# How do I turn a receipt into an invoice?

URL: https://help.sweb.so/en/pro/invoices-accounting/invoice-from-receipt
Mis à jour: 2026-07-03T00:00:00.000Z

From an already collected receipt, click **Generate invoice**: the button carries over the receipt's lines, client, and payment method, without triggering a new payment. The invoice is created and its PDF downloads automatically.

## Where to find the button

The **Generate invoice** button appears in several places, always on a receipt that's already fiscalized:

- the receipt panel in **Finance > Transactions**,
- the checkout confirmation screen, right after confirming a sale,
- the appointment record,
- a project's Finance section.

It's the same mechanism everywhere: you never need to re-enter a sale to produce an invoice from it.

## What happens when you click

- The receipt's lines are carried over as-is, along with the client and payment method already recorded.
- No new payment is triggered: the invoice documents a sale that's already been paid, it doesn't replay it.
- The invoice receives its final sequence number and NF525 hash directly, it doesn't exist as a draft in this flow.
- The PDF downloads automatically once the invoice is created.

If you click the same receipt a second time, no new invoice gets created: you simply re-download the existing PDF. That's intentional, to avoid duplicate sequence numbers.

## When the button is greyed out

The button always stays visible, but it can be disabled with an explanation on hover when the receipt isn't invoiceable: cancelled receipt, refunded, or already turned into a credit note. In that case, there's no invoice to generate from that particular receipt.

## Edge cases

**You can't find the receipt you just collected.** Check the checkout confirmation screen directly: the button is offered there right after the payment is confirmed, it's the fastest path.

**You collected payment on the wrong client by mistake and want to correct it before invoicing.** An issued invoice is tamper-proof, just like the receipt it came from. If a correction is needed afterward, use a credit note rather than an edit.

**The PDF didn't download automatically.** No harm done: the invoice still exists as soon as the receipt shows "already invoiced". Open its detail panel to re-download the PDF at any time.

**You're not sure whether to invoice from the receipt or create a manual invoice.** If the sale has already been collected, always start from the receipt: it's faster and guarantees the amounts match exactly what was paid.