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Xero – Getting Connected

Quotient integrates seamlessly with Xero. You can lookup your Xero Contacts and Xero Inventory Items when creating Quotes. These are real-time lookups, meaning they work seamlessly alongside Quotient’s own powerful Contacts and Saved Items.

Best of all, once a Quote has been Accepted, an Invoice can be created automatically in Xero.

Connect to Xero

  1. Click on your Account Name (on the top-right of your Dashboard), then go to Account Settings → Connected Apps → Xero.
  2. Hit Enable for one of the services you require i.e. Create Invoices.
  3. Login to your Xero Account, select which organization you’d like Quotient to access and hit Authorise. You’ll be redirected back to Quotient.
  4. Hit Enable for any other services you require.

Xero Invoices

A Draft Invoice can be created automatically in Xero from an Accepted Quote when the Quote is:

  • Accepted …or…
  • Complete

How to enable Xero Invoices

  1. Under 'Create Invoices' hit ‘Enable’.
  2. Confirm when Accepted Quotes are sent to Xero, what's included on the Invoices and the Invoice Due Date, hit 'Save'.
  3. Match your Xero Account Codes and Tax Rates to those which are in Quotient using the appropriate drop-downs, hit ‘Save’.

Displayed on the Invoice is the Quote Title, Customer order/reference number, a permanent link back to your Quote for easy future reference and all Accepted Price Items, including Unit Price, Quantity and Heading. There's also the option to include the full Item Description text on the Invoice.

For an Item Code to appear on the Draft Invoice the Item Code must also be present in Xero AND Lookups for Xero Inventory Items must be enabled in Quotient.

Invoice Due: you can optionally enter a value, which will then apply to the selected option from the dropdown menu, such as “7 days after the invoice date” or “20th of the following month”. If the Invoice Due is left empty (this is the default), then the Sales Invoices Default Due Date in Xero (or on the Xero Contact) will determine the due date of the invoice – but the invoice needs to be edited for it to take on the Xero settings.

Contacts are sent to Xero when an Invoice is created. If a Contact already exists in Xero, Quotient will NOT replace or update the Contact or relevant Contact information. Contacts are matched by Contact name.

Note: Make sure the currencies you quote in are also enabled in your Xero Account.

Xero Contacts

When adding Contacts to Quotes you can include your Xero Contacts in Lookup Results. Xero Contacts are indicated with a Xero logo.

Once you select a Xero Contact it will be saved (copied) into Quotient Contacts. Note: Only a person's name, email and company name are saved.

How to enable Xero contact Lookups

  1. Under 'Lookup Contacts' hit ‘Enable’.
  2. Your Xero Contacts will now appear in the Lookup Results.

Required fields

Xero Contacts must have these fields populated to be included in the Lookup Results:

  • First Name
  • Email

Xero Inventory Items

When adding Price Items to Quotes you can include Xero Inventory Items in Lookup Results. Xero items are indicated with a Xero logo.

How to enable Xero Inventory Item Lookups

  1. Under 'Lookup Inventory Items' hit ‘Enable’.
  2. Your Xero Inventory Items will now appear in the Lookup Results.

Quotient does not create or update Xero Inventory Items.

See the field matches for Xero/Quotient Items.

Refresh your Lookup Data

If your Lookup Results data isn't appearing in Quotient exactly the same as your Inventory Items data in Xero, then you may need to refresh your Lookup Data. To do this, under 'Lookup Inventory Items' hit the ‘Disable’ button, confirm, then follow the steps to re-enable. A fresh cache of your Xero data will be created for the Lookups.

Why would I need to do this? You'd only need to do this if you've deleted Inventory Items in Xero then recreated them (manually or with a CSV upload) and used an Item Code(s) that existed previously.

Start a Quotient Quote from inside Xero

You can start a new Quotient Quote directly from a Xero Contact by setting up a handy time-saving link, which will appear on your Xero Contact. By doing this it can save you time by jumping you straight into a new Quotient Quote with relevant Contacts details populated.

To set up the link in Xero

  1. Sign in to Xero
  2. Go to Settings > General Settings > Custom Contact Links
  3. Click 'Add A Custom Link' and enter the following values, then hit ‘Save’ when done:
  4. Name: New Quotient Quote
  5. Link Definition: https://go.quotientapp.com/new-001/quote?email={!EMAILADDRESS}

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