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title: How do I import time entries from QuickBooks Online into Beam?
description: Beam supports a one-way import of time activities from QuickBooks Online into Beam.
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# How do I import time entries from QuickBooks Online into Beam?

## Import employee hours and labor costs from QuickBooks Online directly into your Beam projects and budgets.

Beam supports a **one-way import of time activities from QuickBooks Online into Beam**.

For each time entry, Beam imports:

- The employee’s **hours** entered in QuickBooks Online
- The employee’s **cost rate**, which is set on the employee’s detail page in QuickBooks Online

To ensure a time entry is connected to the correct project in Beam, the time activity in QuickBooks Online must be assigned to:

- The appropriate **Customer, Sub-customer, or Project**
- The appropriate **Product or Service**

### Where do imported time entries appear in Beam?

Once imported, time entries can appear in two places within the Beam project:

1. **Time Entries:** Select the **Time Entries** tab on the left side of the project.
2. **Budget:** If you are using a Beam budget, the labor costs will also appear within the project’s budget.

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### How do I edit an imported time entry?

QuickBooks Online remains the source of truth for imported time activities. Any changes to the following information must be made in QuickBooks Online:

- Employee hours
- Employee cost rates
- Assigned Customer, Sub-customer, or Project
- Assigned Product or Service

Because this is a one-way import, imported time entries cannot be edited directly in Beam. Make the necessary update in QuickBooks Online, and the updated information will then sync to Beam.

 

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