The swiss context

Switzerland is not part of the european union (EU) and finds solutions that remain specific for Switzerland. Such is their highly functional payment slip for invoices. You can use this payment slip if the following two are true:

• Customers reside in Switzerland
• Payment is to a swiss bank account.

If both statements are true, it is advised to issue an invoice with a swiss payment slip. This simplifies payments.

Payment slip

This addon for FileMaker creates a complete payment slip for invoicing customers in Switzerland. The payment slip is the drag-and-drop object of this addon, which can be simply dropped onto an invoice layout in FileMaker. To get to that result, the addon organizes 3 things:

1. Collect all data
2. Turn data into text for the payment slip
3. Create a QR code from that data.

All 3 together are displayed on the payment slip the addon provides.

Language and currencies

There are limits to the currencies and languages one can use. The swiss payment slip of this FileMaker addon is in English. That is one of the allowed languages. Allowed currencies are: Swiss Francs (CHF) and Euros (EUR), requiring a swiss bank account in that currency.

Not for high volumes of invoices

This addon works well for low volumes of invoices. It uses a Javascript library to create the QR code. If you need a solution for high volumes of invoices, you might consider a plug-in to create the QR code and save that code as an image in your invoice table.

A combination of this addon with a plugin is also possible. Currently, there is a single workflow implemented, consisting of the three steps: collect data, process data, and create a QR code. Duplicate this workflow, replace the part for QR code with your own solution, and it might give you all the benefits you need.