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LiveFlow: Quickstart Guide

How to get started with LiveFlow in Google Sheets

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Written by Alex Finn
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Welcome to LiveFlow!

Here is a short and quick guide on how to get started.

Install LiveFlow Google Sheets Add-on from Google Marketplace here.

1) How To Open LiveFlow

  1. Open your Google Sheet

  2. Go to Extensions -> LiveFlow -> Create Report

  3. Click on Select report source dropdown

  4. Connect your QuickBooks account(s)

2) How To Import a Report

  1. Open your Google Sheet.

  2. Click on Extensions -> LiveFlow -> Create Report

  3. Select any report in the Choose a report dropdown

  4. Choose your date-range, add filters and personalize your report

  5. Click Create Report

3) How To Refresh a Report

There are two ways to refresh a report.

Method 1: Auto-Refresh Hourly (recommended):

  1. Open LiveFlow

  2. Go to Manage Reports

  3. Click Auto-refresh reports dropdown

  4. Set your reports to automatically refresh Every hour

Method 2:

  1. Go to Extensions -> LiveFlow -> Refresh All Reports

  2. Wait a few seconds and your report will be refreshed


4) How To Connect Multiple QuickBooks accounts

  1. Open your Google Sheet

  2. Go to Extensions -> LiveFlow -> Create Report

  3. Click on the Select report source dropdown

  4. Click Connect Quickbooks

  5. Connect your QuickBooks account

5) How To Disable Auto-Refresh in LiveFlow

  1. Open Google Sheets

  2. Click on Extensions -> LiveFlow - > Manage Reports

  3. Select the drop down for the report you'd like to disable auto-refresh for

  4. Toggle off Enable auto-refresh

  5. Click Update Report

6) How To Drill Into Your Reports

  1. Open LiveFlow

  2. Select either Create Report or Manage Report if you would like to enable for a report that has already been created

  3. Ensure “Enable Drill Down” is selected

  4. Create Report or Update Report

  5. You can now see all the underlying transactions become blue

  6. Open the Drill Down option from the side bar menu

  7. Use the arrow keys to navigate your transactions and see the details in the LiveFlow box

7) How To Disable Drill Down in Google Sheets

If you do not want your report to include direct links to QuickBooks, follow these steps:

  1. Open “LiveFlow” under Google Sheets Extensions

  2. Go to Manage Reports

  3. Select the report you want to disable Drill Down for

  4. Scroll to bottom of the side bar menu to find Enable Drill Down

  5. Uncheck the box to disable Drill Down

  6. Click Update & Refresh Report

8) How To Get 1:1 Personal Help

  1. Send a message to us by clicking the blue icon directly in LiveFlow

  2. Tell us more about your challenges and we will help you ASAP

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