A Proforma Invoice is a Sales Order that looks like an Invoice, but has no accounting impact to the organization—that is, no products or services are delivered, no revenue is generated, and the customer has no obligation to pay. The purpose of a Proforma Invoice is to confirm to the customer that the seller is committed to provide the goods and services listed in the document, at the set price.

Proforma Invoices are typically used to provide a quote or estimate that the customer can take to management or Accounts Payable for approval. Member organizations often use them to notify customers that their membership or Subscription is coming up for renewal.

When a Proforma Invoice is created, the staff user has the ability to email a PDF copy of the Invoice to the person requesting it. The email can contain boilerplate content or be customized ad hoc. If the Business Group has a Site configured, the Proforma Invoice email will automatically contain a link that returns the recipient directly to the portal checkout where they can make their payment.

Staff users can also enable an automatic, scheduled Proforma Invoice email on a Subscription Plan. When Auto Send Proforma Invoice Emails is enabled, the system will create a Proforma Invoice for the subscription renewal and email it to the subscriber on the date specified by the Invoice Days Variable. Given that the purpose of this email is to prompt customers to renew their subscription, another set of Proforma Invoice Email fields is available on the Subscription Plan itself, so that the renewal email can be tailored to fit a specific Subscription type.

Proforma Invoices corresponds to Sales Orders with:

  • Posting Entity of Receipt

  • Schedule Type of Simple Receipt.

  • Status of Closed

  • Posting Status as Pending

Read more on creating and utilizing Proforma Invoices on these pages:

Creating a Proforma Invoice From Rapid Order Entry Pre-Fonteva 20Spring
Creating a Proforma Invoice from a Sales Order Record Pre-Fonteva 20Spring
Enabling Automatic Proforma Invoicing for Subscription Renewals Pre-Fonteva 20Spring
Sending Proforma Invoice Emails in Bulk Pre-Fonteva 20Spring