# Down payment invoices
Down payment invoices are invoices that are created to receive a partial amount from the order before processing the order.
To create a down payment invoice, you need an accepted offer or an open sales order.
Follow these steps to create a down payment invoice:
**1.** Open the accepted offer or the open sales order.
**2.** Click on the arrow **Create invoice** 
**3.** Select 
**4.** Enter the downpayment amount
**5.** Click Create 
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You can create only one down payment invoice for each offer or sales order. Additionally, a down payment invoice can only be created if no other invoices have been generated yet.
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After the down payment invoice has been created, you can create a regular [outgoing invoice](/runple-handbook/accounting/outgoing-invoices/creation.md) and a [final invoice](https://app.gitbook.com/o/m2aBjngzYJ9iGCY28jKy/s/nzT6luvUwLiK28FIIKYm/~/changes/106/outgoing-invoices/final-invoices).
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