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Credit note

Credit notes issued against invoices.

Part of Financials in the register catalog.

Register ID
credit_noteUse this name to ask for the register. The API calls it a shelf ID.
Each record is
An eventSomething that happened at a point in time.
Status
PlannedDefined ahead of the connector that will fill it.
Data
OrganisationPrivate to each organisation's own workspace.
Version
v1Current version.

Connectors

Connected today

Demiton keeps this register current from these systems now.

No system fills this register yet.

On the roadmap

Systems in the planned connector rollout that can fill this register. Partial means the system holds only some of its fields.

None planned yet.

Fields

20 fields: 8 required, 12 optional.

Required

Every record carries these fields.

external_idText

The source system's own credit note id.

Example: BC-CN-100542

source_systemText

Which bound system emitted the row.

Example: D365_BUSINESS_CENTRAL

directionText

Whether this is a receivable credit or a payable credit.

Example: payable

counterpartyText

The customer or supplier the credit is with.

Example: Sunshine Coast Quarries Pty Ltd

issued_onDateYYYY-MM-DD

The credit note's date.

Example: 2026-06-18

statusText

Draft, authorised, paid or voided.

Example: authorised

totalMoney amount

The credit note total including tax.

Example: 8250

currencyText

The currency the credit note is in.

Example: AUD

Optional

Present when the source system records them.

numberText

The credit note number.

Example: CN-100542

referenceText

The counterparty's reference.

Example: Returned aggregate - PO 44120

due_onDateYYYY-MM-DD

When the credit falls due.

subtotalMoney amount

The total before tax.

Example: 7500

total_taxMoney amount

The tax on the credit note.

Example: 750

currency_rateDecimal number

The exchange rate applied.

remaining_creditMoney amount

Credit not yet allocated.

Example: 8250

applied_amountMoney amount

Credit already applied.

fully_paid_onDateYYYY-MM-DD

When the credit was fully used.

line_itemsList

The credit note's lines.

allocationsList

Which invoices the credit was applied to.

Example record

A sample from Bridgeworks Group, Demiton's demonstration company. The values are illustrative; the shape is exactly what the contract describes.

credit_note.example.json
{
"counterparty": "Sunshine Coast Quarries Pty Ltd",
"currency": "AUD",
"direction": "payable",
"external_id": "BC-CN-100542",
"issued_on": "2026-06-18",
"legal_entity": "Bridgeworks Group Pty Ltd",
"number": "CN-100542",
"reference": "Returned aggregate - PO 44120",
"remaining_credit": 8250,
"source_system": "D365_BUSINESS_CENTRAL",
"status": "authorised",
"subtotal": 7500,
"total": 8250,
"total_tax": 750
}

Use this contract

The contract is a standard JSON Schema (draft 2020-12) document, so any JSON Schema validator can check a record against it. Keywords starting with x-demiton- add Demiton's own meaning, such as units and requiredness, and validators ignore them.

Schema URL
https://docs.demiton.io/registers/credit_note/v1.json
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