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November 15, 2020
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Auto Rules

  • November 15, 2020
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I used to have auto rules in earlier versions of Desktop.  How do I turn it on here?

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QuickBooks Team
November 15, 2020

Good day, @steve45. I'm here to lend a hand. 

 

In QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), you can use the Renaming rules feature to help manage bank transactions in which this is available if you are in the Express Mode. However, if you're in Classic Mode, you'll use payee aliasing instead.

 

To create a renaming rule, here's how:

  1. Go to the Banking menu at the top. 
  2. Select Bank Feeds, then Bank Feeds Center.
  3. In the Bank Feeds window, tap Rules
  4. In the Rules List window, choose Manage Rules drop-down then select Add New.
  5. Enter a Rule Name in the Add Rules Details window. 
  6. From the Description drop-down, make a selection and in the Description field, type a word or phrase you want to use as the condition for the rule. If you want to create more conditions, select + button.
  7. In the Do This section, make the appropriate selection from the drop-down and depending on your selection, enter the Payee name or the Account name.
  8. Hit Save

Once done, you can now add transactions using the renaming rules created. 

 

For more information about this process, check out this article: Use renaming rules for Bank Feeds.

 

For additional knowledge, you can also visit our Banking and bank feeds page to learn some tricks on managing your bank feeds.

 

Should you have other QuickBooks concerns or questions, feel free to leave a comment below. I'm always here to help. Have a great day!

September 15, 2021

Can you switch from Classic Mode to Express Mode?  Using Aliases is killing me. I have many many many transactions coming through the bank feed as TRN followed by numbers; I have to alias each one individually to TRN.  I think using rules would be much better and faster, but can't figure out how to change it. Thank you. 

QuickBooks Team
September 15, 2021

Yes, you can switch between banking modes, Ellen48. I'll gladly show you the way.

 

Before proceeding, make sure QuickBooks Desktop is updated to the latest release and you're in a single-user mode. This way, we're able to switch easily.

 

Here's how to switch to Express mode:

 

  1. From the QuickBooks Edit menu, select Preferences.
  2. On the left pane, choose Checking and then go to the Company Preferences tab.
  3. In the Bank Feeds section, select Express Mode.
  4. Select OK.

 

Once done, you can now use rules to categorize your bank transactions.

 

Additionally, I've added this article that'll help you match your QuickBooks account to your bank and credit card statements: Reconcile an Account in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

Please keep us posted on your progress in switching to Express mode, @Ellen48. It's our priority to get this resolved.