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How to record a customer self-billing invoice?

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Additionally, Cloudex TMS allows you to save alsothe invoice number assigned by the customer in the Self-billing No field.

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1. How to doenable itself-billing infor a customer?

You only need to configure this once for each customer formthat uses self-billing.

Go to: Partners → Open the customer → Invoices

    Open the Invoice tabtab. CheckSelect "Customer self-billing"billing. Click the Save button.

    After this setting is enabled, the Self-billing No field will become available on outgoing invoices created for this customer.

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      Example

      Cloudex TMS outgoing invoice number: INV-2026-01584

      Customer's self-billing invoice number: SB-45879

      Enter SB-45879 in the Self-billing No field.

      The Cloudex TMS invoice number remains unchanged.

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      Why is the Self-billing No important?

      Customers that use self-billing may use their own invoice number when making a payment.

      Saving this number in Cloudex TMS makes it easier to identify which outgoing invoice the received payment belongs to and helps with automatic or manual payment matching.