[{"question":{"category_id":1369272,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T21:22:32.000Z","tag_names":["reminders","using reminders","reminder cadence","overdue reminders","payment due","upcoming payment","statement","merge tags","invoice messenger","escalation sequence","dunning","late fee reminder","reminder schedule","disable reminders","attach pdf"],"answer_sample":"Reminders are the automatic follow-up communications Biller Genie sends to your c","long_answer_sample":"Reminders are the automatic follow-up communications Biller Genie sends to your customers between the time an invoice goes out and the time it's paid. They're the engine that \"chases\" payments on your behalf — and the reason most Biller Genie merchants get paid significantly faster than they used to. This article explains how reminders work, what ea","language_id":1,"id":1957096,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"reminders automatic follow-up communications biller genie sends customers time invoice goes paid. engine \"chases\" payments behalf — reason merchants get paid significantly faster used to. article explains work, reminder type for, configure them. fit genie's messaging model two flavors customer communication messenger first touch. (and updates changes). (this article) cadence. repeats together cover whole life invoice. gets customer's hands; keeps top mind. six types organized message types, purpose. can turn one off, choose whether deliver email, paper mail, both. exact timing set globally configuration page. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful businesses offer terms (net 15, net 30) want encourage pay early, autopay appreciate charge hits. overdo early-warning touch usually plenty; starts feel like nagging. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email only. statement periodic summary listing open invoices document. overdue past workhorse system. run recurring cadence core collections process. see escalation-sequence pattern below. late fee posts, giving chance kicks in. mail delivered always available. requires add-on . enabled type, reliably check email. installing add-on. brand-new account install takes ten seconds. step 1. add-ons marketplace genie, go marketplace, select category, click reminders. 2. tile. now shows ready configure. next section find configured three levels layered everywhere global defaults baseline every customer. once. overrides quickbooks (e.g. wholesale fewer retail). per-customer specific send vip touches; chronically more). most-specific layer wins. says \"statement on\" override turns statements. configuring (how days fires, soon etc.) page control panel \u0026gt; trigger schedule. fire due, itself); others schedule repeat n days). save. new applies point forward. global, channels change account. vary per turned delivery (email / mail) active \"message less\" pattern. practical start balanced works service b2b 3 date, update, month, (for accounts only). below; part spend tuning. 1 day adjust based fits policy. tune aggressive feels pushy; gentle ignored. watch overlap multiple schedules collide example, lands ends emails you, reads overzealous collections. setting cadence, walk couple sample timelines (day 0, 5, 30…) make sure scheduled day. unavoidable, stagger two. building escalation sequence effective single repeating tiered messages escalate tone channel older. tier block age range, matches serious situation become. common four-tier 0 60 friendly nudges, \"just reminder, please chance.\" 7-14 days. 2 120 firmer reminders, still \"your contact resolve this.\" add 90-day mark tangible escalation. 7-10 180 final notice. + mail. \"this hear may referred collections.\" 7 4 180+ either \"account suspended collections\" notice, stop sending route whichever schedule, subject line, body content. let opt later tiers never threaten everyone assumes genuinely delinquent unresponsive. long-standing who've simply slow will damage relationship. use exempt a-list tiers, carry friendlier 1/2 instead. merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. template render correctly work information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" name file (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} business blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display (combines set). {jobname} job title sub-customer setups). {other} value custom field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} is. plain 42). negative yet. (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. {latefee} applied (currency formatted). {latefeedate} post link {customerportallink} full url portal drop give one-click pay-now link. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the know by). tag rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example simple scales across hi {customerfirstname}, remains unpaid. online thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, amount, late, manual editing disable need just customer, per-invoice opt-out portal, navigate reach record tab. modify confirmation banner appears. re-enabling path currently opted settings sparingly (customer → overrides) handles \"stop noise\" scenarios cleanly. statements behave little differently invoice, has, (typically month). config last month. recipient view links place, them, download pdf copy. partial within payments, directly view. apply paid, pro-rated customer-record off-schedule invoices, one-off immediately. calls asking complete picture. vs. individual pick strategy often crosses \"too email.\" monthly prefer consolidated view; retail time. attach default, rather whose ap teams archive pdfs toggle attachment yes. save settings. forward includes addition asks receiving sometimes ask redundant, quiet. oblige instead, want. patterns quiet pays consistently. statement, payment, fee. keep loop something lapses. everything except bare minimum. due; repeated follow-ups. entirely, prefers physical (with ). majority benefit exceptions. behavior genie; broader playbook. interact status future automatically. reduce outstanding getting nudges fully voided refunded generating voided/refunded amount. skipped (via waive flag) remind about. frequently asked questions automated sender address (or domain up) look correspondence company. notice automated. replies reply reply-to back genie. expected five causes (1) (check record), (2) fire, (3) bounced invalid, (4) disabled, (5) setting. actually right without changing yes itself, send. manually flow. preview looks option type. real-data receive. related articles fees, features using","name":"Using Reminders","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-reminders","first_category":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","categories_display_for_views":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","parent_categories":[1369272],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders/using-reminders?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"reminders automatic follow-up communications biller genie sends customers time invoice goes paid. engine \"chases\" payments behalf — reason merchants get paid significantly faster used to. article explains work, reminder type for, configure them. fit genie's messaging model two flavors customer communication messenger first touch. (and updates changes). (this article) cadence. repeats together cover whole life invoice. gets customer's hands; keeps top mind. six types organized message types, purpose. can turn one off, choose whether deliver email, paper mail, both. exact timing set globally configuration page. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful businesses offer terms (net 15, net 30) want encourage pay early, autopay appreciate charge hits. overdo early-warning touch usually plenty; starts feel like nagging. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email only. statement periodic summary listing open invoices document. overdue past workhorse system. run recurring cadence core collections process. see escalation-sequence pattern below. late fee posts, giving chance kicks in. mail delivered always available. requires add-on . enabled type, reliably check email. installing add-on. brand-new account install takes ten seconds. step 1. add-ons marketplace genie, go marketplace, select category, click reminders. 2. tile. now shows ready configure. next section find configured three levels layered everywhere global defaults baseline every customer. once. overrides quickbooks (e.g. wholesale fewer retail). per-customer specific send vip touches; chronically more). most-specific layer wins. says \"statement on\" override turns statements. configuring (how days fires, soon etc.) page control panel \u0026gt; trigger schedule. fire due, itself); others schedule repeat n days). save. new applies point forward. global, channels change account. vary per turned delivery (email / mail) active \"message less\" pattern. practical start balanced works service b2b 3 date, update, month, (for accounts only). below; part spend tuning. 1 day adjust based fits policy. tune aggressive feels pushy; gentle ignored. watch overlap multiple schedules collide example, lands ends emails you, reads overzealous collections. setting cadence, walk couple sample timelines (day 0, 5, 30…) make sure scheduled day. unavoidable, stagger two. building escalation sequence effective single repeating tiered messages escalate tone channel older. tier block age range, matches serious situation become. common four-tier 0 60 friendly nudges, \"just reminder, please chance.\" 7-14 days. 2 120 firmer reminders, still \"your contact resolve this.\" add 90-day mark tangible escalation. 7-10 180 final notice. + mail. \"this hear may referred collections.\" 7 4 180+ either \"account suspended collections\" notice, stop sending route whichever schedule, subject line, body content. let opt later tiers never threaten everyone assumes genuinely delinquent unresponsive. long-standing who've simply slow will damage relationship. use exempt a-list tiers, carry friendlier 1/2 instead. merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. template render correctly work information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" name file (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} business blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display (combines set). {jobname} job title sub-customer setups). {other} value custom field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} is. plain 42). negative yet. (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. {latefee} applied (currency formatted). {latefeedate} post link {customerportallink} full url portal drop give one-click pay-now link. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the know by). tag rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example simple scales across hi {customerfirstname}, remains unpaid. online thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, amount, late, manual editing disable need just customer, per-invoice opt-out portal, navigate reach record tab. modify confirmation banner appears. re-enabling path currently opted settings sparingly (customer → overrides) handles \"stop noise\" scenarios cleanly. statements behave little differently invoice, has, (typically month). config last month. recipient view links place, them, download pdf copy. partial within payments, directly view. apply paid, pro-rated customer-record off-schedule invoices, one-off immediately. calls asking complete picture. vs. individual pick strategy often crosses \"too email.\" monthly prefer consolidated view; retail time. attach default, rather whose ap teams archive pdfs toggle attachment yes. save settings. forward includes addition asks receiving sometimes ask redundant, quiet. oblige instead, want. patterns quiet pays consistently. statement, payment, fee. keep loop something lapses. everything except bare minimum. due; repeated follow-ups. entirely, prefers physical (with ). majority benefit exceptions. behavior genie; broader playbook. interact status future automatically. reduce outstanding getting nudges fully voided refunded generating voided/refunded amount. skipped (via waive flag) remind about. frequently asked questions automated sender address (or domain up) look correspondence company. notice automated. replies reply reply-to back genie. expected five causes (1) (check record), (2) fire, (3) bounced invalid, (4) disabled, (5) setting. actually right without changing yes itself, send. manually flow. preview looks option type. real-data receive. related articles fees, features using","categories":{"current":{"id":1369272,"name":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},"category_param":"invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T18:02:48.000Z","tag_names":["ar aging report","biller genie invoices","bulk pay","export invoices csv","invoice columns","invoice filtering","invoice grid","invoice list","invoice search","invoice status open paid","persistent filters","viewing invoices"],"answer_sample":"The Invoices grid is your main view for browsing, filtering, and acting on your a","long_answer_sample":"The Invoices grid is your main view for browsing, filtering, and acting on your accounts receivable. This article covers how to read the grid, the filter options that save the most time, and the related views (A/R aging, bulk payment, statements) you'll likely reach from here. Open Invoices \u0026gt; All Invoices from the main menu. What you see on the g","language_id":1,"id":1956810,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"invoices grid main view browsing, filtering, acting accounts receivable. article covers read grid, filter options save time, related views (a/r aging, bulk payment, statements) likely reach here. open \u0026gt; menu. see row one invoice. default columns invoice # — reference number (matches accounting software). customer customer's display name. click record. date due payment due. total amount. balance remaining unpaid status current, x day(s) late, paid. (the \"late\" count uses eastern standard time day boundary, local timezone relevant east coast.) filtering searching dropdown narrow / overdue paid pending all. search box searches across number, first name, last business partial matches work. column headers sort ascending/descending. per-column filters beneath header date-range, customer-name, amount filtering. persistent remembering sessions team always works filtered slice example, \"show type = wholesale\" turning saves re-applying every load page. merchant-wide toggle lives control panel settings enable filters. on, state invoices, customers, transactions grids remembered page reloads everyone account. default), reset defaults loads. turn single-user accounts, teams work view. leave multi-user person prefers start clean (otherwise teammate's sticks everyone). details toggle, configure general . detail. can process send manual reminder, opt reminders, modify it, timeline , export pdf. paying multiple customers wants pay several single transaction, use instead time. record (or via portal), select pay, split them. a/r aging report drill shows flat list. buckets-by-age (current, 1-30, 31-60, 61-90, 90+ days late), reports aging. bucket range equivalent status=overdue additional age filter. right working collections exporting button lets pull current csv. useful spreadsheet analysis sharing accountant. note reflects active full set. articles activity history setting manually","name":"Viewing Invoices","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"viewing-invoices","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/viewing-invoices?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"invoices grid main view browsing, filtering, acting accounts receivable. article covers read grid, filter options save time, related views (a/r aging, bulk payment, statements) likely reach here. open \u0026gt; menu. see row one invoice. default columns invoice # — reference number (matches accounting software). customer customer's display name. click record. date due payment due. total amount. balance remaining unpaid status current, x day(s) late, paid. (the \"late\" count uses eastern standard time day boundary, local timezone relevant east coast.) filtering searching dropdown narrow / overdue paid pending all. search box searches across number, first name, last business partial matches work. column headers sort ascending/descending. per-column filters beneath header date-range, customer-name, amount filtering. persistent remembering sessions team always works filtered slice example, \"show type = wholesale\" turning saves re-applying every load page. merchant-wide toggle lives control panel settings enable filters. on, state invoices, customers, transactions grids remembered page reloads everyone account. default), reset defaults loads. turn single-user accounts, teams work view. leave multi-user person prefers start clean (otherwise teammate's sticks everyone). details toggle, configure general . detail. can process send manual reminder, opt reminders, modify it, timeline , export pdf. paying multiple customers wants pay several single transaction, use instead time. record (or via portal), select pay, split them. a/r aging report drill shows flat list. buckets-by-age (current, 1-30, 31-60, 61-90, 90+ days late), reports aging. bucket range equivalent status=overdue additional age filter. right working collections exporting button lets pull current csv. useful spreadsheet analysis sharing accountant. note reflects active full set. articles activity history setting manually","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-21T03:59:46.551Z","tag_names":["per-customer overrides","customer overrides","waive next late fee","autopay one customer","customer-specific settings","override defaults","vip customer settings","turn off late fees one customer","customer-only autopay","bill with parent override","send receipts off"],"answer_sample":"Per-Customer Overrides are settings you change on one specific customer's record ","long_answer_sample":"Per-Customer Overrides are settings you change on one specific customer's record to make Biller Genie behave differently for that customer than your Customer Defaults seeded onto that customer at create time. Because defaults only run at create/import, anything you change on a customer's record at any point afterward is what's in effect for that cus","language_id":1,"id":3825118,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"per-customer overrides settings change one specific customer's record make biller genie behave differently customer defaults seeded onto create time. run create/import, anything point afterward effect going forward — periodically re-apply edits. mental model majority, exceptions cleanest way think genie's set match behavior want greater base treat majority customers, day out. use handle exceptions. common example charge late fees everybody, handful vips to. turn globally defaults, open vip's individually. default takes care every automatically; touch records need differ. pattern keeps account easy manage. remember configure new syncs inherit right baseline automatically, intervene real exception comes up. customize individual cautious \"save apply existing\" (and type defaults), save existing customers overwrites override customer. customizations made time, damage button can do. meaningful amount tuning place, switch + surgical \"update single setting\" option changes propagate. keep deliberate, rare reset action. find (customers tab \u0026gt; click name). edit page sections. default; others per-customer-only features global equivalent all. advanced options general-tab equivalents (payment methods, fees, partial payments, etc.) plus waive next fee grace lever. invoice messenger message types reach channels. reminders matrix messenger, scoped follow-up cadence. portal log portal. auto pay per-customer-only. enrollment, type, threshold, payment method live record; override. stored methods cards bank accounts file customer; defaults. fields look version checkboxes, toggles, dropdowns. visual \"this using default\" indicator. whatever value see active identical setting does. means whatever's wins regardless say. allow credit card payments ach apm (alternative primarily paypal today) send receipts ignore conflicts (email report) plans require checkout auto-pay bill parent (when sub-customer another) display invoices (sub-customer show parent's too) grace-period lever feature yes will skip exactly upcoming automatically back no. classic case calls say \"i'm three days, just got pulled fire-drill.\" short delay, permanently disable either. record, yes. charged skipped, flag flips standard late-fee policy. single-use waives fee. resets consistently late, either (a permanent change) design intentional grace, policy change. (per-customer only) gets overridden per \"auto pay\" toggle enrollment inherently per-customer, configuration lives record. section controls auto-charges enabled whether enrolled autopay full balance amount. charged. threshold invoice-amount cutoff (e.g. $500; bigger requires manual approval). leave blank direction \"auto-pay amount\" amount.\" closest thing \"global checkout-policy toggle, itself. forces enroll part paying first invoice. actual (type, method) sending less matrices six (upcoming payment, due, updated, statement, overdue, fee) email paper mail toggles each. lets decide receives. messaging often others, \"defaults = exceptions\" vips. long-tenured pays statement month overdue redundant. need. chronically customers. repeatedly might benefit additional touches enable email, on. channel preference. tell check mail; never paper. match. timing global, channels cadence days due date fires, soon fires vary turned message-type-on/off control logged profile update contact info, address, etc. add/remove enroll, unenroll, receive notification edits get notified matter actually in, leaving fine. lists customer, designate autopay. per-customer. workflow. sub-customer, routes communications side-effect, several sub-customer's disabled instead taken parent. mind again, become editable goes them. \"reset fields. stores like manually flip now. current customers\" easier path across pick setting, value, scope, done. works including ones pick. frequently asked questions survive sync quickbooks normal updates quickbooks-sourced data (name, genie-specific fees. overwritten qbo applies. bg remain unless explicitly ran lost overrides. undo. truly destructive design, run, previous values gone. strongly recommend switching single-setting customization place. support help reconstructing settings. versus inherited values, \"uses markers. be, (or type) separate compare. card. place add mark (if autopay). old deleted view. managed related articles supported accounting-software integrations","name":"Per-Customer Overrides for Reminders, Late Fees, and Other Features","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"per-customer-overrides","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/per-customer-overrides?