Internal (Inter-Brand) Invoices — business view

1. Business Summary

Inter-brand or inter-branch invoices documenting internal chargebacks, with explicit approval workflow before SAP sync.

2. Business Value

Inter-company allocation, profitability analysis.

3. Users / Stakeholders

Finance, executives, approvers.

4. Workflows

• Create Internal Invoice with task and expense line items.
• Approval gate before SAP sync.
• SAP sync posts the IC transaction.

5. Sub-Features

• IC branch routing logic (depending on branch vs. customer brand).

6. Business Rules

• Issue date must meet SAP eligibility threshold.
• Approval required before sync.

7. Data Entities

Internal Invoice, Tasks, Expenses, Approval Status.

8. Entry Points

• Finance internal invoice screens; common submit; SAP sync.

9. Inputs & Outputs

• Inputs: tasks, expenses, approvals.
• Outputs: IC records, SAP IDs.

10. Integrations

• SAP.

11. Calculations / Logic

• Aggregation of line items.

12. Status Lifecycle

• Draft → submitted → approved → SAP-posted.

13. Permissions

• Finance + approvers, brand-scoped.

14. Reports & KPIs

• IC volumes, approval cycle time.

15. Risks & Observations

• Approval can be bypassed if status is not validated upstream.

16. Source Code Evidence

• app/Plugin/finance/Model/{InternalInvoice, InternalInvoicesTask, InternalInvoicesExpense}.php.