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How to Add a Deposit and Invoice it?

3 ways to add and invoice a deposit on OOTI.

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Reading time 5 minutes
Setup length 3 minutes
Steps 2

Summary

I/ Adding a deposit from the fee solver

1) Add a deposit
2) Invoice the deposit

II/ Adding a deposit from a "deposit" phase

1) Add a deposit
2) Invoice the deposit

III/ Adding a deposit from an invoice

1) Add a deposit
2) Invoice the deposit

 

I/ Adding a deposit from the fee solver

1) Add a deposit

When creating a project with phases and fees, add the deposit as a percentage.

๐Ÿ’ก Click here to read the article about project creation and setup.

screen deposit solver fees

You will then see the "Advance deduction" appear in the Advance payment tab.

screen deposit advance deduction

Great! ๐ŸŽ‰

You have successfully added a deposit. The deposit has been distributed across the project phases based on the percentage of fees for each phase.

Now, proceed to mark the fee project as Valid.

screen deposit valid

 

2) Invoice the deposit

When creating an invoice, select the Production type.

๐Ÿ’ก Click here to read the article about invoice creation.

screen deposit invoice

In the invoice, go to the Elements tab.

You will see the deposit in the list. You can invoice it along with the project phases.

screen deposit phase element

Alternatively, use the filters to display only the deposit in the invoice.

Enter the invoiced amount or percentage for the deposit.

screen deposit amount

Great! ๐ŸŽ‰

You now know how to invoice your deposit.

screen deposit invoicing

 

II/ Adding a deposit from a "deposit" phase

1) Add a deposit

To add a deposit to your project, you can also create a "deposit" phase.

screen deposit phase

Great! ๐ŸŽ‰

You just added a deposit in the form of a phase. In this case, you need to be careful to ensure that you have reached 100% of the contract fee. To do this, you can modify the amounts of the other phases.

screen deposit percentage

Now, proceed to mark the fee project as Valid.

screen deposit valid

 

2) Invoice the deposit

When creating an invoice, select the Production type.

screen deposit invoice

In the invoice, go to the Elements tab.

You will find the "deposit" phase, which you can select..screen deposit element

Indicate the amount or % invoiced.

screen deposit amount

Great! ๐ŸŽ‰

You now know how to invoice your deposit.

screen deposit invoicing

 

III/ Adding a deposit from an invoice

1) Add a deposit

You can also add a deposit directly to an invoice. To do this, invoice the phase on which you wish to invoice a deposit, and modify the name and description of this phase on the selected invoice.

When creating an invoice, select the Production type.

screen deposit invoice

In the invoice, go to the Elements tab.

Select the phase(s) for which you wish to invoice a deposit.

screen deposit phase element

Modify the name and description of the phase on which you wish to invoice a deposit.

screen deposit description phase

 

2) Invoice the deposit

You can use the filters to display only the phase with the deposit in the invoice.

Indicate the amount or % invoiced.

screen deposit amount

Great! ๐ŸŽ‰

You now know how to invoice your deposit.

screen deposit invoicing