What the document statuses mean

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Every document on the Documents page has a status pill. Hover or tap a pill to see what it means. The ? next to the Status column opens this diagram.

Document status workflow

PAID sales are not late. Walk-in sales go into one consolidated e-invoice for the month, filed on days 1 to 3 of the next month. The sale itself stays PAID.

The statuses

Status What it means What to do
PAID (walk-in) Waiting for the monthly consolidated e-invoice. Nothing. envoice files it on days 1 to 3 of next month.
PAID (already consolidated) Included in the monthly consolidated e-invoice. Nothing.
PAID (named buyer) Recorded in envoice, not sent to LHDN yet. Open it and submit, or turn on auto-submit.
SUBMITTING envoice is sending it to LHDN now. Wait a few seconds.
SUBMITTED LHDN has it and is still checking it. Usually done in seconds. If it stays here, see Submitted but not validated.
VALIDATED LHDN accepted it. It has a UUID and QR code. Nothing. You can cancel it within 72 hours if needed.
REJECTED LHDN refused it. Open it to see the reason, fix it and file again. See Why was it rejected?.
FAILED Filing did not go through. Open it to see why and try again. See Submission failed.
CANCELLED Cancelled at LHDN within 72 hours, or voided before filing. Nothing. Issue a new document if needed.
DRAFT Not finished yet. Finish and save it.

Where to see the monthly e-invoice

Open Consolidated to see the walk-in sales waiting for this month and the consolidated e-invoices already filed. See Consolidated e-invoices.