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Copy rules from one user to another (QuickBooks Online)

Updated over 2 months ago

Organisation Administrators can copy rules between Requesters and Approvers within the multiple steps in the matrix.

Here's how you do this

  1. In the main menu, select the Organisation in which you want to copy rules between users. Then go to Approval workflows under Workflows and settings:​​

  2. Select the approval workflow in which you want to copy rules:​

  3. Open the step in which you want to copy rules and then click on the Matrix icon:​

  4. In the matrix, click on the Three-dot icon next to the user you want to copy rules from and then click on Copy rule to user:​


  5. In the pop-up, tick the checkboxes next to those fields you want to copy and click on NEXT:​


  6. Then, choose users and steps to copy rules to and click on COPY:​


    You can add users who are not in the workflow by clicking on Add an Approver and typing in their email address:​


Please note: If you added users in the Select Users to Copy Rule window but did not tick the checkbox next to them to copy rules, they will be added to the matrix without any restrictions.


When all users are selected, click on the COPY RULE button. The rules from the previously specified user will now be replicated to all selected:​​

Please note: The copied rules will overwrite the existing rules in the Requester/Approver matrix.

Please note: Auto-Approval rules cannot be copied.

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