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"per-customer overrides settings change one specific customer's record make biller genie behave differently customer defaults seeded onto create time. run create/import, anything point afterward effect going forward — periodically re-apply edits. mental model majority, exceptions cleanest way think genie's set match behavior want greater base treat majority customers, day out. use handle exceptions. common example charge late fees everybody, handful vips to. turn globally defaults, open vip's individually. default takes care every automatically; touch records need differ. pattern keeps account easy manage. remember configure new syncs inherit right baseline automatically, intervene real exception comes up. customize individual cautious \"save apply existing\" (and type defaults), save existing customers overwrites override customer. customizations made time, damage button can do. meaningful amount tuning place, switch + surgical \"update single setting\" option changes propagate. keep deliberate, rare reset action. find (customers tab \u0026gt; click name). edit page sections. default; others per-customer-only features global equivalent all. advanced options general-tab equivalents (payment methods, fees, partial payments, etc.) plus waive next fee grace lever. invoice messenger message types reach channels. reminders matrix messenger, scoped follow-up cadence. portal log portal. auto pay per-customer-only. enrollment, type, threshold, payment method live record; override. stored methods cards bank accounts file customer; defaults. fields look version checkboxes, toggles, dropdowns. visual \"this using default\" indicator. whatever value see active identical setting does. means whatever's wins regardless say. allow credit card payments ach apm (alternative primarily paypal today) send receipts ignore conflicts (email report) plans require checkout auto-pay bill parent (when sub-customer another) display invoices (sub-customer show parent's too) grace-period lever feature yes will skip exactly upcoming automatically back no. classic case calls say \"i'm three days, just got pulled fire-drill.\" short delay, permanently disable either. record, yes. charged skipped, flag flips standard late-fee policy. single-use waives fee. resets consistently late, either (a permanent change) design intentional grace, policy change. (per-customer only) gets overridden per \"auto pay\" toggle enrollment inherently per-customer, configuration lives record. section controls auto-charges enabled whether enrolled autopay full balance amount. charged. threshold invoice-amount cutoff (e.g. $500; bigger requires manual approval). leave blank direction \"auto-pay amount\" amount.\" closest thing \"global checkout-policy toggle, itself. forces enroll part paying first invoice. actual (type, method) sending less matrices six (upcoming payment, due, updated, statement, overdue, fee) email paper mail toggles each. lets decide receives. messaging often others, \"defaults = exceptions\" vips. long-tenured pays statement month overdue redundant. need. chronically customers. repeatedly might benefit additional touches enable email, on. channel preference. tell check mail; never paper. match. timing global, channels cadence days due date fires, soon fires vary turned message-type-on/off control logged profile update contact info, address, etc. add/remove enroll, unenroll, receive notification edits get notified matter actually in, leaving fine. lists customer, designate autopay. per-customer. workflow. sub-customer, routes communications side-effect, several sub-customer's disabled instead taken parent. mind again, become editable goes them. \"reset fields. stores like manually flip now. current customers\" easier path across pick setting, value, scope, done. works including ones pick. frequently asked questions survive sync quickbooks normal updates quickbooks-sourced data (name, genie-specific fees. overwritten qbo applies. bg remain unless explicitly ran lost overrides. undo. truly destructive design, run, previous values gone. strongly recommend switching single-setting customization place. support help reconstructing settings. versus inherited values, \"uses markers. be, (or type) separate compare. card. place add mark (if autopay). old deleted view. managed related articles supported accounting-software integrations","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369272,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T20:25:26.000Z","tag_names":["invoice messenger","invoice delivery","send invoice email","paper mail invoice","invoice updated email","invoice notification","bill with parent invoice messenger","merge tags invoice","invoice messenger settings","invoice messenger matrix"],"answer_sample":"Invoice Messenger handles the first touch with your customer when an invoice goes","long_answer_sample":"Invoice Messenger handles the first touch with your customer when an invoice goes out: emailing the invoice, mailing the invoice on paper if you've enabled paper mail, and updating the customer if the invoice changes. It's the front half of Biller Genie's customer-communication system; Reminders handles the follow-up cadence after that first touch. ","language_id":1,"id":1957013,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"invoice messenger handles first touch customer goes emailing invoice, mailing paper enabled mail, updating changes. front half biller genie's customer-communication system; reminders follow-up cadence touch. sends organized matrix — six message types, two channels (email mail). cell independently toggleable, can choose exactly communications go channel. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful autopay know charge hit. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email mail offered arrive next update. statement periodic listing customer's open invoices. overdue past late fee posts. vs always available genie ships invoices sender address (or custom domain set one up). requires add-on enabled, hands print-and-mail vendor puts physical mailbox within business days. type, gets both. customers reliably check \"belt suspenders\" approach. differs systems use structure serve different purposes out, updates triggers once. cadence. repeats schedule paid. may trigger time. practice, usually turn every type ever see, repeat pressure find configured layered model used everywhere global defaults baseline applied customer. control panel \u0026gt; tab. overrides per quickbooks type. per-customer specific customers. most-specific layer wins. configure first, add exceptions. starter setup service b2b businesses, works well on, off. (turn insist paper). (paper option here). accounts want hardcopy month-end statement). (enable level stubborn invoices). bill parent sub-customer parent, settings sub-customer's record grayed parent's drive sent. keeps messaging consistent actually paying. customizing content wording, branding, footer emails comes template (classic / modern simple), text, columns shown, whether pdf includes qr code. specifically, see customize . merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders like {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. let render correctly invoice. work mail. tag system shared contexts. information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display name (combines + based set). {jobname} job title (for setups). {other} value field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency example, $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} days is. plain (negative yet messages might \"due 5 days\" phrasing). (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. particularly template. {latefee} will (currency formatted). {latefeedate} scheduled post link {customerportallink} full url portal important one-click pay-now needs. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the by). rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. single curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example send simple hi {customerfirstname}, ready. {duedate}. pay online click questions, just reply email. thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, exact amount, date, working manual editing frequently asked questions says receive look activity history shows timestamp, delivery channel used. went it, (1) file correct, (2) server bounce (check records), (3) spam folder. worst case, fire resend (see manually ). disable insists another way yes types suppressed. change settings, already-sent re-sent fires event (invoice created, updated). changing affects future updates, gone already-issued again, action. get only, record, emailed, ones paper. active. related articles using setting reminders, fees, features","name":"Invoice Messenger","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"invoice-messenger","first_category":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","categories_display_for_views":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","parent_categories":[1369272],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders/invoice-messenger?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"invoice messenger handles first touch customer goes emailing invoice, mailing paper enabled mail, updating changes. front half biller genie's customer-communication system; reminders follow-up cadence touch. sends organized matrix — six message types, two channels (email mail). cell independently toggleable, can choose exactly communications go channel. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful autopay know charge hit. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email mail offered arrive next update. statement periodic listing customer's open invoices. overdue past late fee posts. vs always available genie ships invoices sender address (or custom domain set one up). requires add-on enabled, hands print-and-mail vendor puts physical mailbox within business days. type, gets both. customers reliably check \"belt suspenders\" approach. differs systems use structure serve different purposes out, updates triggers once. cadence. repeats schedule paid. may trigger time. practice, usually turn every type ever see, repeat pressure find configured layered model used everywhere global defaults baseline applied customer. control panel \u0026gt; tab. overrides per quickbooks type. per-customer specific customers. most-specific layer wins. configure first, add exceptions. starter setup service b2b businesses, works well on, off. (turn insist paper). (paper option here). accounts want hardcopy month-end statement). (enable level stubborn invoices). bill parent sub-customer parent, settings sub-customer's record grayed parent's drive sent. keeps messaging consistent actually paying. customizing content wording, branding, footer emails comes template (classic / modern simple), text, columns shown, whether pdf includes qr code. specifically, see customize . merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders like {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. let render correctly invoice. work mail. tag system shared contexts. information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display name (combines + based set). {jobname} job title (for setups). {other} value field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency example, $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} days is. plain (negative yet messages might \"due 5 days\" phrasing). (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. particularly template. {latefee} will (currency formatted). {latefeedate} scheduled post link {customerportallink} full url portal important one-click pay-now needs. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the by). rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. single curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example send simple hi {customerfirstname}, ready. {duedate}. pay online click questions, just reply email. thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, exact amount, date, working manual editing frequently asked questions says receive look activity history shows timestamp, delivery channel used. went it, (1) file correct, (2) server bounce (check records), (3) spam folder. worst case, fire resend (see manually ). disable insists another way yes types suppressed. change settings, already-sent re-sent fires event (invoice created, updated). changing affects future updates, gone already-issued again, action. get only, record, emailed, ones paper. active. related articles using setting reminders, fees, features","categories":{"current":{"id":1369272,"name":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},"category_param":"invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368782,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-02-09T17:00:10.000Z","tag_names":["biller genie email templates","customize invoice email","dbaname merge tag","email delivery best practices","email template best practices","invoice messenger","invoice number merge tag","invoice reminder emails","merge tags","new invoice template","paid invoice template","reminder customization","spam filter avoidance","subject line best practices","transactional email"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie's default invoice email templates are tuned for deliverability — sho","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie's default invoice email templates are tuned for deliverability — short, transactional subject lines and clean message bodies that look like the legitimate transactional email they are, not a marketing blast. When you customize the templates, the choices you make affect whether your customer's email provider routes the message to the inb","language_id":1,"id":3686047,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"biller genie's default invoice email templates tuned deliverability — short, transactional subject lines clean message bodies look like legitimate are, marketing blast. customize templates, choices make affect whether customer's provider routes inbox junk folder. article covers genie sends, good bad customization looks like, confirm changes still deliver. heads up. caps, lots !!!, words \"limited time offer\" trigger spam filters google workspace, microsoft 365, corporate gateways. avoid patterns purpose. bigger change make, higher chance lands spam. live editable inside two add-ons send behalf \u0026gt; messenger \"new invoice,\" \"paid manually-sent \"invoice\" templates. reminders \"invoice reminders\" sent schedules. template line body fields, plus header comes branding setup. lifecycle stage sends new automatically created synced accounting software. (manual send) demand click \"email\" invoice. separately can craft personal voice one-offs. based reminder schedule rules configured (days before/after due date, cadence, escalation tone). paid marked confirms customer received payment. best practices keep short 40–60 characters sweet spot. anything longer gets truncated mobile. include number match specific reference business name using {dbaname} merge tag customers recognize sender sight. use neutral, language \"invoice,\" \"payment receipt,\" \"statement,\" \"reminder.\" solid examples #{invoicenumber} excessive punctuation , $$$. caps acronym brand name. emojis friendly ones. emails them. urgency/sales \"act now,\" \"final notice,\" time,\" \"must open.\" (will hurt deliverability) pay now!!! final notice – act fast must open immediately providers analyze text. apply transactional, promotional. professional invoice-focused. lead (\"this for...\") rather warming language. standard capitalization. large blocks bold colored extra links. now button call action adding links (social media, marketing) reduces focus filters. limit repeated urgency keywords (e.g., \"overdue overdue overdue\"). one mention fine; piling flagged. want upsell share news, separate tool top template. useful tags supports bodies. most-used inserts {invoicenumber} invoice's 1024) (as displayed genie) {customername} display {invoicetotal} amount (formatted currency) {duedate} date {paymentlink} unique payment link picker editor see full list available account. defaults recommended years real-world delivery data shaped align practices. pass common spam-filter sender-reputation checks. deliver consistently across recognized major b2b mail billing email. lightly business's tone voice, add thank-you line, swap \"statement\" industry calls underlying structure intact. testing go test address (gmail, outlook, yahoo control). mirrors real sees. landed inbox, promotions. check rendered correctly (no leftover text). resolves hosted page. wait 24 hours, window delivers right. customized starts landing spam, revert previous wording. original subject/body note (or run view history it) roll back. related articles custom domains troubleshooting setup configure general settings","name":"Writing Effective Invoice Reminder Emails","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"email-delivery-best-practices-for-subject-lines-and-content","first_category":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","categories_display_for_views":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","parent_categories":[1368782],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/settings-and-account/email-delivery-best-practices-for-subject-lines-and-content?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie's default invoice email templates tuned deliverability — short, transactional subject lines clean message bodies look like legitimate are, marketing blast. customize templates, choices make affect whether customer's provider routes inbox junk folder. article covers genie sends, good bad customization looks like, confirm changes still deliver. heads up. caps, lots !!!, words \"limited time offer\" trigger spam filters google workspace, microsoft 365, corporate gateways. avoid patterns purpose. bigger change make, higher chance lands spam. live editable inside two add-ons send behalf \u0026gt; messenger \"new invoice,\" \"paid manually-sent \"invoice\" templates. reminders \"invoice reminders\" sent schedules. template line body fields, plus header comes branding setup. lifecycle stage sends new automatically created synced accounting software. (manual send) demand click \"email\" invoice. separately can craft personal voice one-offs. based reminder schedule rules configured (days before/after due date, cadence, escalation tone). paid marked confirms customer received payment. best practices keep short 40–60 characters sweet spot. anything longer gets truncated mobile. include number match specific reference business name using {dbaname} merge tag customers recognize sender sight. use neutral, language \"invoice,\" \"payment receipt,\" \"statement,\" \"reminder.\" solid examples #{invoicenumber} excessive punctuation , $$$. caps acronym brand name. emojis friendly ones. emails them. urgency/sales \"act now,\" \"final notice,\" time,\" \"must open.\" (will hurt deliverability) pay now!!! final notice – act fast must open immediately providers analyze text. apply transactional, promotional. professional invoice-focused. lead (\"this for...\") rather warming language. standard capitalization. large blocks bold colored extra links. now button call action adding links (social media, marketing) reduces focus filters. limit repeated urgency keywords (e.g., \"overdue overdue overdue\"). one mention fine; piling flagged. want upsell share news, separate tool top template. useful tags supports bodies. most-used inserts {invoicenumber} invoice's 1024) (as displayed genie) {customername} display {invoicetotal} amount (formatted currency) {duedate} date {paymentlink} unique payment link picker editor see full list available account. defaults recommended years real-world delivery data shaped align practices. pass common spam-filter sender-reputation checks. deliver consistently across recognized major b2b mail billing email. lightly business's tone voice, add thank-you line, swap \"statement\" industry calls underlying structure intact. testing go test address (gmail, outlook, yahoo control). mirrors real sees. landed inbox, promotions. check rendered correctly (no leftover text). resolves hosted page. wait 24 hours, window delivers right. customized starts landing spam, revert previous wording. original subject/body note (or run view history it) roll back. related articles custom domains troubleshooting setup configure general settings","categories":{"current":{"id":1368782,"name":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","url":"/settings-and-account"}},"category_param":"settings-and-account"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-07-22T18:46:49.437Z","tag_names":["chargeback","charge back","chargebacks","record chargeback","arbitrate","dispute","rebill invoice","returned payments","chargeback sweep","credit card dispute","abr","batch reconciliation","leave lost","won chargeback"],"answer_sample":"When a cardholder disputes a settled sale, your processor pulls the money back ou","long_answer_sample":"When a cardholder disputes a settled sale, your processor pulls the money back out of your bank account. The chargeback feature in Automatic Batch Reconciliation (ABR) records that reality in your books, tracks whether you are fighting the dispute, and rebuilds the receivable if you lose but still intend to collect from your customer. Bookkeeping on","language_id":1,"id":3893601,"last_published_date":"August 3rd, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"cardholder disputes settled sale, processor pulls money back bank account. chargeback feature automatic batch reconciliation (abr) records reality books, tracks whether fighting dispute, rebuilds receivable lose still intend collect customer. bookkeeping only. recording biller genie keeps ledger agreement bank. represent, arbitrate anything, nothing sent gateway processor. manage actual dispute process (evidence, representment, arbitration) directly payment record notifies disputed credit card sale funds (or will be) withdrawn abr assumes standard model leaves separate withdrawal, reduction daily deposit. nets chargebacks deposit instead, see reconciling netted button open transaction's detail page. available enabled required accounts mapped synced. works regardless processed sale. transaction settled, synced yet, shows stays disabled. covered multiple invoices one bulk transaction, attaches underlying transactions. choosing vs clicking gives two choices, hover tooltip explaining does. ask \"are sure\" continuing, decision final. arbitrate. accept loss. closes immediately amount written off. quickbooks journal entry debits returned payments account credits settlement (bank) account, matching withdrawal made. it. case page, resolve later. win, return you; lose, loss recorded then. parks sweep modal do-not-arbitrate choices choose arbitrate, confirmation screen reminds \"don't forget complete — submit them.