Billing

Open Statements

Statement Status

Any statement can be in one of the following states:

Status	Description
open	open The statement is open and will be booked on the next billing run.
imported	imported The statement was imported from our time management software. This usually is an expense based on hourly rate for support or project work.
hold	hold The statement is «on hold» and will not show up on your next invoice, until unblocked.
nextbill	nextbill This is a regular «open» statement, but it will not trigger a new invoice, unless there are other open statements.
perdate	perdate This is a regular «open» statement, but it will only be included in your next invoice after its date has passed. If the statement's date is in the past, this just represents a regular «open» statement.
billed	billed The statement has been billed, meaning it is linked to an invoice which has already been issued. On the «Open Statements» overview, you will never find a statement in that state.

Statement vs. Position

We use the term «statement» for expenses that have not yet been invoiced. In the context of a bill, we may also use the term invoice «position» – but after all, it's the same thing.