Synchronising Clients, Staff, Jobs, Time, Tax Returns with Xero Practice Manager

From the moment you sign up to FYI, your Clients, Jobs, Tax Returns and Team are instantly imported from Xero Practice Manager and continuously synchronised with FYI. Any change in Xero Practice Manager is reflected in FYI.

Additionally, certain changes that are made in FYI will update Xero Practice Manager and these are synced immediately. For example, when Time entries are submitted in FYI, or when changes are made to the State, Manager or Partner of Jobs, these are synchronised to Xero Practice Manager. The Job Name, Budget, Start Date and Due Date can also be updated in FYI and these changes will sync to Xero Practice Manager.

This ensures that Xero Practice Manager continues to be your single source of truth for client information.

Important Note: With its move to the new oAuth, Xero has introduced restrictions on the synchronisation with FYI. Refer to Xero Practice Manager Rate Limiting.

Synchronisations occur both automatically and manually, covered further below.

Verifying your Initial Integration

To verify your initial integration with Xero Practice Manager, refer to the Practice Set Up Checklist in your Verifying your Synchronisations with Xero Practice Manager for the First Time.

Synchronisation Frequency

Automatic Sync

The following are automatic syncs:

  • A sync from Xero Practice Manager to FYI occurs overnight.
  • Changes made in FYI that update Xero Practice Manager are synced to Xero Practice Manager immediately.

In the event that the automatic sync failed, this is reported in the Practice Activity with a message to request a manual sync (refer to Practice Activity). A failure could occur if:

If there is still an issue after a manual sync, data will sync on the next scheduled sync at 8 pm.

Custom Field Synchronisation

When the overnight job sync runs, it will sync through the standard job fields, i.e. state, budget, description, manager etc. Custom fields separately after the overnight job sync itself.

When the overnight sync changes the job state to 'Completed', the Job Custom Fields will only be synchronised again if the Job Details have been modified in the last 48 hours. No other synchronisations will occur for that job. 

Manual Sync

A manual sync from Xero Practice Manager to FYI can also be run, as and when needed.

All Users FYI Admins

All users can run a sync for Clients and Jobs using the Sync function on the Clients list or Jobs list.

Providing Maintain Jobs in FYI is set as "Off" in the Xero Practice Manager app, all users can run a sync for Jobs using the Sync function on the Jobs list or Client - Jobs tab in the Client workspace.

The Sync function is included in the View Tools button at the end of the column headings, on the right-hand side of a list.

In the Jobs Board, this is done using the Sync button at the top of the Jobs Board.

Refer to All Users - Running a Clients or Jobs Sync from the Clients or Jobs List in Running a Manual Sync with Xero Practice Manager and Additional Notes on Syncing.

Note: Jobs will be marked with a 'Pending Sync' tag while waiting for the updates to be synced with Xero Practice Manager. This tag is located beside the Job Name in the Job Summary and prevents updates from being overwritten by a user selecting the Sync from PM button. Once the updates have synced to Xero Practice Manager, the tag will be cleared.

Synchronisation Details

Summary of Synchronisation

The following is a summary of when the event and changes in Xero Practice Manager or in FYI are synced.

 

Event

Automatic Sync

Manual Sync

Clients

Create or Edit
in XPM

Overnight

All users

Archived Clients

Archive
in XPM

Overnight

All users

Client Details

Create, Edit or Delete
in XPM

Incremental sync every 15 minutes

All users

Client Groups

Create, Edit or Delete
in XPM

Overnight

All users

Client Contacts

Create, Edit or Delete
in XPM

Overnight

All users

Client Manager or Partner

Edit
in FYI

(from the Client  - Summary)

Immediate

All users

Client Details - Beta

Edit
in FYI

(from the Client  - Summary)

Immediate

All users

Client Custom Fields (the Custom Field Definition)

Create, Edit or Delete
in XPM

Overnight
(unless this has been disabled in Xero Practice Manager Settings)

N/A

Client Custom Field values selected for a Client

Add, Edit or Delete
in XPM

Overnight
(unless this has been disabled in Xero Practice Manager Settings)

All users
Sync from PM button in Client - Custom Fields tab

Client Custom Fields (the Custom Field Definition)

Add, Edit or Delete
in FYI

Custom Field Definitions changed in FYI are queued and can take up to 15 minutes to sync

N/A

Client Custom Field values selected for a Client

Add, edit or Delete
in FYI

(using Edit from Client - Custom Fields tab
or with an Update Client step in an Automation process)

Client Custom Fields changed in FYI are queued and can take up to 15 minutes to sync

N/A

Users

Create or Edit
in XPM (Staff)

Overnight

FYI Admins

Users

Delete
in XPM (Staff)

No action in FYI
(User needs to be made Inactive in FYI)

 

No action in FYI
(User needs to be made Inactive in FYI)

Jobs

Create, Edit or Delete
in XPM

Overnight

If enabled
All users
(there could be a delay of 5 to 10 minutes to sync)

Jobs

 Create
in FYI

(with Create Job step in an Automation process or with + Create Job or Add Job from Jobs list)

Jobs created in FYI are queued and can take up to 15 minutes to sync

N/A

Job State

Edit
in XPM

Overnight

If enabled
All users
(there could be a delay of 5 to 10 minutes to sync)

Job details
such as Name, State, Budget, Manager, Partner

Edit
in FYI

(with Bulk Update, Update Job in an Automation. from the Job drawer or from the Job - Summary)

Updates to Jobs are queued and can take up to 15 minutes to sync.

