There has been some confusion on the proper way to add bills/collectors to BillMinder. To prevent this in the future, let’s dig a little deeper into how it actually works, followed by a simple How-To. BillMinder stores its list of bills and collectors in an internal database. The collectors exist independent of the bills. A collector can have none, one, or more bills assigned to it. Upon first installation, there is one sample bill and one sample collector in the database. When adding your own bills/collectors, do so using the following steps:
New Bill/New Collector
These are the steps needed to add a new bill to a collector that does not exist in the database.
- Tap the ‘+’ on the home screen to bring up the ‘New Bill’ screen.
- Tap ‘New Collector’ to bring up the ‘New Collector’ screen.
- Enter the Name of the collector. Optionally, add the Phone Number and Website for easy access.
- Tap ‘Save’ to add the new collector to the database.
- Ensure that the new collector’s name is shown in the Collector field. If not, tap on the field and select the new collector from the picker list.
- Enter the Due Date, Amount, Recurring, and Paid status for the new bill.
- Tap ‘Save’ to add the new bill to the database.
New Bill/Existing Collector
These are the steps needed to add a new bill to a collector that already exists in the database.
- Tap the ‘+’ on the home screen to bring up the ‘New Bill’ screen.
- Tap ‘Select Collector’ to bring up the picker list of collectors.
- Select the appropriate collector from the list. Tap ‘Done’.
- Ensure that the correct collector’s name is shown in the Collector field. If not, tap on the field and select the new collector from the picker list.
- Enter the Due Date, Amount, Recurring, and Paid status for the new bill.
- Tap ‘Save’ to add the new bill to the database.
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