Other Actions for Bills
In this help document, you’ll learn the other actions you can perform on bills.
Filter Bills
You can filter the bills in your organization by their status or using custom views. Here’s how:
- Click Bills under Payables.
- Click All Bills at the top and select the required filter.
If you’ve created custom views or have custom views shared with you by other users, you can filter bills using these custom views. You can find your own custom views under Created By Me and those shared with you under Shared With Me. Read our help document on custom views to learn more.
Attach Files to a Bill
You can attach files to a bill using the following methods:
- Attach the files on your device.
- Attach files from cloud resources like Zoho Workdrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, One Drive, etc.
To attach files to a bill:
- Click Bills under Payables.
- Click the bill to which you want to attach files.
- Click Upload Files in the top right corner.
- Click the dropdown next to Upload Your Files and select the preferred option.
Add Comments and View History
You can add comments to the bills created in your organization. These comments will only be visible to other employees of your organization, and it’ll not be visible to your vendors.
To add a comment to a bill:
- Click Bills under Payables.
- Click the bill to which you want to add comments.
- Click Comments & History in the top right corner.
- Enter the comment in the text box. You can also format the message using bold, italics, and underline.
- If you want to mention employees in your organization, press @ and enter the employee’s name or email address.
- Click Add Comment.
All the comments added and the actions performed on the bill will be available in the All Comments & History section.
Export Current View
If you’ve filtered bills or rearranged, shown, or hidden columns, then you can export the current view. Here’s how:
- Click Bills under Payables.
- Click the More icon in the top right corner.
- Hover over Export and click Export Current View.
- Choose the Export File Format. You can choose from CSV, XLS, and XLSV.
- Enter the File Protection Password if you want to protect the export file.
- Click Export.
Sort Bills
You can sort bills based on different columns or fields. Here’s how:
- Click Bills under Payables.
- Click the column based on which you want to sort. The sorting will be in ascending or descending order, as indicated by the arrow next to the column.
You can also sort bills using the following method:
- Click the More icon in the top right corner.
- Hover over Sort By and choose the option based on which you want to sort.
Rearrange Columns
You can rearrange the columns and fields displayed on the Bills List page and show or hide them.
To rearrange columns:
- Click Bills under Payables.
- Click the Customize Columns icon next to the column names.
- Rearrange the columns by dragging and dropping them according to your preference.
- Click Save. The columns will be arranged as per your preference.
To show or hide fields:
- Click Bills under Payables.
- Click the Customize Columns icon next to the column names.
- Check a column name to show it on the Bills List page. Or, uncheck a column name to hide it.
- Click Save.
Note: You’ll not be able to uncheck columns with the Lock icon next to them.
Refresh List
Sometimes, other employees of your organization may create new bills or modify existing ones. As a result, you may not have the latest list of bills. You can refresh the bills to get the most up-to-date list. Here’s how:
- Click Bills under Payables.
- Click the More icon in the top right corner.