Introducing: Self-Billing Invoices (2026 release wave 1)
Self-billing invoices in Business Central (2026 release wave 1): the customer creates the purchase invoice on behalf of the vendor. Covers the vendor card agreement field, the posted self-billing invoice number series, report selection, and a demo. Electronic invoicing based on self-billing is planned for the next release.
- Introduction and Self-Billing Definition
- Self-Billing Process and Business Value
- Setup Requirements and Configuration
- Demo: Vendor Card and Purchase Invoice Setup
- Demo: Posting and Self-Billing Invoice Output
- Demo: Purchase Order and System Overview
- Electronic Invoicing Roadmap and Closing
Overview
The video introduces self-billing, a process where the customer, not the vendor, creates the invoice for goods or services received. The stated business value is lower operational workload and faster processing. The presenter says the functionality is available from 2026 release wave 1.
The video walks through setup and then demos it: the vendor card, a purchase invoice, posting, the self-billing invoice output, and a purchase order. It closes with the roadmap: electronic invoicing based on self-billing invoices is not covered yet and is planned for the next release, after feedback on how the first version works.
Key points
- Self-billing means the customer creates the invoice instead of the vendor, for goods or services received.
- Enable the self-billing agreement boolean field on the invoicing fast tab of the vendor card to turn it on for that vendor.
- Set a posted self-billing invoice number series in Purchase and Payable Setup; it is filled in automatically as the external document number.
- Add report selection for self-billing invoices in Purchase report selection, using report 413 (self-billing invoice).
- The demo covers vendor card, purchase invoice, posting, invoice output and a purchase order.
- Electronic invoicing based on self-billing invoices is not covered yet; it is planned for the next release, after feedback.
Features
| Feature | Status | At | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Billing Invoices | status not stated, demoed | 0:07 | |
| Self-Billing Agreement Field on Vendor Card | status not stated, demoed | 2:07 | |
| Posted Self-Billing Invoice Number Series | status not stated, demoed | 2:24 | |
| Self-Billing Invoice Report Selection | status not stated, demoed | 3:06 | |
| Electronic Invoicing for Self-Billing | announced | 6:50 | “this is something what we plan to deliver uh next release because first we want to get the feedback” (7:07) |
AL objects mentioned
As heard in the captions. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named.
- report “self-billing invoice” at 4:12
Not found in BC28-30: report “self-billing invoice”.
Quotes
- 0:29 “this is a process where the customer, instead of the vendor, create the invoice for goods or service received”
- 1:20 “the main business values we will reduce operational workload and faster processing”
- 2:07 “you will find on a uh invoicing fast tab on a vendor card, self-billing agreement uh boolean field. You just need to enable it”
- 6:50 “Currently, we deliver this functionality, so this is uh available from uh 26 release wave 1”
- 6:50 “we do not have covered electronic invoicing basing on self-billing invoice”
- 7:07 “this is something what we plan to deliver uh next release because first we want to get the feedback how it works”
Disclaimers in the video
- 6:50 not-in-this-release: we do not have covered electronic invoicing basing on self-billing invoice
- 7:07 coming-later: this is something what we plan to deliver uh next release
Presenters (as heard): Alexander Totovic.