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268 | 268 |             <a href="https://www.odoo.com/documentation/latest/applications/services/timesheets.html" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm">🎓 Timesheets</a>  | 
269 | 269 |         </p>  | 
270 | 270 |         <h2><br /></h2>  | 
271 |  | -        <h2>Invoice at the right time 📈</h2>  | 
 | 271 | +        <h2>📈 Invoice the right amount at the right time</h2>  | 
272 | 272 |         <p>  | 
273 |  | -            As the first invoicing step, create a down payment from the sales order. This will generate the first invoice in the  | 
274 |  | -            <strong><font class="text-o-color-1">Invoicing</font></strong> app. Then, schedule one or several "Invoicing Schedule" activities on the sales order with the aim to never forget to send an intermediary invoice in order to sustain  | 
275 |  | -            your cash flow.  | 
 | 273 | +            The <strong><font class="text-o-color-1">Invoicing App</font></strong> ensures timely billing, automate recurring invoices, and integrate with project milestones.  | 
276 | 274 |         </p>  | 
277 | 275 |         <p>  | 
278 |  | -            <a href="https://www.odoo.com/documentation/latest/applications/productivity/discuss/overview/plan_activities.html?highlight=activities" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm">🎓 Activities</a>  | 
279 |  | -        </p>  | 
280 |  | -        <p>  | 
281 |  | -            Before generating an intermediary invoice in the  | 
282 |  | -            <strong><font class="text-o-color-1">Invoicing</font></strong> app, freeze the project status in the <strong><font class="text-o-color-1">Project</font></strong> app to get an overview on the progress in terms of:  | 
 | 276 | +            <strong>How to use it:</strong>  | 
283 | 277 |         </p>  | 
284 | 278 |         <ul>  | 
285 |  | -            <li>  | 
286 |  | -                Time spent on the project.  | 
287 |  | -            </li>  | 
288 |  | -            <li>  | 
289 |  | -                Materials purchased.  | 
290 |  | -            </li>  | 
291 |  | -            <li>  | 
292 |  | -                Materials sold.  | 
293 |  | -            </li>  | 
 | 279 | +            <li><strong>Invoice from Quotation</strong>: Convert approved quotes into invoices.</li>  | 
 | 280 | +            <li><strong>Billing</strong>: Invoice based on work completion or project milestones.</li>  | 
 | 281 | +            <li><strong>Payment Tracking</strong>: Monitor outstanding client payments.</li>  | 
294 | 282 |         </ul>  | 
 | 283 | +        <div class="o_editor_banner user-select-none o-contenteditable-false lh-1 d-flex align-items-center alert alert-success pb-0 pt-3" data-oe-role="status" role="status">  | 
 | 284 | +            <i class="o_editor_banner_icon mb-3 fst-normal" data-oe-aria-label="Banner Success" aria-label="Banner Success">✅</i>  | 
 | 285 | +            <div class="o_editor_banner_content o-contenteditable-true w-100 px-3" contenteditable="true">  | 
 | 286 | +                <p>Schedule one or several "Invoicing Schedule" activities on the sales order with the aim to never forget to send an intermediary invoice in order to sustain your cash flow.</p>  | 
 | 287 | +            </div>  | 
 | 288 | +        </div>  | 
 | 289 | +        <div class="o_editor_banner user-select-none lh-1 d-flex align-items-center alert alert-info pb-0 pt-3 o-contenteditable-false" data-oe-role="status" role="status">  | 
 | 290 | +            <i class="o_editor_banner_icon mb-3 fst-normal" data-oe-aria-label="Banner Info" aria-label="Banner Info">💡</i>  | 
 | 291 | +            <div class="w-100 px-3 o_editor_banner_content o-contenteditable-true" contenteditable="true">  | 
 | 292 | +                <p>Before generating an intermediary invoice, capture a project update from its dashboard.</p>  | 
 | 293 | +            </div>  | 
 | 294 | +        </div>  | 
295 | 295 |         <p>  | 
296 |  | -            All these components will give you an accurate overview on the project profitability.  | 
 | 296 | +            <a href="https://www.odoo.com/documentation/latest/applications/finance/accounting/customer_invoices.html" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm">🎓 Invoicing</a>  | 
