Xero Tracking Categories
FollowXero provides the Tracking Categories feature to enable easier reporting by eliminating the need to add multiple account codes. This help page describes how to setup the tracking categories in Xero and configure them to work with your Unleashed account. For more information about how tracking categories are implemented in Xero, see Xero documentation.
Points to Note
- Tracking Categories are case sensitive. The tracking category you add in Xero must match the options available in Unleashed. For more information, see Tracking Category Name.
- If the Tracking Category you have selected in Unleashed has not been created in Xero, the Sales Invoice / Purchase Order passed to Xero will not fail, the Tracking Category field will be blank in Xero.
- You cannot create / edit / delete any Xero tracking categories or category options from within Unleashed.
- You can ONLY have 2 active tracking categories setup in Xero.
Tutorial
Setting Up Tracking Categories in Xero
- In your Xero account, go to Settings | General Settings
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Click Tracking
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Click Add Tracking Category
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Complete the following fields:
- Click Save. The tracking category will be added.
Next step is to configure the required settings in your Unleashed account.
Configuring Tracking Categories in Unleashed
You can select the tracking categories you want to be displayed in your Xero invoices/purchase orders and sales journal, from the Xero Integration page in Unleashed.
- Go to Integration | Integration Store | Xero.
- Click Configuration and scroll down.
- Under Advanced Features, the Enable Tracking Categories option will be displayed. This option is disabled by default.
- Enable the toggle to view and configure the available options:
- Select the required values from the Tracking Category 1 and Tracking Category 2 dropdown list
- Select which transaction type you want the categories assigned too.
- Click Save Configuration.
For example
Tracking Categories selected in Unleashed | Tracking Categories setup in Xero |
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The tracking categories displayed on all Sales and Purchases will be Warehouse and Sales Group.
Tracking Category Example
The images illustrate how the selected Tracking Category will be displayed in Xero.