[{"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=236885381","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":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=236885381","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":1368782,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T14:56:52.000Z","tag_names":["biller genie logo upload","brand color","branding setup","color picker hex","company color","customer portal branding","icon logo","invoice branding","logo","logo dimensions","logo preference","png logo","site primary color","square logo","wide logo"],"answer_sample":"Branded invoices and reminders build trust with your customers — they recognize t","long_answer_sample":"Branded invoices and reminders build trust with your customers — they recognize the email as legitimate, recognize your logo and color, and are more likely to act on it. Biller Genie's branding takes about five minutes to set up: upload one to two logos, pick a Site Primary Color, and you're done. Branding applies everywhere your customers see Bille","language_id":1,"id":1957809,"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":"branded invoices reminders build trust customers — recognize email legitimate, logo color, likely act it. biller genie's branding takes five minutes set upload one two logos, pick site primary done. applies everywhere see genie invoices, reminders, customer portal, hosted payment page, mobile receipt. lives control panel \u0026gt; branding. three slots wide, square, icon slots, used different places. wide most-used bare minimum. square work aspect ratio, use app. slot recommended dimensions shows 500 × 100 (51 ratio), png reminder emails, portal header, page header (11 places select \"use square\" preference setting (good real-world circular rectangular) 100, app (the next business name receipts phone) file format size tips png. jpegs keeps transparent background, looks better colored headers. match dimensions. built-in cropper, starting correctly-sized gives best result. wider 51 (very narrow), letterbox sides; narrower, top bottom. white light backgrounds best. headers light-colored. dark background safest combination. keep reasonable. 200 kb plenty bigger files slow opens portal. uploading step 1. navigate 2. want fill (wide / icon), click choose image. 3. slider crop fit inside preview box, upload. immediately refresh tab another window live. uploaded logo, lets uses page. (default) good modern especially text-heavy ones. badge, monogram, stacked design read well ratio. governed always regardless. color accent call-to-action buttons big pay now button portal), invoice header. company input field. using four methods type hex code (e.g. #265074) easiest know brand's spec. enter rgb values. hsv drag picker visually. ok picker, update save. enough contrast text. text color. yellows pale colors will make hard read. aim medium-dark website visual identity. websites publish brand style guide can pull free like colorzilla. red unless actually red-themed. associate errors. businesses look trustworthy blue, green, teal, neutral. pdfs (or square) every send. bar, button. top-left action buttons. receipt name. sender emails comes custom domain configuration, domains . related articles configure general settings writing effective","name":"Branding Setup","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"branding-setup","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/branding-setup?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"branded invoices reminders build trust customers — recognize email legitimate, logo color, likely act it. biller genie's branding takes five minutes set upload one two logos, pick site primary done. applies everywhere see genie invoices, reminders, customer portal, hosted payment page, mobile receipt. lives control panel \u0026gt; branding. three slots wide, square, icon slots, used different places. wide most-used bare minimum. square work aspect ratio, use app. slot recommended dimensions shows 500 × 100 (51 ratio), png reminder emails, portal header, page header (11 places select \"use square\" preference setting (good real-world circular rectangular) 100, app (the next business name receipts phone) file format size tips png. jpegs keeps transparent background, looks better colored headers. match dimensions. built-in cropper, starting correctly-sized gives best result. wider 51 (very narrow), letterbox sides; narrower, top bottom. white light backgrounds best. headers light-colored. dark background safest combination. keep reasonable. 200 kb plenty bigger files slow opens portal. uploading step 1. navigate 2. want fill (wide / icon), click choose image. 3. slider crop fit inside preview box, upload. immediately refresh tab another window live. uploaded logo, lets uses page. (default) good modern especially text-heavy ones. badge, monogram, stacked design read well ratio. governed always regardless. color accent call-to-action buttons big pay now button portal), invoice header. company input field. using four methods type hex code (e.g. #265074) easiest know brand's spec. enter rgb values. hsv drag picker visually. ok picker, update save. enough contrast text. text color. yellows pale colors will make hard read. aim medium-dark website visual identity. websites publish brand style guide can pull free like colorzilla. red unless actually red-themed. associate errors. businesses look trustworthy blue, green, teal, neutral. pdfs (or square) every send. bar, button. top-left action buttons. receipt name. sender emails comes custom domain configuration, domains . related articles configure general settings writing effective","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":"2023-05-16T12:52:44.000Z","tag_names":["storing payment methods","store credit card","store ach","tokenize card","ach authorization","electronic ach authorization","save and send ach","self-authorize ach","merchant liability ach","customer portal vault","add stored card","add ach account","remove stored payment method","biller genie vault","authorize ach"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie can securely store your customers' payment methods — both credit/deb","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie can securely store your customers' payment methods — both credit/debit cards and ACH bank accounts — so you can charge them on future invoices, set up Auto Pay, or run scheduled payments without re-collecting payment details each time. Cards and ACH follow the same merchant-side workflow, with one important difference: ACH requires cust","language_id":1,"id":1957650,"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 can securely store customers' payment methods — credit/debit cards ach bank accounts charge future invoices, set auto pay, run scheduled payments without re-collecting details time. follow merchant-side workflow, one important difference requires customer authorization (an electronic signature attestation collected outside genie). don't. article covers flow. rather enter information handling details, use customer-invitation flow instead see invite method . storing credit debit card step 1. log genie, navigate customers, open customer's profile clicking id display name. 2. click stored tab. 3. add \u0026gt; card. 4. number, expiration date, security code (cvv). address file, auto-populates. tokenized use. never stores raw number systems gateway token. (bank account) account follows first three steps explicit record showing agreed charged. supports two paths. 1 customers [select customer] account. 2 bank-account fill holder name routing type (checking savings) 3 choose authorize options. save send recommended merchants collects signed behalf. option (recommended) send. emails request. signs electronically; form genie. keep separate copy file case dispute. b self-authorize (merchant confirmation) (a form, in-person agreement, etc.), self-authorize. account, pop-up confirmation button next selecting tells obtained. ⚠ merchant liability method, responsibility document shifts you. will electronically form. dispute, return, chargeback, inquiry happens, service provider require submit proof directly. produce valid documentation, transaction may returned reversed. strongly recommend using unless robust process collecting retaining forms letting (customer portal) portal enabled, themselves, signing process. hands-off side. six-step customer-side clicks vault icon. enters info, save. guides authorization. name, last email record. reviews 5. scrolls next. 6. checks consent box, types draws signature, sign document. vault. adds skips step, saved unauthorized complete it. return finish. authorized pay source, schedule. additional required transactions download records. removing currently assigned deleted removed pay. delete disable update first. tab remove method. ways self-storage checkout. anytime pays (see customer-enabled article). invitation link. handle secure link themselves. still trouble contact support@billergenie.com include (card ach) whether used self-authorize, completed error messages displayed related articles turn connecting gateways codes explained","name":"Storing Customer Payment Methods (Cards and ACH)","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"storing-payment-methods","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/storing-payment-methods?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie can securely store customers' payment methods — credit/debit cards ach bank accounts charge future invoices, set auto pay, run scheduled payments without re-collecting details time. follow merchant-side workflow, one important difference requires customer authorization (an electronic signature attestation collected outside genie). don't. article covers flow. rather enter information handling details, use customer-invitation flow instead see invite method . storing credit debit card step 1. log genie, navigate customers, open customer's profile clicking id display name. 2. click stored tab. 3. add \u0026gt; card. 4. number, expiration date, security code (cvv). address file, auto-populates. tokenized use. never stores raw number systems gateway token. (bank account) account follows first three steps explicit record showing agreed charged. supports two paths. 1 customers [select customer] account. 2 bank-account fill holder name routing type (checking savings) 3 choose authorize options. save send recommended merchants collects signed behalf. option (recommended) send. emails request. signs electronically; form genie. keep separate copy file case dispute. b self-authorize (merchant confirmation) (a form, in-person agreement, etc.), self-authorize. account, pop-up confirmation button next selecting tells obtained. ⚠ merchant liability method, responsibility document shifts you. will electronically form. dispute, return, chargeback, inquiry happens, service provider require submit proof directly. produce valid documentation, transaction may returned reversed. strongly recommend using unless robust process collecting retaining forms letting (customer portal) portal enabled, themselves, signing process. hands-off side. six-step customer-side clicks vault icon. enters info, save. guides authorization. name, last email record. reviews 5. scrolls next. 6. checks consent box, types draws signature, sign document. vault. adds skips step, saved unauthorized complete it. return finish. authorized pay source, schedule. additional required transactions download records. removing currently assigned deleted removed pay. delete disable update first. tab remove method. ways self-storage checkout. anytime pays (see customer-enabled article). invitation link. handle secure link themselves. still trouble contact support@billergenie.com include (card ach) whether used self-authorize, completed error messages displayed related articles turn connecting gateways codes explained","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-26T22:54:34.243Z","tag_names":["payment location","virtual terminal name","transaction labels","payment source","payment flow","invoice checkout","statement checkout","portal invoice payment","portal bulk payment","bulk invoice payment","payment plan","recurring billing","hosted payment link","integration payment","check payment","apple pay invoice checkout","apple pay statement checkout","apple pay portal invoice payment","apple pay portal bulk payment","apple pay hosted payment link","merchant receipt","gateway transactions report","csv export of transactions","what does payment location mean","what label is on my receipt","customer portal label","scheduler label","what is bulk pay on my receipt"],"answer_sample":"Every time a customer pays you through Biller Genie, the merchant receipt email y","long_answer_sample":"Every time a customer pays you through Biller Genie, the merchant receipt email you receive includes a \"Payment Location\" field. That field tells you which Biller Genie flow took the payment, so you can tell at a glance whether a payment came through an invoice checkout, a Hosted Payment Link, a Payment Plan, or something else. The same value appear","language_id":1,"id":3829008,"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":"every time customer pays biller genie, merchant receipt email receive includes \"payment location\" field. field tells genie flow took payment, can tell glance whether payment came invoice checkout, hosted link, plan, something else. value appears \"virtual terminal\" column gateway-transactions report csv export report, whatever label see exported transaction history. location emails. line pays. gateway transactions report. shows row transaction. exports. value. means plain language inside portal specific invoice. bulk covered multiple invoices once. sales entered standalone (no involved). virtual terminal manually using addon. check processed check-processing flow. auto-pay ran automatic file one customers. plan installment active set customer. recurring billing pure recurring-billing stored method (not part plan). checkout paid public link sent them, without logging portal. statement in. logged statements shared. apple pay used sheet pay. sheet. integration originated connected practice-management vertical (such theramanager). third party synced third-party accounting system. process itself. labels work whenever completes sheet, prefixed \"apple \" payments apart typed-card applies five flows. older looking history predates labels, may different values rows — reflect looked like taken. keep original will updated. going forward, new stamped table above. corresponds current naming (and variant those), depending scheduler qdpm page frequently asked questions customers no. copy receipt. include it. difference \"invoice checkout\" \"portal payment\" directly first plan\" \"recurring billing\" structured (for example, four installments $250 months). true subscription-style charge regular schedule defined end date. \"integration mean integration, theramanager another business-application supports. yes. uses receipts screen. related articles void refund (full partial) refunds voids turn auto feature utilization","name":"What 'Payment Location' Means on Your Transaction Receipts","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"what-payment-location-means-on-your-transaction-receipts","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/what-payment-location-means-on-your-transaction-receipts?