\" support can download proof authorization (poa) form details page send evidence. resolving pending arbitrated appear status (the filters default). tells ended, click chargeback, either pick outcome. outcome asks final confirmation. action three resolution options won, leave lost, rebill invoice means happens won dispute; you. parking reverses debited credited. recorded. lost pursue amount. recognized posts, new pushed exists again. memos read \"invoice #… due chargeback,\" entries easy trace payment, carries debit pair per transaction. dates use moment resolved chargeback. invoice, creates line using item, net processing fee. memo reads \"rebill #…\". posts synced, syncs normal connected customer, ready pay. customer referencing original genie, flow completes full flow, initiated view takes related articles understanding handling ach rejects setting mappings balances refund (full partial)","name":"Recording Chargebacks in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"recording-chargebacks-in-biller-genie","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/recording-chargebacks-in-biller-genie?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"cardholder disputes settled sale, processor pulls money back bank account. chargeback feature automatic batch reconciliation (abr) records reality books, tracks whether fighting dispute, rebuilds receivable lose still intend collect customer. bookkeeping only. recording biller genie keeps ledger agreement bank. represent, arbitrate anything, nothing sent gateway processor. manage actual dispute process (evidence, representment, arbitration) directly payment record notifies disputed credit card sale funds (or will be) withdrawn abr assumes standard model leaves separate withdrawal, reduction daily deposit. nets chargebacks deposit instead, see reconciling netted button open transaction's detail page. available enabled required accounts mapped synced. works regardless processed sale. transaction settled, synced yet, shows stays disabled. covered multiple invoices one bulk transaction, attaches underlying transactions. choosing vs clicking gives two choices, hover tooltip explaining does. ask \"are sure\" continuing, decision final. arbitrate. accept loss. closes immediately amount written off. quickbooks journal entry debits returned payments account credits settlement (bank) account, matching withdrawal made. it. case page, resolve later. win, return you; lose, loss recorded then. parks sweep modal do-not-arbitrate choices choose arbitrate, confirmation screen reminds \"don't forget complete — submit them.\" support can download proof authorization (poa) form details page send evidence. resolving pending arbitrated appear status (the filters default). tells ended, click chargeback, either pick outcome. outcome asks final confirmation. action three resolution options won, leave lost, rebill invoice means happens won dispute; you. parking reverses debited credited. recorded. lost pursue amount. recognized posts, new pushed exists again. memos read \"invoice #… due chargeback,\" entries easy trace payment, carries debit pair per transaction. dates use moment resolved chargeback. invoice, creates line using item, net processing fee. memo reads \"rebill #…\". posts synced, syncs normal connected customer, ready pay. customer referencing original genie, flow completes full flow, initiated view takes related articles understanding handling ach rejects setting mappings balances refund (full partial)","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:13.566Z","tag_names":["customer no longer active","deactivate customer","delete customer biller genie","inactive customer","reactivate customer","remove customer biller genie","send messages to inactive customers","soft delete customer","stop sending reminders one customer","sub-customer auto-flip bill with parent"],"answer_sample":"\"Deactivating\" a customer is the cleanest way to handle end-of-relationship situa","long_answer_sample":"\"Deactivating\" a customer is the cleanest way to handle end-of-relationship situations — when you're no longer doing business with someone and you want them off your active customer list, out of your reminder runs, and out of your reports going forward. It is not the right tool for \"I just want to stop sending payment reminders on one open invoice\" ","language_id":1,"id":3826908,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"\"deactivating\" customer cleanest way handle end-of-relationship situations — longer business someone want active list, reminder runs, reports going forward. right tool \"i just stop sending payment reminders one open invoice\" write past-due balance.\" article covers situations, explains exactly deactivation (and do) can use confidently call. heads up. true delete customers biller genie. deactivating sets inactive soft state stops outbound activity preserves historical record (invoices, payments, notes). reactivated time. truly removed, need accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero), will propagate genie via sync hidden. goal billing, first billing customer\" fit deactivation. three correct paths depending actually stop. pick matches situation. to... chasing specific invoice off, mark uncollectible, refund duplicate, etc. void, delete, software. closed/written-off within minutes. 90% \"stop billing\" handled. emails permanently keeping otherwise (e.g. pays paper check emails) customer's \u0026gt; edit, turn send toggle, save. future specifically reports, portal. opt / late fees receipts without changing customer-wide settings invoice, click modify, toggle behaviors disabled off). reading options still deactivate entirely example, genuinely gone severed relationship read on. customers. edit. (red). update customer. now inactive. change immediate. set inactive, immediately email invoices. payments. paper-mail mail add-on enabled. autopay charges invoices (autopay attempts skipped customers). ends toggle. history. invoices, transactions, notes, audit trail preserved. close zero remain existing balance. see a/r aging report. closed, take action (void accounting-software sync. add new xero, continue trigger autopay. block manual actions. process manually merchant flag automation, access. revoke portal access, retain it. revoke, access record. side effect parent automatically un-link sub-customers bill turned on, flips every affected sub-customer. deactivation, sub-customer goes back billed independently (with email, stored method, behavior extent sub configured). later reactivate parent, re-enable resume rolling . escape hatch messages merchant-wide setting called ignores reminders, receipts, meaning receive like do. skip applies; messaging overridden. uncommon. case collect legacy actively serve, new-business pipeline.\" situation \"deactivated accident, keep flowing,\" instead. reactivating record, active, resumes immediately. previously deactivated auto-flipped sub-customers' subs re-enabled reactivation one-way. deleting expose remove xero). transactions void/delete next flagged hidden removed list. practical purposes, enough almost think stays filtered default customer-list view. related articles per-customer overrides fees, features merging duplicate records","name":"Deactivating a Customer","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"deleting-or-deactivating-a-customer","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/deleting-or-deactivating-a-customer?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"\"deactivating\" customer cleanest way handle end-of-relationship situations — longer business someone want active list, reminder runs, reports going forward. right tool \"i just stop sending payment reminders one open invoice\" write past-due balance.\" article covers situations, explains exactly deactivation (and do) can use confidently call. heads up. true delete customers biller genie. deactivating sets inactive soft state stops outbound activity preserves historical record (invoices, payments, notes). reactivated time. truly removed, need accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero), will propagate genie via sync hidden. goal billing, first billing customer\" fit deactivation. three correct paths depending actually stop. pick matches situation. to... chasing specific invoice off, mark uncollectible, refund duplicate, etc. void, delete, software. closed/written-off within minutes. 90% \"stop billing\" handled. emails permanently keeping otherwise (e.g. pays paper check emails) customer's \u0026gt; edit, turn send toggle, save. future specifically reports, portal. opt / late fees receipts without changing customer-wide settings invoice, click modify, toggle behaviors disabled off). reading options still deactivate entirely example, genuinely gone severed relationship read on. customers. edit. (red). update customer. now inactive. change immediate. set inactive, immediately email invoices. payments. paper-mail mail add-on enabled. autopay charges invoices (autopay attempts skipped customers). ends toggle. history. invoices, transactions, notes, audit trail preserved. close zero remain existing balance. see a/r aging report. closed, take action (void accounting-software sync. add new xero, continue trigger autopay. block manual actions. process manually merchant flag automation, access. revoke portal access, retain it. revoke, access record. side effect parent automatically un-link sub-customers bill turned on, flips every affected sub-customer. deactivation, sub-customer goes back billed independently (with email, stored method, behavior extent sub configured). later reactivate parent, re-enable resume rolling . escape hatch messages merchant-wide setting called ignores reminders, receipts, meaning receive like do. skip applies; messaging overridden. uncommon. case collect legacy actively serve, new-business pipeline.\" situation \"deactivated accident, keep flowing,\" instead. reactivating record, active, resumes immediately. previously deactivated auto-flipped sub-customers' subs re-enabled reactivation one-way. deleting expose remove xero). transactions void/delete next flagged hidden removed list. practical purposes, enough almost think stays filtered default customer-list view. related articles per-customer overrides fees, features merging duplicate records","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T14:54:25.000Z","tag_names":["payment sync queue","payment sync history","sync error","invoice not paid in quickbooks","qbo sync error","xero sync error","qbd web connector","dequeue payment sync","transaction has been deleted","stale object error","closed transaction cannot be edited","authentication failed","6240 qbo","5010 qbo","3120 qbd","3171 qbd","3200 qbo","reconcile biller genie quickbooks","late fee not on quickbooks invoice","payments needing resolution","re-queue payment","dismiss payment","payment withheld from sync"],"answer_sample":"When a customer pays an invoice through Biller Genie, the payment is recorded in ","long_answer_sample":"When a customer pays an invoice through Biller Genie, the payment is recorded in Biller Genie first and then pushed back to your accounting software (QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, or Xero) so your books match reality. Most of the time this push happens within a few minutes and you never have to think about it. When something goes wrong, the","language_id":1,"id":1957804,"last_published_date":"August 10th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"customer pays invoice biller genie, payment recorded genie first pushed back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match reality. time push happens within minutes never think it. something goes wrong, ends sync queue error message — will continue show unpaid resolve report check whenever clearly paid still showing open xero. nine times ten answer here, tells exactly fix. matters reconciliation pain integrated a/r workflow comes one system other. took money great accountant opens next morning sees open. two systems disagree. now phone call. genie's \"this payment\" surface. every entry represents transaction landed failed post software. fix, fix underlying cause (or determine way), click dequeue remove queue. that, agree again. find main menu, reports \u0026gt; history. page panels (top) payments currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. useful audit forensics. requires viewer role higher) see managing users . column shows id links details genie. tracing processed. associated with. amount dollar trying sync. created enqueued (= processed bg). last attempt tried payment. empty, row retried yet. recent queue, failing repeatedly. accounts receivable account to. \"a/r found.\" desc returned single wrong. actions button appears least made. removes retry. \"dequeue, retry\" below. actually works (and retries fire) soon added background process runs schedule tries queued online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 web connector actively running merchant's machine. syncs, moves panel status \"synced.\" fails, stays timestamp updates, gets new message. keep retrying fixed retry budget gives n attempts (except specific cases, noted below). common messages patterns often. exact wording directly software's api response passes minimal translation full available. \"transaction deleted\" / \"object found\" \"stale reference\" means customer) supposed applied deleted apply code 6240 610; 3120; \"invoice valid status.\" safely issue purely accounting-software side. deletion intentional want either, dequeue. accidental need books, recreate software, manually (biller re-attempt different original gone). auto-detects case (error 3120) and, 3 retries, automatically dequeues row. move without anything. \"payment greater invoice's current balance\" someone another balance less apply. records exist money. applied. duplicate (cash posted + bg-processed payment), delete manual let bg's correctly. (your business kept purpose), accept bg live bg, object error\" object\" edited moment 5010. benign catalog. cycle (5 later qbo/xero) updated succeed. persists across multiple cycles, escalate support else may going on. \"closed edited\" period locked containing closed (the month/quarter/year). refuses modify period. 6000 transaction\" detail; 3171. temporarily reopen (settings settings advanced close qbo; edit preferences closing date qbd), sync, re-close (without unlocking period) \"authentication failed\" \"authorization \"authenticationunsuccessful\" connection disconnected oauth token expired, revoked, integration unlinked. 3200. reconnect go add-ons, entry, disconnect connect again). resume syncing cycle. email notifications enabled control settings, likely got alert already. \"timeout only) computer respond fast enough, cancelled request. usually transient. first, confirm machine use is, just wait (2 minutes) try again, checks whether anyway previous retrying. repeated timeouts row, restart application. \"validation error(s) ...\" (xero rejected several reasons spelled colon. variants modification voided deleted. above. exceeds outstanding balance-mismatch case. 'xyz' longer matches re-select account. \"in order xero, default name 'sales' 'enable accounts' option switched required\" chart payments-enabled sales set place can via api. accounts. create named \"sales\" turn \"enable account\" option. save. (you'll reconcile affected surfaces informational only, auto-retried error.) dequeue, important. permanently marked \"not synced.\" dequeueing right (e.g., bookkeeper found hand). permanent (invoice purpose; it; etc.). decided particular temporary (\"stale object,\" timeout, etc.) authentication failure clears itself. understand contact support@billergenie.com dequeued, own. automatic rules auto-dequeues cases take (3120), deleted, point older 365 days cleanup 900 retires year-old rows. \"automatically dequeued due age\" make (status = synced). researching old ever pushed; final reason). auditing known outage related queues outbound covers line items (late fees, technology fees) existing invoices. workflow, data. voids flow separate sibling report. refund refunds back. pro tip weekly review non-empty end-of-month, almost certainly states vs 5-minute friday catches problems month-end reports. completed days, get alert. needing resolution sometimes deliberately holds instead sending usual settled applying ach overpay pushing leave unapplied credit sitting customer, send second paid\" email. top history, reason shown. captured hand-off paused, waits decide. to-do link straight panel, timeline withheld sits held choose options dismiss hand simply pushed. leaves panel. re-queue all. choosing reminder first. order. refused closed. bring change come re-queue. through, closes sides, disappears closed, voided, charged back, returned. refunded ach, finish settling rather re-queueing articles activity configure general (email notification)","name":"Payment Sync Queue and History: Why Invoices Sometimes Don’t Show Paid in Your Accounting Software","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-the-payment-sync-history-report","first_category":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","categories_display_for_views":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","parent_categories":[1368781],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/reports-and-reconciliation/using-the-payment-sync-history-report?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer pays invoice biller genie, payment recorded genie first pushed back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match reality. time push happens within minutes never think it. something goes wrong, ends sync queue error message — will continue show unpaid resolve report check whenever clearly paid still showing open xero. nine times ten answer here, tells exactly fix. matters reconciliation pain integrated a/r workflow comes one system other. took money great accountant opens next morning sees open. two systems disagree. now phone call. genie's \"this payment\" surface. every entry represents transaction landed failed post software. fix, fix underlying cause (or determine way), click dequeue remove queue. that, agree again. find main menu, reports \u0026gt; history. page panels (top) payments currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. useful audit forensics. requires viewer role higher) see managing users . column shows id links details genie. tracing processed. associated with. amount dollar trying sync. created enqueued (= processed bg). last attempt tried payment. empty, row retried yet. recent queue, failing repeatedly. accounts receivable account to. \"a/r found.\" desc returned single wrong. actions button appears least made. removes retry. \"dequeue, retry\" below. actually works (and retries fire) soon added background process runs schedule tries queued online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 web connector actively running merchant's machine. syncs, moves panel status \"synced.\" fails, stays timestamp updates, gets new message. keep retrying fixed retry budget gives n attempts (except specific cases, noted below). common messages patterns often. exact wording directly software's api response passes minimal translation full available. \"transaction deleted\" / \"object found\" \"stale reference\" means customer) supposed applied deleted apply code 6240 610; 3120; \"invoice valid status.\" safely issue purely accounting-software side. deletion intentional want either, dequeue. accidental need books, recreate software, manually (biller re-attempt different original gone). auto-detects case (error 3120) and, 3 retries, automatically dequeues row. move without anything. \"payment greater invoice's current balance\" someone another balance less apply. records exist money. applied. duplicate (cash posted + bg-processed payment), delete manual let bg's correctly. (your business kept purpose), accept bg live bg, object error\" object\" edited moment 5010. benign catalog. cycle (5 later qbo/xero) updated succeed. persists across multiple cycles, escalate support else may going on. \"closed edited\" period locked containing closed (the month/quarter/year). refuses modify period. 6000 transaction\" detail; 3171. temporarily reopen (settings settings advanced close qbo; edit preferences closing date qbd), sync, re-close (without unlocking period) \"authentication failed\" \"authorization \"authenticationunsuccessful\" connection disconnected oauth token expired, revoked, integration unlinked. 3200. reconnect go add-ons, entry, disconnect connect again). resume syncing cycle. email notifications enabled control settings, likely got alert already. \"timeout only) computer respond fast enough, cancelled request. usually transient. first, confirm machine use is, just wait (2 minutes) try again, checks whether anyway previous retrying. repeated timeouts row, restart application. \"validation error(s) ...\" (xero rejected several reasons spelled colon. variants modification voided deleted. above. exceeds outstanding balance-mismatch case. 'xyz' longer matches re-select account. \"in order xero, default name 'sales' 'enable accounts' option switched required\" chart payments-enabled sales set place can via api. accounts. create named \"sales\" turn \"enable account\" option. save. (you'll reconcile affected surfaces informational only, auto-retried error.) dequeue, important. permanently marked \"not synced.