The default date in the Single Time Activity form is the last date used rather than the current date stated in the help. How can I make it the current date?

Welcome to the Community, tim39.

I’d be glad to assist you in setting up the date on your employee’s time tracker.

Here’s how:
 

1. Click on the Plus icon (+), located on the toolbar.
2. Under Employees column, select Single Time Activity.
3. Hover on the Date box, then click the Calendar icon.
4. Choose the date that you wanted to be applied in the form.
   
   
   
   

For more information about timesheets, feel free to check this article: The difference between weekly and single timesheets.

If there's anything else you need help with the timesheet, feel free to leave a comment below. Have a great day!

Thanks for that Stephanie.  I get that, but that's not what I was actually asking.

Each time I want to enter a "Single Time Activity", the date shown in the date field is the last date that was entered.  That is, for a time activity undertaken the previous week for example.  In the help section, a note states that "the current date is automatically entered on the date field".

This is not my experience.  The date is not automatically changed to the current date; which would be far more useful for me when entering times each day as I currently do.

I appreciate the complete details about your concern, @tim39.

Let's ensure your automation preference isn't set to pre-fill forms with previously entered content. I can guide you on how to do it.

1. Go to the Gear Icon.
2. Choose Account and Settings.
3. Select the Advanced menu.
4. Scroll down to the Automation section.
5. Click the Pencil icon.
6. Turn off the Pre-fill forms with the previously entered content feature.
7. Click the Save button.
8. Hit Done.

Meanwhile, I've got these articles to learn more about resolving unexpected browser-related behaviours:

• Troubleshooting browser problems
• QuickBooks Online doesn't load correctly or has blank pages

Keep me posted if you have other questions. I'm always here to help.

Hi  IamjuViel

Long time between posts...!

Just returning to this query, I must have missed your proposed solution late last year.  I've just gone in and made the change as you suggested which did look promising, however I'm finding that the calendar field still defaults to the previously entered date.  So when entering a new activity the day after entering an activity, I still find the default date is yesterday in stead of the current date.

If I clear cookies in my browser it does then default to the current date.  This is not really practical as it logs me out when I do that and I would have to do this every day.  Any ideas?

I appreciate your time coming back here, tim39. 

QuickBooks Online will always default the date to the most recently entered transaction. For example, you record a Single time activity and manually set the date to 12/01/2020. Once you've saved and closed that transaction, you'll see that date will automatically be set the next time you go to create one.

While we're unable to set a default date in the settings, what you can do to make QuickBooks Online pre-fill a transaction's date as Today is to manually change it.

You can also follow the troubleshooting article provided by my colleague IamjuViel. 

I'm always around if you have any follow-up questions or other concerns with QuickBooks Online.