{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":49581,"path":"source-to-pay-operations/accounts-payable-operations/activate-start-invoice-processing-flow.md","title":"Activate the Start Invoice Processing for Orphan Invoices flow","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Activate the Start Invoice Processing for Orphan Invoices flow\n\nActivate the **Start Invoice Processing for Orphan Invoices** flow to process invoices that don’t have an associated invoice case.\n\n## Before you begin\n\nRole required: admin\n\n## About this task\n\nThis flow creates an invoice processing case, associates the invoice with that case, and then starts the invoice processing.\n\n## Procedure\n\n1.  Navigate to **All** > **Process Automation** > **Flow Designer**.\n\n2.  Search for and select the **Start Invoice Processing for Orphan Invoices** flow to open it.\n\n3.  Select the more actions icon \\(\\[Omitted image \"more-actions-icon.png\"\\] Alt text: more actions\\) in the top right and select **Copy flow**.\n\n    The Create a copy of this flow dialog box is displayed.\n\n4.  In the **New flow name** field, enter a name for the copied flow.\n\n5.  In the **Application** field, select **Accounts Payable Operations**.\n\n6.  Select **Copy**.\n\n    A copy of the flow opens.\n\n7.  Under TRIGGER, specify the conditions that trigger this flow.\n\n8.  Select **Save**.\n\n9.  Select **Activate**.\n\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Start processing a third-party invoice](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/accounts-payable-operations/start-invoice-processing.md)\n\n"}}