--- title: "Create a purchase credit note for an existing purchase invoice" description: "Go to the Purchase invoices (AP301000) window. In the Reference no. field, click to select the invoice. Before you continue, ensure that the invoice has been released and has the status Open or Closed. If not, click Release. Click Actions - Reverse. The invoice type will change to Purchase credit note. If necessary, modify the details of the purchase credit note. For example, you can correct rounding differences in the Rounding diff. field. Click . Click Release. The status…" lang: en languages: en: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/supplier-ledger/process-purchase-invoices/create-a-purchase-credit-note-for-an-existing-purchase-invoice/index.md lastmod: 2026-02-23 --- > Documentation index: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/supplier-ledger/process-purchase-invoices/llms.txt # Create a purchase credit note for an existing purchase invoice Last modified February 23, 2026 > Go to the Purchase invoices (AP301000) window. In the Reference no. field, click to select the invoice. Before you continue, ensure that the invoice has been released and has the status Open or Closed. If not, click Release. Click Actions - Reverse. The invoice type will change to Purchase credit note. If necessary, modify the details of the purchase credit note. For example, you can correct rounding differences in the Rounding diff. field. Click . Click Release. The status… 1. Go to the [Purchase invoices (AP301000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/supplier-ledger/supplier-ledger-windows/purchase-invoices-ap301000/index.md) window. 1. In the **Reference no.** field, click ![icon-select](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-select.jpg) to select the invoice. Before you continue, ensure that the invoice has been released and has the status **Open** or **Closed**. If not, click **Release**. 1. Click **Actions - Reverse**. The invoice type will change to **Purchase credit note**. 1. If necessary, modify the details of the purchase credit note. For example, you can correct rounding differences in the **Rounding diff.** field. 1. Click ![icon-save](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-save.png). 1. Click **Release**. The status changes to **Open**. You have to close the credit note and the connected purchase invoice manually. ## Close the credit note and purchase invoice manually 1. You are here: In the [Purchase invoices (AP301000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/supplier-ledger/supplier-ledger-windows/purchase-invoices-ap301000/index.md) window, with your credit note in status **Open**. 1. Click **Actions** and choose **Manual payments**. The **Payments** window is displayed. 1. On the **Documents to apply** tab, click ![icon-add](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-add.png) to add a new invoice line. 1. The document type **Purchase invoice** is already selected. 1. Click in the **Reference no.** field and select the invoice you created the credit note from. 1. Click ![icon-save](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-save.png). 1. Ensure **Hold** is deselected, then click **Release** to match the credit note with the invoice. After matching and releasing the invoice and credit note, the status will change to **Closed** and display ![icon-confirmation](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-confirmation.png).

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