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Invoice or sales order saved with a zero net value

Why a sales invoice or sales order in Financials may save with a zero value, what to check, and what to do about it.

If a sales invoice has been raised and saved with a zero net value, this is not usually a system error. The most common causes are a missing price on the original order or an accidental entry of zero.

Common causes

  • The price (net value) field on the sales order was left empty when the order was saved. Financials allows an order to be saved with a quantity but no net price, and invoicing that order will generate a zero-value invoice.

  • The net price field was accidentally changed to zero during editing — for example, a typo or accidental keypress — before the order was saved.

What to check

  1. Open the original sales order linked to the invoice.

  2. Check the order lines: confirm whether a net price is entered for each line item.

  3. If the price shows as zero or is blank on the order, the invoice will have saved with a zero value as a result.

What to do next

  • If this was a one-off data entry error: void the incorrect invoice, correct the price on the sales order, and re-raise the invoice.

  • If the price appears correct on the order but the invoice still saved with a zero value, or if this is happening repeatedly without a clear cause, contact the support team and provide the sales order reference and invoice number.

Note: If the same issue occurs again on future invoices with a correct price on the order, make a note of the exact sequence of steps taken before saving so the support team can investigate whether there is a reproducible system issue.

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