\" dequeueing right (e.g., bookkeeper found hand). permanent (invoice purpose; it; etc.). decided particular temporary (\"stale object,\" timeout, etc.) authentication failure clears itself. understand contact support@billergenie.com dequeued, own. automatic rules auto-dequeues cases take (3120), deleted, point older 365 days cleanup 900 retires year-old rows. \"automatically dequeued due age\" make (status = synced). researching old ever pushed; final reason). auditing known outage related queues outbound covers line items (late fees, technology fees) existing invoices. workflow, data. voids flow separate sibling report. refund refunds back. pro tip weekly review non-empty end-of-month, almost certainly states vs 5-minute friday catches problems month-end reports. completed days, get alert. needing resolution sometimes deliberately holds instead sending usual settled applying ach overpay pushing leave unapplied credit sitting customer, send second paid\" email. top history, reason shown. captured hand-off paused, waits decide. to-do link straight panel, timeline withheld sits held choose options dismiss hand simply pushed. leaves panel. re-queue all. choosing reminder first. order. refused closed. bring change come re-queue. through, closes sides, disappears closed, voided, charged back, returned. refunded ach, finish settling rather re-queueing articles activity configure general (email notification)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-03-08T14:41:57.000Z","tag_names":["customer payment","store payment"],"answer_sample":"Overview If you would prefer not to collect or handle a customer’s sensitive paym","long_answer_sample":"Overview If you would prefer not to collect or handle a customer’s sensitive payment information directly, you can send them a secure invitation to store their own payment method. Anytime a customer is paying one of your invoices, they have the option to store the payment method for future use (Customer-Enabled Auto Pay). Once a payment method is st","language_id":1,"id":2452987,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"overview prefer collect handle customer’s sensitive payment information directly, can send secure invitation store method. anytime customer paying one invoices, option method future use (customer-enabled auto pay). stored, details like enter yourself, refer storing credit debit card ach account securely information, follow steps below.   step 1 log biller genie account. navigate customers search invite.  2 open profile locate stored methods section. click dropdown next methods, select generate link add confirmation message will appear indicating copied. 3 paste email text another form communication directly customer. see opens contact saved pre-populate. prompted either bank (ach) card, within gateway — sent directly. optional enable pay may choose check box auto-pay transactions selected new invoices automatically charged invoice due date. used transactions. still trouble work unable method, support team support@billergenie.com include following name whether attempting error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","name":"Invite a Customer to Store a Payment Method","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"invite-a-customer-to-store-a-payment-method","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/invite-a-customer-to-store-a-payment-method?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"overview prefer collect handle customer’s sensitive payment information directly, can send secure invitation store method. anytime customer paying one invoices, option method future use (customer-enabled auto pay). stored, details like enter yourself, refer storing credit debit card ach account securely information, follow steps below.   step 1 log biller genie account. navigate customers search invite.  2 open profile locate stored methods section. click dropdown next methods, select generate link add confirmation message will appear indicating copied. 3 paste email text another form communication directly customer. see opens contact saved pre-populate. prompted either bank (ach) card, within gateway — sent directly. optional enable pay may choose check box auto-pay transactions selected new invoices automatically charged invoice due date. used transactions. still trouble work unable method, support team support@billergenie.com include following name whether attempting error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-07-03T20:15:24.000Z","tag_names":["online transactions","payment service"],"answer_sample":"Link your existing PayPal account to Biller Genie and instantly offer additional ","long_answer_sample":"Link your existing PayPal account to Biller Genie and instantly offer additional payment options in one convenient package.    PayPal Features Multiple Payment Options for Customer Use funds in their PayPal balance Pay Later (purchase is broken into payments) Venmo Convenient Checkout Once a payment method is linked to a customer's PayPal account, ","language_id":1,"id":2658199,"last_published_date":"May 26th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"link existing paypal account biller genie instantly offer additional payment options one convenient package.    features multiple customer use funds balance pay later (purchase broken payments) venmo checkout method linked customer's account, can invoice quickly without enter card/account number again. limitations integration available inside portal merchant portal, viewing statement link. fees processing charged directly recommend referencing website info details. premium apply volumes. technology charge customers credit debit cards, will used.  auto batch reconciliation compatibility genie's abr feature, want know transactions handled differently. enabled, sweep added chart accounts labeled “apm” (alternative methods). moved receivable apm account. difference create bank deposit entries. remain manually moved. need entry conjunction transferring account.  ready get started follow article installing add-on","name":"PayPal Overview","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"paypal-overview","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/paypal-overview?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"link existing paypal account biller genie instantly offer additional payment options one convenient package.    features multiple customer use funds balance pay later (purchase broken payments) venmo checkout method linked customer's account, can invoice quickly without enter card/account number again. limitations integration available inside portal merchant portal, viewing statement link. fees processing charged directly recommend referencing website info details. premium apply volumes. technology charge customers credit debit cards, will used.  auto batch reconciliation compatibility genie's abr feature, want know transactions handled differently. enabled, sweep added chart accounts labeled “apm” (alternative methods). moved receivable apm account. difference create bank deposit entries. remain manually moved. need entry conjunction transferring account.  ready get started follow article installing add-on","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T20:35:07.000Z","tag_names":["penalty fees","late payment"],"answer_sample":"The Late Fee Manager automatically calculates and applies late fees to your invoi","long_answer_sample":"The Late Fee Manager automatically calculates and applies late fees to your invoices. In Biller Genie, an invoice is not considered late until it is 30 days past due. After the 30 days, late fees will be applied on a recurring 30 day schedule. Late fees can only be applied to current, existing invoices. From the Main Menu, navigate to the Add-Ons dr","language_id":1,"id":1957028,"last_published_date":"May 25th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"late fee manager automatically calculates applies fees invoices. biller genie, invoice considered 30 days past due. days, will applied recurring day schedule. can current, existing main menu, navigate the add-ons drop-down menu select the late manager. need installed the add-ons marketplace.   begin charging fees, configuration, toggle “late status” “active”. configure desired schedule, frequency, amount, customize terms \u0026amp; conditions meet needs. choose add memo field invoices, body reminders, included every invoice. booked new revenue account accounting software called \"biller genie finance charge\". refunding refund added invoice, software. open quickbooks online, desktop, xero, remove late-fee line item. next sync, picks removal clears copy keeping change side first preserves source truth. keep reapplying them, check configuration above. open, past-due continues accrue 30-day cadence paid, written off, voided","name":"Setup Late Fees","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setup-late-fees","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/setup-late-fees?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"late fee manager automatically calculates applies fees invoices. biller genie, invoice considered 30 days past due. days, will applied recurring day schedule. can current, existing main menu, navigate the add-ons drop-down menu select the late manager. need installed the add-ons marketplace.   begin charging fees, configuration, toggle “late status” “active”. configure desired schedule, frequency, amount, customize terms \u0026amp; conditions meet needs. choose add memo field invoices, body reminders, included every invoice. booked new revenue account accounting software called \"biller genie finance charge\". refunding refund added invoice, software. open quickbooks online, desktop, xero, remove late-fee line item. next sync, picks removal clears copy keeping change side first preserves source truth. keep reapplying them, check configuration above. open, past-due continues accrue 30-day cadence paid, written off, voided","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T18:06:44.000Z","tag_names":["autopay attempt log","detach payment timeline","email opened invoice","invoice activity","invoice event log","invoice history","invoice opt out reminders","invoice timeline","mailjet open click","reminder sent log","when was invoice sent","who paid invoice"],"answer_sample":"Every invoice in Biller Genie has a Timeline — a chronological log of everything ","long_answer_sample":"Every invoice in Biller Genie has a Timeline — a chronological log of everything that's happened to it: payments applied, payment attempts, reminders sent, opt-out toggles, voids/refunds, autopay attempts, manual notes, and email opens and clicks. The Timeline is the first place to look when you need to answer \"what happened with this invoice?\" — fo","language_id":1,"id":1956817,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"every invoice biller genie timeline — chronological log everything happened payments applied, payment attempts, reminders sent, opt-out toggles, voids/refunds, autopay manual notes, email opens clicks. first place look need answer \"what invoice\" support questions, audit needs, troubleshooting customer's experience match expected. find open invoices \u0026gt; (or clicking number anywhere appears). detail view, scroll history / section. entries appear newest-first. entry types mean lifecycle means created either synced accounting software, manually bg, imported. timeline. updated field changed typically edit software through, bg. paid invoice's remaining balance hit $0 (a payment, multiple payments, credit memo zeroed out). sets paiddate. applied card debit made amount $x processed applied. funds available 1-2 business days. ach submitted bank. note takes 3-5 days settle can still reject window. check captured via mobile capture rdc invoice. settles pending [type] attached yet funded associated reduced funds. common payments. voided, refunded, detached previously-applied reversed. went back paiddate cleared marked paid. attempts auto pay skipped since automatic attempted [date] per day. system tried earlier today, next attempt skipped. failed - ending xxxx expired. automatically disabled customer. stored auto-disables customer) fix due date. method (ending xxxx) authorization file bank account verification holds completes. #x [reason] gateway declined returned error. reason text comes response ones insufficient funds, declined, honor. activity \"[reminder type]\" reminder sent out. type tells one cadence (upcoming due, overdue, upcoming late fee, statement). paper mail queued add-on active. opened clicked click telemetry provider (mailjet). indicates recipient least loaded images link. useful \"they saw it\" signal though 100% reliable clients block tracking pixels. bounced (soft hard) deliver. soft bounce = temporary (full inbox, server unavailable); hard permanent (bad address). bounces, customer email. per-invoice opted reminders (also will excluded reminders) someone team opt emails go specifically. (if configured) attempts. now included sending resume scheduled cadence. notes add internal recording conversations, escalations, anything else want record of. detail, note, save. appears username timestamp. internal-only (the never sees them). diagnostic patterns \"did ever receive send entries, opens/clicks. see sends opens, might spam. \"why run\" recent entry. skip/fail tell (already-attempted, expired card, authorization). \"this supposed there\" pending-payment detach entries. shows full diagnostic. going out\" record's active status. delivery diagnosis . related articles viewing attaching detaching transactions","name":"Invoice Timeline and Activity History","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"view-invoice-timeline","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/view-invoice-timeline?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"every invoice biller genie timeline — chronological log everything happened payments applied, payment attempts, reminders sent, opt-out toggles, voids/refunds, autopay manual notes, email opens clicks. first place look need answer \"what invoice\" support questions, audit needs, troubleshooting customer's experience match expected. find open invoices \u0026gt; (or clicking number anywhere appears). detail view, scroll history / section. entries appear newest-first. entry types mean lifecycle means created either synced accounting software, manually bg, imported. timeline. updated field changed typically edit software through, bg. paid invoice's remaining balance hit $0 (a payment, multiple payments, credit memo zeroed out). sets paiddate. applied card debit made amount $x processed applied. funds available 1-2 business days. ach submitted bank. note takes 3-5 days settle can still reject window. check captured via mobile capture rdc invoice. settles pending [type] attached yet funded associated reduced funds. common payments. voided, refunded, detached previously-applied reversed. went back paiddate cleared marked paid. attempts auto pay skipped since automatic attempted [date] per day. system tried earlier today, next attempt skipped. failed - ending xxxx expired. automatically disabled customer. stored auto-disables customer) fix due date. method (ending xxxx) authorization file bank account verification holds completes. #x [reason] gateway declined returned error. reason text comes response ones insufficient funds, declined, honor. activity \"[reminder type]\" reminder sent out. type tells one cadence (upcoming due, overdue, upcoming late fee, statement). paper mail queued add-on active. opened clicked click telemetry provider (mailjet). indicates recipient least loaded images link. useful \"they saw it\" signal though 100% reliable clients block tracking pixels. bounced (soft hard) deliver. soft bounce = temporary (full inbox, server unavailable); hard permanent (bad address). bounces, customer email. per-invoice opted reminders (also will excluded reminders) someone team opt emails go specifically. (if configured) attempts. now included sending resume scheduled cadence. notes add internal recording conversations, escalations, anything else want record of. detail, note, save. appears username timestamp. internal-only (the never sees them). diagnostic patterns \"did ever receive send entries, opens/clicks. see sends opens, might spam. \"why run\" recent entry. skip/fail tell (already-attempted, expired card, authorization). \"this supposed there\" pending-payment detach entries. shows full diagnostic. going out\" record's active status. delivery diagnosis . related articles viewing attaching detaching transactions","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-11-14T21:15:02.000Z","tag_names":["create invoice","new invoice biller genie","add invoice","invoice line items","invoice due date","invoice memo","invoice in biller genie","manual invoice creation"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie is designed to work alongside the accounting software you're already","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie is designed to work alongside the accounting software you're already using — most of the time, invoices are created in QuickBooks (or Xero) and sync into Biller Genie automatically. But Biller Genie can also create invoices directly when you don't have your accounting software handy or when you need to bill a one-off customer quickly. T","language_id":1,"id":2297802,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"biller genie designed work alongside accounting software using — time, invoices created quickbooks (or xero) sync automatically. can create directly handy need bill one-off customer quickly. article walks paths. come pulls two sources, end place software. online, desktop (via magiccarpet ), xero. new next sync, sent, paid, reconciled genie. invoice genie, synced back sales receipt journal entry. flows systems way qbo qbd directly. either path produces result tracked goes messenger . best practice merchants, creating cleanest path. records, item catalog, tax rates, accounts there. connected, every automatically double entry, opportunity drift systems. online use \"save close,\" send\" qbo, finish save close. tells email itself, creates duplicate syncs sends it. want handle send, manually merchants find easier just always close let sending. merchant portal, click left nav. invoice. pick customer. start typing customer's name; shows matches list. exist yet, first will add line items. set quantity amount per item. number, date, due date. auto-suggests override optional po custom message, memo. flow receives finalize based settings. work-in-progress without sending yet draft status holds gets shown columns, footer text, template (classic / modern simple), pdf formatting defaults includes payment qr code (if enabled), branding, one-click portal access link body. configure control panel \u0026gt; whether qbo/qbd uses look. default save, fires immediately within seconds. send manual action different email, cc additional addresses, paper mail addition email. hold (see ) ready. editing voiding sent open edit. updates trigger updated message knows changed. applies outstanding balance immediately. error needs canceled, void page. software, reminders stop firing. refunding paid) refund record saved method credited. frequently asked questions show yes. invoice, entry (depending configuration). sees yes inline. made mistake sent. fix edit small (a wrong amount, typo memo). communication turned on. large (wrong customer, altogether), one cleaner trying massively rewrite existing record. bulk-create genie's strength processing scale bulk software's bulk-invoice features rest. genie-created invoicing, reach subscribersuccess guidance right approach volume. related articles setting","name":"How To Create An Invoice","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"how-to-create-an-invoice","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/how-to-create-an-invoice?