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Benefits of eInvoicing with Tradeshift
Tradeshift increases invoicing accuracy, and improves visibility to the payment process and status through an easy-to-use web-based platform
Easy Setup
- No installation of hardware or software required.
- Supports both manual and highly-automated options allowing suppliers to submit invoices from within existing billing software.
Real-time Monitoring & Communication
- Check the status of invoices with real-time updates in your computer or mobile browser.
- Confirm invoice receipt -- no delays due to missing information or lost paper invoices.
- Communicate and attach supporting documents directly from within Tradeshift.
Always Free
- No setup fees, transaction fees, or service charges.
- Invoice other customers through the Tradeshift network at no charge.
Public Profiles & Network
- Promote your business, products and services to the fastest-growing network of connected companies. Get a modern web presence easily and efficiently.
Getting Started with Tradeshift
We built a short guide on how to get started quickly with only 5 steps.
These five steps will guide you through the most important steps invited supplier should take while and after responding to the invitation email of their customer.
Invoicing LinkedIn
Once you have determined your preferred method for sending your documents via Tradeshift, you are ready to start invoicing LinkedIn.
Currently, LinkedIn uses Tradeshift for the following:
- Inbound invoices (invoices sent from suppliers)
- Inbound credit notes (credit notes sent from suppliers)
- Outbound invoice statuses (on invoices sent from suppliers)
- Outbound credit note statuses (on credit notes sent from suppliers)
- Business firewall validation rules and error messages
- Comments on invoices and credit notes (available in the comments thread in Tradeshift)
The following functionality is not currently available, but will be when integration is complete:
- Outbound purchase orders
- Comments on purchase orders (available in the comments thread in Tradeshift)
Validation Rules
Business firewall
LinkedIn has implemented a number of validation rules on the Tradeshift platform, helping it receive all the information required to process invoices quickly and efficiently.
Validation rules
The validation rules implemented by LinkedIn are listed below:
- Invoice/credit note issue date: Issue date should be no later than the current date.
- Invoice/credit note number: Numbers and upper case letters only, no leading zero, no special characters, no spaces, and no more than 30 characters.
- PO number: PO Invoices must have a PO number. The PO number can be provided once at the invoice header level. The PO number must be the same as what is provided on the PO issued by LinkedIn.
- PO line number: All invoices corresponding to purchase orders must contain a PO line reference number for each invoice line. This number represents the number of the line as presented on the LinkedIn purchase order. The PO line number can only contain numbers.
- PO Invoice line number: All credit notes must contain the PO invoice line reference number for each credit note line. This number represents the number of the PO line as presented on the original invoice. All PO credit memos should reference the PO on the header line.
- Non PO invoices/credit notes: If you are submitting invoices or credit notes without a purchase order, you must provide the email address of the LinkedIn Requestor (person of reference).
- Credit note: All credit notes must contain a reference invoice number once at header level.
- Delivery To / Ship To location: country, city, state, and zip are required.
- Payment due date: Invoices will always be paid based on the previously agreed terms and conditions, as stipulated in your supplier agreement. Please ensure payment terms are noted on each invoice for support, especially in the case of non-PO invoices.
- Payment methods: Invoices will always be paid based on the payment details provided to LinkedIn during the on-boarding process. If you need these changed, please contact LinkedIn directly at ts.support@linkedin.com.
Top questions from invited LinkedIn connections
Webinars
For our quick guide to e-Invoicing through Tradeshift, click here.