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Tpynes
January 6, 2022
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How do you change the persistent mileage purpose labels

  • January 6, 2022
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I see 4 types of purposes for mileage. I would like to add my own purpose....how is this done?

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    GebelAlainaM
    January 6, 2022

    Welcome to the Community space, @Tpynes. I'm here to help you add purpose on your trip.
     

    You can manually enter your own company purpose into the Business purpose field.
     

    Here's how:

     

    1. Select Mileage on the Left navigation bar.
    2. Click on Add trip.
    3. Enter trip details
    4. On the Business purpose field manually type the your purpose.
    5. Then select Save.
       

    If you want to categorize, review, edit or export your trips in the future, you can refer to this article: Automatically track mileage in QuickBooks Online.
     

    You can also refer to this article if you encounter problems tracking your work trips on your Apple or Android device.
     

    Feel free to come back in case you need further assistance in setting up timesheets in QuickBooks Online. I'm always around. Stay safe!

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    TpynesAuthor
    January 8, 2022

    The question was how to change the drop down menu items for mileage purpose. I understand I can add my own purpose everytime. But that is not what the question is. I want to replace the canned or persistent drop down menu items to ones I can actually use. So I just click on it instead of entering it manually everytime.

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    ShiellaGraceA
    January 8, 2022

    Thanks for getting back to us, @Tpynes.

     

    I have some information about adding a menu item from the drop-down. Currently, we're unable to add a menu item from the Add trip drop-down.

    For now, you'll have to enter the time purpose manually.

     

    I can see how your idea would help us provide a more customer-friendly product interface. I recommend sending a product request to our Product Developer. Here's the link: Customer Feedback for QuickBooks Online.

     

    In case you encounter tracking issues, feel free to browse this page: Fix mileage tracking issues in the QuickBooks Online mobile app.

     

    Don't hesitate to reach out to me again here in this thread if you have follow-up questions or concerns with mileage tracking. I'll be around for you. Have a good one.

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