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        <a class="WebWorks_Breadcrumb_Link" href="ch_overview.28.1.htm#1258238">M-Powered Invoices</a> &gt; <a class="WebWorks_Breadcrumb_Link" href="ch_settingup.29.1.htm#1258238">Getting Started with M-Powered Invoices</a> &gt; Invoice numbers and M-Powered Invoices</div>
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        <div class="hm_ModuleHeading"><a name="1258238">Invoice numbers and M-Powered Invoices</a></div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1273979">You cannot issue M-Powered Invoices that contain non-numeric characters in the invoice </a>number or use a duplicate invoice number. </div>
        <div class="hp_ProcedureHeading" onclick="WebWorks_ToggleDIV(WebWorksRootPath, &quot;wwdd1243237&quot;);">
          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1243237">Non-numeric invoice numbers</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1243237", false);</script></div>
        <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteDIVOpen("wwdd1243237", false);</script>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1243264">M-Powered Invoices cannot be used with invoice numbers that contain non-numeric </a>characters. </div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1189276">If you need to use invoice numbers with non-numeric characters, use your current invoice </a>forms, not the forms specific to M-Powered Invoices.</div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1189291">When printing invoices that contain non-numeric characters in the invoice number, the </a>following window appears giving you the option to remove the non-numeric characters. </div>
        <div class="gcl_GraphicCellLeft"><a name="1189292"><img id="1250728" class="Default" src="images/ch_settingup.29.3.1.png" width="361" height="206" style="display: inline; float: none; left: 0.0; text-align: center; top: 0.0;" /></a></div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1189308">If you click </a><span class="w_Widgets">Yes</span>, the <span class="w_Widgets">Review Sales Before Printing</span> window appears. Open the invoice transaction and replace the non-numeric characters.</div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1260826">If you click </a><span class="w_Widgets">No</span>, the <span class="w_Widgets">How to pay</span> section of your invoice will contain the words ‘Not Available’ indicating that your customers won’t be able to use the methods of payment offered by M-Powered Invoices. </div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1260832">Duplicate invoice numbers </a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1260832", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1252898">In order to facilitate the matching of customer payments with the corresponding invoice </a>transactions, we recommend that you do <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> create duplicate invoice numbers. </div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1244108">If you locate any duplicate invoice transactions, print them using your current forms, and then </a>send them to your customers. Doing this will ensure a fresh start with M-Powered Invoices.</div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1243299">Your MYOB software has a built-in preference that warns you of a duplicate invoice number </a>before you record the invoice. </div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1252770">To enable this preference, go to the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Setup</span> menu and choose <span class="w_Widgets">Preferences</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> The <span class="w_Widgets">Preferences</span> window appears. Click the <span class="w_Widgets">Sales</span> tab and select the <span class="w_Widgets">Warn for Duplicate Invoice Numbers on </span><span class="w_Widgets">Recorded Sales</span> <span class="w_Widgets">[System-wide]</span> option.</div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1252750">Backorders and quotes</a> can be a source of duplicate invoice numbers. Therefore, we recommend that you also deselect the <span class="w_Widgets">Retain Original Invoice Number on Backorders </span><span class="w_Widgets">[System-wide]</span> option and the <span class="w_Widgets">Retain Original Invoice Number when Quotes Change to </span><span class="w_Widgets">Orders or </span><span class="w_Widgets">Invoices </span><span class="w_Widgets">[System-wide]</span> option in the <span class="w_Widgets">Preferences</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>window. </div>
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          <span class="N_007eNoteCautionWarning">note : </span><a name="1275671">System performance</a></div>
        <div class="bnL_NoteBodyLast"><a name="1188399">Checking for duplicate invoice numbers may slow down your system, </a>particularly if you have many invoice transactions recorded.</div>
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        <div class="hp_ProcedureHeading" onclick="WebWorks_ToggleDIV(WebWorksRootPath, &quot;wwdd1243313&quot;);">
          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1243313">To identify invoices with duplicate or non-numeric invoice numbers </a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1243313", false);</script></div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1217719">Go to the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Reports</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>menu and choose <span class="w_Widgets">Index to Reports</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span>The <span class="w_Widgets">Index to Reports</span> window appears. </div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1258578">Click the</a><span class="w_Widgets"> Sales</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>tab.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1189618">Select the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Open Invoices </span><span class="w_Widgets">and Orders </span>report and click <span class="w_Widgets">Customise</span>. The<span class="w_Widgets"> Report </span><span class="w_Widgets">Customisation</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>window appears. </div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1253050">Select all customers.</a></div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1294927">Select </a><span class="w_Widgets">Both</span> from the <span class="w_Widgets">Sale Status</span> list to include both invoice transactions and orders in the list of open invoices and orders.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1189665">Enter a date range that includes all open invoices</a> and orders.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1253061">Click the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Finishing</span> tab. </div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1254351">Select </a><span class="w_Widgets">Invoice #</span> from the <span class="w_Widgets">Sort by</span> drop-down list to sort open invoices and orders by their invoice number.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1253062">Click </a><span class="w_Widgets">Display</span>. The <span class="w_Widgets">Screen Report</span> window listing all open invoices and orders sorted by their invoice number appears. </div>
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        <div class="bsc_BodyStepContinued"><a name="1275174">Identify invoice transactions with non-numeric characters in the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Invoice #</span> field and those with duplicate invoice numbers.</div>
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