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie designed work alongside accounting software using — time, invoices created quickbooks (or xero) sync automatically. can create directly handy need bill one-off customer quickly. article walks paths. come pulls two sources, end place software. online, desktop (via magiccarpet ), xero. new next sync, sent, paid, reconciled genie. invoice genie, synced back sales receipt journal entry. flows systems way qbo qbd directly. either path produces result tracked goes messenger . best practice merchants, creating cleanest path. records, item catalog, tax rates, accounts there. connected, every automatically double entry, opportunity drift systems. online use \"save close,\" send\" qbo, finish save close. tells email itself, creates duplicate syncs sends it. want handle send, manually merchants find easier just always close let sending. merchant portal, click left nav. invoice. pick customer. start typing customer's name; shows matches list. exist yet, first will add line items. set quantity amount per item. number, date, due date. auto-suggests override optional po custom message, memo. flow receives finalize based settings. work-in-progress without sending yet draft status holds gets shown columns, footer text, template (classic / modern simple), pdf formatting defaults includes payment qr code (if enabled), branding, one-click portal access link body. configure control panel \u0026gt; whether qbo/qbd uses look. default save, fires immediately within seconds. send manual action different email, cc additional addresses, paper mail addition email. hold (see ) ready. editing voiding sent open edit. updates trigger updated message knows changed. applies outstanding balance immediately. error needs canceled, void page. software, reminders stop firing. refunding paid) refund record saved method credited. frequently asked questions show yes. invoice, entry (depending configuration). sees yes inline. made mistake sent. fix edit small (a wrong amount, typo memo). communication turned on. large (wrong customer, altogether), one cleaner trying massively rewrite existing record. bulk-create genie's strength processing scale bulk software's bulk-invoice features rest. genie-created invoicing, reach subscribersuccess guidance right approach volume. related articles setting","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-30T21:55:44.046Z","tag_names":["pending transactions report","in-flight ach","ach pending","ach origination","ach status log","track ach payment","ach received status","ach accepted status","ach still settling","why is invoice unpaid in quickbooks ach","reminders paused ach","late fees paused ach","ach payment timeline","ach 3 to 5 business days","is my ach payment stuck","biller genie pending report"],"answer_sample":"The Pending Transactions report shows every ACH and electronic check transaction ","long_answer_sample":"The Pending Transactions report shows every ACH and electronic check transaction that's currently in flight — submitted to the banking network but not yet settled. This article explains what the report tracks, what the status values mean, what happens to invoice reminders and late fees while a payment is pending, and what changes when the transactio","language_id":1,"id":3832733,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"pending transactions report shows every ach electronic check transaction currently flight — submitted banking network yet settled. article explains tracks, status values mean, happens invoice reminders late fees payment pending, changes settles successfully rejects. transactions. covers (remote deposit capture mobile capture). go settlement window. credit card clear synchronously, state track. combined view (cc, ach, check) see . find biller genie dashboard, navigate reports \u0026gt; lists finished journey network. \"pending\" means unlike cards, payments real time. move operated nacha, stays still transit banks. tracks two statuses received moving system. accepted transmitted customer's bank (the rdfi receiving depository financial institution) processing. either statuses. leaves reaches one terminal states paid cleared. finalized. error (or returned nacha reject code) clear. codes full code reference. complete within 3-5 business days submission. funding timeframes method breakdown timing varies. details page logs origination history clicking row opens transaction's page, can log change recorded since submitted, timestamps. source truth \"where right now cycle\" useful customer asks \"did yet\" investigating longer expected. status, associated treated in-progress, past due. automatically suppresses automated invoice. otherwise due due) based terms, send \"your overdue\" email flight. fees. enabled, added pending. acting good faith waiting unfair marks closed. pushes connected accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match. removes appears finalized payment. stay \"catch up\" time rejects return (error status), reopens collection. resumes invoice's normal schedule. enabled. adds rejected code. certain (account closed, invalid account, deceased, etc.), stored disables autopay list important backfill. sitting several days, going forward retroactively apply period picks back \"current\" rather \"as never paused.\" day-to-day uses through\" open report, customer, page. \"why look unpaid says paid\" cleared yet. will sync paid. \"how money now\" total amount expected near-term pipeline (within day window). \"is stuck\" 5 transition happened stalled. frequently asked questions showing reached syncs settles. wait leave report. manually mark no. updates gateway overriding push ultimately fails let cycle. get owe flight, sending confusing (they paid; just settling). resume later days' worth reject, period. need fee window, add manual line item reopened ever synchronously moment approved (and immediately paid) declined. in-between cards. related articles storing methods (cards ach)","name":"Pending Transactions Report","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"pending-transactions-report","first_category":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","categories_display_for_views":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","parent_categories":[1368781],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/reports-and-reconciliation/pending-transactions-report?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"pending transactions report shows every ach electronic check transaction currently flight — submitted banking network yet settled. article explains tracks, status values mean, happens invoice reminders late fees payment pending, changes settles successfully rejects. transactions. covers (remote deposit capture mobile capture). go settlement window. credit card clear synchronously, state track. combined view (cc, ach, check) see . find biller genie dashboard, navigate reports \u0026gt; lists finished journey network. \"pending\" means unlike cards, payments real time. move operated nacha, stays still transit banks. tracks two statuses received moving system. accepted transmitted customer's bank (the rdfi receiving depository financial institution) processing. either statuses. leaves reaches one terminal states paid cleared. finalized. error (or returned nacha reject code) clear. codes full code reference. complete within 3-5 business days submission. funding timeframes method breakdown timing varies. details page logs origination history clicking row opens transaction's page, can log change recorded since submitted, timestamps. source truth \"where right now cycle\" useful customer asks \"did yet\" investigating longer expected. status, associated treated in-progress, past due. automatically suppresses automated invoice. otherwise due due) based terms, send \"your overdue\" email flight. fees. enabled, added pending. acting good faith waiting unfair marks closed. pushes connected accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match. removes appears finalized payment. stay \"catch up\" time rejects return (error status), reopens collection. resumes invoice's normal schedule. enabled. adds rejected code. certain (account closed, invalid account, deceased, etc.), stored disables autopay list important backfill. sitting several days, going forward retroactively apply period picks back \"current\" rather \"as never paused.\" day-to-day uses through\" open report, customer, page. \"why look unpaid says paid\" cleared yet. will sync paid. \"how money now\" total amount expected near-term pipeline (within day window). \"is stuck\" 5 transition happened stalled. frequently asked questions showing reached syncs settles. wait leave report. manually mark no. updates gateway overriding push ultimately fails let cycle. get owe flight, sending confusing (they paid; just settling). resume later days' worth reject, period. need fee window, add manual line item reopened ever synchronously moment approved (and immediately paid) declined. in-between cards. related articles storing methods (cards ach)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-31T02:39:01.513Z","tag_names":["cancel schedule","export schedules csv","invoice schedule list","next run date","occurrences remaining","pause schedule","payment schedule list","recurring schedules list","running schedules","schedules report"],"answer_sample":"The Schedules report is your one-stop view of every recurring schedule on your ac","long_answer_sample":"The Schedules report is your one-stop view of every recurring schedule on your account — both Invoice Schedules (which auto-create new invoices on a cadence) and Payment Schedules (which auto-charge a stored payment method on a cadence, often as part of an approved payment plan). Use this report to spot anything that's run off the rails, to pause or","language_id":1,"id":3833021,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"schedules report one-stop view every recurring schedule account — invoice (which auto-create new invoices cadence) payment auto-charge stored method cadence, often part approved plan). use spot anything run rails, pause resume schedules, confirm coming next. find main menu, click reports \u0026gt; schedules. default shows running uncheck \"running only\" top right see including paused completed ones. column id internal id. open details. type (creates run) (charges run). typically attached plan. status (active will fire next due date), cancelled (paused via action fire), (ran configured number occurrences done). plan plan, links description free-text setup. customer belongs (only shown account-wide view; hidden viewing specific record). frequency daily, weekly, monthly. amount per-run amount. start date first run. charge / creation fire. azure-scheduled job runs approximately 800 1000 pm et today one windows. x y (z remaining) finite ∞ indefinite filtering searching checkbox (top right) defaults checked. include search box matches description, customer, frequency, useful finding know roughly charges. per-column filters grid header row. pausing (cancelling) schedule. schedule's flips (biller genie's ui uses \"cancelled\" label though technically underlying database state paused), future stop firing. resume, resume. next-run recompute based original cadence. editing edited place. change amount, schedule, existing create corrected settings. (the ones backing plans) edit details edit. creating dropdown page set charges method. retainers, deposits, subscriptions one-off recurring. requires add-on installed account. step-by-step. exporting export csv page. respects current running-only setting want file named schedules.xlsx. related articles pending plans storing methods","name":"Schedules: List View","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"schedules-list-view","first_category":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","categories_display_for_views":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","parent_categories":[1368781],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/reports-and-reconciliation/schedules-list-view?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"schedules report one-stop view every recurring schedule account — invoice (which auto-create new invoices cadence) payment auto-charge stored method cadence, often part approved plan). use spot anything run rails, pause resume schedules, confirm coming next. find main menu, click reports \u0026gt; schedules. default shows running uncheck \"running only\" top right see including paused completed ones. column id internal id. open details. type (creates run) (charges run). typically attached plan. status (active will fire next due date), cancelled (paused via action fire), (ran configured number occurrences done). plan plan, links description free-text setup. customer belongs (only shown account-wide view; hidden viewing specific record). frequency daily, weekly, monthly. amount per-run amount. start date first run. charge / creation fire. azure-scheduled job runs approximately 800 1000 pm et today one windows. x y (z remaining) finite ∞ indefinite filtering searching checkbox (top right) defaults checked. include search box matches description, customer, frequency, useful finding know roughly charges. per-column filters grid header row. pausing (cancelling) schedule. schedule's flips (biller genie's ui uses \"cancelled\" label though technically underlying database state paused), future stop firing. resume, resume. next-run recompute based original cadence. editing edited place. change amount, schedule, existing create corrected settings. (the ones backing plans) edit details edit. creating dropdown page set charges method. retainers, deposits, subscriptions one-off recurring. requires add-on installed account. step-by-step. exporting export csv page. respects current running-only setting want file named schedules.xlsx. related articles pending plans storing methods","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-07-22T18:46:50.765Z","tag_names":["abr","ach clawback","ach reject","ach rejects","ach return","bank return","batch reconciliation","e-check return","nsf","post settlement return","rebill invoice","returned payment","write off","net settlement","netted from deposit","returned payment deducted from deposit","sweep off by returned amount"],"answer_sample":"ACH is a trust-then-verify network. A payment can be reported settled and funded,","long_answer_sample":"ACH is a trust-then-verify network. A payment can be reported settled and funded, and then bounce up to 60 days later under the banking network's return rules, for reasons like a closed account or a customer-disputed debit. When that happens, the bank pulls the money straight back out of your bank account. The ACH reject feature in Automatic Batch R","language_id":1,"id":3893602,"last_published_date":"August 14th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"ach trust-then-verify network. payment can reported settled funded, bounce 60 days later banking network's return rules, reasons like closed account customer-disputed debit. happens, bank pulls money straight back account. reject feature automatic batch reconciliation (abr) records clawback correctly quickbooks and, want, rebills customer. bookkeeping only. recording biller genie keeps ledger agreement bank; moves, nothing sent gateway. follow-up happens processor bank. covers payments returned funded. separate pre-funding rejects, rejected ever marked paid, transactions report always listed. codes themselves, see credit card codes. rejects reach experience depends gateway automatically, almost every learns post-settlement returns surfaces you, usually within day learning it. appears post-funding panel own; choose outcome. detection looks days, matching window. transaction page. statement tells came back, open genie. settled, button record it, confirms click. appears. small number gateways confirm reliably enough act notifies transaction, adjustment directly accounting software. contact tell whether one them. however reaches follows identical. active, top report. work queue still need action row shows detected date, customer, amount, id, invoice, resolve action. bulk single full amount payment, regular rejected-transactions grid sits panel. choosing opens write rebill invoice choices described below. resolved, leaves list actioned again; export csv history. required accounts items mapped synced yet, buttons disabled, link settings finish setup. panel's window options supported gateways, transaction's detail page button, stays resolved. abr's module must active mapped. yet returned, clicking warning disabled refresh page; try reflects return. never reliably, shown outcome vs modal gives two options. ask \"are sure\" continuing, decision final. off. accept loss close out. journal entry moves invoice. collect again. reversed new created entries sync software next sync. option confirming touch sweep account; comes account, mirror that. debits credits settlement (bank) books match bank's withdrawal. posts, followed using item. syncs normal connected ready pay (checking) removing original funds corresponding memo noting due customer taken deposit processors withdraw separately. instead, deduct future deposit, netting pattern reconciling chargebacks netted deposit. works, posted assume withdrawal, predictable way holds leftover balance equal withdrawal separately occurred fix debit / (your account) online steps click + \u0026gt; entry. line 1 enter column. 2 add \"ach deposit\", save. desktop note desktop, make company menu general memo. applies reject, exactly amount. signature zero related articles understanding setting abr mappings balances","name":"Handling ACH Rejects After Settlement","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"handling-ach-rejects-after-settlement","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/handling-ach-rejects-after-settlement?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"ach trust-then-verify network. payment can reported settled funded, bounce 60 days later banking network's return rules, reasons like closed account customer-disputed debit. happens, bank pulls money straight back account. reject feature automatic batch reconciliation (abr) records clawback correctly quickbooks and, want, rebills customer. bookkeeping only. recording biller genie keeps ledger agreement bank; moves, nothing sent gateway. follow-up happens processor bank. covers payments returned funded. separate pre-funding rejects, rejected ever marked paid, transactions report always listed. codes themselves, see credit card codes. rejects reach experience depends gateway automatically, almost every learns post-settlement returns surfaces you, usually within day learning it. appears post-funding panel own; choose outcome. detection looks days, matching window. transaction page. statement tells came back, open genie. settled, button record it, confirms click. appears. small number gateways confirm reliably enough act notifies transaction, adjustment directly accounting software. contact tell whether one them. however reaches follows identical. active, top report. work queue still need action row shows detected date, customer, amount, id, invoice, resolve action. bulk single full amount payment, regular rejected-transactions grid sits panel. choosing opens write rebill invoice choices described below. resolved, leaves list actioned again; export csv history. required accounts items mapped synced yet, buttons disabled, link settings finish setup. panel's window options supported gateways, transaction's detail page button, stays resolved. abr's module must active mapped. yet returned, clicking warning disabled refresh page; try reflects return. never reliably, shown outcome vs modal gives two options. ask \"are sure\" continuing, decision final. off. accept loss close out. journal entry moves invoice. collect again. reversed new created entries sync software next sync. option confirming touch sweep account; comes account, mirror that. debits credits settlement (bank) books match bank's withdrawal. posts, followed using item. syncs normal connected ready pay (checking) removing original funds corresponding memo noting due customer taken deposit processors withdraw separately. instead, deduct future deposit, netting pattern reconciling chargebacks netted deposit. works, posted assume withdrawal, predictable way holds leftover balance equal withdrawal separately occurred fix debit / (your account) online steps click + \u0026gt; entry. line 1 enter column. 2 add \"ach deposit\", save. desktop note desktop, make company menu general memo. applies reject, exactly amount. signature zero related articles understanding setting abr mappings balances","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368782,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T15:17:09.000Z","tag_names":["account settings","ach web terms","auto pay terms","biller genie settings","chrome extension","configure general settings","control panel settings","email auto-pay failures","email merchant receipts","email sync notification","invoice email","invoice payment terms","merchant email","persistent filters","sync notifications setup","terms and conditions"],"answer_sample":"Your Control Panel \u0026gt; Settings page is where you set the account-level defaults","long_answer_sample":"Your Control Panel \u0026gt; Settings page is where you set the account-level defaults that apply everywhere in Biller Genie — who receives merchant notifications, which automated emails go out, the Terms \u0026amp; Conditions your customers agree to, and whether the Chrome Extension is enabled. This article walks through every field on the page, what it cont","language_id":1,"id":1957837,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"control panel \u0026gt; settings page set account-level defaults apply everywhere biller genie — receives merchant notifications, automated emails go out, terms \u0026amp; conditions customers agree to, whether chrome extension enabled. article walks every field page, controls, small gotchas catch people one. open click main menu, settings. need user superuser manager role see managing users . email address (or addresses) receive copy sales receipts customer-driven notifications example, customer updates stored payment method card file expires. gets auto-pay failure alert sync toggles enabled below. multiple recipients can enter one here. separate comma semicolon accounting@yourcompany.com, owner@yourcompany.com. list notification triggers. way send another nothing. invoice sender reminder sends. reply-to hits reply reminder, it. use real, monitored inbox (not no-reply address) reply, often questions. want sent domain (so look like come billing@yourcompany.com instead genie's envelope), custom domains enable persistent filters toggle on, column search grids (invoices, customers, transactions, etc.) remembered across sessions account. off, reset time load grid. turn frequently filter (e.g., \"always show overdue invoices type = wholesale\"). team members share account prefers start clean view. three address(es) above. processed (credit card, ach, check, manual, autopay), receipt. don't. org-level setting applies payments receipt controlled separately per-transaction \"send receipt\" checkbox payment, plus flag individual customer's record. full breakdown. successfully synced accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) configurable number days, get email. failures commonly happen oauth connection expired password changed. configuring threshold. default \"alert 3 days without successful sync.\" change per-integration make sure save add-ons select xero). find last field, whenever automatic attempt fails (declined nsf etc.), details unnoticed. recommended keep on. failed autopay attempts notice quickly past-due invoices. pre-populates sets corresponding flows. edit match business's policies, next revert default. sees paying one-time portal via link. auto pay enrolling agrees charge automatically becomes due. ach web transaction t\u0026amp;cs bank / ach. nacha requires explicit authorization language web-channel debits customize language. tip. legal counsel review customizing phrasing general; industry (rentals, subscriptions, professional services) specific worth adding rather invoice. installed (which adds in-line buttons quick-actions online tools), shows status lets issues 90-day credential authenticate calls back genie. required first work new browser device. disable immediately invalidates credential. uninstalled device authorized lost compromised. related located elsewhere feel live actually dedicated pages quick map know branding (logo + brand color) branding. setup (reminder cadence, terms, messenger settings) defaults. welcome area hosted (fraud thresholds look/feel public page) link menu. late fees reminders add-ons, core fee manager, reminders. session timeout user-configurable. signs 25 minutes inactivity production security reasons. saving changes button. saved edited. enable/disable save. articles","name":"Configure General Settings","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"configure-general-settings","first_category":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","categories_display_for_views":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","parent_categories":[1368782],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/settings-and-account/configure-general-settings?