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Edit a recurring template in QuickBooks Online

by Intuit•10• Updated 2 months ago

Learn how to change a recurring transaction template in QuickBooks Online.

Recurring templates can help you save time. You can make recurring templates to automatically create invoices, expenses, and other tasks you do regularly.

Here's how to edit templates and how these changes may affect items, customers, and company settings.

Edit a recurring template

  1. Go to Settings Settings gear icon. and then select Recurring transactions.
  2. From the Action column, select Edit for the transaction you want to edit.
  3. Edit the template name, type, and the customer or payee name as needed.
  4. If you're editing a Scheduled or Reminder type template, you can adjust how far in advance QuickBooks creates the template or sends you a reminder. You can also set the frequency in the Interval section.
  5. Add or remove any product, service or category details in the details section. 
  6. When you're done, select Save template.

Note: These changes only apply to the recurring template and transactions that use the template. It doesn't apply to other transactions in QuickBooks. To change another transaction you will need to go to the specific transaction to make updates directly.

How to change the service date on recurring transactions

Recurring transaction templates don't automatically populate the service date field on transactions. You'll need to find each transaction and manually enter the correct service date.

To find transactions recently created by a recurring template:

  1. Go to Reports (Take me there)
  2. Search for and run the Recent Automatic Transactions report.
  3. Set the report dates.
  4. Select Run report.
  5. Select the individual transaction to display it.
  6. Manually update the Service Date field to the date the service was actually performed.
  7. Select Save.

Learn what happens if you update items, customers, or settings used by recurring templates

If you edit an item or customer that's using a recurring template, QuickBooks will notify you if the changes may affect any recurring templates. In this case, you can:

  • Select Update for all to save the changes to the item or customer. This also applies the updates to all relevant templates.
  • Select One time only to save the changes only for the transaction for which you made the change.

Changing the following fields also affects recurring templates:

  • Payment method
  • Terms
  • Taxable status
  • Transaction dates
  • Transaction number
  • Transaction amount
  • Location & Class

If you edit company settings that are used by a recurring template, you won't see a warning message. However, making changes to the following fields will affect recurring templates:

  • Customer estimates message
  • Customer sales forms message
  • Sales tax rate
  • Account for tax
  • Account for shipping
  • Account for discount
  • MAS deposit account
  1. Go to Settings ⚙.
  2. From Lists, select Recurring transactions.
  3. Locate the Template Name and select ▼.
  4. Select Delete from the Action column.
  5. Select Yes to confirm that you want to delete the template.

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