India¶

Installation¶

Install the following modules to get all the features of the Indian localization:

Name	Technical name	Description
Indian - Accounting	`l10n_in`	Default fiscal localization package
Indian E-invoicing	`l10n_in_edi`	Indian e-invoicing integration
Indian E-waybill	`l10n_in_edi_ewaybill`	Indian E-waybill integration

Indian e-invoicing¶

Odoo is compliant with the Indian Goods and Services Tax (GST) e-Invoice system requirements.

Important

Indian e-invoicing is available from Odoo 15.0. If needed, upgrade your database.

Registration on your NIC e-Invoice web portal¶

You must register on the NIC e-Invoice web portal to get your API credentials. You need these credentials to configure your Odoo Accounting app.

Log in to the NIC e-Invoice web portal at https://einvoice1.gst.gov.in/ by clicking on Login and entering your Username and Password.

Note
If you have already registered on the NIC Eway Bill Production portal, then you can use the same login credentials here.
From your dashboard, go to API Registration ‣ User Credentials ‣ Create API User.
After that, you receive an OTP code to your registered mobile number.
Enter the OTP code and click on Verify OTP.
Select Through GSP in the first field, select Tera Software Limited as your GSP, and type in a Username and Password for your API.
Click on Submit.

Configuration on Odoo¶

To set up the e-invoice service, go to Accounting ‣ Configuration ‣ Settings ‣ Indian Electronic Invoicing, and enter the Username and Password.

Journals¶

Your default sales journal should be already configured correctly. You can check it or configure other journals by going to Accounting ‣ Configuration ‣ Journals. Then, open your sales journal, and in the Advanced Settings tab, under Electronic Data Interchange, check E-Invoice (IN) and Save.

Workflow¶

To start invoicing from Odoo, an invoice must be created using the standard invoicing flow, that is, either from a sales order or the invoice menu in the Accounting application.

Invoice validation¶

Once the invoice is validated, a confirmation message is displayed at the top.

Odoo automatically uploads the JSON-signed file to the government portal after a while. If you want to process the invoice immediately, you can click on Process Now.

Indian e-invoicing confirmation message: "The invoice will be processed asynchronously by the following E-invoicing service : E-Invoice (IN)"

Note

You can find the JSON-signed file in the attached files, in the chatter.
You can check the status of EDI with web-service under the EDI Document tab or the Electronic invoicing field.

Invoice PDF Report¶

Once the invoice is submitted and validated, you can print the invoice PDF report. The report includes the IRN, acknowledgment number and date, and QR code. They certify that the invoice is a valid fiscal document.

EDI Cancellation¶

If you want to cancel an e-invoice, go to the Other info tab of the invoice and fill out the Cancel reason and Cancel remarks fields. Then, click on Request EDI cancellation. The status of the Electronic invoicing field changes to To Cancel.

Important

Doing so cancels both the E-invoice and the E-waybill.

Note

If you want to abort the cancellation before processing the invoice, then click on Call Off EDI Cancellation.
Once you request to cancel the e-invoice, Odoo automatically submits the JSON Signed file to the government portal. You can click on Process Now if you want to process the invoice immediately.

Verify the e-invoice from the GST¶

After submitting an e-invoice, you can also verify the signed invoice from the GST e-Invoice system website.

Download the JSON file from the attached files.
Open the e-invoice portal: https://einvoice1.gst.gov.in/ and go to Search ‣ Verify Signed Invoice.
Select the JSON file and submit it.
You can check the verified signed e-invoice here.

Indian E-waybill¶

Odoo is compliant with the Indian Goods and Services Tax (GST) E-waybill system requirements.

Important

Indian E-waybill is available from Odoo 15.0. If needed, upgrade your database.

API Registration on your NIC E-waybill web portal¶

You must register on the NIC E-waybill web portal to create your API credentials. You need these credentials to configure your Odoo Accounting app.

Log in to the NIC E-waybill web portal at https://ewaybillgst.gov.in/ by clicking on Login and entering your Username and Password.
From your dashboard, go to Registration ‣ For GSP.
Click on Send OTP; you should receive an OTP code to your registered mobile number.
Enter the OTP code and click on Verify OTP.
Check if Tera Software Limited is already on the list of registered GSP/ERP. If so, use this username and password. Otherwise, follow the next steps.
Select Add/New, select Tera Software Limited as your GSP Name, create a Username and a Password for your API, and click on Add.

Configuration on Odoo¶

To set up the E-waybill service, go to Accounting ‣ Configuration ‣ Settings ‣ Indian Electronic WayBill ‣ Setup E-Waybill, and enter your Username and Password.

Workflow¶

To issue an E-waybill from Odoo, you must create an invoice/bill with the details of the E-waybill using the standard invoicing/bill flow (either from a sales/purchase order or the invoice/bill menu in Accounting).

Send an E-waybill¶

You can manually send an E-waybill by clicking on Send E-waybill.

To send the E-waybill automatically when you confirm an invoice or a bill, enable E-waybill (IN) in your Sale/Purchase Journal.

Invoice validation¶

Once you have issued the invoice and clicked on Send E-waybill, a confirmation message is displayed.

Note

Odoo automatically uploads the JSON-signed file to the government portal after a while. You can click on Process Now if you want to process the invoice immediately.
You can find the JSON-signed file in the attached files in the chatter.

Indian e-waybill confirmation message: "The invoice will be processed asynchronously by the following E-waybill service : E-waybill (IN)"

Invoice PDF Report¶

You can print the invoice PDF report once you have submitted the E-waybill. The report includes the E-waybill number and the E-waybill validity date.

E-waybill acknowledgment number and date

E-waybill Cancellation¶

If you want to cancel an E-waybill, go to the eWayBill tab of the invoice and fill out the Cancel reason and Cancel remarks fields. Then, click on Request EDI Cancellation.

Important

Doing so cancels both the E-invoice and the E-waybill.

Note

If you want to abort the cancellation before processing the invoice, click on Call Off EDI Cancellation.
If the E-invoice is applicable for this invoice, then it will also be canceled.
Once you request to cancel the E-waybill, Odoo automatically submits the JSON Signed file to the government portal. You can click on Process Now if you want to process the invoice immediately.

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