and select the desired frequency rate options:

  • Days before the due date

  • Days after the due date

  • On due date

5. Input a reminder message to your customer (optional)




Mobile & Printed Invoice Preview

Action

Display

Mobile Preview

  1. The Invoicing Defaults screen automatically displays preview of the mobile invoice on the right side of the screen

Printed View Preview

  1. From the Invoicing Defaults screen, select the Printed View tab on the right

  2. A Printed Preview pop-up window will display for review

  3. Select the X on the top right corner of the window to exit the printed view preview



Invoicing Notifications

Merchants can set up invoicing notifications with a variety of automated email update settings to help monitor invoicing progress and outstanding customer balances with ease.

Action

Display

  1. From the Invoice screen, select button on the upper right hand corner of the screen

  2. From the drop-down menu, select Invoice Settings

3. From the menu on the lefthand side of the screen, select Invoicing Notifications

4. Toggle on the Receive Email Notifications switch to

5. Choose from the following email notification options by selecting (or unselecting to remove a notification type) the corresponding check box(es):

  • Sent: Get a copy of the invoice you sent

  • Viewed: Customer views an invoice

  • Updated: You updated an invoice

  • Overdue: Invoice is overdue

  • Canceled: Invoice was canceled

  • Reminder Set: You set a reminder

  • Paid: Invoice was paid by customer