Creating a sale with a custom date and time in Nexchar Point of Sale

⏱️ Back-date or forward-date your invoices in a few taps – perfect for catching up on missed entries or preparing future sales.

Generally, when you create a sale or generate an invoice in Nexchar POS, by default it takes the current date and time. But sometimes you need to create a back-dated or forward-dated invoice.

For example, if you forgot to create an invoice on the previous date but need that sale in your system for that day, then you need a back-dated invoice. The process is exactly the same as creating a normal sale – you just change the invoice date.

Step-by-step guide

Follow these simple steps to set a custom date and time for your sales invoice.

  • 1. Open your Point of Sale app, add items to the bucket, then tap the Next button.
    • Nexchar POS add items and tap Next button

    2. Payment page – tap Next again.

    Payment page in Nexchar POS, tap Next

    3. Select customer – tap Next and you’ll reach the invoice page. On the top-right side of the invoice you’ll see the invoice date. On the left side of the date, you’ll see an ✎ edit icon. Tap the icon.

    Invoice page with edit icon next to date in Nexchar POS

    4. Choose your custom date – a calendar popup will appear. Select your desired date, then tap OK. Then select your desired time and tap OK.

    Calendar popup for selecting custom date in Nexchar POS
    Time selection popup for custom invoice time in Nexchar POS

    5. Finalise the sale – you’ll see the invoice date has been updated. Tap the Complete button to create the sale.

    Invoice with updated date and Complete button in Nexchar POS

    6. Verify the invoice – go to the Sales page, navigate to the date you set, and you’ll find your newly created invoice there.

    Sales page showing the newly created back-dated invoice in Nexchar POS

    🔍 Tips & common use cases

    📅 Back-dating – perfect for when you forget to record a sale on the actual day. Just pick the previous date and the invoice will reflect correctly in reports.

    📆 Forward-dating – useful for preparing invoices in advance (e.g., recurring orders or scheduled deliveries).

    ⏰ Time precision – you can also adjust the exact time, which is helpful for shift-based sales or time-sensitive records.

    Note: Changing the invoice date does not affect inventory or accounting entries – it only updates the invoice timestamp for your records.