Corrections¶
If you need to correct a negative sales invoice, you'll do so using a positive sales credit memo.
Wording¶
In standard Business Central, a sales credit memo is handled in this way: 1. You enter the amounts to credit the customer for in a similar way as the regular sales invoice, thus, positive. 2. You post the document 3. Business Central will reverse the amounts so they become negative 4. The amounts will be posted to the credit memo accounts instead of the sales accounts.
This means that, in standard Business Central, even though you enter the sales credit memos using positive amounts, everything will be flipped. That's why we call these positive sales invoice & negative sales credit memo in our wording.
Correcting a negative sales invoice¶
To correct a negative sales invoice, you can also create a credit memo. Just enter the amounts like you did so in the negative sales invoice, that is, negative amounts. The amount will be 'reversed' upon posting, similar to the standard positive sales invoice & negative sales credit memo and will thus result in a positive credit memo.
Summary¶
| Our wording | Usage |
|---|---|
| Sales invoice (positive) | Regular sales invoice. The customer pays you. |
| Sales invoice (negative) | Negative sales invoice. You pay the customer. |
| Sales credit memo (negative) | Regular sales credit memo. You pay the customer back. |
| Sales credit memo (positive) | Positive sales credit memo. The customer pays you back. |