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I am developing a billing system for time in a N:N account syncing with QBO.

When I update the status of the Time Entry to HasBeenBilled it causes a sync conflict.

The time entry seems to syncronize properly in spite of this. Is this a bug or a limitation of QBO?

Hey Mahlon,

As per the API Docs: 

You cannot directly update the status to HasBeenBilled. To set the status to HasBeenBilled, create an invoice and attach the timeActivity object as a linkedTxn.

You can read more HERE, listed under 'BillableStatus'

-- Mortaza

Can you give me this info in Method "language'? 

Hey Mahlon,

HasBeenBilled is set when the time activity is added to an invoice.

This happens automatically and cannot be set if it's not attached to an invoice, my guess is that this part of the customization isn't necessary as it will be handled by QBO when it syncs.

Workflow:
- Attach time activity to invoice
- Sync to QBO
- QBO sets "HasBeenBilled" status
- Syncs back to Method

-- Mortaza

Mortaza is partially correct - the HasBeenBilled Status can't be updated by Method.  (this is an QB API limitation, not Methods)  But just putting them on an invoice in Method won't change the status, you have to physically do that in QB (drag them from the tray) to get the HasBeenBilled to be changed.  

Our work around when we Create invoices in Method is to not sync the time entries to QB, and /or mark them as Not Billable and add our own Yes/No field HasBeenBilled to the TimeTrackingTable and mark them when we add them to the invoice.  

Thank you so much for your input!

I had considered this workaround, but I wanted to make sure I had exhausted my resources.

In this specific situation, the simplest solution would be not to sync the time entries to QBO. You can't pull them into a payroll transaction anyway, and all of our time analysis and project costing is being done in Method.

Thanks again!