Purpose
1.2. Automate extraction of booking, order, and sales data from transactional systems to initialize automated invoice drafting.
1.3. Automate customized formatting of invoices with pavilion logo, tax details, legal compliance, and automated customer-specific messaging.
1.4. Automate tracking of invoice status, with reminders and escalation for unpaid invoices to enhance cash flow and mitigate overdue payments.
1.5. Automate secure delivery of invoices via email, SMS, or customer portals and automate invoice archiving for audit readiness and regulatory needs.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automate invoice initiation on completed payment events.
2.3. Automated triggers when POS records completed transaction for pavilion services or concessions.
2.4. Automate scheduled billing cycles for long-term rentals or subscriptions tied to pavilion facilities.
2.5. Trigger on data input in facility management systems (e.g., booking calendar confirmed).
Platform Variants
3.1. Xero
• Feature/Setting: API — automate "Create Invoice" endpoint, automate contact and line item pull, automate trigger on booking completion.
3.2. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Invoice API — automates invoice creation; automate trigger from confirmed sales receipts.
3.3. FreshBooks
• Feature/Setting: Automated "Invoices.create" with client lookups, automates notification on issue.
3.4. Zoho Invoice
• Feature/Setting: REST API / Invoice Creation; automate template use and automate sendOnCreation setting.
3.5. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature/Setting: Business Central API — automate invoice entry and automated delivery workflow.
3.6. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Service API — automate "AddInvoice" on new contracts, automate status monitoring.
3.7. Stripe
• Feature/Setting: Invoices API — automate customer lookup, automate line item addition, automated send_invoice trigger.
3.8. PayPal
• Feature/Setting: Invoicing API — automate invoice creation and automate send functionality.
3.9. Square
• Feature/Setting: Invoices API — automate creation and automate schedule sending for rentals.
3.10. Wave
• Feature/Setting: API — automate invoice creation with "POST /invoices", automate delivery to contacts.
3.11. Sage Intacct
• Feature/Setting: Web Services API — automate AR invoice object, automate workflow for recurring events.
3.12. Bill.com
• Feature/Setting: API — automate new bill creation, automate "Send Invoice" event.
3.13. Odoo
• Feature/Setting: XML-RPC or REST API — automate invoice issuance on event, automate partner linking.
3.14. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: SuiteTalk API — automate invoice record creation, automate e-invoice dispatch.
3.15. Google Sheets + Google Apps Script
• Feature/Setting: Automate invoice doc generation with script, automate PDF output and Gmail delivery.
3.16. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: Automate sending generated invoice PDFs via SMTP API.
3.17. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Mail Send API — automate emails with PDF attachment for invoices.
3.18. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate direct notification to team on new/pending invoices, automate webhook for finance channel.
3.19. Dropbox Sign
• Feature/Setting: Automate electronic signature requests on invoices over threshold.
3.20. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: API automates invoice objects, automates customer workflow integration and automated alerts.
3.21. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automate SMS notifications for invoice due dates using Programmable Messaging.
3.22. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automate tracking of invoice statuses; automate creation through custom "Scripts" block.
3.23. OneDrive
• Feature/Setting: Automate archival and access to invoice PDFs via API upload on issue event.
3.24. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Automate CRM event triggers for invoice automation, automates deal-attached invoice delivery.
Benefits
4.2. Automated invoice cycle accelerates revenue realization and improves cash flow management.
4.3. Automating compliance with format and tax ensures auditability and regulatory confidence.
4.4. Automation achieves greater visibility of financial status at all times.
4.5. Automated reminders and escalations reduce overdue payments, automating collection reliability.
4.6. Supports scalable, multi-channel automated delivery, including email, SMS, and digital signatures.
4.7. Automates integration with customer, booking, and payment data, eliminating process silos.
4.8. Enables automated adaptation to workload spikes during peak seasons for beach pavilion facilities.