Setup page · Accounts receivable
Form sorting
A setup page for the sort order used when printing multiple invoices.
- Used by
- Accounts receivable clerk, Accounts receivable manager, Auditor and 12 more roles
- Business process
- Issue sales invoices
- Menu item
SalesFormLetterSortingParameters- Main table
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- Data entity
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- Setup steps
- 1 on this page
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1What it is and why
| What it is | A setup page for the sort order used when printing multiple invoices. |
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| What you do here | Use it to set the order in which multiple invoices are printed, for example by invoice account and sales order number. |
| Example | For example, you sort by invoice account on this page and then print invoices after posting, so they come out in a batch sorted by invoice account. |

Functional consultant · Solution architect
2Where it fits
| Business process | Manage accounts receivable › Issue sales invoices |
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| Menu path | Accounts receivable › Setup › Forms › Form sorting |
| Set up first | — |
| Used next by | — |
| Related pages | Form notes Microsoft Learn ↗Form setup Microsoft Learn ↗ |
End user · Functional consultant
3How to do it
Step by step, with screenshots
Set up Form sorting1 screen
Set up the sorting orders used when several invoices are printed together, for example by invoice account and sales order number.
Screen 1
Set the free text invoice sort order
Go to Accounts receivable > Setup > Forms > Form sorting, Free text invoice tab
- Open the Free text invoice tab
- Move Customer account from AVAILABLE to SELECTED with the arrow
- Move Invoice to SELECTED below it
- Select Save
1SELECTED Customer account 2SELECTED Invoice 
page title tab to open what to set or check
Microsoft's steps
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Field guide
| Field | What it means | Worked example | Table column |
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| SELECTED | — | Customer account | — |
Functional consultant
4Setup decisions
| Setup step | Recommended value and why | Decision · common mistake · test |
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| Set up Form sorting | — | — |
Solution architect
5Design impact
| Shared or per company | — |
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| Can it be undone | — |
| Feature or country | — |
| If you change it later | The sort order is followed only when documents are printed after all invoices are updated; documents printed during processing aren't sorted this way. Microsoft Learn ↗ |
Technical architect
6Technical
| Menu item | SalesFormLetterSortingParameters Checked in Dynamics 365 |
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| Form | SalesFormLetterSortingParameters Checked in Dynamics 365 |
| Table | — |
| Data entities | — |
| Who can open it | PrivilegesMaintain the sorting of print sequence for sales order documents SalesFormLetterSortingParameterMaintainView the sorting of print sequence for sales order documents SalesFormLetterSortingParametersViewDutiesInquire into invoice and cash policies CustInvoiceInvoiceAndCashPoliciesInquirEnable invoice and cash process CustInvoiceInvoiceAndCashProcessEnableEnable shipping process InventShippingProcessEnableInquire into invoice and cash policies RentalCustInvInvoiceAndCashPolInquirEnable invoice and cash process RentalCustInvoiceInvAndCashProcEnableInquire into quotation to sales order policies RentalSalesQuotationToSlsOrdPoliciesInquireEnable quotation to sales order process RentalSalesQuotationToSlsOrdProcessEnableInquire into quotation to sales order policies SalesQuotationToSalesOrderPolInquireEnable quotation to sales order process SalesQuotationToSalesOrderProcessEnable15 security rolesAuditorAuditPolicyManagerCollections manager CollectionLetterCollectionsManagerAccounts receivable clerk CustInvoiceAccountsReceivableClerkAccounts receivable manager CustInvoiceAccountsReceivableManagerAccounting manager LedgerAccountingManagerAccounting supervisor LedgerAccountingSupervisorAccounts receivable centralized payments clerk PaymAccountsReceivableCentralPaymClerkAccounts receivable payments clerk PaymAccountsReceivablePaymentsClerkRental coordinator agent RentalCoordinatorAgentRental manager RentalManagerRental representative RentalRepresentativeRental sales manager RentalSalesManagerRetail service RetailServiceSales manager TradeSalesManagerWarehouse manager WMSWarehouseManager |
| Actions on the page | Options: Personalize, Page options, Edit, ShareChecked in Dynamics 365 |
Developer
7Developer
| Open it directly | https://<your-environment>/?mi=SalesFormLetterSortingParameters |
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| Integrate with | — |
| Table definition | — |
Everyone
8Sources and checks
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/accounts-receivable/accounts-receivables-set-up-overview
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/accounts-receivable/accounts-receivables-set-up-overview
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/accounts-receivable/configure-customer-invoices
- Checked in a working Dynamics 365 system, version 10.0.49: the menu item, form, table and security, the page, the demo records and the values in the screenshots.
