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Is the intent of Method to be used as a supplement to Quickbooks on a desktop, or is the intent to use Method instead of Quickbooks on the desktop?  We noticed that a large portion of the functionality in Quickbooks does not exist in Method.  Is this intentional because of the ability to customize?  For example, how is a payable acutally paid in Method?  How would you reconcile a bank statement?  What are we missing?  We don't have a problem customizing but don't know if some of this functionality is not built in or if we are just not looking in the right place in Method.  Your help will be appreciated.

Hi Deanne,

Method is definitely a supplement to QuickBooks and is by no means a replacement for QuickBooks.  Method is designed to be a web-based, fully customizable business solution that enriches the functionality of QuickBooks for small- to mid-sized companies.  Its intent is to fill in the common industry-specific gaps that QuickBooks cannot handle (ex. adding CRM functionality, etc.)  Another use for Method is that since it is web-based, it allows users to access and sync with one QuickBooks database from all over the world, simply by logging on to their Method accounts over the web. 

Not all of the functionality from QuickBooks is available in Method because we are limited to what the QuickBooks SDK opens up to us.  That being said, you can enter bills into Method, and you can write checks for these bills.  To enter bills, you go to Vendor Center > Bills.  To write checks to pay bills, you go to Vendor Center > Write Checks.  What we don’t have is the Pay Bills screen like you’re accustomed to in QuickBooks, so then your transactions then appear in the Recent Transactions grid.  To view them, you go to Home > Welcome > Recent Transactions.  

Let me know if this helps so far.  If not, we'll take it from there!  :)

Thank you for your response.  You have provided the clarity we were looking for.