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Homepage - Add toggle to exclude opening balances from Chart of Accounts Watchlist widget
In the Chart of Account Watchlist we are wanting to track in year categories that have opening balances. We're changing the Chart of Accounts to make this fit but a toggle to include or exclude opening balances would be really handy so you can choose to see only true in year transactions
2 votesHi everyone, thanks for raising this idea. We understand why having the option to exclude opening balances from the Chart of Accounts Watchlist widget could be useful, especially when using the dashboard to monitor current-period activity.
The idea is to allow users to filter out opening balances from the Watchlist view, making it easier to focus on in-year movements and get a clearer picture of current account performance.
We encourage the community to vote on this idea if you’d find this dashboard improvement useful.
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Homepage - Add a "Manage Bank Accounts" or "See All" link to the bank widgets
Please put the quick link button on the new layout to "manage bank accounts".
It's annoying it's not there now, I use it alot!3 votesHi Juliet, thanks for sharing this idea! A direct "See All" link on the dashboard would make it even easier to view and manage all your bank accounts in one place.
Right now, you can click into Accounting > Bank Accounts to see the full list, but having a single shortcut from the Homepage would help you move through your reconciliation tasks more smoothly. I’ve moved this to Gaining Support so our product teams can track interest and see how this could enhance the daily experience for users.
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User Permissions - Update for Advisor role
Advisor role should be higher authority than standard, ie to be able to override locked period transaction without opening the period. Able to build new/custom report, submit BAS.
1 voteHi Dina, thanks for sharing this suggestion. We understand why having the Advisor role provide broader capabilities than the Standard role could be valuable for practices managing client files and completing higher-level accounting tasks.
Currently, some actions still require additional steps outside of the Advisor role, such as making adjustments to locked periods, creating custom reports, or completing certain compliance-related tasks. Having these capabilities available within the Advisor role could help reduce unnecessary workflow interruptions and better reflect the level of access expected from an Advisor user.
We appreciate the examples shared around how this impacts day-to-day practice workflows. I’ve updated the status of this post to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking feedback and gathering more votes.
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Xero Central | Profile - Option to sync profile picture with Xero blue avatar or remove from Xero Central
Currently, you can't change your profile picture in Xero Central - which is bizarre, because you can change it in the "My Xero" profile.
Therefore, in the spirit of "one ledger", surely profile pictures entered manually in My Xero profile should sync your Xero Central profile.
1 voteThanks for sharing this suggestion, Hayley. We understand the request for more control over your profile picture in Xero Central, including the option to sync your Xero profile picture or remove it and return to the default avatar.
We've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking community interest. If this would improve your experience, add your vote and let us know how you'd like your profile picture to work.
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Invoicing - Overdue invoices tab or quick link
I love that there is an easy to see red link to overdue invoices on the homepage, but could this also be added to the Invoices page? I keep going through extra clicks because I click into my overdue invoices to deal with them, select an invoice, and then have the 'back to invoices' link but if I click this there is then no option to select only overdue invoices to view. Also it would be great when viewing all invoices to have some easy way (maybe an '!' symbol or similar so it's colour-blind friendly) to identify which ones…
4 votesHi Laura, thanks for putting this forward.
Having a quicker way to access overdue invoices would certainly make daily credit control more efficient and help you stay on top of cash flow.
In the meantime, you can select the “Overdue” section within the Invoices owed to you widget on the dashboard to jump straight to those invoices. If you open an invoice from that list, using your browser’s back arrow will return you to the same overdue view. Another option is to open invoices in a new tab so the overdue list remains open in the original tab.
I’ve moved this idea to Gaining Support so we can capture interest and share with the product team how useful a dedicated shortcut would be.
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Navigation - Add link to go into Files from the menu
Add button to go straight to Files on top tool bar instead of clicking twice (once on org name) and then Files
5 votesHi community, thanks for continued appetite in this idea. Though we don't have plans for adding Xero Documents (previously files) the the blue navigation bar, as per our last update there is the current keyboard shortcut to open, search and quickly select this from the Search results(press '/' and then 'f').
Further to this we are also developing a new Homepage widget that'll provide an overview of your documents and ability to take quick actions. I'll return to share more on this as the work progresses.