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"every time customer pays biller genie, merchant receipt email receive includes \"payment location\" field. field tells genie flow took payment, can tell glance whether payment came invoice checkout, hosted link, plan, something else. value appears \"virtual terminal\" column gateway-transactions report csv export report, whatever label see exported transaction history. location emails. line pays. gateway transactions report. shows row transaction. exports. value. means plain language inside portal specific invoice. bulk covered multiple invoices once. sales entered standalone (no involved). virtual terminal manually using addon. check processed check-processing flow. auto-pay ran automatic file one customers. plan installment active set customer. recurring billing pure recurring-billing stored method (not part plan). checkout paid public link sent them, without logging portal. statement in. logged statements shared. apple pay used sheet pay. sheet. integration originated connected practice-management vertical (such theramanager). third party synced third-party accounting system. process itself. labels work whenever completes sheet, prefixed \"apple \" payments apart typed-card applies five flows. older looking history predates labels, may different values rows — reflect looked like taken. keep original will updated. going forward, new stamped table above. corresponds current naming (and variant those), depending scheduler qdpm page frequently asked questions customers no. copy receipt. include it. difference \"invoice checkout\" \"portal payment\" directly first plan\" \"recurring billing\" structured (for example, four installments $250 months). true subscription-style charge regular schedule defined end date. \"integration mean integration, theramanager another business-application supports. yes. uses receipts screen. related articles void refund (full partial) refunds voids turn auto feature utilization","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T12:43:42.000Z","tag_names":["financing","credit cards"],"answer_sample":"Overview To allow customers to store and use Credit Card and ACH payment methods,","long_answer_sample":"Overview To allow customers to store and use Credit Card and ACH payment methods, these payment options must first be enabled in your Biller Genie account. Once enabled, customers will be able to add and manage their payment methods through the Customer Portal (if enabled), and payment options will be available on invoices.     How To Enable Credit ","language_id":1,"id":1957640,"last_published_date":"May 21st, 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 allow customers store use credit card ach payment methods, options must first enabled biller genie account. enabled, will able add manage methods customer portal (if enabled), available invoices.   enable payments step 1 log navigate control panel \u0026gt; defaults 2 general section, locate following settings toggle setting yes needed. click save new apply moving forward.  3 (optional – existing customers) like update current well scroll bottom page. individual customers. select appropriate name dropdown changes. ensures profiles updated reflect preferences.  important notes enabling allows pay invoices using selected methods. see defaults. invoice pages, active. still trouble unable payments, contact support team support@billergenie.com include details method attempting whether applies customers, error messages displayed providing information help assist efficiently possible.","name":"Allowing Credit Card \u0026 ACH Payments","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"allowing-credit-card-ach-payments","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/allowing-credit-card-ach-payments?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"overview allow customers store use credit card ach payment methods, options must first enabled biller genie account. enabled, will able add manage methods customer portal (if enabled), available invoices.   enable payments step 1 log navigate control panel \u0026gt; defaults 2 general section, locate following settings toggle setting yes needed. click save new apply moving forward.  3 (optional – existing customers) like update current well scroll bottom page. individual customers. select appropriate name dropdown changes. ensures profiles updated reflect preferences.  important notes enabling allows pay invoices using selected methods. see defaults. invoice pages, active. still trouble unable payments, contact support team support@billergenie.com include details method attempting whether applies customers, error messages displayed providing information help assist efficiently possible.","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"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=236885381","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":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T18:35:19.000Z","tag_names":["bill with parent","display invoices with parent","parent customer","sub customer","sub-customer","quickbooks jobs","qbo job","qbd customer job","bill to parent","viewsubcustomersinvoices","consolidated billing","parent rollup","sub-customer email inheritance","sub customer autopay"],"answer_sample":"In QuickBooks, a customer can be set up as a sub-customer of another customer — u","long_answer_sample":"In QuickBooks, a customer can be set up as a sub-customer of another customer — useful for tracking jobs under a single account, multiple locations of one client, or a contractor doing work for a property owner. Biller Genie reads these parent/sub relationships from QuickBooks and gives you two distinct features to leverage them: Bill With Parent (r","language_id":1,"id":1956845,"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":"quickbooks, customer can set sub-customer another — useful tracking jobs single account, multiple locations one client, contractor work property owner. biller genie reads parent/sub relationships quickbooks gives two distinct features leverage bill parent (route sub-customer's billing parent), customer-portal experience lets portal user see, switch between, pay invoices records connected to. glance per-customer-or-per-type setting sub-customer. on, receives reminders, parent's autopay configuration drives payment, communications route parent. sub's invoice messenger , reminders auto settings get grayed take over. display per-customer toggle customer. view includes sub-customers combined list. independent turn either without other. works hood sub-customer, several pieces genie's behavior shift sub runtime messenger. send time, checks billtoqbonlineparent flag. looks uses reminder toggles decide whether send. ignored. pay. eligible autopay, system (autopay enabled, autopay-on-type, default payment method, threshold) determine charge. off, runs regardless record says. routing. still recorded database (the for), processing flow processing. payments processed using stored applies invoice. accounting software sees marked paid, coming card file. late fees. fees calculated \"owns\" overdue balance perspective), goes inheritance. methods shared automatically methods. merge just means method. file does, will fail method make sure working relying autopay. qbo qbd differ handling customer's to, persisted differently behind scenes online native \"billed with\" dropdown profile). syncs flag bi-directionally flip qbo, bg picks next sync; bg, writes back qbo. systems stay aligned automatically. desktop (magiccarpet) equivalent setting. stores locally persists across magiccarpet never read written desktop. qbd-connected customer, directly bg. nothing appears itself, qbd-side override value. practical implication expect round-trip check something off. qbd, source truth ever change projects require careful bulk changes technically hood, requires \"bill customer\" checkbox every project. use defaults surgical option push customers once, inadvertently breaks alignment cause confusing invoicing behavior. including projects; special handling.  projects, per non-project need changed, leave projects' alone. see intuit's help qbo-side requirement. management. owner parent; individual properties sub-customers. gets communications, arrangement, job billed reported separately. multi-location franchisees. franchisee corporate office handles keep per-location billing. general contractors paying subs' invoices. gc trades gc's covers trades' holding company operating entities. subsidiaries centralized decentralized point handle separately-tracked accounts, cleanest pattern. independently, let manage settings. configure system, sync, auto-pay run cover linked sub-customers' (or desktop), profile \"is sub-customer\". reads. wait sync manual sync). relationship genie, open record. pay, messenger, fields now inheriting video walkthrough short tutorial showing side setup, end step-by-step screenshots (quickbooks online) step 1. log account. 2. go sales \u0026gt; customers. 3. select whose want via 4. click edit profile. 5. section, parent, save. sync. turned inside tab, confirmation message configured ways (and optionally pay) view, access portal's top navigation. (configurable type ) mixed logs normally would. grid shows hide button collapse ones checkout. processes credited correct receipts depending sub). necessarily portal. happen together. switching person manages accounts example, manager pays bills three different llcs, separate accident logging out. customer-switching groups email address. in, active merchant's account shares logged-in user's match, navigation listing matched alphabetically. person, email, records. lists clicking switches context invoices, saved cards, configuration. share email. address, them. matching. customers, accountant clients switcher move freely. enable alone put surface one. link access. routes adds existing view. feature. email-based, parent/sub-based purely email-driven. records, separate, emails. status drive switcher. putting together common configurations buildings llc. subs building 101, 102, 103. manager. building. llc's charges building's place. result schedule b llcs llc a, b, c totally relationship. accountant's applicable (no relationship). applicable. c. needed. cadence login. independently co. co 1, payments. companies. company's cards stand own. companies' emails, accident, used. functions genie. reporting tag company; anything else. frequently asked questions charged back-invoices no. affects future retroactively charge exist unpaid picked going forward. manually-paid history touched. charged. fallback. multi-level hierarchy (grandparent → sub) model flat immediate only. \"parent\" grandparent, resolution; cascade chain. recommend hierarchies purposes level (parent predictable dropdown. (1) record's matches exactly (case-insensitive, punctuation whitespace matter), (2) (deactivated appear), (3) merchant logged in. \"display parent\" viewing historical hidden turning hides forward, delete already-issued receipts. stops seeing related articles global overrides fees, customer-enabled supported accounting-software integrations","name":"Parent and Sub Customers (including QuickBooks Jobs)","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"parentsub-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/parentsub-customer?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"quickbooks, customer can set sub-customer another — useful tracking jobs single account, multiple locations one client, contractor work property owner. biller genie reads parent/sub relationships quickbooks gives two distinct features leverage bill parent (route sub-customer's billing parent), customer-portal experience lets portal user see, switch between, pay invoices records connected to. glance per-customer-or-per-type setting sub-customer. on, receives reminders, parent's autopay configuration drives payment, communications route parent. sub's invoice messenger , reminders auto settings get grayed take over. display per-customer toggle customer. view includes sub-customers combined list. independent turn either without other. works hood sub-customer, several pieces genie's behavior shift sub runtime messenger. send time, checks billtoqbonlineparent flag. looks uses reminder toggles decide whether send. ignored. pay. eligible autopay, system (autopay enabled, autopay-on-type, default payment method, threshold) determine charge. off, runs regardless record says. routing. still recorded database (the for), processing flow processing. payments processed using stored applies invoice. accounting software sees marked paid, coming card file. late fees. fees calculated \"owns\" overdue balance perspective), goes inheritance. methods shared automatically methods. merge just means method. file does, will fail method make sure working relying autopay. qbo qbd differ handling customer's to, persisted differently behind scenes online native \"billed with\" dropdown profile). syncs flag bi-directionally flip qbo, bg picks next sync; bg, writes back qbo. systems stay aligned automatically. desktop (magiccarpet) equivalent setting. stores locally persists across magiccarpet never read written desktop. qbd-connected customer, directly bg. nothing appears itself, qbd-side override value. practical implication expect round-trip check something off. qbd, source truth ever change projects require careful bulk changes technically hood, requires \"bill customer\" checkbox every project. use defaults surgical option push customers once, inadvertently breaks alignment cause confusing invoicing behavior. including projects; special handling.  projects, per non-project need changed, leave projects' alone. see intuit's help qbo-side requirement. management. owner parent; individual properties sub-customers. gets communications, arrangement, job billed reported separately. multi-location franchisees. franchisee corporate office handles keep per-location billing. general contractors paying subs' invoices. gc trades gc's covers trades' holding company operating entities. subsidiaries centralized decentralized point handle separately-tracked accounts, cleanest pattern. independently, let manage settings. configure system, sync, auto-pay run cover linked sub-customers' (or desktop), profile \"is sub-customer\". reads. wait sync manual sync). relationship genie, open record. pay, messenger, fields now inheriting video walkthrough short tutorial showing side setup, end step-by-step screenshots (quickbooks online) step 1. log account. 