# Description has disappeared from the sales invoice screen **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 27, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537 "2021-04-27T01:35:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wornout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/wornout/32/19913_2.png) [@Wornout](https://forum.manager.io/u/Wornout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/1 "2021-04-27T01:35:11Z")
The description has disappeared from the sales invoice screen or have I done something wrong? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/4/4/44453e32e27794749819ba8e5f0f54618db1def1.png) ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/2 "2021-04-27T01:36:00Z")
Manager version? ---
**Author:** ![Wornout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/wornout/32/19913_2.png) [@Wornout](https://forum.manager.io/u/Wornout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/3 "2021-04-27T01:39:02Z")
21.4.37 desk top ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/4 "2021-04-27T01:42:47Z")
Check the box to see line item descriptions. And search the forum before posting. This has been discussed about half a dozen times in the past two days. ---
**Author:** ![Wornout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/wornout/32/19913_2.png) [@Wornout](https://forum.manager.io/u/Wornout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/5 "2021-04-27T01:45:56Z")
My check box is ticked and I did search the forum and because my checkbox is ticked I could not find an answer ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/7/f/7f76ed46bfdd0c058ea3c6f5113a8e6d9fe7633a.png) ---
**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/6 "2021-04-27T01:48:26Z")
The screenshot shows `Description` column. Can you show screenshot where you expect description to be and it’s not there? ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/7 "2021-04-27T01:52:57Z")
Post a screen shot of an Edit screen for one of these invoices. ---
**Author:** ![Wornout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/wornout/32/19913_2.png) [@Wornout](https://forum.manager.io/u/Wornout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/8 "2021-04-27T01:53:28Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/f/1/f1b1f4857e98ce317f35ed011486e3245889db14.png) ---
**Author:** ![Wornout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/wornout/32/19913_2.png) [@Wornout](https://forum.manager.io/u/Wornout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/9 "2021-04-27T01:55:03Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/0/7/07c34290642e0845b93fd1e21b5e3845a9e3b32c.png) something is going on as it keeps saving or trying to reload my reply’s all the time ---
**Author:** ![Wornout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/wornout/32/19913_2.png) [@Wornout](https://forum.manager.io/u/Wornout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/10 "2021-04-27T02:01:31Z")
There are a few older ones that have gone like that 2 since I updated . also every time I do a reply it keeps asking me to reload or edit the reply or save as draft in the middle of typing my reply ---
**Author:** ![Wornout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/wornout/32/19913_2.png) [@Wornout](https://forum.manager.io/u/Wornout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/11 "2021-04-27T02:03:06Z")
Right I am not on the latest one so will down load the V21.4.41 and see if that makes a difference no no difference ---
**Author:** ![Wornout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/wornout/32/19913_2.png) [@Wornout](https://forum.manager.io/u/Wornout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/12 "2021-04-27T02:07:50Z")
so some have come through and some haven’t ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/5/e/5e18af961de4342f3714733635efbbf771aaba7b.png) ---
**Author:** ![AJD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AJD](https://forum.manager.io/u/AJD)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/13 "2021-04-27T02:11:49Z")
Yes the invoice list is only showing the transaction description. I think that in the past this column defaulted to the first line description if there was no transaction description ---
**Author:** ![Wornout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/wornout/32/19913_2.png) [@Wornout](https://forum.manager.io/u/Wornout)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/14 "2021-04-27T02:18:24Z")
so are you saying I need to fill out the first description box? Yes it did automatically default to the first line item. So now I know I was wondering if I had not done something right @lubos and @Tut I think I have found my answer I need to now fill in the first description box. Thanks for taking the time to understand my problem 😊 ---
**Author:** ![carrot3434](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@carrot3434](https://forum.manager.io/u/carrot3434)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/15 "2021-05-04T05:33:02Z")
not feeling the new invoice laybout page in 21.4.74, over complicated it as before it was nice and simple to use. ---
**Author:** ![AJD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AJD](https://forum.manager.io/u/AJD)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/16 "2021-05-04T05:42:02Z")
If you want the line description field to appear on each new invoice go to settings → Form defaults and tick (check) the Line description box. ---
**Author:** ![Shan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Shan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Shan)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/17 "2021-05-04T06:02:11Z")
by selecting “Line description” you’ll get what you want as previous version(I hope). ![mgr-inv](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/4/1/411145a9e2c98dcd55fb9ba9bd3b7c9564ee4e82.jpeg) if you want it permanently on your Sales Invoices then follow @AJD 's instruction > [@AJD](#): > > If you want the line description field to appear on each new invoice go to settings → Form defaults and tick (check) the Line description box. ---
**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/description-has-disappeared-from-the-sales-invoice-screen/34537/18 "2023-01-18T14:46:25Z")