Post sales invoice with sales order

Catch Weight  •  Article  •  2/6/2026  • 

While posting the Sales Invoice with existing shipped sales order, the following data are updated

  • Invoiced Weight Quantity (KG) field on the Posted Sales Shipment
  • Weight Quantity (KG) field on the Posted Sales Invoice

  • Weight Quantity Invoiced (KG) field on the Sales Order (partial posting)

  • Select the Search icon , enter Sales Invoices, and then choose the related link.
    The Sales Invoices list page opens.

  • Select the required No. to open the Sales Invoice page.
  • On the action bar, select Posting > Post.
  • Select Yes to post the Sales Invoice.


You cannot post the Sales Invoice if the Weight Quantity (KG) field is higher than the Weight Quantity Handled (KG) field on the Posted Sales Shipment.


All outbound transactions on purchase return order, purchase return receipt, and purchase credit memo follow the same functionality as described above in sales order, sales shipment, and sales invoice respectively.

When posting the sales order for the invoice of a catch weight item, the Item Weight Ledger Entries and Posted Document Weight Lines are updated with the Weight Qty. to Invoice (KG) from the sales order. The corrected sales amount in the Value Entry field for sales invoice is posted.

To update catch weight item unit price

You can update the Unit Price and Line Amount fields and view them for the catch weight item on the Sales Order based on the weight quantity entered in the Item Tracking Lines.

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Sales Orders, and then choose the related link.
    The Sales Orders list page opens.
  2. On the action bar, select Actions > Functions > Update Catch Weight Item Unit Price to update the unit price for the catch weight item.
    The Unit Price and Line Amount fields are updated on the Sales Order page.

The unit price of the item is updated only if the sales price is available in the catch weight unit of measure and the unit of measure on the sales line is not equal to the catch weight unit of measure.

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Sales Orders and then choose the related link.
    The Sales Orders list page opens.
  2. Select and click the required No. to open the Sales Order page.
  3. On the action bar, select Posting > Post.
  4. Select Invoice and click OK to post the Sales Order for Invoice.
    TheSales Amount (Actual) field is updated in the Value Entries page based on the Unit Price of the Catch Weight calculated based on the Weight Qty. to Invoice (KG) added in the Sales Order.
    Based on the Weight Qty. to Invoice (KG) on the Sales Order line, the following data is updated.
    • Weight Qty. to Invoice (KG) on the Posted Sales Invoice
    • Quantity (KG) on the Posted Document Weight Lines of the Posted Sales Invoice
    • Invoice Quantity (KG) on the Item Weight Ledger Entries
      On the Posted Sales Invoice page, on the Lines FastTab, click the value in the Weight Quantity (KG) field to open the Posted Document Weight Lines page.
      On the Item Tracking Lines of the Sales Order, the Weight Qty. to Invoice [base] and the Weight Qty. Invoiced (KG) fields are updated.
      The Posted Sales Invoice is generated automatically and the Weight Quantity (KG) field on the Posted Sales Invoice is updated.

On Posting the Sales Order for the invoice, the system updates the unit price based on the weight quantity to invoice, similar to the Update Catch Weight Item Unit Price function, while creating the Posted Sales Invoice with the corrected invoice amount.