# Opening an Invoice from a Charge

Source: https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/finance/invoicing/invoices/opening-an-invoice-from-a-charge

> Jump straight to the invoice a charge was billed on from a task, support, or staff payment batch.

## Overview

Once a charge has been invoiced, you can jump straight to the invoice it was billed on without hunting for it on the Invoices page. This works from the **Finance** tab of a task, the **Finance** tab of a support, and the charges list inside a **Staff Payment Batch**.

## From a Task or Support

When a charge has been invoiced, an invoice icon appears next to the Charge Item name in the **Finance** tab of the task or support.

- **Hover** over the icon to see a tooltip confirming the charge has been invoiced, along with the **invoice number** shown as a clickable link.
- **Click** either the icon or the invoice number to open that invoice in a **new browser tab**, so you don't lose your place on the task or support.

The invoiced icon and its tooltip on a task's Finance tab:

![A task with its Finance tab highlighted and an arrow pointing to the invoiced icon beside a charge. Its highlighted tooltip says the charge has been invoiced on I-90007-90021, with the invoice number as a link.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/invoice-link-task-finance-tab.png)

The same on a support's Finance tab:

![A support with its Finance tab highlighted and an arrow pointing to the invoiced icon beside a charge. Its highlighted tooltip says the charge has been invoiced on I-90012-90027, with the invoice number as a link.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/invoice-link-support-finance-tab.png)

> **Handy Hint**
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> Because the invoice opens in a new tab, you can review or download it and then close the tab to return to exactly where you were.

## From a Staff Payment Batch

Inside a Staff Payment Batch, the **Charges Included In This Batch** table shows the invoice number and status for each invoiced charge in the **Invoice** column.

To open the invoice for a charge, click the **three dot menu** at the end of the charge's row and select **View Invoice**. If the charge is linked to a task, you can also select **View Task** from the same menu.

![The Charges Included In This Batch table in a Staff Payment Batch, with an invoiced charge's three-dot menu highlighted and open, and an arrow pointing to View Invoice above View Task. The Invoice column shows invoice numbers with an Awaiting Payment status.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/invoice-link-staff-payment-batch.png)