# French eInvoice

French eInvoice is the One Platform service used to activate and manage French electronic invoicing capabilities for a customer through a contract.

The module is operated from the One Platform portal and can also be integrated through the Organizations API. The usual partner flow creates or reuses a final customer, creates or reuses a legal representative, issues an indirect contract, adds the French eInvoice contract item, and confirms the related Service Activation Group (SAG).

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## Operational Scope

| Area | Purpose |
|  --- | --- |
| Customer registry | Create and maintain the final customer and the legal representative as One Platform consumers. |
| Contract management | Issue an `Indirect` contract from the partner organization to the final customer. |
| Service items | Add the French eInvoice SKU and select the required service features. |
| Service Activation Group | Confirm the activation request and move the contract out of draft state. |
| Activation status | Follow the contract and item from `Draft` to `Pending`, `Completed`, and `Active`. |


## Main Entities

| Entity | Role in the activation |
|  --- | --- |
| Organization | The partner organization selected in the left switcher. |
| Customer | The final customer receiving the French eInvoice service. For companies, use `Corporate`. |
| Legal representative | A natural person represented as an `Individual` customer record. |
| Resell contract | The Distribution contract that authorizes the partner to resell the service. |
| Contract | The final customer contract, usually created as `Indirect`. |
| Contract item | The service line that contains the French eInvoice SKU, features, dates, and parameters. |
| Service Activation Group | The activation container used to confirm and drive the contract lifecycle. |


## Activation Lifecycle

| Phase | Typical status | Meaning |
|  --- | --- | --- |
| Contract draft | `Draft` | The contract exists but has not been confirmed. |
| Item added | `Pending` | The item exists and may require recipient-side completion or provisioning. |
| SAG confirmed | `Pending` / `Completed` | The activation request has been confirmed and moved to the next lifecycle state. |
| Service active | `Active` | The French eInvoice item is available on the customer contract. |


## Required Information

Before starting the activation, collect:

- final customer legal name, country, SIREN, SIRET, VAT number, address, and billing flag;
- legal representative full name, first name, last name, country, tax identifier, and email;
- contract number, description, start date, recipient email, and resell contract;
- French eInvoice item dates, features, and SKU parameters;


## Guides

- [Service Activation (Organization Portal)](/products/oneplatform/one-platform-knowledge-center/03-products-and-modules/02-namirial-services/01-french-einvoice/french-einvoice-activation-ui)
- [API Guide - French eInvoice Activation](/products/oneplatform/one-platform-knowledge-center/04-api-and-integration/integration-guides/french-einvoice-activation)