[{"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=237969916","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":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=237969916","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie designed work alongside accounting software using — time, invoices created quickbooks (or xero) sync automatically. can create directly handy need bill one-off customer quickly. article walks paths. come pulls two sources, end place software. online, desktop (via magiccarpet ), xero. new next sync, sent, paid, reconciled genie. invoice genie, synced back sales receipt journal entry. flows systems way qbo qbd directly. either path produces result tracked goes messenger . best practice merchants, creating cleanest path. records, item catalog, tax rates, accounts there. connected, every automatically double entry, opportunity drift systems. online use \"save close,\" send\" qbo, finish save close. tells email itself, creates duplicate syncs sends it. want handle send, manually merchants find easier just always close let sending. merchant portal, click left nav. invoice. pick customer. start typing customer's name; shows matches list. exist yet, first will add line items. set quantity amount per item. number, date, due date. auto-suggests override optional po custom message, memo. flow receives finalize based settings. work-in-progress without sending yet draft status holds gets shown columns, footer text, template (classic / modern simple), pdf formatting defaults includes payment qr code (if enabled), branding, one-click portal access link body. configure control panel \u0026gt; whether qbo/qbd uses look. default save, fires immediately within seconds. send manual action different email, cc additional addresses, paper mail addition email. hold (see ) ready. editing voiding sent open edit. updates trigger updated message knows changed. applies outstanding balance immediately. error needs canceled, void page. software, reminders stop firing. refunding paid) refund record saved method credited. frequently asked questions show yes. invoice, entry (depending configuration). sees yes inline. made mistake sent. fix edit small (a wrong amount, typo memo). communication turned on. large (wrong customer, altogether), one cleaner trying massively rewrite existing record. bulk-create genie's strength processing scale bulk software's bulk-invoice features rest. genie-created invoicing, reach subscribersuccess guidance right approach volume. related articles setting","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-31T02:39:02.419Z","tag_names":["2500 qbo","3171 qbd period locked","5010 qbo stale","6070 qbo","6240 qbo deleted","append line item failed","bg late fee item inactive","dequeue line item sync","invoice update sync failed","late fee not synced","outbound sync queue","qbo line item error","reconcile fees biller genie","returned check fee","surcharge not on quickbooks invoice","technology fee not synced","xero validation error"],"answer_sample":"The Outbound Sync Queue covers the same problem space as the Payment Sync Queue —","long_answer_sample":"The Outbound Sync Queue covers the same problem space as the Payment Sync Queue — Biller Genie trying to push changes back to your accounting software (QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, or Xero) and something going wrong — except this queue is specifically about line items that need to be added to existing invoices. The two most common cases: a","language_id":1,"id":3833022,"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":"outbound sync queue covers problem space payment — biller genie trying push changes back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) something going wrong except specifically line items need added existing invoices. two common cases late fee assessed needs original invoice qbo/xero, technology (surcharge / dual pricing fee) applied time appended. report matters shows side missing software, answer lives. model every row collected append books, error message tells fix. find main menu, click reports \u0026gt; queue. page panels (top) currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. ends genie's manager add-on invoice. appended books reflect it. customer paid credit card surcharging on, surcharge dual-pricing gets item flow back. returned check ach fees rejects, returned-check item. updates biller-genie-local software. note payments (not items) different see . work way cover kinds changes. column id links underlying transaction, invoice, record depending type. deleted invoices, falls plain text. do. example updated 1024 - (or \"sync ...\" side). created entry created. last attempt tried recent still queue, failing repeatedly. desc useful wrong. actions dequeue button rows link removes retry. retries background jobs run schedule online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 minutes web connector running. fixed retry budget gives n attempts qbo keeps retrying long there. one exception fail \"invoice closed\" (code 3171) auto-dequeue 3 retries, assumption period reopened. stale (over 365 days old) get auto-dequeued 900 \"automatically dequeued due age.\" messages fix \"make sure [late fee] active account\" means adds invoices using dedicated bg software's products \u0026amp; services deleted, renamed, set inactive code 2500. open re-activate settings services. \"bg fee\" fee,\" it, toggle on. lists item, right-click edit, uncheck \"item inactive.\" chart accounts inventory items). account/item, status active. re-activating, next cycle picks queued automatically dequeue. \"the contains invalid format quantity unit price (rate) field\" bad math times equal amount, fields format. 