Once you create an invoice, you can review, modify, and submit it for approval, or save the invoice to work on later.

To locate an invoice whose status is Composing, use the Explore Searches option on the Home page to search by invoice number, or select Invoice as the category and search to display all available invoices.

If you were working in another Ariba Spend Management solution, such as Ariba Category Management, and you followed a link from that application to this screen, you can go back to that application by clicking the related link on this screen.

1. Review and change the invoice header information as necessary.
2. Review items listed on the invoice, and add or delete items as necessary.
   • If available, click the Table Options icon, located in the row above the column headers, to display commands that control the display of data in the table. For example, you can hide or show columns of data; group data; or export data to Excel.
3. To add header level taxes and other charges, click Add Header Taxes & Shipping and enter details.
4. Review and change the line item details as necessary.
   • If you change a quantity or price, click Update Total.
   • To change commodity, supplier, accounting, and line item shipping information, or to add comments, click Edit and make the desired changes.
   • To change line item taxes and other charges, click Add Taxes & Shipping and enter details.
   • To copy or delete an item, click the item's check box and then click Copy or Delete.
5. Review current payment terms, or click Add/Change Payment Terms to select payment terms for the invoice.
6. Review and change shipping information for the entire invoice, if needed.
7. Add comments for the entire invoice. You can view, add to, or delete comments, and specify a file to include as an attachment with the comments.
8. To continue adding items to the invoice, click Add Item or Add Items.
9. Click Submit to submit the invoice for approval, or Exit to stop working with it. When you submit the invoice, it has a status of Submitted and is listed on the Submitted screen. If you exit and choose to save the invoice, it has a status of Composing and is listed on the Composing screen. You can edit the invoice at a later time and then submit it for approval.