Generation of invoices
By default Smile requires operators to generate invoices manually. This is can be done for all accounts or for a specific account.
This manual approach is recommended in most cases, particularly for:
- new Smile customers who wish to cautiously run and check each step of the billing cycle as they become familiar with Smile, and
- customers who need to complete various steps beforehand that are required for the billing process. For example, awaiting data entry for recent sales and usage data from suppliers.
As a customer base grows, the generation of invoices can become time consuming. Running processing after business hours is usually the next phase for more mature customers.
For customers who are comfortable with automation and do not need to wait for completion of any prerequisite billing tasks, automation of invoice generation may be appropriate. In organisations that do daily billing, automation of invoice generation is worth considering.
CAUTION:
Automation of invoice generation will process billing for all outstanding
periods.