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At a glance

Count of open Invoices not yet fully paid. The work-volume measurement, paired with Overdue Invoices Value for the dollar view.
What it countsCOUNT(DISTINCT Transaction) for Transaction.Type = 'CustInvc', Status NOT IN ('Paid In Full', 'Cancelled').
Tax treatmentn/a (count, not value).
Currencyn/a (count).
Subsidiary scopeRespects dashboard filter.
Time windowRT
Alert triggerNone at headline; the value-based alert lives on Overdue Invoices Value
Rolesowner, finance

Calculation

Calculated automatically from your NetSuite data. See the At a glance summary above for what the metric tracks and the worked example below for a typical reading.

Worked example

A US wholesale distributor on NetSuite. Snapshot 14 Apr 26.
Count
Total open Invoices1,142
Of which: Current (not due)612
1-30 days overdue320
31-60 days138
61-90 days42
91+ days30
Five things to notice:
  1. 1,142 open Invoices is the AR clerk’s backlog. Average 10.4Keach(10.4K each (11.92M / 1142). High-volume small Invoices.
  2. 612 Current is healthy churn. These will close as customers pay on time.
  3. 320 in 1-30 is the typical reminder workload. AR clerk sends reminders; most close within 5 days.
  4. 30 Invoices >91 days is the write-off candidate list. Average $8.7K. Likely 5-8 customer accounts.
  5. Count + Value pair tells different stories. 50Kspreadacross100smallInvoices=collectionprocessproblem.50K spread across 100 small Invoices = collection process problem. 50K from 2 invoices = customer-specific problem.

Sibling cards merchants should reference together

CardWhy pair it with Unpaid Invoices Count
Overdue Invoices ValueDollar view. Pair to read both work-volume and risk.
Invoice Aging SummaryBucket detail.
DSOCompressed metric.
Cash Application RateOperations efficiency.
Invoiced RevenueThe flow side.

Reconciling against the vendor’s own dashboard

Where to look in NetSuite:
Reports → Receivables → Open Invoices (count rows) Saved search: Invoice WHERE Status NOT IN ('Paid', 'Cancelled')
Why our number may legitimately differ:
ReasonDirectionWhy
Partial paymentsCard includesAn Invoice with 50of50 of 1000 paid is still “Open” (not Paid In Full). Card counts it.
Subsidiary scopeEitherCard defaults to all subs.
Real-time vs cachedSmall15-minute refresh.
Cross-connector reconciliation: No commerce-platform counterpart.

Known limitations / merchant FAQs

Why does the count matter if I have the value? Volume drives operations cost. AR clerk processes ~50-100 reminder cycles per day. 1,000+ open Invoices = full-time AR role. The count predicts staffing needs. Partial-paid Invoices, counted? Yes, until fully paid. An Invoice with any remaining balance counts as open. Disputed Invoices? Counted by default unless flagged with custom Dispute field excluded by field map. Multi-currency, count or USD? Count. Currency is irrelevant. Subsidiary scope? Defaults to all subs the role can read. Auto-applied Credit Memos that net to zero, still counted? No. Net Amount Due of $0 means the Invoice is effectively paid; auto-application closes it.

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