Maxio Platform Basics
The fundamentals that apply across Maxio: finding your way around, the concepts every record depends on, how Maxio Core and Advanced Billing work together, and the answers to questions that come up often.
Maxio Core and Advanced Billing don't always use the same words
The two modules grew up separately, so some terms differ, and a few mean different things in each. A Customer in Maxio Core needs company or organization details. A Customer in Advanced Billing is an end customer of a merchant and needs a first and last name. Key Terms Across Maxio Core and Advanced Billing
How the pieces fit together
Platform basics come down to four things: finding your way around, the concepts behind every record, how the two modules fit together, and running your Advanced Billing account.
Start with what you're trying to do
Pick the goal closest to yours. Each path lists articles in the order to read them.
Find your way around Maxio Core
Learn the menus, then save the views and filters you use most.
Learn the vocabulary
Look up terms in either module, or translate between them.
Keep records balanced
Find out-of-balance records and protect closed periods.
Choose how items bill and recognize revenue
Set billing methods, recognition methods, and whether items renew.
Connect Maxio Core and Advanced Billing
See how data flows, then connect and configure the sync.
Work with one subscription in Advanced Billing
Find everything on the subscription summary page and its tabs.
Secure your Advanced Billing account
Set access levels, password rules, and keys.
Answers to common questions
The platform questions customers ask most, and where to find the answer.
- How do I handle bad debt?How do I handle bad debt? →
- Why is my contract out of balance?How to Identify and Correct Out-of-Balance Conditions →
- What is my Maxio namespace, and where do I find it?Understanding Your Maxio Namespace →
- Does AutoPay charge a customer if the payment was applied in QuickBooks?Does AutoPay charge the Customer if a payment was applied in QuickBooks? →
- How do I resend an invoice so it autopays?How do I resend an Invoice so it autopays? →
- How do I change the credit card statement descriptor?How do I edit the credit card statement descriptor? →
- How do I export all my data?How do I export all my data? →
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