#riprock_invoice-revisions-items
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fluid frost
These customers say they want to payup at any point and we just issue an invoice based on the unpaid services. Right now I create an invoice per service and was planning on consolidating that way but if stripe cant take multiple drafts and consolidate into one then that just means I have to track it in my app and then just tell stripe to create one invoice
copper ether
Hello 👋
Unfortunately, the revision process only applies to Invoices that have a status of open or uncollectible. So that approach won't work as it would still create multiple Invoices.
But it's not clear to me why you need to create an invoice for each service. Is it not possible to use InvoiceItems for each service and keep adding new items while the Invoice is in draft status?
fluid frost
Actually that is a better Idea!
The reason I was thinking that way is I have multiple customer types. With that how invoices are handled is diffrent. Like for the montly payers they get an invocie after each monthly service. So I was generating an invoice per service. But that is a better idea
copper ether
Hmmmm okay. But you are not using Stripe Subscriptions to manage these recurring payments?
fluid frost
No I am not using stripe subscriptions. As they are not getting serviced year round
The Service season is only 8 Months
copper ether
You can use Subscription Schedules to define a fixed period for your Subscriptions
It's a little complicated, sorry to say
But you could set up monthly invoies that bill for 8 months and then cancel
In case it's helpful, here is the doc so you can review it and see if you think it's worth the extra effort
https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules
fluid frost
The thing is that I have A few customer types
The VIPs that pay up when asked, The pay per month, The ones that pay once upfront for the whole season(Basically paying into stripe cash balance) and the ones that buy a pack of like 3 services for the season
Just to handle one customer type and use subscriptions just for them seems a bit over complicated
copper ether
Okay, yeah that makes sense.
In that case I do recommend using Invoice Items to keep track of different services but issuing just a single Invoice for each payment
fluid frost
Yeah! That acually makes much better sense. For the VIps have a master invoice for them then just keep adding line items
copper ether
You can even use a single Invoice but split up the payments if it makes it easier for your customers.
fluid frost
Then when they want to pay up set the invoice to finalized.
copper ether
Yeah that makes sense to me.
fluid frost
AWesome Thank you Snufkin!
copper ether
Happy to help! It's why we're here. 🙂