Chain credit notes
What it's for
Chain credit notes gives head office one place to see and approve every outlet's credit notes. Instead of checking each location, you review refunds and adjustments across the whole chain — and sign off the ones that need approval — from a single dashboard.
This is part of the multi-outlet (Chain HQ) feature. It's for chains with more than one outlet.
Where to find it
Choose Chain CNs in the sidebar (route /accounts/chain) — it opens the
Credit Notes tab of Chain HQ, headed
Chain Credit Notes with a count of the outlets in your chain.

The dashboard
Summary cards show the chain-wide picture:
- Total CNs — how many credit notes across every outlet.
- Total Credited — the value approved.
- Pending Approval — awaiting a decision.
- Approved — approved across the chain.
Three sub-tabs organise it:
- Overview — a per-outlet breakdown so you can see which locations are issuing the most.
- Pending Approval — the queue to act on: approve a credit note, or reject it (a rejection reason is required).
- All Credit Notes — every credit note, filterable by outlet and status.
Worked example
Approve a refund from a branch. On Chain CNs, open Pending Approval, review a credit note raised at your Bandra outlet, and — if it's justified — approve it. It moves into Approved and the outlet's Total Credited updates. If it isn't justified, reject it with a reason.
Tips & things to watch
- ✅ Work the Pending Approval queue — it's the one place refunds across the chain wait for you.
- ✅ Use the Overview to spot an outlet with an unusually high credit-note rate.
- ⚠️ Rejections need a reason — it's recorded, so the outlet knows why.