ANS-1546 · SALES ORDER PROCESSING
What is the Impact of Enabling Invoicing Before Fulfillment in NetSuite?
Understand the implications of allowing sales orders to be invoiced prior to their complete fulfillment in NetSuite.
Short answer
Enabling 'Invoice in Advance of Fulfillment' in NetSuite has no negative impact on existing operations. It makes unfulfilled sales orders immediately invoiceable, which is the intended functionality. There are no significant downsides to activating this feature at any point, beyond the inherent implications of its core function.
Scenario
Organizations often consider enabling the 'Invoice in Advance of Fulfillment' feature in NetSuite to streamline their billing processes. Before activation, a common concern is understanding any potential negative impacts on existing sales orders or ongoing operations, particularly regarding orders that have not yet been fully fulfilled.
Solution
Enabling the 'Invoice in Advance of Fulfillment' feature in NetSuite does not introduce any adverse impacts on existing operations or data. The primary effect is that any sales orders that are currently unfulfilled will immediately become eligible for invoicing. This behavior is the core intention of the functionality and is therefore expected. There are no significant downsides to activating this feature at any point after a company has begun operations, apart from the basic implications inherent to the functionality itself.
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