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Customise reports in QuickBooks Online using modern view

by Intuit•15• Updated 6 days ago

Learn how to create custom reports in QuickBooks Online using modern view. The steps may vary depending on your QuickBooks subscription.

Important:
Starting in July 2024, we will slowly roll out a new reporting experience for Standard Reports called Modern View.

In the Reports centre, if you see this Magic wand icon. in your report title, you can view and edit the Standard Report using the new modern view report experience.

We will gradually make Modern View available for all Standard Reports and remove Classic View, meaning you will no longer be able to switch between the two views.

To learn more about this change, see the Frequently asked questions in this article.

Select the appropriate heading based on your subscription for the complete steps.

Create a custom report

Create a report using a wizard or from scratch. If you haven’t yet, sign in to QuickBooks Online as an administrator.

  1. Go to Reports (Take me there) and select + Create new report.
  2. Select the report type, then select Create.
  3. Select the pencil icon Image of the edit icon., then enter/edit the name of your report.
Customisation Options (steps may vary based on report type)What you can do
Report period dropdown ▼ Select the report period of your generated data.
PivotSelect Pivot to summarise and total your report data. Here’s how:
1. Select which fields to categorise in the rows and columns, then select which value field you want to summarise.
2. Select Show totals to add a totals row or column.
3. Once you've selected Rows, Columns, and Values, the report view displays as a pivot table. Switch off Show Pivot Table to return to the original view.
Group bySelect Group by to categorise line items by any column. You can select up to 3 columns to group data.

Select Edit group calculations ▼ to calculate totals, averages, or percentages for numeric groups.

Tip: When a report is grouped, select expand ▼ to view the details inside that group.

When you select a column to group by hierarchy, it automatically becomes the first column on the report. You won’t be able to hide this column. 

When you select a hierarchical group, you can’t use any other groups to customise your report.
FilterSelect Filter to view only certain entries.
Select what you want to filter by, select the operation, then select from the provided values.

Tip: You can apply multiple filters on multiple lines using + Add another filter. Choose from one of several columns from the Columns panel and it will also be available under filters.
General optionsSelect General options to set the Number format, or the Header/Footer fields to be included or the alignment.

Select Number format to to divide the number by 1,000 or exclude zero amounts, or round amounts to the nearest whole currency in the report. You can also choose how to show negative numbers.

Select Header/Footer to decide what appears in the report header and footer. You can also change the header and footer alignment too.
Columns1. Select Columns, look for a topic you want to report on, then select it to reveal the available fields.
2. Select any field you want to view in the report.

Note: Some fields may not work in a report together. When you select a field, non-compatible fields will be unavailable. If you use custom fields, they appear in this list.

3. To change the order in which selected fields appear, select Reorder, then select and drag the listed fields in the order you want. Select or uncheck checkboxes next to column names to include or exclude them from your report.
  1. Select Save As and Save, to save your report. You can edit the report at any time.

Tip: Select the Export/Print dropdown ▼, then select Export to Excel, and follow the steps to export your data to a spreadsheet to store and access it in the future.

The View options toward the top of the report allow you to:

  • expand or collapse all groups on the report.
  • alter the density of data on the report from compact to normal.

Refresh data on the report by selecting the refresh icon Refresh icon.. Report data also updates whenever you customise so you don’t need to Run report. 

To get even more space for your reports, select the ∧ icon to collapse the top header.

View your custom reports

If you haven’t yet, sign in to QuickBooks Online as an administrator.

  1. Go to Reports (Take me there) and select the Custom reports tab.
  2. Select the report name to open it.

Tip: If you want to view any transaction in your report, select any field in the report row to open the transaction.

Visualise your report

Visualise your report with a chart view to create presentation-ready charts of your report data.

  1. Open your custom report.
  2. Select Chart View.
  3. Select a Chart Type to see how you want to visualise your data.
  4. Adjust which field displays on the Horizontal (X) axis and the Vertical (Y) axis by selecting an option in the dropdowns ▼.
  5. From the Split by dropdown ▼, select an appropriate value, if needed.
  6. Select Save.

Add a chart report to Management reports

You can add chart reports to Management reports to show visualised data:

  1. While viewing your report in Chart View, go to More actions Dropdown arrow icon. and select Add to Management reports.
  2. Select either Create a new management report or Add to an existing management report.
  3. Either enter the name of the new management report, or select an existing management report.
  4. Select Add.

Add a chart report to your Performance centre

Here is how you can add your customised chart report to your Performance centre as a widget:

  1. While viewing your report in Chart View, go to More actions Dropdown arrow icon. and select Add to Performance centre.
  2. A push notification shows that your report was successfully added. To view the widget, select "Click here to view" in the notification.

Schedule an emailed report

Here's how to schedule custom reports:

  1. Choose one of the following starting points:
    1. From the Standard or Custom reports tab, select more options Vertical ellipses icon. next to any report that is available in the New Enhanced Experience. Then, select Create a schedule.
    2. Open a report that is available in the New Enhanced Experience, select More actions ▼, then Schedule report.
  2. Enter a Workflow name.
  3. Select a start date, then choose how often you want the report to be sent.
    Ex: If you want the report sent every other Monday, enter 2, select Week, then select Mo.
  4. Enter the email address you want to send the report to.
  5. Fill out a desired Subject and Message.
  6. Select Save and turn on.