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"control panel \u0026gt; settings page set account-level defaults apply everywhere biller genie — receives merchant notifications, automated emails go out, terms \u0026amp; conditions customers agree to, whether chrome extension enabled. article walks every field page, controls, small gotchas catch people one. open click main menu, settings. need user superuser manager role see managing users . email address (or addresses) receive copy sales receipts customer-driven notifications example, customer updates stored payment method card file expires. gets auto-pay failure alert sync toggles enabled below. multiple recipients can enter one here. separate comma semicolon accounting@yourcompany.com, owner@yourcompany.com. list notification triggers. way send another nothing. invoice sender reminder sends. reply-to hits reply reminder, it. use real, monitored inbox (not no-reply address) reply, often questions. want sent domain (so look like come billing@yourcompany.com instead genie's envelope), custom domains enable persistent filters toggle on, column search grids (invoices, customers, transactions, etc.) remembered across sessions account. off, reset time load grid. turn frequently filter (e.g., \"always show overdue invoices type = wholesale\"). team members share account prefers start clean view. three address(es) above. processed (credit card, ach, check, manual, autopay), receipt. don't. org-level setting applies payments receipt controlled separately per-transaction \"send receipt\" checkbox payment, plus flag individual customer's record. full breakdown. successfully synced accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) configurable number days, get email. failures commonly happen oauth connection expired password changed. configuring threshold. default \"alert 3 days without successful sync.\" change per-integration make sure save add-ons select xero). find last field, whenever automatic attempt fails (declined nsf etc.), details unnoticed. recommended keep on. failed autopay attempts notice quickly past-due invoices. pre-populates sets corresponding flows. edit match business's policies, next revert default. sees paying one-time portal via link. auto pay enrolling agrees charge automatically becomes due. ach web transaction t\u0026amp;cs bank / ach. nacha requires explicit authorization language web-channel debits customize language. tip. legal counsel review customizing phrasing general; industry (rentals, subscriptions, professional services) specific worth adding rather invoice. installed (which adds in-line buttons quick-actions online tools), shows status lets issues 90-day credential authenticate calls back genie. required first work new browser device. disable immediately invalidates credential. uninstalled device authorized lost compromised. related located elsewhere feel live actually dedicated pages quick map know branding (logo + brand color) branding. setup (reminder cadence, terms, messenger settings) defaults. welcome area hosted (fraud thresholds look/feel public page) link menu. late fees reminders add-ons, core fee manager, reminders. session timeout user-configurable. signs 25 minutes inactivity production security reasons. saving changes button. saved edited. enable/disable save. articles","categories":{"current":{"id":1368782,"name":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","url":"/settings-and-account"}},"category_param":"settings-and-account"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-06-21T14:57:46.000Z","tag_names":["ach reject 72 hours","ach reject reconciliation","ach return code list","ach return codes","autopay disabled","autopay turn off ach reject","credit card chargeback","credit card decline","expired card autopay","invoice reopened after reject","nacha return codes","pending transactions report","post-settlement reject","r01 insufficient funds","r02 account closed","r03 no account","r10 not authorized","r29 corporate not authorized","reconcile ach reject accounting software","rejected transactions report","unauthorized ach return","why was my ach rejected"],"answer_sample":"When an ACH payment is rejected, the receiving bank sends back a standardized NAC","long_answer_sample":"When an ACH payment is rejected, the receiving bank sends back a standardized NACHA return code (R01, R02, R29, etc.) that tells the originating bank why. Credit card transactions have their own decline reasons and chargeback codes from the card brands. This article explains how rejects work, how Biller Genie handles them, which return codes trigger","language_id":1,"id":2017193,"last_published_date":"August 10th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"ach payment rejected, receiving bank sends back standardized nacha return code (r01, r02, r29, etc.) tells originating why. credit card transactions decline reasons chargeback codes brands. article explains rejects work, biller genie handles them, trigger automatically remove method, find rejected account, reconcile reject arrives settled. works (in brief) move network operated (the national automated clearing house association). transaction passes two banks — odfi (originating depository financial institution, merchant deposits) rdfi (receiving customer's account lives). defines fixed daily settlement windows clear banks. returns happen within 72 hours submitted. checks routing number, authorization, either accepts entry r-code. smaller set \"consumer-authorization\" primarily r05, r07, r10, r11, r51 can returned 60 calendar days original tied customer disputing authorization rather account-mechanics check. corporate (r29) must banking days. specific see gateway- processor-specific. different gateways report underlying slightly strings short descriptions. maps gateway's raw standard recording it, portal match table exactly, reason. category behavior same. receives gateway associated invoice reopens collection. reminders resume invoice's normal schedule. late fees resume, enabled. history added noting (see next section), removes stored disables autopay prevent happening scheduled charge. disable mean longer usable closed, number invalid, holder died, flagged formally revoked authorization. below, method profile. turns flag. email in-app notification know needs follow-up. autopay-disabling r02 closed r03 / unable locate r04 invalid structure r13 r14 representative payee deceased continue r15 beneficiary r16 frozen per ofac r20 non-transaction r28 check digit error r29 advises authorized r30 participant truncation program r44 individual id (enr) (such r01 insufficient funds, r07 revoked, r08 stop payment, r10 originator authorized) auto-disable autopay. often recoverable may funds time charge runs, temporary, etc. leaves on. want manually one rejects, turn auto pay . full reference complete list codes. prefixed autopay-disable icon repeated context. title description enough cover debit. account. bank. format r05 unauthorized consumer debit authorize r06 requested return. withdrew prior placed transaction. r09 uncollected collected available. known receiver's r11 terms falls outside parameters. r12 sold another dfi transferred institution. no. incorrect. died. deceased. ofac. r17 file record edit criteria suspicious information. r18 improper effective date invalid. r19 amount field dollar contains errors. type process kind r21 company identification r22 r23 receiver refused recipient payment. r24 duplicate previous entry. r25 addenda additional-data section r26 mandatory required missing r27 trace wrong. participating truncation. r31 permissible allowed circumstances. r32 non-settlement settle. r33 xck check-related r34 limited participation status. r35 improper. r36 r37 source document presented r38 issued document. r39 r40 enr enrollment returned. r41 r42 information r43 r45 name r46 indicator designation r47 enrollment. r50 state law affecting rck acceptance prevents conversion. ineligible item related conversion ineligible. r52 item. r53 versions simultaneously. r61 misrouted sent wrong r62 erroneous reversing incorrectly reverses r67 r68 untimely submitted timeframe. r69 data processing r70 accepted originator. r71 dishonored incorrectly. r72 late. r73 timely deadline. r74 corrected corrects earlier r75 legitimate, duplicate. r76 errors found r77 non-acceptance reversal r80 iat coding international transfer r81 non-participant program. r82 foreign r83 settle settlement. r84 processed r85 coded outbound int'l nacha's authoritative documentation, operating rules declines chargebacks use above. separate kinds negative outcomes moment charging (insufficient credit, do-not-honor, expired card, fraud-rule trigger, etc.). usually retry issue resolved. exact reason text comes processor varies troubleshooting declined common ones. disputes issuer fact. dispute investigated. handled processor's (not genie); get real-time signal occurred. genie's cards narrower attempt fails (biller detects locally expiration date), disabled timeline added. run again. either. decide chargebacked billed again, manually. finding reports three help track pending yet queue in-flight payments still arrive. walkthrough. every came code, along itself. (cc ach, statuses) place audit view. settled arrive initial paid status consumer-authorization (r05, r51) come later, important reported paid, stops polling updates it. later notifies post-settlement (typically portal), will show accounting software though pulled happens, need books steps cases. reconciling failed re-fail. 1 period open cleanest fix software, matched void delete let sync. reopens, period. 2 locked (a gaap practice), go it'll break month. instead, leave alone current create expense (or vendor check) reflects pulling back. day performing action. appropriate a/r line item, memo traceable. new customer, amount, dated today, marked due receipt. add like \"re-bill #\u0026lt;number\u0026gt; \u0026lt;date\u0026gt; (code \u0026lt;rxx\u0026gt;)\" (and you) for. flows unpaid invoice. managing across multiple customers period, internal batch involves nets zero given bank-statement reach support guidance setting up. trouble trying understand seeing above, contact support@billergenie.com include whether arrived articles storing methods (cards ach) deposit funding timeframes","name":"ACH and Credit Card Reject Codes: How They Work in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"ach-and-credit-card-rejection-codes","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/ach-and-credit-card-rejection-codes?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"ach payment rejected, receiving bank sends back standardized nacha return code (r01, r02, r29, etc.) tells originating why. credit card transactions decline reasons chargeback codes brands. article explains rejects work, biller genie handles them, trigger automatically remove method, find rejected account, reconcile reject arrives settled. works (in brief) move network operated (the national automated clearing house association). transaction passes two banks — odfi (originating depository financial institution, merchant deposits) rdfi (receiving customer's account lives). defines fixed daily settlement windows clear banks. returns happen within 72 hours submitted. checks routing number, authorization, either accepts entry r-code. smaller set \"consumer-authorization\" primarily r05, r07, r10, r11, r51 can returned 60 calendar days original tied customer disputing authorization rather account-mechanics check. corporate (r29) must banking days. specific see gateway- processor-specific. different gateways report underlying slightly strings short descriptions. maps gateway's raw standard recording it, portal match table exactly, reason. category behavior same. receives gateway associated invoice reopens collection. reminders resume invoice's normal schedule. late fees resume, enabled. history added noting (see next section), removes stored disables autopay prevent happening scheduled charge. disable mean longer usable closed, number invalid, holder died, flagged formally revoked authorization. below, method profile. turns flag. email in-app notification know needs follow-up. autopay-disabling r02 closed r03 / unable locate r04 invalid structure r13 r14 representative payee deceased continue r15 beneficiary r16 frozen per ofac r20 non-transaction r28 check digit error r29 advises authorized r30 participant truncation program r44 individual id (enr) (such r01 insufficient funds, r07 revoked, r08 stop payment, r10 originator authorized) auto-disable autopay. often recoverable may funds time charge runs, temporary, etc. leaves on. want manually one rejects, turn auto pay . full reference complete list codes. prefixed autopay-disable icon repeated context. title description enough cover debit. account. bank. format r05 unauthorized consumer debit authorize r06 requested return. withdrew prior placed transaction. r09 uncollected collected available. known receiver's r11 terms falls outside parameters. r12 sold another dfi transferred institution. no. incorrect. died. deceased. ofac. r17 file record edit criteria suspicious information. r18 improper effective date invalid. r19 amount field dollar contains errors. type process kind r21 company identification r22 r23 receiver refused recipient payment. r24 duplicate previous entry. r25 addenda additional-data section r26 mandatory required missing r27 trace wrong. participating truncation. r31 permissible allowed circumstances. r32 non-settlement settle. r33 xck check-related r34 limited participation status. r35 improper. r36 r37 source document presented r38 issued document. r39 r40 enr enrollment returned. r41 r42 information r43 r45 name r46 indicator designation r47 enrollment. r50 state law affecting rck acceptance prevents conversion. ineligible item related conversion ineligible. r52 item. r53 versions simultaneously. r61 misrouted sent wrong r62 erroneous reversing incorrectly reverses r67 r68 untimely submitted timeframe. r69 data processing r70 accepted originator. r71 dishonored incorrectly. r72 late. r73 timely deadline. r74 corrected corrects earlier r75 legitimate, duplicate. r76 errors found r77 non-acceptance reversal r80 iat coding international transfer r81 non-participant program. r82 foreign r83 settle settlement. r84 processed r85 coded outbound int'l nacha's authoritative documentation, operating rules declines chargebacks use above. separate kinds negative outcomes moment charging (insufficient credit, do-not-honor, expired card, fraud-rule trigger, etc.). usually retry issue resolved. exact reason text comes processor varies troubleshooting declined common ones. disputes issuer fact. dispute investigated. handled processor's (not genie); get real-time signal occurred. genie's cards narrower attempt fails (biller detects locally expiration date), disabled timeline added. run again. either. decide chargebacked billed again, manually. finding reports three help track pending yet queue in-flight payments still arrive. walkthrough. every came code, along itself. (cc ach, statuses) place audit view. settled arrive initial paid status consumer-authorization (r05, r51) come later, important reported paid, stops polling updates it. later notifies post-settlement (typically portal), will show accounting software though pulled happens, need books steps cases. reconciling failed re-fail. 1 period open cleanest fix software, matched void delete let sync. reopens, period. 2 locked (a gaap practice), go it'll break month. instead, leave alone current create expense (or vendor check) reflects pulling back. day performing action. appropriate a/r line item, memo traceable. new customer, amount, dated today, marked due receipt. add like \"re-bill #\u0026lt;number\u0026gt; \u0026lt;date\u0026gt; (code \u0026lt;rxx\u0026gt;)\" (and you) for. flows unpaid invoice. managing across multiple customers period, internal batch involves nets zero given bank-statement reach support guidance setting up. trouble trying understand seeing above, contact support@billergenie.com include whether arrived articles storing methods (cards ach) deposit funding timeframes","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T18:13:18.000Z","tag_names":["send invoice manually","immediate reminder","send reminder now","resend invoice email","send invoice to alternate email","ad-hoc invoice email","invoice email override"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie sends invoices automatically through Invoice Messenger when an invoi","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie sends invoices automatically through Invoice Messenger when an invoice first syncs in and through Reminders on the cadence you've configured. But sometimes you want to send an invoice on demand — a customer asks for a copy, a reminder didn't reach them, or you want to test what an invoice looks like before a big batch goes out. The manu","language_id":1,"id":1956821,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"biller genie sends invoices automatically invoice messenger first syncs reminders cadence configured. sometimes want send demand — customer asks copy, reminder reach them, test looks like big batch goes out. manual action covers cases. use requests copy. \"can resend last month's invoice\" fire send. verify like. draft address sees final. one-off communication specific customer. without changing global everyone else. replace bounced email. original bounced, can correct email trigger fresh manually open genie. find via list (invoices tab), searching name, directly number. click top page. choose recipients. default customer's billing email; edit one (without record), add cc addresses, verification. delivery channel email, paper mail (if add-on ), both. optionally customize subject body records invoice's activity history. gets sent delivers receive template, branding, one-click portal access link. pdf attachment latest version (so updated since send, reflects updates). emails fix bounces, surfaces two places history shows bounce record underlying smtp error. bounces report reports \u0026gt; see every recent across invoices. record, address, return corrected address. sending multiple (bulk send) need group example, month-end customers, resending problem bulk view portal, navigate search keyword filters (customer type, date range, status) narrow filtered want, list. dialog, changes apply batch, per-customer. merge tags work individual sends, still personalized message. queues list, sequentially. repeat different batches (e.g. net 30 60). frequently asked questions will start no. separate . schedule keeps running based due copy reset schedule. go quickbooks infrastructure. online desktop get involved intentional, cause duplicate-email problems qbo's \"save send\" qbd features. reply yes replies business's reply-to (or custom domain configured). way regular paid paid, replaced receipt. longer needs receipt payment made. related articles using create","name":"How to Send an Invoice Manually","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"how-to-send-an-invoice-manually","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/how-to-send-an-invoice-manually?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie sends invoices automatically invoice messenger first syncs reminders cadence configured. sometimes want send demand — customer asks copy, reminder reach them, test looks like big batch goes out. manual action covers cases. use requests copy. \"can resend last month's invoice\" fire send. verify like. draft address sees final. one-off communication specific customer. without changing global everyone else. replace bounced email. original bounced, can correct email trigger fresh manually open genie. find via list (invoices tab), searching name, directly number. click top page. choose recipients. default customer's billing email; edit one (without record), add cc addresses, verification. delivery channel email, paper mail (if add-on ), both. optionally customize subject body records invoice's activity history. gets sent delivers receive template, branding, one-click portal access link. pdf attachment latest version (so updated since send, reflects updates). emails fix bounces, surfaces two places history shows bounce record underlying smtp error. bounces report reports \u0026gt; see every recent across invoices. record, address, return corrected address. sending multiple (bulk send) need group example, month-end customers, resending problem bulk view portal, navigate search keyword filters (customer type, date range, status) narrow filtered want, list. dialog, changes apply batch, per-customer. merge tags work individual sends, still personalized message. queues list, sequentially. repeat different batches (e.g. net 30 60). frequently asked questions will start no. separate . schedule keeps running based due copy reset schedule. go quickbooks infrastructure. online desktop get involved intentional, cause duplicate-email problems qbo's \"save send\" qbd features. reply yes replies business's reply-to (or custom domain configured). way regular paid paid, replaced receipt. longer needs receipt payment made. related articles using create","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369273,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T19:02:46.000Z","tag_names":["customer portal","using customer portal","customer portal sign up","customer portal login","customer portal troubleshooting","portal access","pay invoice online","save card on file","customer self service","portal branding"],"answer_sample":"The Customer Portal is the self-service web page Biller Genie gives every one of ","long_answer_sample":"The Customer Portal is the self-service web page Biller Genie gives every one of your customers. When they receive an invoice, the email contains a button that opens the portal, where they can view what they owe, pay it, save a card on file, set up autopay, request a payment plan, and download receipts and statements. This article explains what the ","language_id":1,"id":1956892,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"customer portal self-service web page biller genie gives every one customers. receive invoice, email contains button opens portal, can view owe, pay it, save card file, set autopay, request payment plan, download receipts statements. article explains looks like, customers control features available. open invoices. clean list unpaid invoice amount, due date, button. invoice. credit card, ach (bank transfer), apm (alternative methods like paypal) depending enabled. multiple invoices once. select several open-invoice single checkout. partial amounts. enabled payments, amount total. see payments inside . bank account file. one-click reuse next payment. enroll autopay. agrees automatic charging future saved method. customer-enabled auto plan. plans, submits approve takes effect. paid receipts. full history going back joined genie. update contact info. name, address, — controllable per-customer (you decide self-edit). inviting reach access link (covered section). send separate invitation lets permanent username password. useful wants log directly, manage stored methods, want ready use first ships. find public url go add-ons → shown there. share website, signatures, anywhere else might directly. install marketplace. free, just enable account. personal [the customer] tab. never invited (or resend), click invitation. subject \"welcome portal\" includes clicks second sent confirm address. confirmation link, chosen says got verify address customer's profile matches inbox checking, look spam folder. welcome comes noreply@billergenie.com. registered check completed registration, run report. reports report fields show registration status. register create sends directly portal. behind scenes, generates secure token per customer; authenticates via token. \"permanent\" login, invite password required actions managing methods. person manages accounts (an accountant handling clients, property manager parent sub-customer setup, etc.), login customer-switcher dropdown. sub switcher works parent/sub relationships quickbooks shape experience. sign (rather relying emails), complete short sign-up flow. gets triggered experience email. locates noreply@billergenie.com \"click reset password.