297 | 297 |         </p>  | 
 | 298 | +        <h3><span class="h3-fs">Manual delivery progress management </span>🏁</h3>  | 
298 | 299 |         <p>  | 
299 |  | -            Thanks to the invoicing policy set on delivered quantities, the generated invoice is always the reflect of the reality on the field and it is fair for the customer.  | 
 | 300 | +            Typically, work items products are priced in a scale-able fashion and billed based on delivered quantity.  | 
 | 301 | +            Those are defined as service products with invoicing based on manual delivery.  | 
300 | 302 |         </p>  | 
 | 303 | +        <ul>  | 
 | 304 | +            <li>From the project, expose all related aspects you want to have at fingertips with the slider icon (🎚️).</li>  | 
 | 305 | +            <li>Open the Progress view. It captures all sale order lines associated to this project.</li>  | 
 | 306 | +            <li>For each line, adjust the increment fields to capture delivered work since last invoice.</li>  | 
 | 307 | +            <li>  | 
 | 308 | +                Once at the periodic billing moment, select those lines and trigger the delivery update.  | 
 | 309 | +                This will update sale order to capture those increments and create a draft invoice.  | 
 | 310 | +            </li>  | 
 | 311 | +        </ul>  | 
 | 312 | +        <div class="o_editor_banner user-select-none lh-1 d-flex align-items-center alert alert-info pb-0 pt-3 o-contenteditable-false" data-oe-role="status" role="status">  | 
 | 313 | +            <i class="o_editor_banner_icon mb-3 fst-normal" data-oe-aria-label="Banner Info" aria-label="Banner Info">💡</i>  | 
 | 314 | +            <div class="w-100 px-3 o_editor_banner_content o-contenteditable-true" contenteditable="true">  | 
 | 315 | +                <p>Pro tip: Set progress increment directly on a section  to go faster!</p>  | 
 | 316 | +            </div>  | 
 | 317 | +        </div>  | 
 | 318 | +        <div class="o_editor_banner user-select-none o-contenteditable-false lh-1 d-flex align-items-center alert alert-success pb-0 pt-3" data-oe-role="status" role="status">  | 
 | 319 | +            <i class="o_editor_banner_icon mb-3 fst-normal" data-oe-aria-label="Banner Success" aria-label="Banner Success">✅</i>  | 
 | 320 | +            <div class="o_editor_banner_content o-contenteditable-true w-100 px-3" contenteditable="true">  | 
 | 321 | +                <p>This manual progress view is as well available from the sale order, in the Progress tab!</p>  | 
 | 322 | +            </div>  | 
 | 323 | +        </div>  | 
 | 324 | +        <h3><span class="h3-fs">Time sheet based progress management </span>⏲️</h3>  | 
301 | 325 |         <p>  | 
302 |  | -            <a href="https://www.odoo.com/documentation/latest/applications/finance/accounting/customer_invoices.html" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm">🎓 Invoicing</a>  | 
 | 326 | +            Some other work items will be invoiced given the amount of time spent.  | 
 | 327 | +            The time sheet do not only help you to keep track of your costs, they as well are the lever to charge your customers.  | 
 | 328 | +            Those are defined as service products with invoicing based on time sheets.  | 
303 | 329 |         </p>  | 
 | 330 | +        <div class="o_editor_banner user-select-none o-contenteditable-false lh-1 d-flex align-items-center alert alert-success pb-0 pt-3" data-oe-role="status" role="status">  | 
 | 331 | +            <i class="o_editor_banner_icon mb-3 fst-normal" data-oe-aria-label="Banner Success" aria-label="Banner Success">✅</i>  | 
 | 332 | +            <div class="o_editor_banner_content o-contenteditable-true w-100 px-3" contenteditable="true">  | 
 | 333 | +                <p>As soon as time sheets associated to sale order lines are approved, the recorded time is used as delivery metric!</p>  | 
 | 334 | +            </div>  | 
 | 335 | +        </div>  | 
304 | 336 |         <h2><br /></h2>  | 
305 | 337 |         <h2><span class="h2-fs">Make your customers happy </span>🆘</h2>  | 
306 | 338 |         <p>  | 
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