Orders To Invoices

Is there a way to create an invoice directly from an order, so we don't have to manually add the items to the invoice and the invoices numbers stays the same as the order? 

Ultimately when an order comes in that wants a payment schedule we want to be able to create an invoice from that order with the same number and items already populated, then set up the payment schedule to send through to the client. 

As I see it at the moment, you need to manually create an invoice and manually add the items in, which gives you two different order and invoices numbers. 

I thought I had managed to do it previously, but can't figure it out now. 

Thanks in advance. 

Sorry, there is not a way to do that. It has to be manually created.

Yep! Super annoying. Two order/invoices for every booking, then always delete the first so I don't get confused, all to use the payment schedule and track payments...