Updating Status and Milestones
Status and milestones are updated using the Tracking page. You can access the Tracking page from a register (if you want to update multiple accounts with the same status or milestone value), from the account binder, or from the Home or Accounts page (if you want to update one account). When you access the Tracking page for an account that requires related processing (combined and sub-accounts or holding and asset-receiving accounts), you cannot access the related accounts from the Tracking page.
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On the Register Listing page, the
Workflow Management
base category includes registers for viewing account (federal return), recipient and state return status values. You can use these base registers to create custom registers that include milestone dates. Although the status values can be updated from these registers, you should use the Tracking page as a best practice.Status and milestone values for printed documents can be updated based on barcodes that are scanned with a barcode scanner.
Updating Status and Milestones for Multiple Accounts
If you have multiple accounts that you want to update with the same status or milestone value, you can use a register to select the accounts to update. To use a register:
- From the Register Listing page, select Run for the register that lists the accounts you want to update the status and milestone values for.
- Select the accounts you want to update. To select one or more accounts, select the check box in the second column on the left. If you want to apply the milestone to all of the accounts in the register, do not select any check box.
- In the topic list panel, select theTrackingsubtopic. The Tracking page displays.
- If more than one type of return is prepared for the accounts you selected, select the document type you want to update from theType of returndrop-down list under theStatus and Milestonessection.
- If you want to update the status, select the new status from theCurrent Account Statusdrop-down list under theAccount Trackingcollapsible section.
- If you want to mark a milestone as completed, select theDonecheck box for the milestone.
- SelectSave.
Updating Status and Milestones for an Account
To update the status and milestones for an account:
- Complete one of the following to display the Tracking page for an account:
- If the account binder for the account you want to update is already open, selectAccountthenTracking.
- If you do not have the account binder or a register open, selectHOMEorACCOUNTSto access the Home or Accounts page. SelectTrackingunder theOpen Accountcollapsible section. If you know the account number of the account you want to update, enter the account number in theAccount Numberfield then selectOpen. If you want to select from a list of your active accounts, selectListthen select the account you want to update from the grid that displays.
- If more than one type of return is prepared for the account, select the document type you want to update from theType of returndrop-down list under theStatus and Milestonescollapsible section.
- The following graphic shows theStatus and Milestonesand theAccount Trackingcollapsible sections:
- Use theAccount Trackingcollapsible section to update the account (federal return) status and milestones.
- To update the status, select the new status from theCurrent Account Statusdrop-down list under theAccount Trackingcollapsible section.
- To mark a milestone as completed, select theDonecheck box for the milestone.
- SelectSave.
- Use theRecipient Trackingcollapsible section to update the recipient status and milestones. In the grid under the collapsible section, each recipient is listed on a separate row. The following graphic shows theRecipient Trackingcollapsible section:
- To update the status for a recipient, select the new status from the recipient'sCurrent Recipient Statusgrid field.
- To mark a recipient milestone as completed, select
for the recipient. The recipient milestones display. Select the Donecheck box for the milestone that was completed. - SelectSave.
- Use theState Trackingcollapsible section to update the state return status and milestones. In the grid under the collapsible section, each state attached to the account is listed on a separate row. The following graphic shows theState Trackingcollapsible section:
- To update the status for a state return, select the new status from the state'sCurrent State Statusgrid field.
- To mark a state return milestone as completed, select + sign for the state. The state return milestones display. Select theDonecheck box for the milestone that was completed.
- SelectSave.