Updates from a Bulk Update are run with an Automation Process

If Maintain Jobs in FYI is set as "Off" in the Xero Practice Manager app
All users
(there could be a delay of 5 to 10 minutes to sync)

Job Category

Create and apply to an active Job
in XPM

Overnight

All users

Jobs Custom Field (the Custom Field Definition)

Create, Edit or Delete
in XPM

Overnight
(unless this has been disabled in Xero Practice Manager Settings)

FYI Admins via Xero Practice Manager app

Job Custom Field values selected for a Job

Add, Edit or Delete
in XPM

Overnight
(unless this has been disabled in Xero Practice Manager Settings)

All users
Sync from PM button in Job - Custom Fields tab

Job Custom Fields (the Custom Field Definition)

Add, Edit or Delete
in FYI

Job Custom Field Definitions changed in FYI are queued and can take up to 15 minutes to sync

N/A

Job Custom Field values selected for a Job

Add, edit or Delete
in FYI

(using Edit from Job - Custom Fields tab, Bulk Update
or with an Update Job step in an Automation process)

Job Custom Fields changed in FYI are queued and can take up to 15 minutes to sync

Updates from a Bulk Update are run with an Automation Process

N/A

 Job Templates
(refer to the Job Templates section below for specific fields)

Create or Edit 
in XPM

Overnight

If enabled
All users
(there could be a delay of 5 to 10 minutes to sync)

Tasks for Jobs

Create or Edit
in XPM

Overnight

All users

Workflow Jobs

(when Workflow Jobs are enabled in FYI)

Create, Edit XPM Task
in XPM

Creates, Updates  Workflow Job in FYI

Overnight

If Maintain Jobs in FYI is set as "Off" in the Xero Practice Manager app
All users
(there could be a delay of 5 to 10 minutes to sync)

Workflow Jobs

(when Workflow Jobs are enabled in FYI)

Tick checkbox to complete Task
in XPM

Autocompletes the  Workflow Job in FYI

Overnight

If Maintain Jobs in FYI is set as "Off" in the Xero Practice Manager app
All users
(there could be a delay of 5 to 10 minutes to sync)

Workflow Jobs

(when Workflow Jobs are enabled in FYI)

Edit State to a "Cancelled" or "Completed" State
in FYI

Autocompletes the XPM Task in Xero Practice Manager

Changes to State of Workflow Jobs are queued and can take up to 15 minutes to sync

If Maintain Jobs in FYI is set as "Off" in the Xero Practice Manager app
All users
(there could be a delay of 5 to 10 minutes to sync)

Time

Create or Delete
in FYI

(with Status "Submit")

Time entries are queued and can take up to 15 minutes to sync

N/A

Tax Returns

Create in XPM

(from Xero Tax, Tax Forms)

Overnight

FYI Admins


For information on running a Manual Sync and for additional notes on syncing, refer to Running a Manual Sync with Xero Practice Manager and Additional Notes on Syncing.

List of Fields Synchronised from XPM

Clients
Field
Groups
Structure
First Name
Last Name
Other Name
Name
Contact
Salutation
Phone Number
Mobile Number
Date of Birth
Export Code
Client Code
Manager
Partner
Custom Fields (if enabled in FYI)
Tax and Company

General

Field
Business Number
Company Number
Tax Number
BSB Number
Account Number
Account Name
Financial Institute Name

Balance Month

Prepare Activity Statement

Prepare Tax Return

New Zealand-specific

Field
NZBN
Tax Agent
IRD Number
Return Type
Signed Tax Authority
Agency Status
Client Contacts
Field
Name
Email
Phone
Mobile
Position
Salutation
Jobs

General

Field
Name
State
Category
Type
Budget
Estimated
Actual
Start Date
Due Date
Manager
Partner
Assigned
Custom Fields (Completed jobs will synchronise Custom Fields for 48 hours after the Job Details were last modified)
Users
Field
Name
Email

Job Templates

Job Templates are synchronised from Xero Practice Manager, ensuring consistency and efficiency when creating jobs in FYI.

Due to limitations from Xero Practice Manager, only the following data is synchronised:

  • Job Name
  • Milestones
  • Workflow Jobs
  • Costs

The Job Description and Category are not synchronised.

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