Kowal Auto Invoice

MAGENTO 2 · MAGENTO INVOICE · COD · WORKFLOW

Kowal Auto Invoice

Specify payment or shipping methods that can qualify a new order for an automatic Magento invoice. Reduce manual work for COD and deferred payments, with invoicing recorded without capture.

Payment or shipping · Store View · canInvoice control

HOW IT WORKS IN PRACTICE

Kowal Auto Invoice for Magento 2 automatically creates an invoice for orders that do not need to wait for standard payment confirmation. It works well for cash on delivery (COD), deferred payments, and B2B processes where the warehouse can start fulfillment immediately.

In the configuration, you specify payment and shipping methods. When an order meets the condition, the module creates a Magento invoice and allows the order to move to processing.

Automate scenarios where the lack of immediate online payment should not block fulfillment.

An order can qualify based on at least one configured payment or shipping method.

Adapt settings to Store View and different sales processes running in a single Magento installation.

Less manual order opening and invoice issuing, faster transfer of orders to the warehouse, and a more repeatable workflow. The module protects against duplicate invoice creation and does not automatically mark the invoice as paid — which matters for COD, among other scenarios.

• automatic invoicing for selected payment and shipping methods,
• support for COD, deferred payments, and custom logistics scenarios,
• works for orders placed in the storefront, via API, or through the admin panel,
• configuration per Store View,
• no changes to checkout,
• protection against creating a second invoice for the same process.

For Magento 2 stores that want to send cash-on-delivery, B2B, or other orders that do not require immediate online payment to fulfillment faster.

Stores → Configuration → Sales → Auto Invoice lets you enable the module, select payment and shipping methods, and configure diagnostics for Store View. By default, the module is disabled and the method lists are empty.

A payment or shipping match is enough. Choose the lists carefully: a selected delivery method can also qualify an order with a different payment method.

The module uses InvoiceOrderInterface with capture = false. It does not collect money or confirm that the order has been paid; canInvoice checks whether an invoice can be created.

For existing or partial invoices, the result depends on the remaining quantities available for invoicing and Magento mechanisms. Integrations that change the order state require checking the shared process.

The current code respects Notify Customer passed to the Magento invoicing service. By default, the option is disabled; automatic invoice creation does not mean an email is sent by default.

Debug records method matching, invoicing availability, and the result in var/log/kowal_auto_invoice.log. An invoice creation error is caught and logged; check the result for the appropriate order channel.

Package kowal/magento-2-auto-invoice, module Kowal_AutoInvoice. After configuring access to the Kowal repository, install the package, enable the module, update Magento, and clear the cache. In production, include compilation and static content deployment according to the store's process.

1. Select methods in the configuration
You match the condition to your fulfillment process.

2. A new order is created
A payment or shipping match is enough.

3. Magento registers the invoice
The module checks whether invoicing is possible and saves the result.

In the configuration, you select the COD method. After a matching order is created, the module requests a Magento invoice without collecting payment.

The invoice does not confirm payment. The subsequent order state results from Magento mechanisms and the store's process.