A.4.7b Current vs. Date of Report
- 15 steps
Start in the Sample company.
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To complete this exercise, you must be in the Sample company. From your QBOA account, click on the Gear icon on the top right corner of the screen, then select Sample company.
Note that you will be logged out of your current account. If you are sure, click "Continue" to confirm.
Now let's get started with the exercise.
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From the left navigation bar, click "Reports".
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In the Favorites section, click "Accounts receivable aging summary".
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In the Date field, click the calendar icon, then select the last day of last month.
*Note: your date will be different than what is selected in the screenshot below.*
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Click "Run report".
Here you can see a summary of all outstanding invoices, broken down by customer.
After running the report, Craig took a break to check the mail. He received a check (#0934) from Red Rock Diner for their outstanding $156 invoice. He needs to receive payment for it.
Since the report is still up, he can process this directly from the report.
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On the Red Rock Diner line, click "156.00".
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To go to the invoice directly, click "1024".
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When the invoice appears, click "Receive payment".
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When the Receive Payment transaction appears, in the Payment method field, select "Check".
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In the Reference no. field, type "0934".
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Click the down arrow next to Save and new, then select "Save and close".
Now with the Red Rock Diner payment processed, he wants to see the full summary again.
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Click "Back to report summary".
The summary looks the same, with the $156 invoice showing as outstanding, so Craig decides to run the report again.
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Click "Run report".
