Bill and Income Reminders usability
I have been using Quicken for 35 years. I have more than 50 of these reminders, but find this window very awkward to use, especially in light of the Quicken bug (Summer 2023) that corrupted all of these reminders, making it necessary to go through them all one by one. But it was awkward to use even before that. These suggestions are all about improving the overall reminder list, not about what happens after you open one of them for editing or entry:
- A simple search filter would be very useful, just on the payee name. I realize that I can sort on payee name and locate it that way, but a filter would be quicker and more powerful. Think of the wonderful filter in registers now, which I use constantly.
- Please have a column showing the account into which the transaction will be entered. There's plenty of room for that and it would provide a useful sanity check.
- Every time I Edit a reminder, then close the edit dialog, the selection jumps back to the top of the list. This makes it extremely slow and awkward to go through a bunch of these, especially if they are at the end of the list. Please leave the selection where it was in the list, whenever possible (e.g. even if the reminder is deleted, leave the selection in the same position in the list.)
- Have a column to indicate whether the reminder creates an auto-entry or just a reminder. There is a big difference in visibility. I always use auto-entry, but it's extraordinarily tedious to check that they are all now set to auto-entry not reminder (after last summer's corruption.)
Thank you!
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I assume you are talking about the view available from the Tools Menu / Manage Bills and Income Reminders.
There are two views available, both of which have a Status column on the left, showing "Upcoming" or "Auto"
When using the Monthly Bills & Deposits view, the Status shows more options, depending on past, paid or still unpaid status. This view also shows the account from which the reminder will be drawn.
The Bill and Income Reminders view which I use most often is part of a customized Classic View page under the Home tab. It helps me with all my reminders, most of which are set to Remind me [xx] days in advance. Only a very few number of reminders are set to Auto Enter. This way I feel I have the best control over what needs to be paid and when.
Another view I frequently use is the Projected Balances view under the Bills & Income tab.
With a little customization, this view shows me if a checking account is in danger of running out of money within the next 30 days.0 -
I'd like to see the Reminder's comments or memo field displayed. Please see my suggestion and vote for it. Also, note that Bill and Income Reminders have several different views throughout Quicken. My suggestion is for the Reminders view that is created when adding a customized view on the Home Tab.
----Quicken User since 1998 ----
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Especially Item #3. Very irritating when the selection goes back to the top of the list. Not proper functionality at all.
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And add Item #5 - Add "Notes" capability to Reminders, similar to transactions. I use those notes to "remind" me of certain tasks I must perform on a transaction or a reminder. For Example: Utility Bill reminder. "Use the Google Chrome browser to pay the bill as Firefox does not work."
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Totally agree, have had to work around this issues many times. If I had to choose one, it'd be to display the account. I have placeholders of different amounts to give me a clue which to use; shouldn't have to be that way.
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