Advance invoice: We want to pre-invoice, e.g. 50% of an order with inventory items. We can not activate "invoice in advance of item item fulfillment". Any ideas to make a good process out of this?

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

Based on the conversations, it seems that you can achieve your goal of pre-invoicing 50% of an order with inventory items in NetSuite. Here are the steps you can follow: 1. Create a Sales Order: This will allow you to track the items that the customer wants to purchase. 2. Use Deposits: You can collect a deposit from the customer, which can be 50% of the total order value. This deposit can be posted against the Sales Order. 3. Invoice in Advance of Fulfillment: You can create an invoice before the items are fulfilled. This can be done by enabling the option in Accounting Preferences. However, please note that this might impact your inventory. 4. Close the Sales Order: Once the items are fulfilled and the remaining payment is collected, you can close the Sales Order. 5. Use Non-Inventory Items: If you want to avoid impacting your inventory when creating an invoice or cash sale, you can use non-inventory items or service items. Please note that this process might need to be adjusted based on your specific business needs and NetSuite setup. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******