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📘 Billing Enquiry

What is Billing Enquiry?

The Billing Enquiry screen in Canary7 provides visibility into billing records and shipment-level charge data. It is divided into two main tabs:

  • Bill List – Used for viewing and confirming billing summaries.

  • Shipment – Used for reviewing charges per shipment.

Accessing Bill

Within the Navigation menu, click on the search bar, type ''Bill'' and click on "Bill". Bill is also in Billing > Bill.

🔄 Billing Workflow Overview

Before you can view billing in Billing Enquiry, charges must be generated and processed. The typical flow is:

  1. Add Contracts and Charge Types
    Go to the Contract screen and ensure all necessary charge types are added to the relevant contracts.
    ➤ When charges are ready to be generated, the status will show: CHARGES_PENDING

2. Create Charges
Click the three dots (ellipsis) next to a contract and select Create Charges.

➤ The status will change to: BILL_GENERATION_PENDING

Generate Billing
Once charges have been created, select the relevant contracts (or all contracts), click the ellipsis again, and select Generate Billing.

➤ Status will update to: BILL_GENERATED

Run Billing Period End
To finalise the billing week and make it selectable in Billing Enquiry, click the red box and choose Run Billing Period End.

After clicking "Run Billing Period End" the billing week will be able to be selection for the drop down list in Canary7 Billing Enquiry screen.


Confirm Bills (Optional ERP Integration)
Go to the Billing Enquiry screen, locate the relevant billing week, and use the ellipsis menu to Confirm Bills.




➤ The bill's status will change to: Confirmed
➤ If connected to an ERP (e.g. Xero), the ERP Invoice Status will update to: Generated 




📄 Bill List Tab

Use this tab to review and confirm billing records per company and billing period.


🔍 Search Filters:

  • Company

  • Billing Period



📊 Results Columns:

ColumnDescription
Bill NumberUnique ID for the bill
CompanyClient/company being billed
WarehouseWarehouse associated with the charges
Billing Period CodeWeekly or period-based code
TotalTotal charges on the bill
StatusBill status: Draft or Confirmed
ERPIntegrated system (e.g. Xero)
Invoice StatusDraft or Generated status of the ERP invoice
Date CreationWhen the bill was generated
Xero InvoiceLink/reference to ERP invoice (if applicable)

⋮ Ellipsis Menu:

  • View – Opens the bill for detailed inspection.

  • Confirm Bill – Only available if the bill is in Draft status


🔎 Viewing Bill Details:

Clicking View opens the Bill Detail List, where you can see charge categories and view individual charge breakdowns. Charge details may include:

ColumnExample Values
IDInternal charge ID
Company ID / CodeLinked company info
Shipment Header ID / NumberLinks to specific shipment
Ship To CountryDestination country
Other FieldsBased on charge type (e.g. storage, handling, freight)


🚚 Shipment Tab

This tab allows detailed analysis of shipment-level charges for a given period or filter.

🔍 Search Filters:

  • Company

  • Billing Period

  • Carrier

  • Carrier Service

  • Ship To Country

📊 Results Columns:

ColumnDescription
Shipment Header IDUnique identifier for the shipment header
Shipment NumberReference for the shipment
Ship To CountryDestination
CarrierCarrier used
Carrier ServiceService level
CompanyCompany linked to the shipment
Billing PeriodPeriod of charge generation
Total WeightTotal shipment weight
All Charge Group IDsGroups of charges applied
All Charge Group NamesNames of applied charge groups
Total Charge ValueTotal monetary value of charges
Total CountNumber of charge entries


✅ Summary

The Billing Enquiry screen brings together billing and shipment data to support transparency, audit readiness, and ERP integration. Use the Bill List for high-level review and confirmation, and the Shipment tab for operational insight at a shipment level.