Can Integrator Create QuickBooks Bills?

[SonomaEcon]

Integrator creates Purchase Orders when importing Orders into QuickBooks. When the import is complete, there is a status report in red type near the bottom of the program. This status report show the number of Orders imported, New Items, Items Changed, POs added, etc. This report also shows "Bills Added=0". Does this mean it is possible for Integrator to create Bills as well as, or instead of POs?

This would be a time-saving feature for a drop-shipper like us. We never actually "receive" the product. The vendor sends it directly to our customer. Changing a PO into a Bill takes time that could be saved if Integrator can create a Bill when importing orders.

[AaaTeXSupport]

It can create bills but it is not clear when / how to create them.

The Create bills function was put in for a customer (now gone) who wanted to import a bills from their site.

Bills are normally used when items are received and the vendor needs to be paid.

There is no relationship usually being orders (i.e. 100's of different customers with different items with different vendors) and a bill for 1,000 itema's and 200 of itemb's.

Please tell me how and when a bill would need to be created. Would this be in addition to the purchase orders or instead of the purhcase orders. 

[SonomaEcon]

We would like to have a Bill created when Orders are being downloaded/imported -- at the same time as the POs are being created. One Bill for each vendor on a Sales Receipt, just like the POs. We need both -- PO and Bill.

[AaaTeXSupport]

We will research this.  But why do you need both a PO and a Bill.  Does the Vendor require the PO???

[SonomaEcon]

Yes, we send the PO to the vendor, who then sends the product to our customer. As soon as vendor ships product we have “received” the item and incur a payable to vendor -- thus the need for a Bill.

This is the way most drop-ship etailers like ourselves operate.

[AaaTeXSupport]

A item receipt transaction is different from a bill.  So you want a bill that mirrors the PO and not a item receipt, correct?

We will review this and see what it would take to implement.

[SonomaEcon]

Yes, mirrors the PO

[AaaTeXSupport]

Will Review

[SonomaEcon]

Any update on this question?

[AaaTeXSupport]

This is not a simple fix. It will take some days or weeks just to review.

[AaaTeXSupport]

The Integrator is now creating Bills.  It was put into Bld 1.11.47 for simple drop ships but I would wait until the next production release Bld 1.11.56 or higher.