Invoice Feature Overview
Invoice Page Overview ๐งพ
CoachVantage makes it a breeze to create and track invoices so that you can have more time for coaching clients!
To get to the Invoice Page, click Invoices on the left menu.
On the Invoices Page, you'll see:
- Create New Invoice Button
- Look Up Functions
- Export Data to CSV Button
- All Invoice Tab
- Recurring Invoice Tab
- Archived Invoice Tab
1. Create New Invoice ๐
You can create a new invoice by clicking the Create New Invoice button.
Refer to this article on "How To Create Invoices" to learn more.
2. Look Up Invoices ๐
1. Search Bar
Enter the Invoice Number or Client Name in the search bar to find the desired invoice.
2. Date Range
View your invoices according to a date range by selecting the desired Start Date and End Date.
3. Status
View invoices according to their Status. Use the dropdown selector shown in the image below to select the status. For example, if you'd like to view Overdue invoices only, select Overdue in the dropdown filter and only invoices with Overdue status will be displayed.
3. Export Invoice Data ๐
If you need to export all invoice data to your local drive, simply click Export Data to CSV on the top right of your Invoices page.
Note: The exported file type is .csv.
Can be read by Microsoft Excel, Open Office, Google Sheets, etc.
4. All Invoices
Select the All tab to view all invoices that have been created and sent to clients or that are in Draft status.
You'll be able to view Invoice Number, Invoice Date, Invoice Due Date, Amount and Status.
Managing Invoices
You can further manage your invoices by clicking the 3-dot button menu option beside your invoice entries:
1. View Details
Clicking on View Details will open a page displaying more details of the invoice as shown below:
On the View Details page, you can also select Record Payment to manually input payment details made by your clients.
Tip: This feature is useful if your client makes offline payments (such as cheque/cash/bank transfer), or if you have not integrated to the supported payment gateways (Stripe or PayPal).
For more information, refer to this article "Creating Invoices Without Stripe/PayPal."
Additionally, when you click View Details, you have the option to Print Invoice, Resend Email, Cancel Invoice, Archive Invoice, and Edit Invoice by clicking on the respective icons as shown below:
2. Edit
The Edit button allows you to edit your invoices by bringing up the Edit Window. Make the desired changes and Save the invoice.
3. Cancel
If you'd like to cancel an invoice after it's been sent, you can select Cancel to prevent any payment transactions for that invoice.
Clicking on the Cancel button would trigger a pop-up window asking for confirmation to cancel your invoice.
To undo any cancel invoice actions, simply Edit the Cancelled invoice and resend the invoice to your client.
4. Archive
It is not possible to permanently delete or remove invoices from your CoachVantage account once payment has been made. Instead, you can Archive invoices so that they are no longer visible in the All invoices tab.
Clicking on the Archive button would trigger a pop-up window asking for confirmation to archive your invoice.
5. Delete
You may Delete invoices that are in Draft status.
Clicking on the Delete button would trigger a pop-up window asking for confirmation to delete your invoice.
5. Recurring Invoice ๐
Select the Recurring Invoice tab to view all recurring invoice series that you have set up.
You'll be able to view Client Name, Frequency, Next Invoice Date, Amount, Remaining Invoice and Status.
Managing Recurring Invoices
You can further manage a recurring invoice series by clicking the 3-dot button menu option beside your invoice entries:
1. View Details
Clicking on View Details will open a page displaying more details of the recurring invoice series, as shown below:
The Invoices Sent card displays details of invoices that have already been sent to clients as part of this recurring invoice series.
2. Edit
The Edit button allows you to edit the recurring invoice series by bringing up the Edit Window. Make the desired changes and save the series.
3. Cancel
If the you wish to stop sending further invoices for this series, you may select Cancel to prevent any future invoices from being sent to clients.
Clicking on the Cancel button would trigger a pop-up window asking for confirmation to cancel the recurring invoice series.
Note: A cancelled recurring series cannot be resumed. You will need to create a new recurring invoice series, if required.
6. Archived Invoices ๐ฎ
Invoices that you've archived can be found on the Archived tab.
You'll be able to view Invoice Number, Invoice Date, Invoice Due Date, Amount and Status.
Managing Archived Invoices
- You can further manage your archived invoices by clicking the 3-dot button menu option beside your invoice entries.
Managing of archived invoices is similar to what was mentioned above except for:
- Unarchive
To move Archived Invoices back to the All invoices tab, select Unarchive.
Clicking on the Unarchive button would trigger a pop-up window asking for confirmation to unarchive your invoice.