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-AventadoR
December 10, 2020
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How Do I Create Customer Groups In QB Online?

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Hi All. I'm currently using QB Commerce (formerly known as Tradegecko) and QB Online. The current compatibility between the two is extremely poor (e.g. one-way sync from Commerce to Online. Anything I enter into QB Online won't appear in Commerce)...it's very frustrating and I'm duplicating workflows and having to use work arounds :( 

 

Within QB Commerce, I've grouped customers because each of my Sales Team handles a different set of customers. Now, I want to replicate this within QB Online. E.g. I want 50 customers to be in a group called 'New Sales Team' and the others to be in a different group.

 

The grouping in QB Commerce lets me run reports against a specific group of customers (sales reports as well as accounting reports [payments and receipts] and helps me work out the sales teams commission. In essence, I can segregate different sides of the business.

 

How can I create these groups in QB Online?

 

I've seen articles that point to this feature in QB Online:

 

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/customer-topics/set-up-and-assign-customer-types-in-quickbooks-online/00/186656

 

Desktop has the feature too:

 

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-uk/manage-groups/create-a-customer-group-in-quickbooks-desktop/00/669660

 

I very much appreciate your help. Thanks!

 

Best answer by CharleneMaeF

I can share another way to create customer groups in QuickBooks, -AventadoR.

 

The feature to create customer groups is unavailable in QuickBooks Online UK. Thus, we're unable to assign customer types. As a workaround, I suggest making the New Sales Team a parent customer and the 50 customers as sub-customers.

 

Here's how:

  1. Go to the Sales menu and then select Customers.
  2. Select New Customer.
  3. Enter the New Sales Team as a name.
  4. Type in the necessary details.
  5. Click on Save.
  6. Once done, let's create sub-customers.
  7. On the Customer information, enter the details of the customer.
  8. Place a checkmark in the Is sub-customer checkbox, select the New Sales Team on the drop-down list.
  9. Click on Save.
  10. Repeat the process for the rest of the customers.

 

Additionally, I've added an article that'll help you organize your customer and supplier transactions. This helps you get clearer insights on your sales, expenses, or profitability by business segment: Create and Manage Classes.

 

You can get back to us if you have other concerns or follow-up questions. Our assistance will be sent right away.

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CharleneMaeFAnswer
December 10, 2020

I can share another way to create customer groups in QuickBooks, -AventadoR.

 

The feature to create customer groups is unavailable in QuickBooks Online UK. Thus, we're unable to assign customer types. As a workaround, I suggest making the New Sales Team a parent customer and the 50 customers as sub-customers.

 

Here's how:

  1. Go to the Sales menu and then select Customers.
  2. Select New Customer.
  3. Enter the New Sales Team as a name.
  4. Type in the necessary details.
  5. Click on Save.
  6. Once done, let's create sub-customers.
  7. On the Customer information, enter the details of the customer.
  8. Place a checkmark in the Is sub-customer checkbox, select the New Sales Team on the drop-down list.
  9. Click on Save.
  10. Repeat the process for the rest of the customers.

 

Additionally, I've added an article that'll help you organize your customer and supplier transactions. This helps you get clearer insights on your sales, expenses, or profitability by business segment: Create and Manage Classes.

 

You can get back to us if you have other concerns or follow-up questions. Our assistance will be sent right away.

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    -AventadoRAuthor
    December 15, 2020

    Hi. Thanks for your reply.

     

    Do I select "Bill this customer" or "Bill with parent"?

     

    I'm thinking it's "Bill this customer" but I want to make sure.

     

    Does the article you have sent cover the scenario whereby I want reporting on specific customer groups? e.g. Receipts & Payments?

     

    Do you know when Quickbooks Online UK will get a proper customer grouping feature?

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    EmmaM
    December 15, 2020

    Hello -AventadoR, if you want to bill the customer rather than the group 'sales team then ye you would select bill this customer. Regarding a customer grouping feature, we're not aware of any coming changes but we do update all new features here

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