=====2. 3PL invoicing process=====

When activating the “3PL Invoicing” menu, the “3PL invoicing selection criteria” form opens. There, you can select an invoicing period type and an invoicing period according to the selected period type. \\
Invoicing period types:  
  * Weekly: from the dropdown menu, select the year and the week. By default the previous week will be displayed.
  * Monthly: from the dropdown menu, select the year and the month. By default the previous month will be displayed.
  * Ad-hoc: define the period by entering dates the “date from” and the “date to” fields.
//Note: It is possible to select a period which not ended yet, but a warning window will pop up after clicking on the ‘Generate Invoices’ button.//


Then you can load 3PL invoicing customers that still need to be invoiced for the selected period. These are the customers who meet both of the following conditions:
  * are the linked partner of another business partner
  * have no A/R invoice or draft document with the “3PL Period” user-defined field set to the first date of the selected period
  
Select a 3PL invoicing partner from the list. When none of the partners is selected, the system will generate an invoice for each partner on the list.
Different generation types can be selected:
  * Add mode: the invoice can be modified manually  before being added
  * Draft: the invoice can be saved as a draft
  * Create: the invoice will be created immediately

The 3PL invoices consist of a certain amount of prices, in separate lines, all calculated differently. The created 3PL invoice is linked to the invoicing period by the ’3PL Period’ UDF. This UDF contains the starting date of the invoicing period. Business partners who already have an invoice for the same starting invoicing date will not be listed in the 3PL invoicing selection criteria window.

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