Bill export bill lists

Bill Export bill lists are defined bill lists created to help you view bills at various stages in your accounting workflow process.

Bill export is the process of exporting bills from UtilityManagement for import into an accounting system.

Typically bills are entered, reviewed, and approved before being exported.

Bill export bill lists

  • Additional bill lists are in the Bills module if Export to AP or Export to GL is enabled.
  • Void bills are excluded from Bill Export bill lists.

Bills Module Menu

INI file for reformatters

Download the INI file in the Bills module menu. This INI file is used in some accounting reformatters.

Bill Entry and Export Settings

Configure bill export

Your choices made in Bill Export Settings determine what bill lists are visible in the Bill Export section of the Bills module.

  1. In the Bills module menu, choose Bill Workflow Settings.
  2. Edit the Bill Export section.
  3. Configure your export settings.
  4. Decide if your workflow requires you to include custom fields in the export.

menu options for bill export

menu options for bill export

  1. Save.
  2. Done.

Export actions

The Export menu is visible after you select bills in either the Waiting for Export to AP or Waiting for Export to GL. 

Bill list download options

Export bills to AP or GL

When you export bills, the bills you select are:

  • Formatted
  • Exported to a text file
  • Marked as exported in UtilityManagement
A maximum of 10,000 bills can be exported at one time.

Generate sample export file

When you generate a sample export file, the bills you select are formatted and exported to a text file but are not marked as exported.