Simple Invoices

    System Preferences

    System Preferences control the global behavior of Simple Invoices.

    Access

    Go to Settings → System Preferences to view and modify settings.

    General Settings

    SettingDescription
    Company NameYour business name: displayed in headers, footers, and invoice templates
    Company AddressFull address: appears on invoices and reports
    Default LanguageInterface language for all users (can be overridden per user)
    Default CurrencyPrimary currency symbol and code for new invoices
    Date Formate.g., DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD
    Currency Symbol PositionBefore or after the amount (e.g., $100 vs 100€)

    Invoice Defaults

    SettingDescription
    Default Invoice TypeTotal or Itemised
    Default Payment TypePre-selected on new invoices
    Invoice Number Prefixe.g., "INV-" → INV-00123
    Invoice Number SuffixAppended after the number
    Next Invoice NumberStarting/next number in sequence
    Invoice Number DigitsPad to this many digits (e.g., 5 → 00123)

    PDF Settings

    SettingDescription
    Page SizeA4, Letter, Legal
    Top/Bottom MarginSpace above and below content
    Left/Right MarginSide margins
    Paper OrientationPortrait or Landscape

    Email Settings

    SettingDescription
    SMTP HostYour email server address
    SMTP PortUsually 587 (TLS) or 465 (SSL)
    SMTP AuthenticationEnable if your server requires login
    SMTP UsernameEmail account username
    SMTP PasswordEmail account password
    SecurityTLS, SSL, or none
    Use Local SendmailUse server's sendmail instead of SMTP

    Debug & Logging

    SettingDescription
    LoggingEnable/disable application logging
    Debug LevelALL, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL, OFF
    Error ReportingPHP error reporting level
    Display ErrorsShow errors in browser (disable in production)
    Log FilePath to the application log file (default: tmp/log/si.log)