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Collection letters send only qualifying invoices-how to include ALL pending invoices?

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We want every collection letter sent to a customer to list all their unpaid invoices — not just the invoices that newly qualify for that particular collection run.

 

Current behavior:

Each letter shows only the newly-qualifying invoices, the customer never sees their full outstanding position in one communication. For example:

  • One email tells the customer that 3 invoices are pending.

  • Two weeks later, another email tells them only 2 invoices (as only those are picked in collection letter based on the sequence codes assigned) are pending — even though nothing has been paid.

This makes the outstanding look smaller than it actually is, and the customer may deprioritise or ignore the older unpaid invoices.

 

What we want

When a collection letter is generated, it should communicate all previously due and still-unpaid invoices for that customer, not just the ones qualifying in the current run.

Example: if a letter is generated on 10-Sep and picks 2 invoices, we also want it to show that older invoices are still pending — so the customer sees the complete outstanding in a single letter.

 

Question:

Is this achievable through standard Collections configuration (collection letter setup, sequence, or the letter print/print-management options)? Or does this require a customization? If anyone has handled a similar "show all open invoices on every collection letter" requirement, I'd appreciate guidance on the approach.

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  • Suggested answer
    Syed Haris Shah Profile Picture
    2,017 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hi @SJ-16091251-0 ,

    Could you please check what parameter is currently set under Create collection letter per?

    If it is currently set to Transaction, please change it to Customer.

    With this setting, the collection letter will be generated at the customer level, and include all due and outstanding invoices, including both older and newly due invoices, so the customer has a complete view of their outstanding balance in each communication.

    Regards,

    Syed Haris Shah

  • SJ-16091251-0 Profile Picture
    429 on at

    Hi @Syed Haris Shah  - Thanks for your reply. But I have customer selected in the parameters highlighted above. 

    The collection letters are generated correctly but I want to ensure that the invoices for which the collection letter was generated earlier but not in the current run should also be a part of the collection letter. Here is the detailed scenario for your reference:

    I am putting up a scenario below for further understanding and our exact requirement. Feel free to correct if my understanding is incorrect. 

    It would be great if you could let us know if that is achievable with standard functionality or needs a customization. 

    Invoice generated as below:

    Invoice 

    Due date

    INV001

    1-Aug

    INV002

    10-Aug

    INV003

    20-Aug

    INV004

    1-Sep

    Collection letter sequence code as per our configuration:

    Collection letter generation and posting:

    Collection letter generation date

    Invoice

    Collection letter code

    Comments

    2-Aug

    INV001

    Collection letter 1

    As INV001 was due on 1-Aug

    9-Aug

    No invoice picked

     

    As INV001 was already generated and waiting to fall in Collection letter 2 and other invoices are not yet due.

    16-Aug

    INV001

    Collection letter 2

    As INV001 is past 15 days after generating Collection letter 1, it is picked and assigned with Collection letter 2.

    INV002

    Collection letter 1

    As INV002 was due on 10-Aug and picked and assigned with Collection letter 1. 

    23-Aug

    INV003

    Collection letter 1

    As INV001 and INV002 are waiting to fall in next collection sequence, they are not picked. INV003 is picked as it was due on 20-Aug and assigned with Collection letter 3.

    30-Aug

    No invoice picked

     

    As none of the invoices are completing their next due date after last posting, they are not picked. 

     

    Business requirement:

    Whenever a new collection letter is generated for any customer, all previously due invoices should go to the customer in that email.

    E.g., if the collection letter is generated on 10-Sep, INV002 and INV003 will be picked. But we want the collection letter to communicate that INV001 has been pending as well.

    In the current process, the customer is not being informed about all the invoices that are pending.

    In one email, he is informed that 3 invoices are pending, and in another email sent after 2 weeks, he is informed that only 2 are pending, even when nothing has been settled.

    This creates an impression that the outstanding is lower, and the customer might ignore the payment for the other invoices.

     

    Please could you please let us know if this is achievable. 

  • Suggested answer
    Bharath jain Profile Picture
    1,633 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi

    whatever explanation you did is how the standard works, you cannot club collection 1 invoices with collection letter 2 invoices or vise-versa. If you want to include all in 1 collection letter i dont think there is any setup in standard. you might want to consider customization.

    Regards,

    Bharath Jain

  • SJ-16091251-0 Profile Picture
    429 on at

    @Bharath jain - Thanks for the confirmation. We will review the customization opportunities here.

    Would be of great help if you let me know in case you have encountered such requirement and possible solution that you might have implemented? 

  • Verified answer
    Syed Haris Shah Profile Picture
    2,017 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hi @SJ-16091251-0 ,

    I tested the same scenario according to your requirements, with the parameter set to Customer.

    I configured the collection letter sequence as follows:
     

    First, I created the due-date invoice based on the due date you provided.


    Then, I started generating the Collection Letters.
    The first collection letter was configured for 1 day after the due date. I created it on August 2, and here is the result.


    Based on the sequence, the second collection letter should be generated 15 days after the first letter. I generated it accordingly, and here is the result.


    The third collection letter was configured to be generated 45 days after the second letter, and here is the result.


    Based on the results, it appears that all pending invoices are being consolidated into the new collection letter once the configured collection letter days are reached.

    I hope this will help you and meet your requiement.

     

    Regards,

    Syed Haris Shah

  • SJ-16091251-0 Profile Picture
    429 on at

    That is awesome @Syed Haris Shah . It think it just solved our issue. I tested the same setup that you have configured, and it seems to be working fine, at least for the limited data. I will test it with the UAT data and check again. That was really helpful. Thanks much! 

  • Syed Haris Shah Profile Picture
    2,017 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hi @SJ-16091251-0 ,

     

    I am glad to hear that your issue has been resolved. 

     

    Regards,

    Syed Haris Shah

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