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title: Activate the Start Invoice Processing for Orphan Invoices flow
description: Activate the Start Invoice Processing for Orphan Invoices flow to process invoices that don’t have an associated invoice case.
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# Activate the Start Invoice Processing for Orphan Invoices flow

Activate the **Start Invoice Processing for Orphan Invoices** flow to process invoices that don’t have an associated invoice case.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

This flow creates an invoice processing case, associates the invoice with that case, and then starts the invoice processing.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Process Automation** > **Flow Designer**.

2.  Search for and select the **Start Invoice Processing for Orphan Invoices** flow to open it.

3.  Select the more actions icon \(\[Omitted image "more-actions-icon.png"\] Alt text: more actions\) in the top right and select **Copy flow**.

    The Create a copy of this flow dialog box is displayed.

4.  In the **New flow name** field, enter a name for the copied flow.

5.  In the **Application** field, select **Accounts Payable Operations**.

6.  Select **Copy**.

    A copy of the flow opens.

7.  Under TRIGGER, specify the conditions that trigger this flow.

8.  Select **Save**.

9.  Select **Activate**.


**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)