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Mastering QuickBooks 2021

You're reading from   Mastering QuickBooks 2021 The ultimate guide to bookkeeping and QuickBooks Online

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800204041
Length 414 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Crystalynn Shelton Crystalynn Shelton
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Table of Contents (26) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Setting Up Your Company File
2. Getting Started with QuickBooks Online FREE CHAPTER 3. QuickBooks Online Advanced 4. Company File Setup 5. Migrating to QuickBooks Online 6. Customizing QuickBooks for Your Business 7. Managing Customers, Vendors, Products, and Services 8. Section 2: Recording Transactions in QuickBooks Online
9. Managing Sales Tax 10. Recording Sales Transactions in QuickBooks Online 11. Recording Expenses in QuickBooks Online 12. Reconciling Downloaded Bank and Credit Card Transactions 13. Section 3: Generating Reports in QuickBooks Online
14. Report Center Overview 15. Business Overview Reports 16. Customer Sales Reports in QuickBooks Online 17. Vendor and Expenses Reports 18. Section 4: Managing Employees and Contractors
19. Managing Payroll in QuickBooks Online 20. Managing 1099 Contractors in QuickBooks Online 21. Section 5: Closing the Books and Handling Special Transactions
22. Closing the Books in QuickBooks Online 23. Handling Special Transactions in QuickBooks Online 24. Shortcuts and Test Drive 25. Other Books You May Enjoy

Using workflow automation

Workflow automation is used to remind those responsible for tasks that those tasks need to be completed. Reminders to pay a vendor, make a bank deposit, or approve invoices can automatically go out via email, mobile devices, or push notifications to one or more persons who are responsible for completing a given task. 

Follow these steps to access workflows:

  1. Click on the gear icon.
  2. Select Manage workflows below the TOOLS column as indicated here:

  1. The following window displays:

  1. Click the Create workflow button and the following screen displays:

There are three primary sections to a workflow: My Workflows, Templates, and History. A brief explanation of each of these sections follows:

My Workflows: This tab lists all the workflows that have been initiated or used.

History: This tab keeps a record of the workflows used along with the outcome and the date.

Templates: This tab lists the predesigned workflows that can be adopted or used...

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