A down payment invoice (German: Anzahlungsrechnung, often referred to as downpayment) documents early payments made before the service is fully delivered. In project-based businesses it secures liquidity and clarifies payment milestones. Lexware manages it as a dedicated voucher variant within the invoicing universe and links it to the subsequent flow up to the final invoice.
Central Command factors down payment invoices into voucher statuses and overviews so that open and paid positions are not distorted. Teams see which down payments are still outstanding and how they relate to orders. Especially with multiple instances, this prevents blind spots that arise when only "classic" invoices are considered.
Context matters for interpretation: down payments are not the final total settlement. Metrics and filters should make the voucher type visible. Lexware remains the source; Central Command mirrors it. Anyone reading down payments in the command center manages liquidity risks earlier — across tenant boundaries and without replacing Lexware's level of detail.
