How Invoice Components Fit Together

In the application, an invoice has a header, lines, distributions, and installments.

The following figure shows the components and their relationship to one another.

Header

An invoice header defines common information about an invoice, such as:

• Invoice number

• Invoice amount

• Supplier

• Payment terms

An invoice header can have multiple invoice lines.

Lines

Invoice lines:

• Record details of the goods and services including tax, freight, and miscellaneous charges

• Capture details necessary for integration with applications, such as Oracle Fusion Assets, Oracle Fusion Projects, and Oracle Fusion Purchasing

• Can be generated automatically by matching an invoice to a purchase order, receipt, or consumption advice

• Can be entered manually

An invoice line can have one or more distributions.

Distributions

Distributions are used to create accounting entries and include information, such as:

• Accounting date

• Distribution combinations

• Projects information

Installments

An invoice can have one or more installments. Installments include information, such as:

• Due dates

• Due amounts

• Discount dates

• Payment method