Using this tab, you can specify the payment schedule for the invoice. 

The "Invoice (create)" form. The Payment Terms tab

The Payment Terms field is populated automatically with the default terms that can be defined in the company's contract or with your default payment terms if selected in the Personal settings. You can view the details of this payment schedule in the table below.

If you replace the default payment terms for another ones, the system will automatically recalculate pay dates and amounts for each payment installment. You also can add installments and edit the installment amounts manually in the table. The sum of the installment amounts must be equal to the document total amount.

Click Add to append a new line.

In the Stage Type column, select an installment type (stage) and select one of the following options:

• Prepayment: If this installment type is used, the customer must pay a prepayment; only then the entity will ship the goods. If you need to block creating of new customer orders until the prepayment is made, select the Block Supplying option. If you need to block shipping of the goods for the order until prepayment is made, select the Block Shipping option.
• Credit: This portion of the payment must be paid within the specified number of days after the goods had been delivered.  If you need to block creating of new customer orders until the payment is made, select the Block Supplying option. If you need to block shipping of the goods for the order until the payment is made, select the Block Shipping option.
• Payment on Delivery: This portion of the payment must be paid by the customer on delivery of the goods and services (when the goods are received by the customer).

The Days column shows the default number of days of credit for Credit-type installments.

The Pay Date column shows the due date for the installment.

The Payment Amount, % column shows the percentage of total for this installment.

The Amount column shows the amount of this installment.

The check box selected in the Block Supplying column indicates the creating of new customer orders should be blocked until the installment is received.

The check box selected in the Block Shipping column indicates the shipping of the goods for the corresponding order should be blocked until the installment is received.

The toolbar buttons

Click the Recalculate button to update the amounts after you selected another payment terms or added any installments.