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Invoice Statuses

Learn what each invoice status means so you can track, manage, and follow up on payments confidently.


Bravely uses five invoice statuses to help you track your billing at every stage. Here’s what each one means and how it’s used:

Draft

The invoice is still being prepared and hasn’t been finalised.

  • Only visible to you (not the client)

  • Can be edited freely, including client, billables, and payment options

  • You can leave it as a draft or continue to open it later

Tip: Use drafts to prepare invoices ahead of time or save work in progress.

Open

The invoice is active and visible to the client.

  • Payment can be made online if BravelyPay is enabled

  • Manual payment instructions (if selected) will be shown to the client

Partial

The client has made a partial payment, but the full balance hasn’t been received yet.

  • Invoice will remain open until the total amount is paid

  • You can see the remaining balance on the invoice

Paid

The full amount has been received.

  • Automatically updated if using BravelyPay

  • Can also be manually marked as paid if using offline payment methods

  • A receipt is sent to the client

Receipts can be resent or downloaded anytime.

Voided

The invoice has been cancelled and is no longer valid.

  • Can’t be paid or reopened

  • Useful for correcting errors or cancelling an accidental invoice

  • Voided invoices remain in your records for tracking purposes

You can create a new invoice if needed — voiding does not delete the original.

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