Turn approved work into a client invoice.

Client invoicing begins with a client, a billing period, and a preview.

The preview identifies eligible work before an invoice is created. It can surface missing rates, missing purchase-order information, or other conditions that require attention.

Nothing needs to be committed simply to see what is available to bill.

For time-and-materials projects, Telometris evaluates eligible approved time and resolves the applicable client billing rate.

The project-assignment billable rate is the primary project-specific source. Where the implementation allows a fallback, the user's billable rate may be used.

This preserves an important distinction: the cost rate describes what the labor costs the company; the billable rate describes what the labor is worth to the client. Those rates may be related, but they are not interchangeable.

Fixed-fee projects do not calculate the client charge from hours.

Instead, Telometris uses configured fixed-fee obligations such as an upfront amount, a start payment, a milestone, a scheduled installment, or a completion payment.

Time may still be recorded on a fixed-fee project because the company needs to understand effort and profitability. The recorded hours inform project cost; the fixed-fee obligation determines the client charge.

An expense marked billable may be eligible for inclusion on a client invoice.

The original expense remains the operational record. The invoice line is the financial snapshot presented to the client.

This allows the same expense to contribute to project cost and, when appropriate, client billing without re-entering it as an unrelated charge.

A company may invoice projects separately or consolidate compatible projects for the same client.

Consolidation combines delivery, not identity. Each project remains distinguishable inside the invoice so the client can understand where the charges originated.

Client-specific and project-specific billing settings determine how work is grouped.

A client invoice draft is not the same as the underlying work record.

Permitted adjustments to presentation—such as removing a line, adding a manual charge or discount, or revising invoice notes—do not rewrite the original time entry or expense.

This separation allows the company to prepare a clear invoice while preserving the history of the work.

Depending on company settings, a draft may require approval before delivery.

Once approved, the invoice may be downloaded as a PDF, emailed through Telometris when configured, or delivered manually outside Telometris.

Payments are recorded manually. Partial payments reduce the remaining balance, and full payment closes it. Telometris records payment status; it does not currently operate an online client payment portal.

A source record should not appear on two active client invoices at the same time.

Telometris associates invoice lines with their source records and uses duplicate-source safeguards to prevent accidental rebilling. Voiding an invoice releases eligible source items so they may be included again when appropriate.

Client invoicing currently supports controlled invoice creation and payment recording. It does not provide automatic scheduled draft generation, automatic scheduled sending, online client payment processing, a client payment portal, automatic tax calculation, automatic multi-currency conversion, or automatic late fees.

These boundaries keep the public explanation aligned with the implemented product.