\" page, enters password, up. match to. choose profile. associated with; continue. records, described login. email\" verify. accept user agreement. reads immediately signed in. sign-up, return anytime logging created. troubleshooting walk four checks status \"active\" deactivated record flag. trying must exact (case-insensitive), field. fix different. add-on still showing \"installed\" marketplace accidentally uninstalled. tried \"forgot password\" fastest problems forgot-password flow reset. pass in, subscriber success error message seeing. controlling controlled two places portal-level controls sit wider customer-defaults stack setting global defaults (account-wide baseline), type (per-type overrides), overrides (one-off exceptions). available default (allow cc, allow ach, etc.). specific (turn customer, plans few, portal-specific matter actually logs live section edit email, add remove cards file change auto-pay settings enroll/unenroll autopay notification edits get notified make changes branding carries business's branding. logo, colors, business name appear header templates. configure panel \u0026gt; saves account, stays reused designate method default. pci-tokenized stores raw numbers. merchant side, record. mark outright (useful asks \"delete old file\"). happens pays details selects method) pay. processes configured gateway. marked paid, recorded sales receipt emailed customer. syncs accounting software (quickbooks online desktop magiccarpet) sync, books automatically. failure shows clear message, gateway decline, retry. merge tags personalizing invitations links sets ones drop working messenger reminders templates (so straight them), portal-invitation (when manually login). supported accounting-software integrations payment, void, refund online, (magiccarpet), xero sync side. used template {customerportallink} pay-now link. important tag meant drive {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. great statement reminder pull without first. (see store ), template. supports smaller {customerfirstname} name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank. {customerlastname} last note context regular {dbaname} dba (the know by). customer-portal pages templated messages (emails, paper mail). browse real data moment viewing, templating involved. lead inventory shared across (customer info, late fees, currency formatting rules), using frequently asked questions need registering. creation optional needed (managing viewing history). fine. https-only, (biller numbers), tokens unique expire extended inactivity. logins strong-password requirements two-factor authentication quick (1) with, (2) (paid voided session). worst case, resend manual fresh yes load exactly would. verifying everything right big batch related articles reminders,","name":"Using the Customer Portal","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-the-customer-portal","first_category":"The Customer Portal","categories_display_for_views":"The Customer Portal","parent_categories":[1369273],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customer-portal/using-the-customer-portal?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer portal self-service web page biller genie gives every one customers. receive invoice, email contains button opens portal, can view owe, pay it, save card file, set autopay, request payment plan, download receipts statements. article explains looks like, customers control features available. open invoices. clean list unpaid invoice amount, due date, button. invoice. credit card, ach (bank transfer), apm (alternative methods like paypal) depending enabled. multiple invoices once. select several open-invoice single checkout. partial amounts. enabled payments, amount total. see payments inside . bank account file. one-click reuse next payment. enroll autopay. agrees automatic charging future saved method. customer-enabled auto plan. plans, submits approve takes effect. paid receipts. full history going back joined genie. update contact info. name, address, — controllable per-customer (you decide self-edit). inviting reach access link (covered section). send separate invitation lets permanent username password. useful wants log directly, manage stored methods, want ready use first ships. find public url go add-ons → shown there. share website, signatures, anywhere else might directly. install marketplace. free, just enable account. personal [the customer] tab. never invited (or resend), click invitation. subject \"welcome portal\" includes clicks second sent confirm address. confirmation link, chosen says got verify address customer's profile matches inbox checking, look spam folder. welcome comes noreply@billergenie.com. registered check completed registration, run report. reports report fields show registration status. register create sends directly portal. behind scenes, generates secure token per customer; authenticates via token. \"permanent\" login, invite password required actions managing methods. person manages accounts (an accountant handling clients, property manager parent sub-customer setup, etc.), login customer-switcher dropdown. sub switcher works parent/sub relationships quickbooks shape experience. sign (rather relying emails), complete short sign-up flow. gets triggered experience email. locates noreply@billergenie.com \"click reset password.\" page, enters password, up. match to. choose profile. associated with; continue. records, described login. email\" verify. accept user agreement. reads immediately signed in. sign-up, return anytime logging created. troubleshooting walk four checks status \"active\" deactivated record flag. trying must exact (case-insensitive), field. fix different. add-on still showing \"installed\" marketplace accidentally uninstalled. tried \"forgot password\" fastest problems forgot-password flow reset. pass in, subscriber success error message seeing. controlling controlled two places portal-level controls sit wider customer-defaults stack setting global defaults (account-wide baseline), type (per-type overrides), overrides (one-off exceptions). available default (allow cc, allow ach, etc.). specific (turn customer, plans few, portal-specific matter actually logs live section edit email, add remove cards file change auto-pay settings enroll/unenroll autopay notification edits get notified make changes branding carries business's branding. logo, colors, business name appear header templates. configure panel \u0026gt; saves account, stays reused designate method default. pci-tokenized stores raw numbers. merchant side, record. mark outright (useful asks \"delete old file\"). happens pays details selects method) pay. processes configured gateway. marked paid, recorded sales receipt emailed customer. syncs accounting software (quickbooks online desktop magiccarpet) sync, books automatically. failure shows clear message, gateway decline, retry. merge tags personalizing invitations links sets ones drop working messenger reminders templates (so straight them), portal-invitation (when manually login). supported accounting-software integrations payment, void, refund online, (magiccarpet), xero sync side. used template {customerportallink} pay-now link. important tag meant drive {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. great statement reminder pull without first. (see store ), template. supports smaller {customerfirstname} name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank. {customerlastname} last note context regular {dbaname} dba (the know by). customer-portal pages templated messages (emails, paper mail). browse real data moment viewing, templating involved. lead inventory shared across (customer info, late fees, currency formatting rules), using frequently asked questions need registering. creation optional needed (managing viewing history). fine. https-only, (biller numbers), tokens unique expire extended inactivity. logins strong-password requirements two-factor authentication quick (1) with, (2) (paid voided session). worst case, resend manual fresh yes load exactly would. verifying everything right big batch related articles reminders,","categories":{"current":{"id":1369273,"name":"The Customer Portal","url":"/customer-portal"}},"category_param":"customer-portal"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T17:51:29.000Z","tag_names":["attach invoice pdf to reminders","biller genie invoice defaults","invoice columns","invoice custom fields","invoice defaults","invoice footer","invoice memo display","invoice qr code","invoice templates","invoice theme","show billing address","show shipping address"],"answer_sample":"Invoice Defaults control what your customer-facing invoices look like and what da","long_answer_sample":"Invoice Defaults control what your customer-facing invoices look like and what data they include. You set them once and Biller Genie applies them to every invoice that syncs in from your accounting software. Take 10 to 15 minutes to lock these in before your first invoice goes out — every invoice your customer ever sees is shaped by these settings. ","language_id":1,"id":1956790,"last_published_date":"June 2nd, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/JT?bg=f1ba57\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fc4f4b69f7e4a4303f236ed2e8c96854.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Juan Tobon","indexable_body":"invoice defaults control customer-facing invoices look like data include. set biller genie applies every syncs accounting software. take 10 15 minutes lock first goes — customer ever sees shaped settings. global, per-customer setting page customer. overridden true behavior settings (autopay, late fees, allowed payment methods, reminder cadence) live . box toggle starts position. default theme simple. brand-new configured shows stripped-down layout turn columns options need. find open panel \u0026gt; defaults. organized four sections display, advanced options, custom messages, theme. recommended starter setup sure on, configuration works service-based businesses (hvac, plumbing, property management, landscape, b2b services) item/product name, description, quantity, unit price, total, billing address, sales tax, subtotal, amount, service date, due date. show display name (so business invoice), memo field notes quickbooks come through), add pdf emails turned best deliverability, send messages inactive customers off. replace footer text one-line thank-you phone number. leave \"bill to\" / \"ship labels unless use different term. modern common pick. classic used traditional quickbooks-style invoice. simple want least visual weight. product wholesale usually shipping address job name. management often renames bill label \"account holder\" \"owner\". hoas sometimes \"unit\" instead. hide column yes/no toggles. date line item, record service. merchants on. category category, used. description item. quantity column. blank software, left too. price per-unit price. total line-item total. block. ship tax line. subtotal pre-tax amount grand bottom. good rule thumb actually needs make decision. rest. clean gets paid faster busy one. section bundles everything affects beyond columns. group control. identity bill-to address. accounting-software same, can avoid redundancy. separate useful contractors uses jobs track work fields put software displays required \"append message memo\" (in messages) place area. appear populated either \"print\" \"screen\" checkbox enabled quickbooks. location choose header field. \"memo field\" option requires on; otherwise dropdown locks header. pdfs, qr codes, email attachments includes copy attachment. recommend leaving lower deliverability (more land spam). still click view download there. reminders include files attached online email. only. code adds pdf. scan page. whose accounts new generator enabled. contact support@billergenie.com dates statement delayed statements yet customer's statement. plan ahead. current closed standard \"thank paying\" rather genie. allows closing fire regardless recorded. (recommended), marked get statements. do. customize let personalize wording append enabled, appended memo. \"show free-text bottom us!\" terms, language, number questions. rename label. 50-character limit. to\". holder\", \"owner\", \"buyer\", unit\". idea \"job site\", \"service address\", \"deliver pick template single radio-button choice across three layouts layout. receiving ones accountant sends them, quickbooks-only long time change feel minimal. cleaner spacing, larger headers, hierarchy. newer businesses, brand wants polished. starting point merchants. lightest fewest elements. quick (hoas, dues, subscription billing). picked theme, whichever fits brand. going forward. happens save changes immediately rendering delay background queue. (what \"view invoice\" statement) always renders fresh next reflects rules. sent months ago synced five ago. pdfs generated downloads saved, re-downloading old file delivered attachment sitting inbox. keeps sent. reach update it. thing stays frozen. invoices, reminders, statements, receipts immediately. short nothing waits sync, overnight. moment save, behaves existed (except literal inboxes). frequently asked questions override specific no. global columns, overridable cadence, partial-payment policy) , tune individual level via overrides will changing re-send gone never re-emails anything change. opens link past email, practice see causes (1) corresponding (2) empty populate (3) fields, must up. \"custom location\" locked advanced) lets off, disabled entirely. available test without affecting customers. change, (your own, low-stakes customer's). instantly. see, revert again. part test. related articles type features","name":"Setting Invoice Defaults","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-invoice-defaults","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/setting-invoice-defaults?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"invoice defaults control customer-facing invoices look like data include. set biller genie applies every syncs accounting software. take 10 15 minutes lock first goes — customer ever sees shaped settings. global, per-customer setting page customer. overridden true behavior settings (autopay, late fees, allowed payment methods, reminder cadence) live . box toggle starts position. default theme simple. brand-new configured shows stripped-down layout turn columns options need. find open panel \u0026gt; defaults. organized four sections display, advanced options, custom messages, theme. recommended starter setup sure on, configuration works service-based businesses (hvac, plumbing, property management, landscape, b2b services) item/product name, description, quantity, unit price, total, billing address, sales tax, subtotal, amount, service date, due date. show display name (so business invoice), memo field notes quickbooks come through), add pdf emails turned best deliverability, send messages inactive customers off. replace footer text one-line thank-you phone number. leave \"bill to\" / \"ship labels unless use different term. modern common pick. classic used traditional quickbooks-style invoice. simple want least visual weight. product wholesale usually shipping address job name. management often renames bill label \"account holder\" \"owner\". hoas sometimes \"unit\" instead. hide column yes/no toggles. date line item, record service. merchants on. category category, used. description item. quantity column. blank software, left too. price per-unit price. total line-item total. block. ship tax line. subtotal pre-tax amount grand bottom. good rule thumb actually needs make decision. rest. clean gets paid faster busy one. section bundles everything affects beyond columns. group control. identity bill-to address. accounting-software same, can avoid redundancy. separate useful contractors uses jobs track work fields put software displays required \"append message memo\" (in messages) place area. appear populated either \"print\" \"screen\" checkbox enabled quickbooks. location choose header field. \"memo field\" option requires on; otherwise dropdown locks header. pdfs, qr codes, email attachments includes copy attachment. recommend leaving lower deliverability (more land spam). still click view download there. reminders include files attached online email. only. code adds pdf. scan page. whose accounts new generator enabled. contact support@billergenie.com dates statement delayed statements yet customer's statement. plan ahead. current closed standard \"thank paying\" rather genie. allows closing fire regardless recorded. (recommended), marked get statements. do. customize let personalize wording append enabled, appended memo. \"show free-text bottom us!\" terms, language, number questions. rename label. 50-character limit. to\". holder\", \"owner\", \"buyer\", unit\". idea \"job site\", \"service address\", \"deliver pick template single radio-button choice across three layouts layout. receiving ones accountant sends them, quickbooks-only long time change feel minimal. cleaner spacing, larger headers, hierarchy. newer businesses, brand wants polished. starting point merchants. lightest fewest elements. quick (hoas, dues, subscription billing). picked theme, whichever fits brand. going forward. happens save changes immediately rendering delay background queue. (what \"view invoice\" statement) always renders fresh next reflects rules. sent months ago synced five ago. pdfs generated downloads saved, re-downloading old file delivered attachment sitting inbox. keeps sent. reach update it. thing stays frozen. invoices, reminders, statements, receipts immediately. short nothing waits sync, overnight. moment save, behaves existed (except literal inboxes). frequently asked questions override specific no. global columns, overridable cadence, partial-payment policy) , tune individual level via overrides will changing re-send gone never re-emails anything change. opens link past email, practice see causes (1) corresponding (2) empty populate (3) fields, must up. \"custom location\" locked advanced) lets off, disabled entirely. available test without affecting customers. change, (your own, low-stakes customer's). instantly. see, revert again. part test. related articles type features","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-02-23T21:14:57.000Z","tag_names":["cash flow stage billing","estimate progress invoice","milestone invoicing","one big invoice vs many","partial payments","progress invoices","progress invoicing quickbooks","project invoice","qbo progress invoicing setup","stage billing"],"answer_sample":"If you bill in stages — for example, a contractor billing 25% at signing, 25% at ","long_answer_sample":"If you bill in stages — for example, a contractor billing 25% at signing, 25% at framing, 25% at drywall, 25% at completion — you have two ways to structure the receivable: progress invoices (multiple smaller invoices issued as work progresses) or one large invoice with partial payments. This article covers the trade-offs and when each pattern is th","language_id":1,"id":2428271,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"bill stages — example, contractor billing 25% signing, framing, drywall, completion two ways structure receivable progress invoices (multiple smaller issued work progresses) one large invoice partial payments. article covers trade-offs pattern better fit business. job works create separate stage ready bill. due date balance. customer pays arrives. collect 100% next ships. + payments big full amount, allow on. portions progresses. stays open running balance final payment closes out. usually stage-billed jobs, win three dimensions cleaner a/r aging. $40,000 sits $30,000 months drags aging hard. four $10,000 invoices, paid within 30 days completes, keep report healthy. faster cash flow. can prove done. customers pay promptly corresponds deliverable just received, vs. fully consumed yet. easier collections. goes late, strong, specific conversation \"we delivered framing april 1, $10,000, please pay.