6070. fine; accept try update. qbo. look line. whose × match unusual characters. save. up. \"transaction deleted\" \"object found\" add 6240; 3120; valid modification.\" recreate let line, dequeue, recorded appear qbo/xero manually want systems match. auto-dequeues failed retries. \"stale object\" reference\" edited moment 5010. transient. wait cycle. self-resolves. \"closed transaction edited\" locked containing closed. allow modification including adding 6000; 3171. reopen briefly run, re-close specific make historical remains records show (bg assumes period). \"authentication failed\" oauth disconnect connection broken 3200; \"authenticationunsuccessful\" \"forbidden.\" reconnect add-ons. resume \"account 'xyz' code\" (xero only) account maps longer exists renamed. go add-ons review mapping fee. re-select correct xero, save, will heads permanently. never makes onto accounting-software moves panel timeline \"manually page.\" dequeueing right move already. deliberately voided closed permanently disagree invoice's total this). transient errors (stale object, timeout) inactive\" item; clears itself. authentication failures reconnect; anything fully understand contact support@billergenie.com first. can totals tracks higher amount. mostly fine occasional one-off issues become real reconciliation headache happens frequently example, base lots getting deactivated. recommendation weekly. consistently growing sign things attention (1) configuration issue (fee deactivated, tight, integration disconnected), (2) strategy adjustment. related articles marked configure general (email notification) overview integrations","name":"Outbound Sync Queue: When Late Fees and Technology Fees Don’t Sync","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"outbound-sync-queue","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/outbound-sync-queue?from_search=237969916","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"outbound sync queue covers problem space payment — biller genie trying push changes back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) something going wrong except specifically line items need added existing invoices. two common cases late fee assessed needs original invoice qbo/xero, technology (surcharge / dual pricing fee) applied time appended. report matters shows side missing software, answer lives. model every row collected append books, error message tells fix. find main menu, click reports \u0026gt; queue. page panels (top) currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. ends genie's manager add-on invoice. appended books reflect it. customer paid credit card surcharging on, surcharge dual-pricing gets item flow back. returned check ach fees rejects, returned-check item. updates biller-genie-local software. note payments (not items) different see . work way cover kinds changes. column id links underlying transaction, invoice, record depending type. deleted invoices, falls plain text. do. example updated 1024 - (or \"sync ...\" side). created entry created. last attempt tried recent still queue, failing repeatedly. desc useful wrong. actions dequeue button rows link removes retry. retries background jobs run schedule online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 minutes web connector running. fixed retry budget gives n attempts qbo keeps retrying long there. one exception fail \"invoice closed\" (code 3171) auto-dequeue 3 retries, assumption period reopened. stale (over 365 days old) get auto-dequeued 900 \"automatically dequeued due age.\" messages fix \"make sure [late fee] active account\" means adds invoices using dedicated bg software's products \u0026amp; services deleted, renamed, set inactive code 2500. open re-activate settings services. \"bg fee\" fee,\" it, toggle on. lists item, right-click edit, uncheck \"item inactive.\" chart accounts inventory items). account/item, status active. re-activating, next cycle picks queued automatically dequeue. \"the contains invalid format quantity unit price (rate) field\" bad math times equal amount, fields format. 6070. fine; accept try update. qbo. look line. whose × match unusual characters. save. up. \"transaction deleted\" \"object found\" add 6240; 3120; valid modification.\" recreate let line, dequeue, recorded appear qbo/xero manually want systems match. auto-dequeues failed retries. \"stale object\" reference\" edited moment 5010. transient. wait cycle. self-resolves. \"closed transaction edited\" locked containing closed. allow modification including adding 6000; 3171. reopen briefly run, re-close specific make historical remains records show (bg assumes period). \"authentication failed\" oauth disconnect connection broken 3200; \"authenticationunsuccessful\" \"forbidden.\" reconnect add-ons. resume \"account 'xyz' code\" (xero only) account maps longer exists renamed. go add-ons review mapping fee. re-select correct xero, save, will heads permanently. never makes onto accounting-software moves panel timeline \"manually page.\" dequeueing right move already. deliberately voided closed permanently disagree invoice's total this). transient errors (stale object, timeout) inactive\" item; clears itself. authentication failures reconnect; anything fully understand contact support@billergenie.com first. can totals tracks higher amount. mostly fine occasional one-off issues become real reconciliation headache happens frequently example, base lots getting deactivated. recommendation weekly. consistently growing sign things attention (1) configuration issue (fee deactivated, tight, integration disconnected), (2) strategy adjustment. related articles marked configure general (email notification) overview integrations","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}}]