What information goes into the Reference field in Xero?

Invoices templates in Xero typically have an Invoice Number field and a Reference field. The information synced to the Reference field will depend on how you have set your Xero invoice number preferences within ServiceM8.

  • If your invoice number in Xero is the ServiceM8 Job Number, then the Reference field will contain the ServiceM8 PO Number.
  • If your invoice number in Xero is issued by Xero, then the Reference field will contain the ServiceM8 Job Number.

To change your Xero invoice number preferences:

Note: This is only applicable to users who have integrated their Xero accounting software with ServiceM8.

  1. From your ServiceM8 Online Dashboard, click Settings.
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  1. Click Preferences.
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  1. From the Preferences menu, click Invoicing.
left menu for Preferences
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  1. Scroll down to Xero and select your preferred option in the Xero invoice number field.
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  1. At the bottom right, click Save.
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