2. go sales \u0026gt; customers. 3. select whose want via 4. click edit profile. 5. section, parent, save. sync. turned inside tab, confirmation message configured ways (and optionally pay) view, access portal's top navigation. (configurable type ) mixed logs normally would. grid shows hide button collapse ones checkout. processes credited correct receipts depending sub). necessarily portal. happen together. switching person manages accounts example, manager pays bills three different llcs, separate accident logging out. customer-switching groups email address. in, active merchant's account shares logged-in user's match, navigation listing matched alphabetically. person, email, records. lists clicking switches context invoices, saved cards, configuration. share email. address, them. matching. customers, accountant clients switcher move freely. enable alone put surface one. link access. routes adds existing view. feature. email-based, parent/sub-based purely email-driven. records, separate, emails. status drive switcher. putting together common configurations buildings llc. subs building 101, 102, 103. manager. building. llc's charges building's place. result schedule b llcs llc a, b, c totally relationship. accountant's applicable (no relationship). applicable. c. needed. cadence login. independently co. co 1, payments. companies. company's cards stand own. companies' emails, accident, used. functions genie. reporting tag company; anything else. frequently asked questions charged back-invoices no. affects future retroactively charge exist unpaid picked going forward. manually-paid history touched. charged. fallback. multi-level hierarchy (grandparent → sub) model flat immediate only. \"parent\" grandparent, resolution; cascade chain. recommend hierarchies purposes level (parent predictable dropdown. (1) record's matches exactly (case-insensitive, punctuation whitespace matter), (2) (deactivated appear), (3) merchant logged in. \"display parent\" viewing historical hidden turning hides forward, delete already-issued receipts. stops seeing related articles global overrides fees, customer-enabled supported accounting-software integrations","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-31T02:39:00.638Z","tag_names":["approve payment plan","biller genie payment plan","customer payment plan request","down payment","payment plan add-on","payment plan request","payment plan workflow","pending payment plans","reject payment plan"],"answer_sample":"When a customer requests a payment plan through the customer portal, the request ","long_answer_sample":"When a customer requests a payment plan through the customer portal, the request lands in Reports \u0026gt; Pending Payment Plans for your team to approve or reject. This article covers the report itself, the approval/rejection workflow, and what happens after each. Where to find it From the main menu, click Reports \u0026gt; Pending Payment Plans. The page l","language_id":1,"id":3833020,"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":"customer requests payment plan portal, request lands reports \u0026gt; pending plans team approve reject. article covers report itself, approval/rejection workflow, happens each. find main menu, click plans. page lists every currently status — meaning submitted waiting decision. shows see approved, rejected, completed plans, open record look section. column id internal id. plan's details page. business name request. amount offering approval time. always \"pending\" report. reviewing invoice(s) covers. proposed terms payment, recurring installment amount, frequency (typically monthly), number installments, start date. stored method specified installments. reject action buttons (visible status). approving approve. biller genie several things one step processes immediately customer's method. applied invoice(s). creates schedule remaining scheduled will charge automatically configured frequency. emails plan-approved confirmation schedule. flips approved status. drops list. fails process time, stays error fix underlying issue (often card file needs updating) try again. rejecting flipped rejected receives notification email. remain continue follow normal reminder cadence. common reasons fit policy, history failed payments, prefer negotiate different directly. built-in counter-offer flow; negotiated decline conversation outside genie, can manually create needed. customers submit option appear two must true add-on installed account. allow enabled level either default (set defaults ) per-customer override. eligible sees \"request plan\" invoices. fill terms, save method, submit. submission appears related articles global type overrides using portal","name":"Pending Payment Plans","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"pending-payment-plans","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-payment-plans?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer requests payment plan portal, request lands reports \u0026gt; pending plans team approve reject. article covers report itself, approval/rejection workflow, happens each. find main menu, click plans. page lists every currently status — meaning submitted waiting decision. shows see approved, rejected, completed plans, open record look section. column id internal id. plan's details page. business name request. amount offering approval time. always \"pending\" report. reviewing invoice(s) covers. proposed terms payment, recurring installment amount, frequency (typically monthly), number installments, start date. stored method specified installments. reject action buttons (visible status). approving approve. biller genie several things one step processes immediately customer's method. applied invoice(s). creates schedule remaining scheduled will charge automatically configured frequency. emails plan-approved confirmation schedule. flips approved status. drops list. fails process time, stays error fix underlying issue (often card file needs updating) try again. rejecting flipped rejected receives notification email. remain continue follow normal reminder cadence. common reasons fit policy, history failed payments, prefer negotiate different directly. built-in counter-offer flow; negotiated decline conversation outside genie, can manually create needed. customers submit option appear two must true add-on installed account. allow enabled level either default (set defaults ) per-customer override. eligible sees \"request plan\" invoices. fill terms, save method, submit. submission appears related articles global type overrides using portal","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-10-28T20:38:09.000Z","tag_names":["automated","disable"],"answer_sample":"Some customers may have a unique process where Auto Pay doesn't work for them. Yo","long_answer_sample":"Some customers may have a unique process where Auto Pay doesn't work for them. You can easily disable this feature for a customer using the steps below:     Step 1: Open the Customer List In the Biller Genie portal, navigate to your Customers list Step 2: Select the Customer Use the search bar and/or filters to find the desired customer record.   St","language_id":1,"id":2871925,"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":"customers may unique process auto pay work them. can easily disable feature customer using steps   step 1 open list biller genie portal, navigate 2 select use search bar and/or filters find desired record. 3 settings click 'auto pay' tab, 'edit' 4 turn invoices ‘off’ ‘update customer’. faqs q tell turned read article reports. report titled “auto enabled” adjust choice yours! one key benefits portal enables take control accounts performing various actions independently. view past invoices, save new payment methods file, certain needed. however, flexibility limit access specific controls. decide whether edit profile update change auto-pay allow parent sub-customer per-customer basis. balance empowerment ensures seamless experience maintain oversight account settings.","name":"Turn Off Auto Pay","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"turn-off-auto-pay","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/turn-off-auto-pay?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customers may unique process auto pay work them. can easily disable feature customer using steps   step 1 open list biller genie portal, navigate 2 select use search bar and/or filters find desired record. 3 settings click 'auto pay' tab, 'edit' 4 turn invoices ‘off’ ‘update customer’. faqs q tell turned read article reports. report titled “auto enabled” adjust choice yours! one key benefits portal enables take control accounts performing various actions independently. view past invoices, save new payment methods file, certain needed. however, flexibility limit access specific controls. decide whether edit profile update change auto-pay allow parent sub-customer per-customer basis. balance empowerment ensures seamless experience maintain oversight account settings.","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":459465,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:30:45.131Z","tag_names":["first invoice","getting started","onboarding","save and close","save and send","qbo workflow","duplicate invoice","two emails","invoice to cash","new merchant","biller genie setup"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie is designed to work with the accounting software you already use. Yo","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie is designed to work with the accounting software you already use. You keep creating invoices in QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, or Xero the same way you always have. Biller Genie syncs each invoice over and takes care of getting it to your customer, collecting payment, applying reminders if needed, and posting the payment back to","language_id":1,"id":3826871,"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":"biller genie designed work accounting software use. keep creating invoices quickbooks online, desktop, xero way always have. syncs invoice takes care getting customer, collecting payment, applying reminders needed, posting payment back software. guide walks set first goes out, day-one workflow changes (in small ways) on. defaults over, configure two things. quick (under 15 minutes each) shape every sends. setting global customer — decides methods customers can use, whether autopay required, late-fee policy, go when. behavior layer. looks like columns show, template (classic / modern simple), footer message, pdf includes qr code. appearance optional useful meaningfully different groups (premium vs. standard, retail wholesale, etc.) type too. otherwise come later. day-to-day owns invoice-to-cash cycle sending invoice, taking reminding back. stops shifts matter online merchants finish qbo, click save close instead send . tells qbo email itself, creates duplicate (your get email). just saves invoice; picks next sync handles send. turn automatic emailing qbo. account settings \u0026gt; sales disable \"automatically send\" toggles. sender now. manually do, will version plus stick genie's flow desktop (magiccarpet) create magiccarpet new company file pushes genie. directly desktop. reason sender. qbd's \"send\" \"email\" actions message receives. \"two invoices\" happens gets emails, almost either (a) auto-sends still on, (b) clicked \"save close\" (c) merchant emailed accounting-software paths let sends invoice. within (qbo) scheduled (qbd), lands renders using defaults. columns, template, code (if enabled) earlier. email. contains \"view invoice\" link opens branded portal. pay card, ach, whatever allowed fire automatically. pay, schedule configured. chase manually. posts pays, processes transaction gateway quickbooks. closes systems. customize specific dialed in, find need treatment vips late fees, big one-off wants paper invoices. use per-customer overrides handle without changing larger setup, type. experiences business, logo colors. view land portal, pay. complete whole minutes. see portal full customer-facing walkthrough. frequently asked questions software, layer top replace practical change stop (save qbo). want can. open generator there. sync. yes. menu. reminder cadence applies that. never got now check three things (1) customer's correct (2) synced (look list), (3) bounce spam. bounced report flags delivery failures. long initial take usually 30 average-sized base. via depends interval (configurable, 5 minutes) size file. talk implementation contact estimate. related articles reminders, features connect","name":"Your First Invoice in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"your-first-invoice-in-biller-genie","first_category":"Getting Started","categories_display_for_views":"Getting Started","parent_categories":[459465],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/getting-started/your-first-invoice-in-biller-genie?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie designed work accounting software use. keep creating invoices quickbooks online, desktop, xero way always have. syncs invoice takes care getting customer, collecting payment, applying reminders needed, posting payment back software. guide walks set first goes out, day-one workflow changes (in small ways) on. defaults over, configure two things. quick (under 15 minutes each) shape every sends. setting global customer — decides methods customers can use, whether autopay required, late-fee policy, go when. behavior layer. looks like columns show, template (classic / modern simple), footer message, pdf includes qr code. appearance optional useful meaningfully different groups (premium vs. standard, retail wholesale, etc.) type too. otherwise come later. day-to-day owns invoice-to-cash cycle sending invoice, taking reminding back. stops shifts matter online merchants finish qbo, click save close instead send . tells qbo email itself, creates duplicate (your get email). just saves invoice; picks next sync handles send. turn automatic emailing qbo. account settings \u0026gt; sales disable \"automatically send\" toggles. sender now. manually do, will version plus stick genie's flow desktop (magiccarpet) create magiccarpet new company file pushes genie. directly desktop. reason sender. qbd's \"send\" \"email\" actions message receives. \"two invoices\" happens gets emails, almost either (a) auto-sends still on, (b) clicked \"save close\" (c) merchant emailed accounting-software paths let sends invoice. within (qbo) scheduled (qbd), lands renders using defaults. columns, template, code (if enabled) earlier. email. contains \"view invoice\" link opens branded portal. pay card, ach, whatever allowed fire automatically. pay, schedule configured. chase manually. posts pays, processes transaction gateway quickbooks. closes systems. customize specific dialed in, find need treatment vips late fees, big one-off wants paper invoices. use per-customer overrides handle without changing larger setup, type. experiences business, logo colors. view land portal, pay. complete whole minutes. see portal full customer-facing walkthrough. frequently asked questions software, layer top replace practical change stop (save qbo). want can. open generator there. sync. yes. menu. reminder cadence applies that. never got now check three things (1) customer's correct (2) synced (look list), (3) bounce spam. bounced report flags delivery failures. long initial take usually 30 average-sized base. via depends interval (configurable, 5 minutes) size file. talk implementation contact estimate. related articles reminders, features connect","categories":{"current":{"id":459465,"name":"Getting Started","url":"/getting-started"}},"category_param":"getting-started"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-02-20T22:32:38.000Z","tag_names":["online terminal","remote terminal"],"answer_sample":"  Virtual Terminal Overview The Biller Genie virtual terminal, included with our ","long_answer_sample":"  Virtual Terminal Overview The Biller Genie virtual terminal, included with our Credit Card Processing feature, allows for the processing of credit/debit card transactions independently of an invoice. It operates entirely online, eliminating the need for card readers or additional hardware, as card numbers can be manually inputted via the keyboard ","language_id":1,"id":2420670,"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":"  virtual terminal overview biller genie terminal, included credit card processing feature, allows credit/debit transactions independently invoice. operates entirely online, eliminating need readers additional hardware, numbers can manually inputted via keyboard securely sent payment gateway. syncing accounting software conducted automatically sync default. however, option link transaction invoice later time, useful available time generated date. review attach guide help process. report transactions, whether made paid customer, will appear report. independent invoice, search click find open needs attached transaction. attached, close (if full) back software.  testing errors payments use gateway merchant service provider used test troubleshoot connections errors. setting account first change providers, process ensure everything working properly.  create schedule set recurring schedules, bill customer. please instructions. using accessed two different ways. 1 fill customer info 2 wish charge initiate (this populate info) accessing directly step menu portal, add-ons select add-on button 3 complete form enter information. note 4 fields required name number expiration date amount (total amount, including taxes, fees) finalize record list id display within record, either previously saved + transaction  new pre-populate profile selected method, well amount. 5 approved,","name":"Virtual Terminal","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"virtual-terminal","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/virtual-terminal?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"  virtual terminal overview biller genie terminal, included credit card processing feature, allows credit/debit transactions independently invoice. operates entirely online, eliminating need readers additional hardware, numbers can manually inputted via keyboard securely sent payment gateway. syncing accounting software conducted automatically sync default. however, option link transaction invoice later time, useful available time generated date. review attach guide help process. report transactions, whether made paid customer, will appear report. independent invoice, search click find open needs attached transaction. attached, close (if full) back software.  testing errors payments use gateway merchant service provider used test troubleshoot connections errors. setting account first change providers, process ensure everything working properly.  create schedule set recurring schedules, bill customer. please instructions. using accessed two different ways. 1 fill customer info 2 wish charge initiate (this populate info) accessing directly step menu portal, add-ons select add-on button 3 complete form enter information. note 4 fields required name number expiration date amount (total amount, including taxes, fees) finalize record list id display within record, either previously saved + transaction  new pre-populate profile selected method, well amount. 5 approved,","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:14.317Z","tag_names":["consolidate customers","duplicate customer records","merge contacts xero","merge customers","merge duplicate customers","merge in quickbooks","merge in xero","qbd merge customer","qbo customer merge","remove duplicate customer"],"answer_sample":"Duplicate customer records — where you have two (or more) Biller Genie customer r","long_answer_sample":"Duplicate customer records — where you have two (or more) Biller Genie customer records for the same real-world business or person — usually appear after a one-time customer import, a manual entry that didn't match an existing record, or a sync hiccup with your accounting software. This article covers how Biller Genie handles merging and the practic","language_id":1,"id":3826909,"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":"duplicate customer records — two (or more) biller genie real-world business person usually appear one-time import, manual entry match existing record, sync hiccup accounting software. article covers handles merging practical workflow getting list back one record per customer. native merge merchant portal \"merge customers\" button. reason software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) system identity. customers inside without create worse mismatch still two, next re-create side. correct first, let merged state. online decide want keep (the \"winner\"). note exact display name. open \"loser\" duplicate. click edit. change loser's name exactly winner's save. asks merge. yes. invoices transactions loser reassigned winner. wait trigger add-ons \u0026gt; online). will marked hidden winner pick consolidated invoices. merges irreversible make sure picked correctly saving. desktop idea rename center, right-click loser, choose edit customerjob, exactly, ok, confirm sync, state propagates. limitation sub-customers (jobs) underneath it, need move jobs first delete them. attached. xero supports contact list. select contacts using checkboxes, merge, master keep), confirm. moves master. propagates genie. five-minute checklist things software, result side regardless deliberately. duplicates stored payment methods set genie, accurate info, active access, keep. methods, biller-genie-side customization (autopay thresholds, per-customer reminder overrides, etc.) lost cc emails. additional email recipients file (different winner), copy can add see adding . disable autopay temporarily. invoices, turn avoid accidental charge window. verify actually duplicates. different locations real customers, syncs previously-spread-across-two-records now record. emails old noted merging. re-enable disabled login winner's, support@billergenie.com help re-link access surviving preventing future search adding. manually creating new xero, name, email, phone there. standardize names. convention (e.g. \"last name\" \"business name\") stick it. come entered \"smith, john\" \"john smith.\" use import tool carefully. importing csv run dedupe pass first. quick reference guide trouble went refusing ids audit reconcile. related articles parent sub deleting deactivating","name":"Merging Duplicate Customer Records","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"merging-duplicate-customer-records","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/merging-duplicate-customer-records?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"duplicate customer records — two (or more) biller genie real-world business person usually appear one-time import, manual entry match existing record, sync hiccup accounting software. article covers handles merging practical workflow getting list back one record per customer. native merge merchant portal \"merge customers\" button. reason software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) system identity. customers inside without create worse mismatch still two, next re-create side. correct first, let merged state. online decide want keep (the \"winner\"). note exact display name. open \"loser\" duplicate. click edit. change loser's name exactly winner's save. asks merge. yes. invoices transactions loser reassigned winner. wait trigger add-ons \u0026gt; online). will marked hidden winner pick consolidated invoices. merges irreversible make sure picked correctly saving. desktop idea rename center, right-click loser, choose edit customerjob, exactly, ok, confirm sync, state propagates. limitation sub-customers (jobs) underneath it, need move jobs first delete them. attached. xero supports contact list. select contacts using checkboxes, merge, master keep), confirm. moves master. propagates genie. five-minute checklist things software, result side regardless deliberately. duplicates stored payment methods set genie, accurate info, active access, keep. methods, biller-genie-side customization (autopay thresholds, per-customer reminder overrides, etc.) lost cc emails. additional email recipients file (different winner), copy can add see adding . disable autopay temporarily. invoices, turn avoid accidental charge window. verify actually duplicates. different locations real customers, syncs previously-spread-across-two-records now record. emails old noted merging. re-enable disabled login winner's, support@billergenie.com help re-link access surviving preventing future search adding. manually creating new xero, name, email, phone there. standardize names. convention (e.g. \"last name\" \"business name\") stick it. come entered \"smith, john\" \"john smith.\" use import tool carefully. importing csv run dedupe pass first. quick reference guide trouble went refusing ids audit reconcile. related articles parent sub deleting deactivating","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"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=236885381","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":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=236885381","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":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=236885381","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":1368782,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:30.283Z","tag_names":["api access","api key","api v1","biller genie api","biller genie integration","connect api","create customer api","integration api","integration partners","outbound webhooks","public api","rest api","sales receipt api","tax rates api","webhooks","zapier biller genie"],"answer_sample":"A common question, especially from larger merchants and partners evaluating Bille","long_answer_sample":"A common question, especially from larger merchants and partners evaluating Biller Genie: can I integrate Biller Genie with my own systems using an API, webhooks, or Zapier? Here's the honest current state. Capability\nStatus Public REST API (Connect API) Yes, with limited scope. Keys are issued by Biller Genie, not self-serve. Outbound webhooks No —","language_id":1,"id":3826930,"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":"common question, especially larger merchants partners evaluating biller genie can integrate systems using api, webhooks, zapier honest current state. capability status public rest api (connect api) yes, limited scope. keys issued genie, self-serve. outbound webhooks — supported today. integration connect endpoints versioned called api. intended purpose-built integrations another product needs push data example, vertical crm creates customers invoices part workflow. exist today endpoint purpose post v1/customers create customer account. get v1/customers/{id} look id. v1/sales-receipts record sales receipt (paid transaction tied invoice). v1/sales-receipts/{id} retrieve v1/tax-rates list tax rates configured account, apply right rate creating receipts. v1/auth/validate validate key still active. used gateway, code directly. invoices, payments existing refunds, voids, balances/a-r reports, autopay enrollment, payment-method storage, sync controls. those, contact support@billergenie.com describe use case prioritize expansion based demand. authentication uses authentication. call passes header. merchant account identify calls land. oauth per-user authorization every acts individual user, model system-to-system integrations. getting support request. self-serve portal request email . tell id, name building buying, (e.g. \"creating receipts practice management system\"). team will issue key, share via secure channel, provide base url specs. rotation, revocation, audit handled support. compromised, immediately rotate it. currently send events happen (a payment processed, invoice paid, fails, etc.). know something happens options pull instead push. relevant schedule. efficient works low-frequency times hour). accounting software's webhooks. primarily want \"did paid\", quickbooks online fire syncs back quickbooks. well whose software, genie. parsing last resort. sent real-time processed parse emails. recommended long-term pinch. tracked customer-requested feature. design depends them, logged shapes roadmap. app directly trigger zaps zap action. practical workarounds xero first-class apps. build react quickbooks/xero originated + \"webhooks zapier\" custom requires related articles single sign-on (sso / saml) submit feature","name":"Public API, Webhooks, and Zapier — What We Support Today","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"api-access-webhooks-zapier","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/api-access-webhooks-zapier?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"common question, especially larger merchants partners evaluating biller genie can integrate systems using api, webhooks, zapier honest current state. capability status public rest api (connect api) yes, limited scope. keys issued genie, self-serve. outbound webhooks — supported today. integration connect endpoints versioned called api. intended purpose-built integrations another product needs push data example, vertical crm creates customers invoices part workflow. exist today endpoint purpose post v1/customers create customer account. get v1/customers/{id} look id. v1/sales-receipts record sales receipt (paid transaction tied invoice). v1/sales-receipts/{id} retrieve v1/tax-rates list tax rates configured account, apply right rate creating receipts. v1/auth/validate validate key still active. used gateway, code directly. invoices, payments existing refunds, voids, balances/a-r reports, autopay enrollment, payment-method storage, sync controls. those, contact support@billergenie.com describe use case prioritize expansion based demand. authentication uses authentication. call passes header. merchant account identify calls land. oauth per-user authorization every acts individual user, model system-to-system integrations. getting support request. self-serve portal request email . tell id, name building buying, (e.g. \"creating receipts practice management system\"). team will issue key, share via secure channel, provide base url specs. rotation, revocation, audit handled support. compromised, immediately rotate it. currently send events happen (a payment processed, invoice paid, fails, etc.). know something happens options pull instead push. relevant schedule. efficient works low-frequency times hour). accounting software's webhooks. primarily want \"did paid\", quickbooks online fire syncs back quickbooks. well whose software, genie. parsing last resort. sent real-time processed parse emails. recommended long-term pinch. tracked customer-requested feature. design depends them, logged shapes roadmap. app directly trigger zaps zap action. practical workarounds xero first-class apps. build react quickbooks/xero originated + \"webhooks zapier\" custom requires related articles single sign-on (sso / saml) submit feature","categories":{"current":{"id":1368782,"name":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","url":"/settings-and-account"}},"category_param":"settings-and-account"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T14:55:23.000Z","tag_names":["cloud access hosting","hosted qbd","intuit deluxe plan","intuit hosted quickbooks","right networks","rightworks","rightworks hosted quickbooks","rightworks install","rightworks magiccarpet","rightworks support chat"],"answer_sample":"Rightworks is Intuit's preferred third-party host for QuickBooks Desktop in the c","long_answer_sample":"Rightworks is Intuit's preferred third-party host for QuickBooks Desktop in the cloud. If you access your QuickBooks Desktop company file through a hosted Windows desktop instead of a local machine, you're probably on Rightworks. This article walks through what you need to use Biller Genie's MagicCarpet sync application in a Rightworks environment —","language_id":1,"id":1956580,"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":"rightworks intuit's preferred third-party host quickbooks desktop cloud. access company file hosted windows instead local machine, probably rightworks. article walks need use biller genie's magiccarpet sync application environment — including one plan requirement catches merchants guard. genie connects syncs small called . self-hosted machine install yourself. rightworks, applications directly installs support team. request via chat, server, link account exactly way machine. deluxe required offers multiple intuit hosting tiers. tier (sometimes \"intuit cloud hosting\") allows installations like magiccarpet. core non-deluxe tier, will decline upgrade. start support-chat process below, confirm see \"how verify plan\" down. begin plan. (cloud hosting) section below. must stay logged session run. log times out, pauses. automatically logs two hours inactivity security policy, setting. open inside want sync. talks running environment. qbdv3 supported legacy integration run rightworks; (the current qbdv4 integration) option. qbdv3, reach subscribersuccess@billergenie.com migrating. ways check whether sign / accounts.rightworks.com look package field dashboard. name include \"deluxe\" \"cloud hosting\" right tier. tell dashboard, call sales 800-4intuit (800-446-8848), customer number (can) ready, ask apphub appears left sidebar example, core,\" install. chat icon bottom-right corner. sub-tiers (often labeled silver, gold, platinum). allow level pick determines features user counts storage. whichever sub-tier fits business; works overview comparison. requesting confirmed deluxe, follow steps get installed server connected agent, paste following request  please server. approved external program enables file. installation url https//magiccarpet-updates.app.billergenie.com/current-version. ensure permission installed. agent eligibility (deluxe) typically takes minutes. confirms complete, system tray. moment, restart session. may email confirming why. options upgrade deluxe. reference (can), hosting.\" (silver, processed, return resubmit request. migrate online. rather pay online third-party-install restrictions oauth flow hosted-environment middleware. connect qbo setup. different platform. qbo, provider work. non-intuit-resold providers restriction. unsure path makes sense, book subscribersuccess.billergenie.com subscriber success contact can talk trade-offs you. account. connection identical copy linking code genie, app session, approve certificate desktop, done. frequently asked questions keep syncing close no. runs depends active. (or inactivity), stops back in. always-on syncing, non-hosted workstation better fit. just managed control stability reasons. go team regardless application. standard specific still declined. checks (1) includes names read internally display differently; clarify. (2) make sure used verbatim language above, signals known integration. declines, escalate 2 name. charge anything installing additional fee included intuit/rightworks usual; service comes payment processing without portal independently customers invoices qbd running. provides automatic two-way customers, invoices, payments, refunds, voids genie. magiccarpet, reconcile data manually. related articles troubleshooting","name":"Using Biller Genie with Rightworks","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-biller-genie-with-righworks","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/using-biller-genie-with-righworks?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"rightworks intuit's preferred third-party host quickbooks desktop cloud. access company file hosted windows instead local machine, probably rightworks. article walks need use biller genie's magiccarpet sync application environment — including one plan requirement catches merchants guard. genie connects syncs small called . self-hosted machine install yourself. rightworks, applications directly installs support team. request via chat, server, link account exactly way machine. deluxe required offers multiple intuit hosting tiers. tier (sometimes \"intuit cloud hosting\") allows installations like magiccarpet. core non-deluxe tier, will decline upgrade. start support-chat process below, confirm see \"how verify plan\" down. begin plan. (cloud hosting) section below. must stay logged session run. log times out, pauses. automatically logs two hours inactivity security policy, setting. open inside want sync. talks running environment. qbdv3 supported legacy integration run rightworks; (the current qbdv4 integration) option. qbdv3, reach subscribersuccess@billergenie.com migrating. ways check whether sign / accounts.rightworks.com look package field dashboard. name include \"deluxe\" \"cloud hosting\" right tier. tell dashboard, call sales 800-4intuit (800-446-8848), customer number (can) ready, ask apphub appears left sidebar example, core,\" install. chat icon bottom-right corner. sub-tiers (often labeled silver, gold, platinum). allow level pick determines features user counts storage. whichever sub-tier fits business; works overview comparison. requesting confirmed deluxe, follow steps get installed server connected agent, paste following request  please server. approved external program enables file. installation url https//magiccarpet-updates.app.billergenie.com/current-version. ensure permission installed. agent eligibility (deluxe) typically takes minutes. confirms complete, system tray. moment, restart session. may email confirming why. options upgrade deluxe. reference (can), hosting.\" (silver, processed, return resubmit request. migrate online. rather pay online third-party-install restrictions oauth flow hosted-environment middleware. connect qbo setup. different platform. qbo, provider work. non-intuit-resold providers restriction. unsure path makes sense, book subscribersuccess.billergenie.com subscriber success contact can talk trade-offs you. account. connection identical copy linking code genie, app session, approve certificate desktop, done. frequently asked questions keep syncing close no. runs depends active. (or inactivity), stops back in. always-on syncing, non-hosted workstation better fit. just managed control stability reasons. go team regardless application. standard specific still declined. checks (1) includes names read internally display differently; clarify. (2) make sure used verbatim language above, signals known integration. declines, escalate 2 name. charge anything installing additional fee included intuit/rightworks usual; service comes payment processing without portal independently customers invoices qbd running. provides automatic two-way customers, invoices, payments, refunds, voids genie. magiccarpet, reconcile data manually. related articles troubleshooting","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-24T14:51:16.328Z","tag_names":["xero features","xero limitations","xero vs quickbooks","xero feature parity","xero refunds","xero sales receipts","xero abr","xero projects","xero sub customers","xero contact groups","xero multi currency","xero draft invoice"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie integrates with Xero so your customers and invoices stay in sync bet","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie integrates with Xero so your customers and invoices stay in sync between the two systems automatically. That said, the Xero integration doesn't have full feature parity with Biller Genie's QuickBooks Online integration — some Biller Genie features that QBO users rely on aren't available on Xero. This article explains what syncs, what do","language_id":1,"id":3827354,"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":"biller genie integrates xero customers invoices stay sync two systems automatically. said, integration full feature parity genie's quickbooks online — features qbo users rely available xero. article explains syncs, doesn't, manual workflows use automated. syncs share customer invoice data. table shows flows data → (contacts) ✓ ⚠ fees (late fees, technology added line items) items / system created chart accounts ✗ modified email addresses contact groups types synced payments payment records indirect (biller marks paid via fee/payment line) refunds sales receipts several work supported account connected important workflow, plan around limitation consider instead. workaround (credit memo sync) issue refund genie, record manually automatic batch reconciliation (abr) reconcile bank deposits (immediate-payment docs) immediate instead bill parent (parent pays sub-customer) manage sub-customer's billing individually sub-customers hierarchy limited projects appear sub-customers; see \"projects\" section auto-sync toggle ui webhook-driven real-time custom fields xero's built-in history resync (one-click) support auto open button (jump source) new tab attachment forwarding add attachments directly gap exists online's api exposes richer set entities (refund receipt, sub-customer hierarchy) map cleanly features. document model simpler example, treats just rather separate type. gaps technical (no equivalent), scope built version yet). matters complete integration. recording voids void transaction merchant, still back. keep books accurate, log locate for. click remove payment. reopens original outstanding balance. want fully credit customer, create note refunded amount apply (or leave account). known limitation. roadmap yet available. depend sync, better fit. \"sales receipt\" type calls receipt (an immediate-payment document) regular gets day issued. result similar; different. need syncing behavior (a distinct entity accounting software), option. xero, every paid; sales-receipt books. abr add-on automatically reconciles deposit batches feed online. merchants connected, removed add-ons marketplace entirely, automated reconciliation, feed, find deposit, match batch. \"bulk autopay\" report included makes easier. (xero's sub-customers) called projects. project linked (customer). projects, contact. relationship one level deep sub-projects supported. list syncing. show info icon next name. hovering name refers \"sub-customers,\" regardless whether creating tab. project. select (customer) associate dropdown. details save. runs (typically within seconds webhook, scheduled polling sync), appears associated must first. changing project's always contact; exist own. move different go overview. three-dot menu edit. dropdown save change. updates parent. limitations detached requires billing, reminders, autopay managed record. only. display works deep. turn contact, contact's portal view includes projects' invoices. . grouped contacts (wholesale, retail, etc.), can defaults them) sync. multi-currency supports invoicing certain plans, currently expose handling merchants. organization uses multiple currencies, amounts raw numbers without currency conversion cause inaccurate totals reporting genie. single-currency organizations fine. draft three statuses draft, authorised, paid. authorised (and later paid, voided, deleted) drafts skipped considered \"real\" vice versa), check invoice's status approve moves authorised. tax handles differently qbo, item explicit code. inferred posts taxable\" applies configured rate means calculated total per-line codes ui. late inherit setting fine-grained control per item, configure frequently asked questions showing recorded gateway), \"recording xero\" above. get or, critical switch (which abr). pay sub-customers' online-only feature. (sub-customer) autopay, reminders independently route parent's method. settings page. list, project, it. per-customer overrides things like configuration. optimized pattern picks up. primarily double-check appearing expected verify (draft vs. authorised) disconnect losing yes. disconnecting removes ↔ authorization leaves already-synced receive reconnect. related articles connect sub","name":"Using Xero in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-xero-in-biller-genie","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/using-xero-in-biller-genie?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie integrates xero customers invoices stay sync two systems automatically. said, integration full feature parity genie's quickbooks online — features qbo users rely available xero. article explains syncs, doesn't, manual workflows use automated. syncs share customer invoice data. table shows flows data → (contacts) ✓ ⚠ fees (late fees, technology added line items) items / system created chart accounts ✗ modified email addresses contact groups types synced payments payment records indirect (biller marks paid via fee/payment line) refunds sales receipts several work supported account connected important workflow, plan around limitation consider instead. workaround (credit memo sync) issue refund genie, record manually automatic batch reconciliation (abr) reconcile bank deposits (immediate-payment docs) immediate instead bill parent (parent pays sub-customer) manage sub-customer's billing individually sub-customers hierarchy limited projects appear sub-customers; see \"projects\" section auto-sync toggle ui webhook-driven real-time custom fields xero's built-in history resync (one-click) support auto open button (jump source) new tab attachment forwarding add attachments directly gap exists online's api exposes richer set entities (refund receipt, sub-customer hierarchy) map cleanly features. document model simpler example, treats just rather separate type. gaps technical (no equivalent), scope built version yet). matters complete integration. recording voids void transaction merchant, still back. keep books accurate, log locate for. click remove payment. reopens original outstanding balance. want fully credit customer, create note refunded amount apply (or leave account). known limitation. roadmap yet available. depend sync, better fit. \"sales receipt\" type calls receipt (an immediate-payment document) regular gets day issued. result similar; different. need syncing behavior (a distinct entity accounting software), option. xero, every paid; sales-receipt books. abr add-on automatically reconciles deposit batches feed online. merchants connected, removed add-ons marketplace entirely, automated reconciliation, feed, find deposit, match batch. \"bulk autopay\" report included makes easier. (xero's sub-customers) called projects. project linked (customer). projects, contact. relationship one level deep sub-projects supported. list syncing. show info icon next name. hovering name refers \"sub-customers,\" regardless whether creating tab. project. select (customer) associate dropdown. details save. runs (typically within seconds webhook, scheduled polling sync), appears associated must first. changing project's always contact; exist own. move different go overview. three-dot menu edit. dropdown save change. updates parent. limitations detached requires billing, reminders, autopay managed record. only. display works deep. turn contact, contact's portal view includes projects' invoices. . grouped contacts (wholesale, retail, etc.), can defaults them) sync. multi-currency supports invoicing certain plans, currently expose handling merchants. organization uses multiple currencies, amounts raw numbers without currency conversion cause inaccurate totals reporting genie. single-currency organizations fine. draft three statuses draft, authorised, paid. authorised (and later paid, voided, deleted) drafts skipped considered \"real\" vice versa), check invoice's status approve moves authorised. tax handles differently qbo, item explicit code. inferred posts taxable\" applies configured rate means calculated total per-line codes ui. late inherit setting fine-grained control per item, configure frequently asked questions showing recorded gateway), \"recording xero\" above. get or, critical switch (which abr). pay sub-customers' online-only feature. (sub-customer) autopay, reminders independently route parent's method. settings page. list, project, it. per-customer overrides things like configuration. optimized pattern picks up. primarily double-check appearing expected verify (draft vs. authorised) disconnect losing yes. disconnecting removes ↔ authorization leaves already-synced receive reconnect. related articles connect sub","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T14:30:05.000Z","tag_names":["quickbooks online","qbo","connect quickbooks online","sync quickbooks","qbo oauth","intuit connection","first sync","auto sync","qbo integration","qbo sync settings"],"answer_sample":"Connecting Biller Genie to QuickBooks Online links the two systems through Intuit","long_answer_sample":"Connecting Biller Genie to QuickBooks Online links the two systems through Intuit's secure OAuth authorization flow. Once connected, your customers, items, accounts, invoices, sales receipts, and refunds stay in sync between the two systems with no manual reconciliation. Before you start Sign in to your Biller Genie merchant portal as an admin user.","language_id":1,"id":1956499,"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":"connecting biller genie quickbooks online links two systems intuit's secure oauth authorization flow. connected, customers, items, accounts, invoices, sales receipts, refunds stay sync manual reconciliation. start sign merchant portal admin user. access master credentials. user authorizing connection must company want sync. know file connect — manage multiple companies one intuit login, choose authorization. select will with. selecting wrong pull unintended invoices account. double-check name clicking connect. portal, click add-ons marketplace. accounting software category tile (or use search field find it). install. quickbooks. redirects page. review requesting (full read write data) authorize. returns first begins automatically. finishes, see confirmation add-on page data available throughout portal. happens authorize connection, pulls account following order chart accounts income, expense, bank, receivable plus types subtypes. line items products \u0026amp; services (used receipts), including system seeds late fees, technology surcharges, refunds, third-party transactions. tax preferences rates settings taxable route correctly. customers full customer roster, email, billing address, balance. recent open recently paid can collecting genie. receipts refund payment activity context sync, keeps continuously webhooks scheduled background job, new payments, voids, flow back forth without action. anytime interacts auto-sync turn ongoing off. pauses automatic updates systems. cc emails push email addresses set corresponding online. display line-item groups control whether grouped show creates commodity code default unspsc synced resync trigger fresh something looks date. runs audit-logged records. mapping now separate tool lives accounting-software section writes sales, sweep deposits, undeposited funds. article . managing inside lets view every connected app within company. navigation, apps gear icon's option, depending view) alongside apps. granted, last disconnect directly canonical, up-to-date instructions online, help (intuit help) disconnecting genie, go revokes token, stops install state clears side. instead (under apps), detects revocation next attempt treats disconnected. reconnecting credentials change login change, may need re-established. working (if still listed). follow steps step 3 above. faqs anything authorizes behalf. existing going forward, process them, way manually. selected switch using above, again. authorization, let pick different login. make sure correct stopped check three quick checks (1) showing (2) setting turned (3) changed credentials, reconnect previous section. voids void transaction record written automatically receipt applied refund, voided void. related articles partial) migrating desktop","name":"How to Connect QuickBooks Online","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"syncing-with-quickbooks-online","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/syncing-with-quickbooks-online?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"connecting biller genie quickbooks online links two systems intuit's secure oauth authorization flow. connected, customers, items, accounts, invoices, sales receipts, refunds stay sync manual reconciliation. start sign merchant portal admin user. access master credentials. user authorizing connection must company want sync. know file connect — manage multiple companies one intuit login, choose authorization. select will with. selecting wrong pull unintended invoices account. double-check name clicking connect. portal, click add-ons marketplace. accounting software category tile (or use search field find it). install. quickbooks. redirects page. review requesting (full read write data) authorize. returns first begins automatically. finishes, see confirmation add-on page data available throughout portal. happens authorize connection, pulls account following order chart accounts income, expense, bank, receivable plus types subtypes. line items products \u0026amp; services (used receipts), including system seeds late fees, technology surcharges, refunds, third-party transactions. tax preferences rates settings taxable route correctly. customers full customer roster, email, billing address, balance. recent open recently paid can collecting genie. receipts refund payment activity context sync, keeps continuously webhooks scheduled background job, new payments, voids, flow back forth without action. anytime interacts auto-sync turn ongoing off. pauses automatic updates systems. cc emails push email addresses set corresponding online. display line-item groups control whether grouped show creates commodity code default unspsc synced resync trigger fresh something looks date. runs audit-logged records. mapping now separate tool lives accounting-software section writes sales, sweep deposits, undeposited funds. article . managing inside lets view every connected app within company. navigation, apps gear icon's option, depending view) alongside apps. granted, last disconnect directly canonical, up-to-date instructions online, help (intuit help) disconnecting genie, go revokes token, stops install state clears side. instead (under apps), detects revocation next attempt treats disconnected. reconnecting credentials change login change, may need re-established. working (if still listed). follow steps step 3 above. faqs anything authorizes behalf. existing going forward, process them, way manually. selected switch using above, again. authorization, let pick different login. make sure correct stopped check three quick checks (1) showing (2) setting turned (3) changed credentials, reconnect previous section. voids void transaction record written automatically receipt applied refund, voided void. related articles partial) migrating desktop","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-10-20T19:29:30.000Z","tag_names":["bulk import invoices","csv invoice import","import invoice playbook","invoice import","invoice import tool","invoice migration","invoice template csv","item id required invoice import","load historical invoices"],"answer_sample":"Before you start: You can import a maximum of 1,000 rows per spreadsheet. Invoice","long_answer_sample":"Before you start: You can import a maximum of 1,000 rows per spreadsheet. Invoices must be associated with customers that already exist in Biller Genie. You can import invoices with single or multiple line items. You can’t add discounts, credit memos, or negative amounts in general. Important: Invoice numbers can be duplicated if they already exist ","language_id":1,"id":2247806,"last_published_date":"August 6th, 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":"start can import maximum 1,000 rows per spreadsheet. invoices must associated customers exist biller genie. single multiple line items. can’t add discounts, credit memos, negative amounts general. important invoice numbers duplicated genie, double-check exist.    prepare spreadsheet create download sample file found tool. get file, go to “invoices” and click “import invoices”. click the click to download template. double-check.csv format following columns customerid (see find customer id) invoiceno invoicedate duedate taxrate itemname itemdescription itemrate itemquantity itemamount taxable (y n) items item row various matched invoice, values match exactly id number date  due date item, quantity 1, put total manually ( spread sheet will multiplication you) new products services(items), sure genie importing. services (items) added import, “sales” used name description.  verify csv importing invoices, review information make everything looks correct. mistakes, lengthy process correct remove imported invoices. step 1 open saved check accuracy. 2 column titles 3 fill missing information, mistakes. ensure required fields data prevent skipped. 4 exceed 1000-row limit. does, split files. sign step2 to invoices and click import invoices in upper right. click choose file to upload computer. choose select open. click upload file. 5 last-chance warning dialog box pop up. proceed. 6 results displaying outcome import.  successfully and/or skipped listed. corresponding +1 skip reason.  7 ok. 8 now view inside needed updates. 9  repeat steps – imports needed. field descriptions restrictions notes yes correspond exists (how special characters asa exist\" \"–\" allowed.if once. mm/dd/yyyy tax rate left blank, 0.00 used.-numerical only.-the related greater zero, taxed regardless taxability. exactly.-if used, default.-if default. description used.- blank -numerical only.-item different change default rate. numerical only. amount only. -this charge (item x quantity)  -do include tax. y (taxable) used.-if status n value taxed. link imported.  log merchant portal. 'customers' side menu. first list. once, record drop-down bottom screen select “all”. search using top list exported clicking “export csv” button right corner. ","name":"Importing Invoices to Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"invoiceimporttool","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/invoiceimporttool?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"start can import maximum 1,000 rows per spreadsheet. invoices must associated customers exist biller genie. single multiple line items. can’t add discounts, credit memos, negative amounts general. important invoice numbers duplicated genie, double-check exist.    prepare spreadsheet create download sample file found tool. get file, go to “invoices” and click “import invoices”. click the click to download template. double-check.csv format following columns customerid (see find customer id) invoiceno invoicedate duedate taxrate itemname itemdescription itemrate itemquantity itemamount taxable (y n) items item row various matched invoice, values match exactly id number date  due date item, quantity 1, put total manually ( spread sheet will multiplication you) new products services(items), sure genie importing. services (items) added import, “sales” used name description.  verify csv importing invoices, review information make everything looks correct. mistakes, lengthy process correct remove imported invoices. step 1 open saved check accuracy. 2 column titles 3 fill missing information, mistakes. ensure required fields data prevent skipped. 4 exceed 1000-row limit. does, split files. sign step2 to invoices and click import invoices in upper right. click choose file to upload computer. choose select open. click upload file. 5 last-chance warning dialog box pop up. proceed. 6 results displaying outcome import.  successfully and/or skipped listed. corresponding +1 skip reason.  7 ok. 8 now view inside needed updates. 9  repeat steps – imports needed. field descriptions restrictions notes yes correspond exists (how special characters asa exist\" \"–\" allowed.if once. mm/dd/yyyy tax rate left blank, 0.00 used.-numerical only.-the related greater zero, taxed regardless taxability. exactly.-if used, default.-if default. description used.- blank -numerical only.-item different change default rate. numerical only. amount only. -this charge (item x quantity)  -do include tax. y (taxable) used.-if status n value taxed. link imported.  log merchant portal. 'customers' side menu. first list. once, record drop-down bottom screen select “all”. search using top list exported clicking “export csv” button right corner. ","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-10-06T23:04:38.000Z","tag_names":["technology fees","surcharging","dual pricing","compliant surcharging","bin validation","fee cap","state restrictions","surcharge prohibited states","connecticut surcharging","massachusetts surcharging","maine surcharging","oklahoma surcharging","colorado surcharge cap","card brand compliance","visa surcharging rules","mastercard surcharging rules","technology fee vs surcharge","convenience fee vs surcharge","cash discount","all or nothing fee"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie supports two ways to add a Technology Fee to a transaction so you ca","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie supports two ways to add a Technology Fee to a transaction so you can offset your cost of accepting cards: Surcharging and Dual Pricing. Both are configured under the same Technology Fees feature in your Biller Genie account, and both are designed to be card-brand compliant. The difference is in how the fee is presented to your customer","language_id":1,"id":2227513,"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 supports two ways add technology fee transaction can offset cost accepting cards surcharging dual pricing. configured fees feature account, designed card-brand compliant. difference presented customer — drives option allowed, caps at, sees receipt. all-or-nothing setting account level. turned on, applies every processed exempt specific invoice. visa mastercard compliance requirement applied consistently disclosed way customer. showing one another put processing risk. article gives high-level comparison decide flavor fits business. setup steps, customer's checkout experience, accounting reconciliation, see linked articles bottom. adds small credit card transactions (and, configurations, ach transactions) help cover payment processing. appears invoice receipt, proceeds sync back software separate line item sales receipt books reconcile cleanly. come flavors original price. pays card, popup discloses surcharge new total. capped rules. pricing price (or cash) side-by-side start. popup, caps, state restrictions. works surcharging, goes quoted. chooses pay told it. point selection, shows clearly outlines additional total, either accept switch non-surcharged method (debit, ach, avoid behind scenes, checks card's bin (the first 6-8 digits, called bank identification number) confirm applying surcharge. identifies debit prepaid types protected pricing, prices moment receive needed full transparency upfront. pick matches willing pay. integration, lower displays \"cash\" instead. pattern mirrors gas-station shown pump familiar mental model customers. glance vs   cap max 3% (2% colorado) minimum maximum excluded check geography available 46 states. prohibited connecticut, maine, massachusetts, oklahoma. 50 states price; paying disclosure throughout chosen notification required follow guidelines, notify acquirer 30 days turning verify merchant processor legal team going live restrictions apply only. state-level caps. oklahoma prohibited. business registered states, choose colorado 2%. automatically enforces colorado-based accounts. allowed 3%. important laws change time, state's rules codified genie's automatic enforcement. operate. glossary fee, surcharge, convenience service four terms get used interchangeably conversation, mean different things brands regulators. umbrella name. covers added top specifically card. govern applied. practice upfront cash paying. alternate channel. strict charge (typically channel genuinely merchant's normal method). support convenience-fee programs directly. certain regulated industries (mostly government, education, utilities) regardless method. service-fee talk \"technology fee\" accurate term. \"surcharge\" using mode specifically. \"convenience \"service meanings merchants. frequently asked questions turn customers others no. global design. violation puts rationale. will gift charged transaction. card), actually syncs software. visible portal software, received. needs switch, modes operate time. looks like experience step-by-step screenshots flow. related reconciling chart accounts mapping lives","name":"Technology Fees: Dual Pricing and Surcharging at a Glance","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"technology-fees-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/technology-fees-overview?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie supports two ways add technology fee transaction can offset cost accepting cards surcharging dual pricing. configured fees feature account, designed card-brand compliant. difference presented customer — drives option allowed, caps at, sees receipt. all-or-nothing setting account level. turned on, applies every processed exempt specific invoice. visa mastercard compliance requirement applied consistently disclosed way customer. showing one another put processing risk. article gives high-level comparison decide flavor fits business. setup steps, customer's checkout experience, accounting reconciliation, see linked articles bottom. adds small credit card transactions (and, configurations, ach transactions) help cover payment processing. appears invoice receipt, proceeds sync back software separate line item sales receipt books reconcile cleanly. come flavors original price. pays card, popup discloses surcharge new total. capped rules. pricing price (or cash) side-by-side start. popup, caps, state restrictions. works surcharging, goes quoted. chooses pay told it. point selection, shows clearly outlines additional total, either accept switch non-surcharged method (debit, ach, avoid behind scenes, checks card's bin (the first 6-8 digits, called bank identification number) confirm applying surcharge. identifies debit prepaid types protected pricing, prices moment receive needed full transparency upfront. pick matches willing pay. integration, lower displays \"cash\" instead. pattern mirrors gas-station shown pump familiar mental model customers. glance vs   cap max 3% (2% colorado) minimum maximum excluded check geography available 46 states. prohibited connecticut, maine, massachusetts, oklahoma. 50 states price; paying disclosure throughout chosen notification required follow guidelines, notify acquirer 30 days turning verify merchant processor legal team going live restrictions apply only. state-level caps. oklahoma prohibited. business registered states, choose colorado 2%. automatically enforces colorado-based accounts. allowed 3%. important laws change time, state's rules codified genie's automatic enforcement. operate. glossary fee, surcharge, convenience service four terms get used interchangeably conversation, mean different things brands regulators. umbrella name. covers added top specifically card. govern applied. practice upfront cash paying. alternate channel. strict charge (typically channel genuinely merchant's normal method). support convenience-fee programs directly. certain regulated industries (mostly government, education, utilities) regardless method. service-fee talk \"technology fee\" accurate term. \"surcharge\" using mode specifically. \"convenience \"service meanings merchants. frequently asked questions turn customers others no. global design. violation puts rationale. will gift charged transaction. card), actually syncs software. visible portal software, received. needs switch, modes operate time. looks like experience step-by-step screenshots flow. related reconciling chart accounts mapping lives","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-22T13:39:17.000Z","tag_names":["company file open","magiccarpet reliability","multi-company qbd","multi user mode sync","qbd healthy file","qbd integration limits","qbd sync best practices","qbd sync failed","qbd sync reliability","quickbooks desktop sync","sync multiple company files","why quickbooks not syncing"],"answer_sample":"Most \"Biller Genie isn't syncing with QuickBooks Desktop\" support tickets turn ou","long_answer_sample":"Most \"Biller Genie isn't syncing with QuickBooks Desktop\" support tickets turn out to be one of the same dozen root causes. None of them are unique to Biller Genie — they're inherent to how QuickBooks Desktop talks to any third-party application, and they affect every QuickBooks Desktop integration on the market. This article explains the reality of","language_id":1,"id":1966963,"last_published_date":"July 28th, 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":"\"biller genie syncing quickbooks desktop\" support tickets turn one dozen root causes. none unique biller — inherent desktop talks third-party application, affect every integration market. article explains reality sync, genie's magiccarpet reliable sync tool know of, common failure modes (with merchant-friendly diagnoses fixes), file-health habits keep running smoothly. apps designed cloud-first integrations existed. runs local windows machine, company file sits machine (or shared server), genie, rightworks , method, intuit's tools ask permission read write data sdk. depends list conditions true moment application open. right active one. modal dialog box can open (a backup reminder, \"to-do,\" error message). on, awake, signed in. middle internal operation backup, verify, upgrade prompt). integrated application's authorization token still valid. true, cleanly. false, pauses fails. market included. property desktop, specific tool. architecture limitation, limitation used multiple years felt like occasional issues, why. sdk gives small, conditional window work. separates another well handle moments slams shut. bridge seen without getting technical, speed. synced 1 gigabyte files 15 seconds. large bog move seconds, hours. resilience. attempt hits blockers above, waits intelligently retries. either fail loudly quietly stop syncing. keeps working background catches automatically right. deep expertise. engineering team spent understanding level integrators including edge cases documentation fully cover. depth shows cleaner behavior situations stumble. real-time status visibility. merchant portal last ping, successful current state glance, always whether healthy. built production volume. syncs chunks, handles deletions cleanly, retries transient errors, stays quickbooks's way busy. practice, means merchants think sync. background, weekends, surfaces clear messages something needs attention. rest reasons (and fix one) rough order often see 1. computer asleep, off, hibernating ping timestamp minutes old. tile may show \"not online.\" happens awake sleep mode, hibernation, scheduled shutdowns, unplanned restarts break connection wakes back up. wake sign machine. portal, click now add-on. prevent happening again, settings \u0026gt; system power \u0026amp; set never dedicated 2. open, wrong \"you must connected data\" queueing completing. process. running, process talk to. different file, authorized sync's currently active. genie. portal. 3. users logged (multi-user mode contention) intermittent failures, especially business recovers overnight out. multi-user shares across workstations. certain operations require exclusive access. actively applications get less establish daily routine signing end business. enough catch day's activity. 4. attempts hang time \"running\" indefinitely. \"to-do\" verify prompt, message, insight notification waiting human input. proceed dismissed. walk remote it), dismiss boxes quickbooks, trigger 5. fails timeout, next attempt. automatic processes lock file. wait lock. usually nothing will recurring problem, check schedule expected run. 6. moved, renamed, restored repeated prompts failures referencing magiccarpet's tied first moving, renaming, restoring creates considers identical. desktop. watch certificate prompt. re-authorize original connection. connect . 7. upgraded new year version start failing (for example, qbd 2023 → 2024). hood. existing old version's follow reconnecting uninstall older versions services conflicts, generate fresh token. 8. pending update reboot required long-running hangs, offline despite on. updates reboot-required notifications interrupt services. service stalled these. install updates, in, confirm tray. 9. antivirus firewall blocking cloud (last updates). products quarantine network requests suspicious less-common browsers office. add allow lists. installer path typically c\\program files\\biller genie\\magiccarpet\\. unsure, contact person reach subscriber success 10. drive flaky connectivity random correlated vpn issues. lives share, relies stable guidance best host possible, practices smoothly 11. expired revoked \"authentication unsuccessful\" 403 errors user manage simply clean refresh. go edit preferences listed allowed. not, reconnect 12. corrupted integrity issues records repeatedly customer, invoice). fine. healthy-looking develop small data-integrity time. expose encounter affected records. run built-in repair rebuild utility persist, need professional intuit support. keeping healthy reliably. unhealthy makes fight harder. drawn straight shape integration) chance regularly portable copy restore from. step-by-step. businesses use offsite addition backup. weekly scans utilities data. finds immediately after. details. condense gets use, grow gigabytes. larger slower syncs. offers archives transactions reduces size. date releases maintenance bugs, sdk-level affecting integrations. help latest release day day. frees work, catch-up review time, accumulate longer use. potential conflict point. remove using. store recommends storing computer. drives (especially wireless) cause performance problems supports stored server using single installation. connects account. works exist server. connections managed maintains separate links account instance. magiccarpet, installation needed regardless per conflicts. expect allows processed sequentially simultaneously. two accounts moment, queues other. file's completion independent block beyond natural sequencing. adding additional second add-ons tab. linking code present select “link account” enter code. switch approve prompt hold routes based something's quick diagnostic recent offline. \"magiccarpet asleep\" above. pings completed recently actual likely up, contention. mostly fine except customers invoices integrity. revoked. hangs hours completes adopt end-of-day sign-out routine. worked identify issue, email subscribersuccess@billergenie.com timestamps. troubleshooting focused flow. related articles page moving (magiccarpet)","name":"QuickBooks Desktop Sync Reliability: Why Syncs Fail and How to Fix Them","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"syncing-multiple-quickbooks-desktop-company-files-with-biller-genie","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/syncing-multiple-quickbooks-desktop-company-files-with-biller-genie?