Delay the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) until we get Proof of Delivery (POD)

In countries like India and Brazil, we need to send physical shipments with government-approved electronic invoices. To meet this requirement, we create an Accounts Receivable (AR) invoice when we ship the goods, even if our terms are DDP (Delivery Duty Paid). Because of these terms, we can't record Revenue and COGS at the time of shipment. Instead, we wait for the POD signal.

We've changed our order process so that it triggers Billing when we ship the goods, and the line status changes to Awaiting POD. Once we receive the POD, the line status is closed.

Here's how it works: