If you want to create an invoice without having to switch to tables or forms in other modules, certain basic data must be available beforehand. This data is listed in this article.
Company: Accounts receivable and accounts payable are always based on a company. You need the company to create an account receivable (Basic Data - Companies & Addresses).
Customer: Outgoing invoices are assigned to a customer. To enable payment tracking for customers, create a customer using the record of the company you’ve created. 📄 Debitor anlegen IC1862
Vendor: Incoming invoices are assigned to a vendor. To enable payment tracking for vendors, create a vendor using the record of the company you created. 📄 Kreditor anlegen IC1863
Company: Invoices are assigned to companies in cases where a user manages lease agreements for multiple companies (System Settings - Basic Data - Basic Information - Companies).
G/L Account: Invoice items are always posted to a G/L account (System Settings - Property Management - Property Accounting/Cost Entry - Chart of Accounts - G/L Accounts).
Cost Center: Cost centers are debited for the settlement of invoice items (Basic Data - Cost Centers).