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Approve drafts

Learn how to manage drafts and approved invoices in Shine. Edit freely before approval, then finalize, send, or issue corrections when needed.

Updated over 2 months ago

Start with a draft and make all the adjustments you need - nothing is final until you choose to approve.



Drafts

Drafts are editable documents that have not been finalized or assigned an invoice number yet.

  • You can change any content, including layout, products, and contact details.

  • Updates in Settings (e.g. bank info) do not apply to existing drafts.

  • Once your draft is complete, use Preview to check the layout, then click Finalize to send, download or approve it.

  • To discard a draft, click Delete in the invoice list.


Deleted drafts are permanently removed and cannot be recovered.


Approved Invoices

Approving a document locks its content and assigns the next available invoice number in your sequence.

You can choose how to finalize and distribute it:

  • Send by email

  • Download as PDF

  • Approve and close (send later from the Invoices tab)



Good to know

Once approved:

  • The invoice number is fixed and cannot be reused, even if deleted.

  • Editing is no longer possible

  • To correct mistakes, either issue a credit note, void a invoice or create a new invoice.

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