Data Accuracy & Corrections
How to avoid duplicate records
Avoid entering the same sale, expense, payment or transfer twice.
Duplicate records can make your sales, expenses, profit and balances wrong.
How duplicates happen
- A sale is entered twice by mistake.
- An expense is entered again from a receipt.
- An invoice payment is also entered as a normal sale.
- A bill payment is also entered as a normal expense.
- A transfer is entered twice.
How to avoid them
- Search before entering older records.
- Check recent activity.
- Use notes for corrections.
- Record invoice payments from invoices.
- Record bill payments from bills.
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