To view the schedule, go to Custom reports, select View all schedules from the Action ▼ dropdown for the relevant report, then select the schedule.

Note: If you need to turn off the scheduled report or update the frequency, go to Settings Settings gear icon., then select Manage workflows. Here’s how you can learn more about how to create and manage workflows.

Customisation Options (steps may vary based on report type)What you can do
Report period dropdown▼Select the report period of your generated data.
GroupSelect Group to categorise line items by any column. You can select up to 3 columns to group data.

Tip: When a report is grouped, select expand ▼ to view the details inside that group.

When you select a column to group by hierarchy, it automatically becomes the first column on the report. You won’t be able to hide this column. 

When you select a hierarchical group, you can’t use any other groups to customise your report.
FilterSelect Filter to view only certain entries.
Select what you want to filter by, select the operation, then select from the provided values.

Tip: You can apply multiple filters on multiple lines using + Add another filter. Choose from one of several columns from the Columns panel and it will also be available under filters.
General optionsSelect General options to set the Number format, or the Header/Footer fields to be included or the alignment.

Select Number format to to divide the number by 1,000 or exclude zero amounts, or round amounts to the nearest whole currency in the report. You can also choose how to show negative numbers.

Select Header/Footer to decide what appears in the report header and footer. You can also change the header and footer alignment too.
Columns1. Select Columns, look for a topic you want to report on, then select it to reveal the available fields.
2. Select any field you want to view in the report.

Note: Some fields may not work in a report together. When you select a field, non-compatible fields will be unavailable. If you use custom fields, they appear in this list.

3. To change the order in which selected fields appear, select Reorder, then select and drag the listed fields in the order you want. Select or uncheck checkboxes next to column names to include or exclude them from your report.

Select Save As to save your report. You can edit the report at any time.

Tip: Select the Export/Print dropdown ▼, then select Export to Excel, and follow the steps to export your data to a spreadsheet to store and access it in the future.

The View options toward the top of the report allow you to:

  • expand or collapse all groups on the report.
  • alter the density of data on the report from compact to normal.

Refresh data on the report by selecting the refresh icon Refresh icon.. Report data also updates whenever you customise so you don’t need to Run report. 

To get even more space for your reports, select the ∧ icon to collapse the top header.

View your custom reports

If you haven’t yet, sign in to QuickBooks Online as an administrator.

  1. Go to Reports (Take me there) and select the Custom reports tab.
  2. Select the report name to open it.

Tip: If you want to view any transaction in your report, select any field in the report row to open the transaction.

Schedule an emailed report

Here's how to schedule custom reports:

  1. Choose one of the following starting points:
    1. From the Standard or Custom reports tab, select more options Vertical ellipses icon. next to any report that is available in the New Enhanced Experience. Then, select Create a schedule.
    2. Open a report that is available in the New Enhanced Experience, select More actions ▼, then Schedule report.
  2. Enter a Workflow name.
  3. Select a start date, then choose how often you want the report to be sent.
    Ex: If you want the report sent every other Monday, enter 2, select Week, then select Mo.
  4. Enter the email address you want to send the report to.
  5. Fill out a desired Subject and Message.
  6. Select Save and turn on.

To view or disable the schedule, go to Custom reports, select View all schedules from the Action ▼ dropdown for the relevant report, then select the schedule.

Frequently asked questions about Modern view reporting

For years, QuickBooks Online customers have requested reporting be improved but the legacy platform on which QuickBooks Online reporting was built restricted what we could do at speed. To support the needs of all our customers in the future, we decided to move QuickBooks Online reporting to a new platform which we’re aiming to complete before 2025. As we’ve introduced new features such as Custom Report Builder, we had to determine how they would fit into the existing reports interface and eventually, we decided some changes were needed. These changes are what led to Modern View.

Classic view is built on our legacy platform which we’re aiming to shut down before 2025. We are unable to maintain both the legacy and new reporting platforms, so Classic view must go away. However, where possible, we're making Modern view closely resemble Classic view to limit the number of visual changes users must adopt.

Features vary depending on your QuickBooks Online subscription plan and your country of operation, but generally, all customers get: 

  • Faster loading times and fewer crashes for reports with lots of lines
  • Improved user permissions for reporting to ensure your data is secure when multiple users are using QuickBooks Online
  • Immediately preview customisations before saving your report
  • More customisation options including advanced filters, data pivots, charting of your data, and the ability to bring new data from QuickBooks Online and other QuickBooks products into a report.
  • New reports for Fixed Assets, Revenue Recognition, and Projects.
  • Ability to run any report directly from Microsoft Excel.
  • Ability to add any report into Management Reports.

We'll post a notification in the report at least 30 days before Classic view is scheduled to be removed from that specific report.

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