What this screen is for
A recurring bill is a purchase invoice that regenerates on a schedule rather than being entered each time. The list shows the supplier, the frequency expressed as an interval, the next date one is due, the amount and whether the schedule is active or paused. A pause and resume control stops and restarts generation without deleting the schedule, and each row links to the bills already generated from it.
You can filter the list to active or paused schedules.
When to use it
Set one up for regular fixed commitments — rent, retainers, subscriptions — so they are raised without anyone remembering to. Pause rather than delete when a commitment lapses temporarily, so the history and the schedule survive.
What you see on this screen
- Vendor — the supplier, with the invoice number of the template bill underneath.
- Frequency — how often it repeats, read as an interval and a period, for example every 1 month.
- Next Date — when the next bill is due to be raised.
- Amount — the bill total.
- Status — whether the schedule is running.
- Actions — pause or resume, and view the bills already generated.
A line at the foot says which rows of the total you are looking at, with previous and next links.
Filters and actions
- Show Filters — opens the filter row.
- Status — All, Active or Paused.
- Reset — clears it.
- The pause icon stops generation; the play icon starts it again. Neither deletes the schedule or the bills already raised from it.
- View Generated Bills — lists the bills this schedule has produced.
Status values
- Active — the schedule is running and will raise the next bill on its due date.
- Paused — generation is stopped. The schedule and its history are kept.
Related
- From Suppliers — bills delivered to you directly by a supplier
- Purchase by Vendor — what you have spent with each supplier