\" compared chasing balance, squishier. customer's procurement requires po per project. enterprise cut whole job. break need po. well-defined advance. predict project will split it, honest fabricating milestones. short jobs. total \u0026lt;$5,000 finishes week, overhead multiple worth it. patterns show biller genie reflects whatever set accounting software appear series independent grid. reminder cadence, autopay state, now link. individually pays. appears single entries timeline. reduces hits zero. reminders continue (referencing remaining balance) closes. record see allowing . setting invoicing quickbooks online native feature converts estimate staged invoices. high-level workflow turn invoicing. qbo, go settings (gear icon) \u0026gt; account sales. find section toggle save. (e.g. $40,000) detailed line items stage. issue completes. estimate, click choose portion (percentage total, dollar items). track qbo automatically subtracts estimate's always know left syncs invoice. grid follow normal cadence settings. maintains parent-estimate relationship; sees individual complete instructions (including template setup), intuit's documentation step-by-step guides support search \"progress invoicing.\" desktop qbd supports estimate. enable edit preferences jobs \u0026amp; estimates (company tab), check \"do invoicing\" use percentage amount. generated individually. xero estimate\" way. manually quotes used template, created independently. like other. best practices spell original / contract. exist bills first dates match delivery. net 15 \"stage delivered\" lands \"estimate signed.\" ship previous (or part, depending policy). main reason improves flow natural gating mechanism. memo description ties delivered. 2 4 completed 2026-04-15\" beats 2.\" consider repeating-stage clients. rhythm repeatedly (monthly retainer plus monthly work), smooths further. related articles schedule per-customer overrides","name":"Progress Invoices vs. Partial Payments: Best Practices","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-up-progress-invoices-in-quickbooks-online","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/setting-up-progress-invoices-in-quickbooks-online?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"bill stages — example, contractor billing 25% signing, framing, drywall, completion two ways structure receivable progress invoices (multiple smaller issued work progresses) one large invoice partial payments. article covers trade-offs pattern better fit business. job works create separate stage ready bill. due date balance. customer pays arrives. collect 100% next ships. + payments big full amount, allow on. portions progresses. stays open running balance final payment closes out. usually stage-billed jobs, win three dimensions cleaner a/r aging. $40,000 sits $30,000 months drags aging hard. four $10,000 invoices, paid within 30 days completes, keep report healthy. faster cash flow. can prove done. customers pay promptly corresponds deliverable just received, vs. fully consumed yet. easier collections. goes late, strong, specific conversation \"we delivered framing april 1, $10,000, please pay.\" compared chasing balance, squishier. customer's procurement requires po per project. enterprise cut whole job. break need po. well-defined advance. predict project will split it, honest fabricating milestones. short jobs. total \u0026lt;$5,000 finishes week, overhead multiple worth it. patterns show biller genie reflects whatever set accounting software appear series independent grid. reminder cadence, autopay state, now link. individually pays. appears single entries timeline. reduces hits zero. reminders continue (referencing remaining balance) closes. record see allowing . setting invoicing quickbooks online native feature converts estimate staged invoices. high-level workflow turn invoicing. qbo, go settings (gear icon) \u0026gt; account sales. find section toggle save. (e.g. $40,000) detailed line items stage. issue completes. estimate, click choose portion (percentage total, dollar items). track qbo automatically subtracts estimate's always know left syncs invoice. grid follow normal cadence settings. maintains parent-estimate relationship; sees individual complete instructions (including template setup), intuit's documentation step-by-step guides support search \"progress invoicing.\" desktop qbd supports estimate. enable edit preferences jobs \u0026amp; estimates (company tab), check \"do invoicing\" use percentage amount. generated individually. xero estimate\" way. manually quotes used template, created independently. like other. best practices spell original / contract. exist bills first dates match delivery. net 15 \"stage delivered\" lands \"estimate signed.\" ship previous (or part, depending policy). main reason improves flow natural gating mechanism. memo description ties delivered. 2 4 completed 2026-04-15\" beats 2.\" consider repeating-stage clients. rhythm repeatedly (monthly retainer plus monthly work), smooths further. related articles schedule per-customer overrides","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-11-16T21:21:04.000Z","tag_names":["invoice schedule","recurring invoice","subscription invoice","auto-create invoice","monthly invoice","daily weekly monthly schedule","pause invoice schedule","cancel invoice schedule","invoice cadence","recurring billing biller genie"],"answer_sample":"Step 1 Login into the Biller Genie Merchant Portal. Step 2 Click Add-ons in the l","long_answer_sample":"Step 1 Login into the Biller Genie Merchant Portal. Step 2 Click Add-ons in the left side menu, then click Customers. Step 3 Click on the Customer ID or Display Name in which you would like to create a recurring invoice schedule for.  Step 4 On the customer profile screen, you can create a new invoice schedule in multiple places.  Click the blue Inv","language_id":1,"id":2301953,"last_published_date":"July 1st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"step 1 login biller genie merchant portal. 2 click add-ons left side menu, customers. 3 customer id display name like create recurring invoice schedule for.  4 profile screen, can new multiple places.  blue invoices drop menu select “create schedule”.  schedules “add start customer, schedule” button bottom right corner screen.     5 “schedule invoice” screen displayed, first choose due date will clicking menu.  6 next line items want invoice.   7 added, need set often occur. daily, weekly, monthly frequency start. 8 times default, “continue canceled”, toggle setting number occurrences.  default   set number  9 final corner. 10 view schedules, navigate customer’s schedule. active customer. company “reports” selecting “schedules” report. report show actively running, “all” include completed canceled. frequently asked questions modified created yes, needs modified. modify upper corner, edit. open modifications made it. partial payment applied invoice, still modified.  deleted invoice  delete single item, black x on item.  deleted  deleted. red top screen. confirmation dialog box appear, finalize deletion. delete.  taken outside genie, marked paid  for. mark paid. ok paid.  printed give printed. export pdf exported opened printed.  possible see emailed customer  checked. timeline history activity listed chronological order.  one customers running time. modified  no, happens cancel current existing custom options receipt, net 15, 30. go require least 24 hours lead time, earliest tomorrow. same-day scheduling intentionally allowed. pick tomorrow's recurrence, goes tomorrow repeats day month going forward.","name":"How To Create An Invoice Schedule","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"how-to-create-an-invoice-schedule","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/how-to-create-an-invoice-schedule?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"step 1 login biller genie merchant portal. 2 click add-ons left side menu, customers. 3 customer id display name like create recurring invoice schedule for.  4 profile screen, can new multiple places.  blue invoices drop menu select “create schedule”.  schedules “add start customer, schedule” button bottom right corner screen.     5 “schedule invoice” screen displayed, first choose due date will clicking menu.  6 next line items want invoice.   7 added, need set often occur. daily, weekly, monthly frequency start. 8 times default, “continue canceled”, toggle setting number occurrences.  default   set number  9 final corner. 10 view schedules, navigate customer’s schedule. active customer. company “reports” selecting “schedules” report. report show actively running, “all” include completed canceled. frequently asked questions modified created yes, needs modified. modify upper corner, edit. open modifications made it. partial payment applied invoice, still modified.  deleted invoice  delete single item, black x on item.  deleted  deleted. red top screen. confirmation dialog box appear, finalize deletion. delete.  taken outside genie, marked paid  for. mark paid. ok paid.  printed give printed. export pdf exported opened printed.  possible see emailed customer  checked. timeline history activity listed chronological order.  one customers running time. modified  no, happens cancel current existing custom options receipt, net 15, 30. go require least 24 hours lead time, earliest tomorrow. same-day scheduling intentionally allowed. pick tomorrow's recurrence, goes tomorrow repeats day month going forward.","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T14:51:25.000Z","tag_names":["consumer surveys","client reports"],"answer_sample":"Use the Customer Report to view: Customer Portal Registrations Stored Payment Met","long_answer_sample":"Use the Customer Report to view: Customer Portal Registrations Stored Payment Methods Customers with Auto Pay Enabled   To view Customer Reports, navigate to Reports \u0026gt; Customer Reports.   Customer Portal Registrations This is the list of customers that are registered for your Customer Portal. By clicking on the section header, you can collapse th","language_id":1,"id":1957798,"last_published_date":"May 26th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"use customer report view portal registrations stored payment methods customers auto pay enabled   reports, navigate to reports \u0026gt; reports. list registered portal. clicking section header, can collapse easily search box customer’s name, display email. click up/down arrows right column header sort selection. email confirmed column, see confirmation status customer. remember, need confirm addresses they’ll able method identifies (card ach) purpose enabling pay, skip enter card/account number manually paying invoice. security, will ever last 4 digits number, full information securely gateway.  cards, displays expiration date, used contact whose card close expiring expired. cards expired highlighted red. auto-pay separate page simple yes/no learn more, read article storing profile. either  one enables disables feature.  descriptions ach account made. date reflects setting customer's profile controls occurs. options create due invoice date. payable invoices open invoices, count amount appear here. typically reached set go here, auto-pay.","name":"Use Customer Reports","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"use-customer-reports","first_category":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","categories_display_for_views":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","parent_categories":[1368781],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/reports-and-reconciliation/use-customer-reports?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"use customer report view portal registrations stored payment methods customers auto pay enabled   reports, navigate to reports \u0026gt; reports. list registered portal. clicking section header, can collapse easily search box customer’s name, display email. click up/down arrows right column header sort selection. email confirmed column, see confirmation status customer. remember, need confirm addresses they’ll able method identifies (card ach) purpose enabling pay, skip enter card/account number manually paying invoice. security, will ever last 4 digits number, full information securely gateway.  cards, displays expiration date, used contact whose card close expiring expired. cards expired highlighted red. auto-pay separate page simple yes/no learn more, read article storing profile. either  one enables disables feature.  descriptions ach account made. date reflects setting customer's profile controls occurs. options create due invoice date. payable invoices open invoices, count amount appear here. typically reached set go here, auto-pay.","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T15:02:56.000Z","tag_names":["allow ach","allow credit card","biller genie customer defaults","by customer type","charge late fees default","control panel customer defaults","customer defaults","customer type defaults","customer type quickbooks","enable customer type defaults","global customer defaults","require auto-pay at checkout","save and apply to existing","update individual setting","wholesale retail defaults","xero contact groups"],"answer_sample":"Customer Defaults control how Biller Genie behaves for your customers by default ","long_answer_sample":"Customer Defaults control how Biller Genie behaves for your customers by default — what payment methods are allowed, whether autopay is required, whether late fees apply, and how invoice messages and reminders go out. You set the defaults once and they shape every new customer added to your account going forward. For most accounts, one set of defaul","language_id":1,"id":1957815,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"customer defaults control biller genie behaves customers default — payment methods allowed, whether autopay required, late fees apply, invoice messages reminders go out. set shape every new added account going forward. accounts, one enough; sophisticated setups, can switch page type mode maintain different (wholesale vs retail, net 30 60, etc.). customer-level settings stack two layers play, understanding difference saves lot confusion later (this article) template seeds onto first created (via accounting-software sync, manual creation, import). global mode; per mode. per-customer actual customer's record, edited customer-by-customer time. see overrides reminders, fees, features . important nuance seed create time step way. editing automatically update existing keep whatever plus edits made since. explicit \"apply existing\" options (covered below) want push change customers; deliberate, automatic. find open panel \u0026gt; defaults. three tabs general, messenger, reminders. general tab policies allow credit card payments pay debit card. means offered screen, gateway supports it. ach (bank transfer). apm alternative methods. today primarily paypal supported gateway. partial amount total instead paying full. useful overdue large invoices full balance right away. charge applies late-fee policy. requires fee manager add-on. technology on, dual pricing surcharging applied credit-card configuration. plans request plan portal. merchant must approve takes effect. enable receipts emails receipt pays. customer-portal checkout behavior require stored method \"save file\" agreement forced checkout. workflow charging later. auto-pay beyond storing enroll future paid. best subscription, retainer, recurring-billing models. display parent portal sub-customer login shows sub-customer's too. sub bill route payment. ignore email conflicts controls without addresses appear report. flagged. use serve walk-in paper-only never collect email. missing address messenger get delivered matrix rows message types, columns delivery channels (email, paper mail). row, toggle channel independently. always available; mail active paper-mail subscription. types upcoming heads-up sent ahead invoice's due date. updated changed. arrive next update. statement periodic listing invoices. past due. applied. inherits. configured parent, toggles record grayed parent's drive gets sent. follow-up cadence uses governs repeating follow-ups delivered. covers touch; nudges top-of-mind messenger. independent row. newer add-on version, statements email-only. inherits settings. switching business need say wholesale retail set, seeded based managed accounting software, genie. reads via sync bucket create, rename, delete inside quickbooks online live lists types. assign record. desktop built-in field additional info xero contact groups, maps model. requirements premium-plan feature. page, include support@billergenie.com discuss upgrade options. least defined software assigned. configure on. selector appears header \"default – customers\" followed dropdown synced special option pick dropdown. type. click save. repeat differentiate. catch-all fallback baseline. worked example sell (b2b, 30, prefers ach) (one-off, pays point sale, only). longer reminder cadence. off, shorter sensible middle-ground assigned type, one. syncs \"wholesale,\" \"retail\" retail's changes changing re-seed type's run create/import. reset match defaults, either edit manually individual setting current tool (described specific across given save apply adjusting tab's settings, behave differently. everyday adjusted become touched. almost situation. forward overwrites heads up. wipes customization board. override replaced. established accounts surgical instead. rarely. typically setup customization, genuinely everyone updating single (or type) overwriting anything else. top expand drop-down. name dropdown, value, value customers. mode, scopes currently-selected turn customers, anyone's policy, cadence, partial-payment wholesale, drop-down, autopay, apply. done now on; everything else stays same. recommended day-to-day adjust shapes baseline touching anyone existing. leaves (including settings) intact. one-off adjustments directly. frequently asked questions (what cadence). looks (which show, footer text, template). goes shown ones currently effect customer. time; subsequent with. toggle. toggle, upgrades. no. (qbo qbd field, groups). rename there, automatically. different. keeps related articles","name":"Customer Defaults: Global and By Customer Type","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-global-customer-defaults","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/setting-global-customer-defaults?from_search=236871444","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer defaults control biller genie behaves customers default — payment methods allowed, whether autopay required, late fees apply, invoice messages reminders go out. set shape every new added account going forward. accounts, one enough; sophisticated setups, can switch page type mode maintain different (wholesale vs retail, net 30 60, etc.). customer-level settings stack two layers play, understanding difference saves lot confusion later (this article) template seeds onto first created (via accounting-software sync, manual creation, import). global mode; per mode. per-customer actual customer's record, edited customer-by-customer time. see overrides reminders, fees, features . important nuance seed create time step way. editing automatically update existing keep whatever plus edits made since. explicit \"apply existing\" options (covered below) want push change customers; deliberate, automatic. find open panel \u0026gt; defaults. three tabs general, messenger, reminders. general tab policies allow credit card payments pay debit card. means offered screen, gateway supports it. ach (bank transfer). apm alternative methods. today primarily paypal supported gateway. partial amount total instead paying full. useful overdue large invoices full balance right away. charge applies late-fee policy. requires fee manager add-on. technology on, dual pricing surcharging applied credit-card configuration. plans request plan portal. merchant must approve takes effect. enable receipts emails receipt pays. customer-portal checkout behavior require stored method \"save file\" agreement forced checkout. workflow charging later. auto-pay beyond storing enroll future paid. best subscription, retainer, recurring-billing models. display parent portal sub-customer login shows sub-customer's too. sub bill route payment. ignore email conflicts controls without addresses appear report. flagged. use serve walk-in paper-only never collect email. missing address messenger get delivered matrix rows message types, columns delivery channels (email, paper mail). row, toggle channel independently. always available; mail active paper-mail subscription. types upcoming heads-up sent ahead invoice's due date. updated changed. arrive next update. statement periodic listing invoices. past due. applied. inherits. configured parent, toggles record grayed parent's drive gets sent. follow-up cadence uses governs repeating follow-ups delivered. covers touch; nudges top-of-mind messenger. independent row. newer add-on version, statements email-only. inherits settings. switching business need say wholesale retail set, seeded based managed accounting software, genie. reads via sync bucket create, rename, delete inside quickbooks online live lists types. assign record. desktop built-in field additional info xero contact groups, maps model. requirements premium-plan feature. page, include support@billergenie.com discuss upgrade options. least defined software assigned. configure on. selector appears header \"default – customers\" followed dropdown synced special option pick dropdown. type. click save. repeat differentiate. catch-all fallback baseline. worked example sell (b2b, 30, prefers ach) (one-off, pays point sale, only). longer reminder cadence. off, shorter sensible middle-ground assigned type, one. syncs \"wholesale,\" \"retail\" retail's changes changing re-seed type's run create/import. reset match defaults, either edit manually individual setting current tool (described specific across given save apply adjusting tab's settings, behave differently. everyday adjusted become touched. almost situation. forward overwrites heads up. wipes customization board. override replaced. established accounts surgical instead. rarely. typically setup customization, genuinely everyone updating single (or type) overwriting anything else. top expand drop-down. name dropdown, value, value customers. mode, scopes currently-selected turn customers, anyone's policy, cadence, partial-payment wholesale, drop-down, autopay, apply. done now on; everything else stays same. recommended day-to-day adjust shapes baseline touching anyone existing. leaves (including settings) intact. one-off adjustments directly. frequently asked questions (what cadence). looks (which show, footer text, template). goes shown ones currently effect customer. time; subsequent with. toggle. toggle, upgrades. no. 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