JDE Invoicing and Inventory relieve - Export Orders

Hi,

We use JD Edwards 9.2 app and have a situation where for Export Orders, we need to Invoice in advance (3-4 days) before we actually physically Ship confirm. However, JDE wise, we Ship confirm and relieve the inventory (560-580) and then run the invoice to generate the Invoice which moves Order lines to 580-620 status.

The reason to produce an Invoice in advance is to send to Customs department in advance for their clearance. Once done, the Shipment is prepared with Container loading and handing over to the freight carrier.

The issue with this is we loose big amount of stock for few days and hence the variances.