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Homepage | Tasks - Add CIS monthly return reminder
ADD CIS MONTHLY RETURN TO HOME PAGE
3 votesThanks for your feedback, Nathan. We'll start to get a sense of the community support for this from your idea here.
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Log into more than one company
It would be really useful to be able to log into more than one company on an reference basis only. I'm often in the middle of something when I am asked a question relating to another company by a colleague or client. I have to log out just to find one bit of information. I might have multiple windows open with different reports etc that I then lose. This is also very important when working on related companies to see intercompany loans in both companies at once. I can see why it would be a problem to post changes to…
30 votesHi Cath, when you say you have to log out and then into the other org, are you using 2 separate Xero account logins?
Appreciate not the ideal solution but you could use incognito mode atm, to open the organisation you need to reference?
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Homepage - Add “New Mileage Claim” button in Expenses widget
Would it be possible to add in a "Create New Mileage Claim" in the 'Expenses' section of the new Homescreen? Currently there is a button to 'Create new Expense', but I know of a lot of Xero users that have significantly more mileage claims to input than expense claims, so having the quick shortcut option for the mileage element would be far more efficient.
3 votesThanks for your feedback on adding a dedicated mileage claim button to the homepage. We appreciate you sharing how this could streamline your workflow, especially for those processing mileage claims regularly.
We've reviewed your idea and now it's up to the community to get behind and support it. Make sure you share your idea with any colleagues that this could benefit so they can add their vote too!
Along with votes, other members can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.
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Navigation - Add Urgent or Priority to Projects menu
Hi Kelly, concerning projects, I have a thought or idea in seeing HOT Projects or URGENT or PRIORITY Projects in the Projects drop down just like the drop down on the Reporting button that you have Favorite Reports when you create custom reports or when you favorite some of the standard ones. Thank you, John
14 votesThanks for sharing how you can see us developing the new navigation experience to further enhance this for you.
Our product teams are taking all feedback we're receiving through the forums here into careful consideration as they keep planning their roadmaps.
We understand our customers have different needs when it comes to menu options and will share if there are any updates on this with you here.
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Homepage - Widget for month end review
I love the new homepage and how I can customize to make it less busy. I also love the Task widget. It would be great if there was a month end review widget showing a list of bank and credit card accounts with the last reconciliation date.
14 votesGreat to hear the information that would have the most meaning to you. Thanks for sharing through Xero product Ideas.
Our product teams are carefully reviewing the feedback we're receiving from our customers on this new experience and if there are any updates we will let you know.
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Homepage | Bills to pay - View for bills Due today
Hi we really need the homepage Bills widget to display bills due for payment TODAY.
We receive a lot of bills and we pay them on the due date.
Currently it is not easy to find bills due today among all the bills awaiting payment.
The widget displays overdue bills, it could easily show shows due today so we can easily display and pay them.
Thanks
4 votesAppreciate your feedback, and explaining how viewing bills due today from the homepage would help your business, Rick.
Right now we're watching all feedback we're getting about the new Homepage closely. We'll get a sense of the community interest for this here and share if there are any updates. Thanks
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Settings | Keyboard shortcuts - Ability to update shortcuts at user level
kindly introduce the option to edit the custom shortcut keys, according to the user's choice.
2 votesThanks for sharing your idea, and letting us know the changes that matter most for you.
We've reviewed your idea and now it's up to the community to get behind and support it. Make sure you share your idea with any colleagues that this could benefit so they can add their vote too!
Along with votes, other members can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.
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Homepage - View Notes for overpaid invoices
Critically important to our business is being able to easily view 'notes' on overdue invoices next to their overdue amount in a list. No additional click thorughs with each individual invoice number as is the current system.
Knowing when a reminder was sent and being able to view what their latest response was in a list form would massively help with managing unpaid invoices.
We create separate spreadsheets to track overdue invoices and bad debt which is inefficient.
This should be resolved with a quick view in the dashboard to ensure better debt management.
Please13 votesThanks for sharing how we could make the new Homepage more useful for you, Harry.
