How to configure open invoices and payment receipts Open-invoice settings control when transactions can remain unpaid and which receipt is produced when money is later applied. Enable open invoices Open Settings > Register. Find Invoice Settings. Enable Open Invoice. If applicable, enable the option to create an open invoice when no payment is entered. Choose whether later payments produce a Payment Receipt or the related Invoice Receipt. Save the Register settings. Choose carefully Use open invoices only when the business allows balances to remain due. Train employees on when a transaction should be completed versus left open. Choose the receipt type that gives customers and accounting staff the clearest record of payment.