--- title: Accounting Invoice Pre-Bill Window description: Once an event is completed and locked, salespeople can no longer make changes. But say there was a last-minute change but the event is still locked. At this point, the event status should be “Pre-Bill --- [Skip to content](https://faq.elecate.com/faq/invoicebill1#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Customer portal](https://elecate.com/tickets-view?hsLang=en) ![Elecate with Star](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Elecate_pri.png?width=400&height=203&name=Elecate_pri.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Customer portal](https://elecate.com/tickets-view) - Go to elecate.com Go to elecate.com Hi, How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Home](https://faq.elecate.com/faq?hsLang=en) 2. [Finance & Accounting](https://faq.elecate.com/faq/finance-accounting?hsLang=en) 3. [Accounting Tools](https://faq.elecate.com/faq/finance-accounting?hsLang=en#accounting-tools) # Accounting Invoice Pre-Bill Window Once an event is completed and locked, salespeople can no longer make changes. But say there was a last-minute change but the event is still locked. At this point, the event status should be “Pre-Bill.” On the home screen, click on the \[Accounting Button\]. Select an event to edit. The three buttons at the bottom, Event Billing, Adjust Price, and On-The-Fly Entry will become active. You must choose at least one of these buttons to make the invoice changes. **Event Billing** Confirm the customer billing information and the Accounting Export #. Add Billing Notes if applicable. **Adjust Price** With this button, you can Apply a Discount, if not completed in the event already, or if there needs to be an additional discount applied. Skip over to Accounting Adjustment Accounting Adjustment Post-event invoice changes Enter the new amount for the invoice and you MUST type in a description. Then click \[Ok\]. **On-The-Fly Entry** Add any items salesperson purchased items last-minute for the event. Enter the item name, description, revenue code, vendor, and quantity. Optional fields are location, sequence, and the notes fields. ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-57-47-4442-PM.png?width=599&height=122&name=image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-57-47-4442-PM.png) **To see reporting:** 1. Go to ***Finance & Accounting ***in the left side panel. 2. Click on ***Accounting Tools***. 3. Click ***Accounting Invoice Pre-Bill Window.*** ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-45-41-3280-PM.png?width=944&height=612&name=image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-45-41-3280-PM.png) 4. On **"Select Event Status"**, add the status of the event you want to get the report of. ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-53-31-3221-PM.png?width=688&height=299&name=image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-53-31-3221-PM.png) 5. On **“Dates From”** and **“To”**, select the dates of the report to view. ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-46-58-0287-PM.png?width=1457&height=551&name=image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-46-58-0287-PM.png) 6. Click on ***Refresh***.   ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-47-21-4091-PM.png?width=688&height=317&name=image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-47-21-4091-PM.png)   7. Click on the drop-down **“Select Reports...”** and select the report you want to view.  ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-47-47-7484-PM.png?width=1463&height=619&name=image-png-Aug-20-2024-03-47-47-7484-PM.png) 8. 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