It'll be good to understand the volumes of users that would also find this useful from your idea here - Make sure to also share your idea if you have colleagues that'd also find this useful and they can vote here too.
Our product teams are paying close attention to the feedback we receive on this here and I'll share if there are any updates.
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Navigation - Freeze bar at the top of the page to save scrolling
Can the main pull down bar (Dashboard, Business, Accounting, Projects, Contacts) be fixed at the top of the page? When viewing a screen that has 100 or more lines, it would be a lot more convenient to have immediate access to this than having to scroll all the way back up.
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276 votesThanks everyone, we want to acknowledge all the feedback about how we can improve your experience by making navigation easier while scrolling.
Our product team are now exploring options such as a 'sticky' navigation bar or 'back to top' option, and appreciate all thats been shared about this by our community.
While we can't commit to development as yet, I'll be sure to let you know further news of this, here.
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Homepage - "Renew HMRC Connection" link in the VAT Returns widget
VAT status in home page needs to link to HMRC to renew link as on old version. For reasons I don't understand the link does frequesntly need renewing. I had to switch back to old version to do this today.
3 votesHi everyone, thanks for raising this.
We know that when your HMRC connection expires, not being able to renew it directly from the dashboard can slow things down.
For now, the best way to reconnect is to head to Tax > VAT Return, then follow the prompts in settings to reconnect to HMRC.
I’ve moved this idea into Gaining Support so we can keep track of interest and share your feedback with our product team. It’s clear that having a simple “Renew” option on the VAT widget would make things easier, and your input helps us build a stronger case for it.
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Search - Ability to create and autofill new contact based on search
It would be great if the search option would allow you to click an "add new contact" option if the contact you searched for was not found to smoothly link including the name you input into the appropriate field, without having to go out of search and start from scratch.
1 voteAppreciate your feedback and how you'd find being able to create and autofill a new contact based on search terms could save you time, Georgina.
We'll start getting a sense of the wider interest from the community in this idea. If there are any updates for this I'll let you know here.
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Find and Recode - Warning that highlights impact when recoding tax type
Find and Recode should not be able to change tax type without fair warnings in Sales Invoices.
This is a risky feature to be used without warning. I have noticed that it doesn't change the sales invoice, which it shouldn't. But surprise was it could change any invoices selected no matter if those were already issued/ paid/ closed etc.
1 voteAppreciate the added detail, Ankit. Understand how an extra warning and drawing attention to the impact a change could make may help some users.
I've slightly edited the title of your idea and we'll get a sense from the wider community here that'd find this helpful (feel free to share with your own client too!)
It's not something we have planned at present, but will update you here if any are made. 🙂
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Xero Accounting App - Access to Demo Company
Since its introduction, the Xero app has had a significantly positive impact on my clients, enhancing their overall accounting experience and improving efficiency in managing their finances. I greatly appreciate the value the platform continues to provide.
However, I would like to raise a concern regarding the absence of the demo company feature on the Xero mobile application. Currently, the demo company is only accessible via the web-based platform, which presents a challenge when demonstrating the app’s capabilities to prospective clients using mobile devices.
Having access to the demo company within the mobile app would greatly enhance the ability to…
2 votesThanks for sharing how useful the demo company can be to your clients, Anneline. I've shared your feedback with our product team and will share if there are any updates for this planned. In the meantime do share this with anyone that would benefit and can support your idea here 😊
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Homepage - Remove animations
Provide an option to eliminate animations. The growing bars is a distraction, I find myself waiting for the movement to stop before proceeding. I'm here to work, I want the information - I'm not here for entertainment.
3 votesThanks so much for taking the time to share how the moving graphs on the homepage feel for you – I’m really sorry they’re causing frustration and distraction.
We introduced the animations to help bring key information (like money in and out, or what’s owed and due) to life and make it easier to see changes at a glance when the page first loads, rather than having everything appear as a static block of numbers. The bars “rising” from the baseline are there to show the most up-to-date figures and make comparisons a bit clearer, not to get in the way of your work.
That said, we completely understand that movement on screen doesn’t work well for everyone, and it’s important you can focus on your tasks without visual noise. At the moment there isn’t a way to turn these homepage graphs off, or to disable the animation just for…
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