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"\"biller genie syncing quickbooks desktop\" support tickets turn one dozen root causes. none unique biller — inherent desktop talks third-party application, affect every integration market. article explains reality sync, genie's magiccarpet reliable sync tool know of, common failure modes (with merchant-friendly diagnoses fixes), file-health habits keep running smoothly. apps designed cloud-first integrations existed. runs local windows machine, company file sits machine (or shared server), genie, rightworks , method, intuit's tools ask permission read write data sdk. depends list conditions true moment application open. right active one. modal dialog box can open (a backup reminder, \"to-do,\" error message). on, awake, signed in. middle internal operation backup, verify, upgrade prompt). integrated application's authorization token still valid. true, cleanly. false, pauses fails. market included. property desktop, specific tool. architecture limitation, limitation used multiple years felt like occasional issues, why. sdk gives small, conditional window work. separates another well handle moments slams shut. bridge seen without getting technical, speed. synced 1 gigabyte files 15 seconds. large bog move seconds, hours. resilience. attempt hits blockers above, waits intelligently retries. either fail loudly quietly stop syncing. keeps working background catches automatically right. deep expertise. engineering team spent understanding level integrators including edge cases documentation fully cover. depth shows cleaner behavior situations stumble. real-time status visibility. merchant portal last ping, successful current state glance, always whether healthy. built production volume. syncs chunks, handles deletions cleanly, retries transient errors, stays quickbooks's way busy. practice, means merchants think sync. background, weekends, surfaces clear messages something needs attention. rest reasons (and fix one) rough order often see 1. computer asleep, off, hibernating ping timestamp minutes old. tile may show \"not online.\" happens awake sleep mode, hibernation, scheduled shutdowns, unplanned restarts break connection wakes back up. wake sign machine. portal, click now add-on. prevent happening again, settings \u0026gt; system power \u0026amp; set never dedicated 2. open, wrong \"you must connected data\" queueing completing. process. running, process talk to. different file, authorized sync's currently active. genie. portal. 3. users logged (multi-user mode contention) intermittent failures, especially business recovers overnight out. multi-user shares across workstations. certain operations require exclusive access. actively applications get less establish daily routine signing end business. enough catch day's activity. 4. attempts hang time \"running\" indefinitely. \"to-do\" verify prompt, message, insight notification waiting human input. proceed dismissed. walk remote it), dismiss boxes quickbooks, trigger 5. fails timeout, next attempt. automatic processes lock file. wait lock. usually nothing will recurring problem, check schedule expected run. 6. moved, renamed, restored repeated prompts failures referencing magiccarpet's tied first moving, renaming, restoring creates considers identical. desktop. watch certificate prompt. re-authorize original connection. connect . 7. upgraded new year version start failing (for example, qbd 2023 → 2024). hood. existing old version's follow reconnecting uninstall older versions services conflicts, generate fresh token. 8. pending update reboot required long-running hangs, offline despite on. updates reboot-required notifications interrupt services. service stalled these. install updates, in, confirm tray. 9. antivirus firewall blocking cloud (last updates). products quarantine network requests suspicious less-common browsers office. add allow lists. installer path typically c\\program files\\biller genie\\magiccarpet\\. unsure, contact person reach subscriber success 10. drive flaky connectivity random correlated vpn issues. lives share, relies stable guidance best host possible, practices smoothly 11. expired revoked \"authentication unsuccessful\" 403 errors user manage simply clean refresh. go edit preferences listed allowed. not, reconnect 12. corrupted integrity issues records repeatedly customer, invoice). fine. healthy-looking develop small data-integrity time. expose encounter affected records. run built-in repair rebuild utility persist, need professional intuit support. keeping healthy reliably. unhealthy makes fight harder. drawn straight shape integration) chance regularly portable copy restore from. step-by-step. businesses use offsite addition backup. weekly scans utilities data. finds immediately after. details. condense gets use, grow gigabytes. larger slower syncs. offers archives transactions reduces size. date releases maintenance bugs, sdk-level affecting integrations. help latest release day day. frees work, catch-up review time, accumulate longer use. potential conflict point. remove using. store recommends storing computer. drives (especially wireless) cause performance problems supports stored server using single installation. connects account. works exist server. connections managed maintains separate links account instance. magiccarpet, installation needed regardless per conflicts. expect allows processed sequentially simultaneously. two accounts moment, queues other. file's completion independent block beyond natural sequencing. adding additional second add-ons tab. linking code present select “link account” enter code. switch approve prompt hold routes based something's quick diagnostic recent offline. \"magiccarpet asleep\" above. pings completed recently actual likely up, contention. mostly fine except customers invoices integrity. revoked. hangs hours completes adopt end-of-day sign-out routine. worked identify issue, email subscribersuccess@billergenie.com timestamps. troubleshooting focused flow. related articles page moving (magiccarpet)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-10-23T19:32:18.000Z","tag_names":["managing items","biller genie items","item catalog","item sync","bidirectional item sync","create item biller genie","item taxable","item is active","item unit price","no item import","qbo item sync","xero item sync"],"answer_sample":"Items are the building blocks of every invoice — each line on an invoice referenc","long_answer_sample":"Items are the building blocks of every invoice — each line on an invoice references an item (a product, service, or fee) with a name, description, price, and taxable flag. Biller Genie keeps your items in sync with your accounting software so the same item catalog drives invoicing in both places. This article covers how items work in Biller Genie: h","language_id":1,"id":2256381,"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":"items building blocks every invoice — line references item (a product, service, fee) name, description, price, taxable flag. biller genie keeps sync accounting software catalog drives invoicing places. article covers work sync, create one locally, small set fields can edit. bidirectionally connected quickbooks online, desktop, xero, round-trip directions qbo/qbd/xero list pulled first kept up-to-date thereafter. back pushed show too. result manage either system whichever convenient stay sync. live open main menu. grid lists columns taxable, active status. click name edit it; add new upper right one. creating item. fill (must unique within account). description appears unit price default (can overridden individual invoices). whether subject sales tax. actual tax rate comes software's configuration. toggle hide picker invoices (without deleting it). save. immediately pushes next try existing one, save shows \"duplicate name\" error. editing grid. change need edits cycle. use retroactively updated original description. bulk import csv tool items. load large list, best path (qbo qbd native tools; xero too), let pull afterward. merchant portal support exporting (items \u0026gt; export), useful review migration. important using genie's bulk-load invoices, reference id meaning present (either synced created manually) them. see importing . deactivating instead like customers, expose hard delete generally bad idea used (your will block merge inventory adjustments). pattern off. disappears stays historical invoices. practices keep names short descriptive. \"hourly consulting\" better \"generic service\" team picking dropdown customer reading invoice. needs know. printed invoice; mostly internal picker. correctly per automated tax, flag applies line. wrong = everywhere. customer-specific job. field one-off customizations instead. (under ~100 items) usability. deactivate, delete. invoice, preserves audit trail. related articles tax-exempt customers","name":"Managing Items in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"managing-items-quick-reference-guide","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/managing-items-quick-reference-guide?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"items building blocks every invoice — line references item (a product, service, fee) name, description, price, taxable flag. biller genie keeps sync accounting software catalog drives invoicing places. article covers work sync, create one locally, small set fields can edit. bidirectionally connected quickbooks online, desktop, xero, round-trip directions qbo/qbd/xero list pulled first kept up-to-date thereafter. back pushed show too. result manage either system whichever convenient stay sync. live open main menu. grid lists columns taxable, active status. click name edit it; add new upper right one. creating item. fill (must unique within account). description appears unit price default (can overridden individual invoices). whether subject sales tax. actual tax rate comes software's configuration. toggle hide picker invoices (without deleting it). save. immediately pushes next try existing one, save shows \"duplicate name\" error. editing grid. change need edits cycle. use retroactively updated original description. bulk import csv tool items. load large list, best path (qbo qbd native tools; xero too), let pull afterward. merchant portal support exporting (items \u0026gt; export), useful review migration. important using genie's bulk-load invoices, reference id meaning present (either synced created manually) them. see importing . deactivating instead like customers, expose hard delete generally bad idea used (your will block merge inventory adjustments). pattern off. disappears stays historical invoices. practices keep names short descriptive. \"hourly consulting\" better \"generic service\" team picking dropdown customer reading invoice. needs know. printed invoice; mostly internal picker. correctly per automated tax, flag applies line. wrong = everywhere. customer-specific job. field one-off customizations instead. (under ~100 items) usability. deactivate, delete. invoice, preserves audit trail. related articles tax-exempt customers","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-07-16T16:55:54.000Z","tag_names":["attribute usage","function use"],"answer_sample":"  The Biller Genie software allows for feature adjustments, at the global or indi","long_answer_sample":"  The Biller Genie software allows for feature adjustments, at the global or individual customer level.    Example You charge a 2% late fee to all invoices paid 30 days late.  Susan is a long-time customer and always pays (eventually), you give her a break by never charging her a late fee.  Your Late Fee feature in Biller Genie is set to charge ever","language_id":1,"id":2679939,"last_published_date":"May 21st, 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 software allows feature adjustments, global individual customer level.  example charge 2% late fee invoices paid 30 days late.  susan long-time always pays (eventually), give break never charging fee.  set everyone, susan's record, turn off.  time, may complicated series customized settings. using utilization report can help keep things straight answer questions like customers ach payments enabled charged fees permission request payment plans step 1 portal, navigate reports \u0026gt; 2 see features installed.  click tile reveal report. 3 inside report, ‘setting status’ switch disabled, select group wish see. below, 64 credit card processing enabled, 4 disabled. optional step  need adjusted, name id profile.","name":"Feature Utilization","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"feature-utilization","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/feature-utilization?from_search=236885381","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"  biller genie software allows feature adjustments, global individual customer level.  example charge 2% late fee invoices paid 30 days late.  susan long-time always pays (eventually), give break never charging fee.  set everyone, susan's record, turn off.  time, may complicated series customized settings. using utilization report can help keep things straight answer questions like customers ach payments enabled charged fees permission request payment plans step 1 portal, navigate reports \u0026gt; 2 see features installed.  click tile reveal report. 3 inside report, ‘setting status’ switch disabled, select group wish see. below, 64 credit card processing enabled, 4 disabled. optional step  need adjusted, name id profile.","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}}]