How to Create a Debit Note on Freightek

Created by Freightek Corporation, Modified on Wed, 10 Dec at 5:04 AM by Freightek Corporation

1. CREATE DEBIT NOTE BY ADDING EACH ITEM MANUALLY

Step 1: Go to Operation > Shipment, select the shipment that needs a Debit Note → View.


Step 2: Open Billing & Costing → Billing → Add New.


Step 3: Fill in the required fields:

Recipient Type (who will receive the Debit Note)

  • System default: Customer

  • You may change to Provider or Custom if needed.

Select Lead/Client

  • System auto-fills the customer from the Booking.

  • You may change to another party from the list.

Select Invoicing Information

  • Information shown on the Debit Note and Invoice.

? Note: To check whether all charge items from Pricing tab have been fully added → Open Add New again. If no charges appear, it means all charges have already been included.


Created Date: The date when the Debit Note is created.

Due Date: Payment deadline.

Currency: Currency used for payment.

Payment Method: Cash / Telegraphic Transfer.

Display one Currency: If the Debit Note contains charges with different currencies:

  • Enabling this option will convert and display everything using the selected Currency.

Only show using currency exchange rate

  • System normally shows all available exchange rates.

  • Enabling this option will only show exchange rates related to the charges used on the Debit Note.

Charge Details


Case 1: Price already exists in the Pricing tab

The system automatically loads the estimated charges into the Debit Note. You can edit, add, or delete charges.


Case 2: No price exists in the Pricing tab

Click Custom to manually add charge items.


Number Decimals

  • Default rounding: 2 decimal places

  • Use (+) or (–) to increase or decrease decimal points.

Setting Exchange Rate for the Debit Note

  • Change → manually change exchange rate.

  • Use system exchange rate → use the default rate (configured in Setting > Library > Exchange rate).

Attached Files: Upload supporting documents if needed.

Note: Add internal or external notes.


Step 4: Click Save to complete creating the Debit Note.


2. CREATE DEBIT NOTE QUICKLY USING THE “DEBIT/CREDIT NOTE” BUTTON

Step 1: Go to Operation > Shipment, select the shipment → View.


Step 2: Open Billing & Costing → Combined DN/CD.


Step 3: Fill in the required fields:

  • Recipient Type (default: Customer, can switch to Provider)

  • Select Lead/Client (system auto-fills based on Pricing)

  • Select Invoicing Information

  • Created Date (Invoice Date)

  • Due Date (auto-filled; if the client has Credit Terms, the system applies them automatically)

  • Currency

  • Payment Method

  • Number Decimals

  • Note (optional)

Step 4: Click Create to finish creating the Debit Note.

Debit Note Status Trackin

  • Pending: Debit Note has not been converted into an Invoice
  • Active: Debit Note has already been converted into an Invoice


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