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Invoiced Quantity and Amount: The final approved quantity and value that will appear in the invoice.
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Invoice with the Advance invoice option
An invoice with the Advance Invoice type is a bill sent to ask for payment before the work or delivery happens. It shows money paid early by the customer.
The typical process for an advance invoice is: Payment Application → Payment Certificate → Invoice for Advance → Payment Received.
However, issuing an advance invoice is not limited to this sequence and can be created without an associated application or certificate. Such invoices are treated as prepayments and can be subsequently offset against progressive invoices.
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Advance offset
If any other invoice documents are created with the advance option enabled, they will be treated as advances that can be offset against another progressive invoice. These advanced documents appear in the prepayment list, where they can be manually selected and the amount adjusted as needed. Offset will only be allowed if the document amount is received; otherwise, the following error will be shown.
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