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Managing Chart of Accounts View - QuickBooks Online

This is how to manage which accounts display in the dropdown when mapping items to QuickBooks Online.

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Manage COAs View

After syncing your Chart of Accounts from QuickBooks, you can manage which accounts display in the COA dropdown when mapping items to QuickBooks Online.

  1. Click the gearbox in the top-right corner to open Manage Settings.
  2. Click Inventory.
  3. Click the Items tab and select Chart of Accounts.
The image shows a dropdown menu expanded under the "Items" tab in Flourish Software's Manage Settings, with "Chart of Accounts" highlighted at the bottom of the list in orange.
  1. You can 'hide' accounts from view from this table by toggling the HIDDEN on or off.
    The image shows the Chart of Accounts table in Flourish Software's Items settings, displaying synced QuickBooks Online accounts with columns for Account Type, Account Number, Full…
Enabling the Hidden button hides the account in the Expense/Income/Inventory Asset Account dropdown when mapping items to QuickBooks Online. The image shows the item mapping interface in Flourish Software, displaying three dropdown columns — Expense Account, Income Account, and Inventory Asset Account — used to assign…

Disable Accounts

When you need to turn off an account, deactivate it in QuickBooks Online and sync the accounts to Flourish Software.

To match the platforms, please do the following:

  1. Disable an Account in QuickBooks Online.
  2. Go to Flourish Software and Sync the Accounts from QuickBooks Online:
    1. Go to Manage Settings.
    2. Click Integrations (if you do not see Integrations, ensure it's turned on for your user role under Admin Roles).
    3. Click on the Pencil icon in the QuickBooks card.
    4. Click Map Items.
    5. Click on Edit on the top right, and this is what you will see:
      The screenshot shows the Map Items screen within the QuickBooks Online integration in Flourish Software, displaying a sample inventory item ("AA - R and D Carts - Half Gram") with…
    6. Click The image shows a green-outlined button labeled "Sync Accounts from QBO," which is used within Flourish Software's QuickBooks Online integration to pull the latest Chart of…

After taking the steps above, Flourish will do the following.

  1. Set the COA as 'Disabled'.
  2. Remove the disabled COA from the dropdowns so you cannot select it when you set up COAs for items in Flourish.
  3. Flourish Software will indicate items set with the disabled COA by displaying a '[DISABLED]' designation. This visual cue is essential as it helps you quickly identify and manage these items.

Disabled Chart of Accounts View

The screenshot shows the Chart of Accounts table in Flourish Software's Manage Settings area, filtered to the "Disabled" view under the Items tab.

'[DISABLED]' Designation When Mapping Items

The screenshot shows the Map Items view within the QuickBooks Online integration in Flourish Software, displaying an inventory item ("HeadScratcher Infused Ghee Rhubarb") whose…

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