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The rise of cloud-based invoice apps made the invoicing process much easier compared to previous times.  Gone are the days while business enterprises generate manual invoices, and keep track of their fate. The benefit of using online invoicing software is much more than anybody’s imagination.  But it is important to select the right invoicing tool with the needed features for the purpose.  The falling cost of online software compels users to come of out the so-called Free software with limited features of late, and opt for paid software.

Any invoicing software is expected to bring ease and convenience to business transactions.  At the same time, it is important to adhere to legal requirements such as Goods and Services Tax (GST) as well as to maintain a professional presentation. The missing of the invoice from the tracker and lack of follow-up of invoices often leads to a rise in the number of unpaid bills.  Small business owners, in particular, cannot afford anything like that because it contributes to rapid decline.  This best option is to embrace online invoicing in the current situation.

Here is a quick summary of the benefits of cloud-based online invoicing software:

Quick Implementations of Tax Laws

The online invoicing tools take care of the change in tax laws in time.  Further, it brings a faster mode to send and track invoices. Whereas the traditional installed software needs much more time to adapt to change in tax laws, the online software is quick in such change.

Invoice in a few minutes

With cloud-based invoicing software, one can create invoices in just a few minutes.  You can save all of the information of clients, services products in the database. Thus, it speeds up the process of creating and sending invoices as well as stores historical data.

Easy to Handle

With a user-friendly interface and design, this software is simple and easy to understand.  The online invoicing software does not require special training.  One can easily get hold of it and start producing invoices and billing efficiently instantly.

No Cost Ownership         

Ultimately, there is no initial investment and mostly these tools are available on a subscription basis.

Data Security

The online software is not only a cost-saver but it brings security and flexibility to business transactions.  Your data will not be affected by a system crash or hang.  You can always restore all your sensitive data quickly.   Moreover, access to such data points is only to authorized persons.  No question of keeping the data in a local server or PC which are vulnerable to miscreants to get access in the office.

Payment Made Easier

Cloud-based billing not only makes it easier for you to send invoices but also makes it easier for your clients to pay for them.  All payment information is automatically monitored, tracked, and registered using multiple modes of communication like email, SMS, WhatsApp messages

Data Analysis and Summary

The various new features as available now bring multiple views of the data is stored in the database, and provide a quick summary of the transactions.  The data analytic options provide a quick review of business transactions and share insight much faster.

Integrating Business processes

The quantum of options and features added with invoice software are numerous.   The new generation cloud-based online invoicing software provides a wide range of useful features and functions that can help optimize the business process. A few of the recent revolution is the integration of business process with an invoice and make the business transactions faster by implementing cloud-based software.

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タスクをちゃんと整理しようと思ってTrelloのこと調べてたら便利な機能が。。。 ちょっといじくったログ

Trello Butlerとは

ボード、カードなどの操作を自動化できる便利な機能。

Rulesでカードの移動などをトリガーとした操作の自動化

Card Buttonでカードに対する操作を追加

Board Buttonでボードに対する操作を追加

Calendarで定期的な操作を追加

Due Dateで期限をトリガーとした操作を追加

などなど。色々なことが自動化できちゃうぞというもの。 コーディングは一切必要なく、英語が読めればサクサク設定できる。

ただ、フリーで使っていると、50回/月に引っかかる...

自分が追加したもの

Rules

1. カードがDoneリストに移動したとき

完成したコマンド

when a card is moved into list "Done" by anyone, check all the items in all the checklists on the card, mark the due date as complete, and set date custom field "DoneAt" to now

カードがDoneリストに移動したとき、

カードの、全てのチェックリストの全てのアイテムにチェックする

期限を完了とする

カスタムフィールド(power-up)のDoneAtを現在時刻に設定する

2. カードがDoneリストから移動されたとき

完成したコマンド

when a card is moved out of list "Done" by anyone, clear custom field "DoneAt"

カードがDoneリストから移動されたとき

カスタムフィールドのDoneAtを未設定状態に戻す

3. カードがCurrentIntegrationに移動したとき

完成したコマンド

when a card is moved into list "Current Integration" by anyone, set due the next friday

カードがCurrent Integrationリストに移動したとき

期限を次の金曜日にする

4. カードがTodoに移動したとき

完成したコマンド

when a card is moved into list "Todo" by anyone, remove the due date from the card

カードがTodoリストに移動したとき

期限を消す

Calendar

1. 毎週土曜9時

完成したコマンド

every saturday at 9:00 am, rename list "Done" to "Done {isodate}", archive list "{newlistname}", and create a new list named "Done" in the bottom position

毎週土曜日の9時に

DoneリストをDone {現在時刻}にリネーム

リネームしたリストをアーカイブ

リストの末尾に新しくDoneリストを作成

まとめ

ちょっとだけいじくってみたけど、めちゃ便利だなと。ラベルつけたり、カードのアサインとかコメントつけたりもできるらしく、活用していければ...まあ個人規模ではあまり使わなそうだったり。 ただ、リストの名前やフィールド名などをボードで変更した場合、同期を取ってくれるわけではないので、コマンドを変えに行く必要がある。

ref:

https://blog.trello.com/ja/butler-power-up-trello-automation

https://help.trello.com/article/1139-command-libraries

https://help.trello.com/article/1157-variables