Marking invoices as PAID

[wguser]

Firstly, I want to thank the PrestaShop team for making this amazing product available, for free!

I am wanting to be able to easily distinguish between invoices which are paid, and those which are still outstanding. Is there a way to mark invoices which have been paid with the word "PAID" in large letters somewhere on the PDF page?

I suspect it may be a matter of hacking the PDF invoice template, but I'd rather avoid this if possible. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can achieve this?

[wguser]

I decided to hack the code, as I needed this functionality fairly urgently.

For the benefit of others, what I did was add the following block of code

           if (self::$order->hasBeenPaid())
           {
               $pdf->Ln(6);
               $pdf->Ln(7);
               $pdf->SetFont(self::fontname(), 'B', 20);
               $pdf->Cell(0, 0, 'PAID - Thank You', 0, 0, 'C'); 
           }

just before the line in the invoice() function in /classes/PDF.php which says:

           $pdf->TaxTab();

Note that due to the way the hasBeenPaid() function works, if an order has been marked as "Payment Accepted" at any point in time, even if you change the status back to "Awaiting payment" it will still show up as paid.

[TropischBruin]

I would personaly create an invoice after the order has been paid.

This so you do not have to create a credit note when an order falls thru.

[Travis]

I would personaly create an invoice after the order has been paid.

This so you do not have to create a credit note when an order falls thru.

I agree totally. Is this possible?

[TropischBruin]

I would personaly create an invoice after the order has been paid.

This so you do not have to create a credit note when an order falls thru.

I agree totally. Is this possible?

Yes.
Go to: Back Office >> Orders >> Order statuses
There you can change the statusmessage so they will not create an invoice until whatever status you choose.

I hope it is clear.

[wguser]

Thanks for the comments guys. Where I'm based, the word "invoice" is usually associated with "you have to pay $x" rather than "thank you for paying $x". That's why companies typically mark invoices as "paid" when they have been paid, otherwise assume that they are still open and awaiting payment.

[first1]

Yes, the invoice means (outstanding to be paid) until it is stamped (flagged as invoice paid)...
thanks for the solution wguser

The only problem is when you have a huge list of products, the "Paid-thank you" moves to page 2 (sometimes you see a full page 1 invoice without paid, then the paid-thank you is on its own on the second page.

any idea on how to make it as backgroud stamp.

[maars11]

The PAID message also appears on the Credit Slip !!!

 

Is there any way to stop it?