---
title: "Sales invoice"
slug: "bc-sales-invoice"
description: "Learn how to send sales invoice notifications to business partners, including setup, XML generation, and email configuration for efficient communication."
tags: ["BC", "BIS", "Business Central", "Business Integration Solutions", "Walkthrough"]
updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:05Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:05Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-sales-invoice"
---

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# Sales invoice

This walkthrough provides an overview of how to send a notification to your business partner regarding an itemized statement of goods or services.

A sales invoice is an itemized statement of goods or services provided to a business partner, indicating the quantity and price of each product delivered.

## Prerequisites

| Template | Description | Default report |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NM_SALES.INVOICE | Notification Management Template: Sales Invoice | Sales - Invoice (1306) |

## Story

This connection uses the following pipeline elements:

- The **Record Change Event** triggers on **Insert** and links to the internal document NM_SALESINV.TRIGG, which contains only one field: the **No.** field from the Sales Invoice Header table. When a new record inserts in the Sales Invoice Header table, the **Record Change Event** detects it.
- The **XML Generator** activity creates an XML file based on an internal document.
- The **Splitter** activity creates one message for each posted sales invoice.
- The **XML Minifier** activity cleans the message of empty nodes and blocks that are not mandatory.
- The message passes through the **XMLSchemaValidator**, which verifies that the XML message respects the internal document structure.
- The **Header Mapper** activity adds the headers to the message body, filling in the recipients and email subject.
- The **XML to HTML Translator** activity creates an HTML email message based on your branding templates. You can also configure an HTML body manually.
- The **Attachment Generator** activity adds attachments to the email message based on standard Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central report functionality.
- The **Email Writer** endpoint sends the email.
- The internal document NM_SALESINV contains all the information needed to configure the **XML Generator** activity, the **Splitter** activity, the **Header Mapper** activity, and the **XML to HTML Translator** activity. Adding other fields to this document lets you define a personalized email message.

![PSI Notification](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/DM_NM_StoryWithRecChange.png)

## Setup

1. Import the NM_SALES.INVOICE.zip configuration package, or use the Business Integration Solutions template if available.

![PSI Import](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/DM_PostedSalesInv_Import.png)
2. Add a new email account in **Email Accounts**, then select **SMTP Account** to send notifications via the Papercut SMTP server.

![Email Account](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/bis_EmailAccountIDsetup.png)
3. On the notification page, edit the **EMAILWRITER** and add the **Account ID** created in the previous step. Run the configuration once.

![Settings](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/DM_Reminder_Settings.png)

## Process

1. Create a sales invoice with some details and post it.
2. Open notification NM_SALES.INVOICE and observe that the posted sales invoice header is captured by the [Record Change Event activity](/business-central/docs/bc-record-change-event).
3. Process the notification.

## Result

![PSI Result](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/DM_PostedSalesInv_Result.png)

The mail sends to all recipients. Using Papercut, the mail is captured in the demo environment, showing a preview of the HTML mail body and a PDF attachment of the **Sales - Invoice** report.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> For a brief guide, see [Papercut SMTP setup](/business-central/docs/simulate-mail-using-papercut).

## Related

- [Record Change event](/bc-record-change-event.md)
- [Simulate mail using Papercut](/bc-simulate-mail-using-papercut.md)