---
title: "BC invoice not in Open state for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "failed-to-export-into-ms-business-central-purchase-invoice-is-not-in-open-state-and-cannot-be-updated"
description: "Fix the Business Central export error when the purchase invoice of a re-exported expense is no longer Open. Set the invoice back to Open in BC and export again."
updated: 2026-03-16T14:03:40Z
published: 2026-03-16T14:03:40Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/failed-to-export-into-ms-business-central-purchase-invoice-is-not-in-open-state-and-cannot-be-updated"
---

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# Failed to export into MS Business Central. Purchase invoice is not in Open state and cannot be updated.

## Error message

```plaintext
Failed to export into MS Business Central. Purchase invoice is not in Open state and cannot be updated.
```

## Affected ERP integrations

- MS Business Central

## Cause

This error occurs when an expense was previously exported to MS Business Central, then returned for review in Payhawk, and reviewed again for re-export. However, the corresponding purchase invoice in MS Business Central is no longer in the **Open status**, which is required for updates to be applied.

## Solution

To resolve this issue:

1. Log in to your MS Business Central account.
2. Navigate to the **Purchase Invoices** section and locate the invoice corresponding to the expense that failed to export.
3. Open the invoice details and check its current status.
4. Change the status back to **Open** if it’s currently in another state such as **Posted** or **Pending**.
5. Save the changes.
6. Return to the Payhawk Web Portal and try to export the expense again.