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Invoice Statuses

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

Updated over 2 weeks ago

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The invoice has been cancelled and is no longer valid.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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