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Draft Invoices
The Draft Invoices metric in Xero refers to the number of invoices that have been created but not yet finalized. It measures the efficiency of the invoicing process and helps ensure that all invoices are accurately and promptly sent to clients for payment.
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What is "Draft Invoices"?
Draft Invoices is a metric in Xero that tracks the number of invoices that have been created but not yet sent to customers for payment. These invoices are still in the draft stage and can be edited or deleted before they are finalized and sent. Monitoring this metric is important for managing cash flow and ensuring timely payment collection.
Example: A business can use the Draft Invoices metric to monitor how many invoices are still in the drafting phase, ensuring that they are not forgotten or left incomplete before being sent out to customers.
This metric has one or more equivalents:
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How to track Draft Invoices in Databox?
Databox is a business analytics software that allows you to track and visualize your most important metrics from any data source in one centralized platform.
To track Draft Invoices using Databox, follow these steps:
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1Connect Xero that contains the metric you want to track
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2Select the metric you want to track from the list of available metrics
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3Drag and drop the selected metric onto your dashboard
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4Watch your dashboard populate in seconds
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5Put Draft Invoices on the Performance screen
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6Get Draft Invoices performance daily with Scorecards or as a weekly digest
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7Set Goals to track and improve performance of Draft Invoices
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General
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DescriptionThe Draft Invoices metric in Xero refers to the number of invoices that have been created but not yet finalized. It measures the efficiency of the invoicing process and helps ensure that all invoices are accurately and promptly sent to clients for payment.
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CategoryAccounting
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SubcategoryInvoices
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Date Added2017-03-09
Specification
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Metric Typegeneral
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DimensionalNo
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Decimal DigitsNo
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Currency UnitsNo
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GranularitiesDaily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly.
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Custom Relative PeriodsYes
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Data AvailabilityAt sync, it ranges from 3 years ago to now.
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Retroactive Data UpdatesExisting data is purged in favor of the most recent synced data.
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Future Data AvailableNo
Visualization
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Cumulative GraphYes
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Favorable Trendincreasing
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Media CreativesNo
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ForecastsYes
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BenchmarksYes
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