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<style>p { margin: 0; }span.fr-emoticon.fr-emoticon-img { background-repeat: no-repeat !important; font-size: inherit; height: 1em; width: 1em; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; display: inline-block; margin: -0.1em 0.1em 0.1em; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle; } span.fr-emoticon { font-weight: normal; font-family: "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "NotoColorEmoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", "EmojiSymbols"; display: inline; line-height: 0; } blockquote { border-left: solid 2px #5e35b1; color: #5e35b1; margin-left:0; padding-left:5px;}blockquote blockquote{ border-color: #00bcd4; color: #00bcd4;}blockquote blockquote blockquote{ border-color: #43a047; color: #43a047;} table.grid{ border-collapse: collapse;} table.grid td, table.grid th { border: 1px solid #ddd;} .fr-fic.fr-dib{ display: block; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fir{ text-align: right; margin: 5px 0 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fil{ text-align: left; margin: 5px auto 5px 0;}.fr-fic.fr-dii{ float: none; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fil{ float: left; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fir{ float: right; margin: 5px auto;}img.fr-dib.fr-fir { margin-right: 0; text-align: right;}img.fr-dib.fr-fil { margin-left: 0; text-align: left;}img.fr-dib { margin: 5px auto; display: block; float: none;}img.fr-bordered { box-sizing: content-box; border: solid 5px #CCC;}img.fr-shadow { box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px 0px #cccccc;}img.fr-rounded { border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -moz-background-clip: padding; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box;}</style><p><strong>In this lesson we will cover:</strong></p><p><strong>- Viewing Paid vs Unpaid Invoices</strong></p><p id="isPasted"><strong>- Adding Payment Records to Invoices</strong></p><p><strong>- Payment Notifications</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Viewing Paid vs Unpaid Invoices</span></strong></p><p>Once an Invoice has been generated in Halo the Payment Status of this Invoice can be tracked.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The &#39;Invoices&#39; section of the Invoices module in Halo organises Invoices into sub-sections based on their Payment Status.&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImJmMGFmNGYzLTVhM2MtNGVkNS1hNjIzLTYxYWUyODIyNzIzMCJ9.SthsZwDlV_NRmb5py100jwO08_rrYHXvfx_qf7XjUIw" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="693" style="width: 695px; height: 544.47px;" height="544"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 1. Sections of the Invoicing module organising invoices based on their paid status.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Paid:</strong> This will show all Invoices that have been fully paid.</p><p><strong>Partially Paid:</strong> This will show all Invoices that have a Payment Record against them, but there is still an outstanding amount to be paid.</p><p><strong>Unpaid:</strong> This will show Invoices with no payment record against them.</p><p><strong>Partially Paid and Unpaid:</strong> This will show all Invoices that still require some payment.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Adding Payment Records to Invoices</span></strong></p><p>Payment Records can either be added to Invoices manually or can be synced across from an integrated tool.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Adding Manually</span></strong></p><p>To add a Payment Record manually, open the Invoice you would like to log a payment for and head to the &#39;Payments&#39; tab.&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjZiY2Q5ZmQzLWZlYmEtNGZjNS1hMWM2LTg1NDZlMTBlYWQ0NSJ9.zXO-wjoLPxRi7CWG8wfURLP-zRT674qv35bqmnr4lL0" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1331" style="width: 1333px; height: 510.329px;" height="510"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 2. Payments tab against Invoice.&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Here, add a payment using the &#39;Add&#39; button. When adding you will need to enter the date paid and how much was paid.&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImE2ZDQ5ZDVlLTExYWUtNGE5Yy1hMTFhLTFmNmVjNTJkMWI5NCJ9.vTDPK8TrGCf8PPnaE44Lpnx3_oFqmSpgEGW_AMDF3kA" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="724" height="333"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 3. Add Payment record.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Note: By default, the &#39;Amount Paid&#39; will default to the total outstanding value of the Invoice.&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>You can also add the Payment Method used and a Payment Reference for the Payment record. Allowing you to track how the payment was made and the reference for this.&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRmYmFjZDkzLWQyNTktNDUwYy1iZDU2LWM1OGM2OGI4ZTdkNiJ9.RJzXWY078_Mmauf9wZ3LQJLXU11MPB6Iwzcxz_Ip4GQ" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="643" height="524"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 3. Adding a Payment record</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Once a Payment Record is added, this will be visible in the Payments tab and can be amended if needed.&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjA2MDYyOGUxLTcyYzctNDFkOS1hNmZmLTdiYTJjODIyYTJlMiJ9.XBJ3jfDPhG_I_lEDJWWPGxdCa7CJd8K0FQOmLQksqEI" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1352" height="381"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 4. Saved Payment Record.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Once Payment Records have been added that total the value of the Invoice, the Payment status of the Invoice will update automatically to &#39;Paid&#39; and the &#39;Date Fully Paid&#39; will also update.&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImI3NDk0Yjc3LTdkODktNGY5Yy1iMGRlLTBmYjE1ODM3NjE1NCJ9.322XM45ivRSktdP7IrqpoSJ6GpQFqB--4icNS9LyT9s" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1481" style="width: 1483px; height: 382.071px;" height="382"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 5. Invoice Payment Status and Date Paid fields updated.&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Syncing Payments from an Integration</span></strong></p><p>Selected integrations with Halo support the syncing of payments into Halo. This means when a payment in recorded in the integrated tool, this will sync across to Halo and add the payment record to the associated invoice in Halo automatically.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To check if the integration with your payment tool supports payment syncing you will need to check the dedicated guide for the integration. Some integrations that support payment syncing include:</p><p>- <a data-fr-linked="true" href="https://usehalo.com/halopsa/guides/1235" id="isPasted" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Xero</a></p><p>- <a data-fr-linked="true" href="https://usehalo.com/halopsa/guides/1234" id="isPasted" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">QuickBooks Online</a></p><p>- <a data-fr-linked="true" href="https://usehalo.com/halopsa/guides/1493" id="isPasted" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stripe</a></p><p><br></p><p>Payments that have been synced from another tool will add a record to the Invoice in Halo as shown in figure x.&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImZhN2RlYjQ4LWFkZjEtNGZjYS1hNjI2LTg4ZWEwZWJkYTM2MSJ9.Cu2KrAUtJWn9U0saaGzCEW26HfjkikAV6YhVDitZGB4" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1253" style="width: 1255px; height: 314.977px;" height="315"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 6. Payment record from integration (Xero).</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Payment Notifications</span></strong></p><p>A notification trigger is available for when an Invoice is paid, allowing you to setup a notification to alert you when an Invoice has been paid.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Head to Configuration &gt; Notifications &gt; Notifications &gt; New, in the &#39;Event&#39; field, choose &#39;Invoice Paid&#39; then <a data-fr-linked="true" href="https://usehalo.com/halopsa/guides/891" id="isPasted" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">setup the rest of the notification</a> as desired.&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImVkOWQ5MTAxLWUxZTItNGNmYi1iNzAwLTgyMzZhODBmNTcwYyJ9.bvJ86PBidzsqAHdXPhXG3NJez7omACGXfs4Y-txwRnE" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="901" style="width: 903px; height: 720.033px;" height="720"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 7. Invoice Paid notification.</span></strong></p><p><br></p>
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