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Join nowI am looking for some guidance on how to clear up unapplied payments that are a result of recent conversion. I have many (5 years historical) transactions that are unapplied but the net balance is zero. I have been advised to use the Accounting tool, fix unapplied payments and credits, and use the "apply all" button to clear them. One customer at a time. This works, but very slowly!! It appears the system is reading the change then updating the report. It is the updating the report part that really slows down the processing. Is there a way to temporarily turn that off while I am just matching numbers. I have tried it in single user mode and it does not appear to go any faster.
If there is no way to turn that off, are there any other suggestions or apps that I could use to apply these payments and clear them off the reports.
Hi ReneeSchultz,
At this time, turning off the automatic report updates when fixing unapplied payment issues is unavailable. You'll want to export those reports to Excel so you can quickly match the numbers from there.
Once done, manually unapply the payments and credits and manually track them from there.
Otherwise, you'll want to check out Intuit Marketplace for a specific app that can clear the unapplied payments in QuickBooks.
You can also personalize reports by adding and removing columns. To give you more information, please see this article: Customize Reports in QuickBooks Desktop.
Welcome back, @ReneeSchultz.
I can clarify what my colleague means by "manually apply" within their response above. They mean that you can change the information from the report within an Excel file and track it from the file.
If you decide this isn't an option that's best for your business, then you can look into different apps that can help clear the unapplied payments. In my colleague's post, you'll also find that link.
Here's an extra article that can provide you with some additional information about exporting reports.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. I want to make sure that you're able to get this resolved as soon as possible. Enjoy the rest of your day!
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