Approve clean, hold the exceptions
An example of splitting Needs you into clean uploads that can move toward Xero and flagged exceptions that need partner judgement.
Example flow from custom practice builds. Not a packaged product feature.
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Approve clean. Hold exceptions.
Batch the easy ones. Keep flagged uploads in a short review list.
Needs you
2
Missing
7
Ready for Xero
3
Clean, ready for Xero (1)
Northbridge Consulting
VAT sales listing · no flags
Harper & Co Design
Purchase invoices · 2 duplicate numbers flagged
Exception held for partner review
Approve the clean pile in one click. Exceptions stay visible so partners only look at what needs judgement.
The problem
Everything waits in the same review pile
Clean invoices and problem packs sit together. Partners either rubber-stamp too fast or become the bottleneck for work that did not need them.
No split between clean and flagged
Staff cannot clear the easy pile without opening every upload.
Exceptions hide until the deadline
Duplicate invoice numbers and odd amounts surface when filing is already tight.
Junior work waits on silent holds
Items sit approved in someone's head but not marked, so the next step never starts.
Staff and client flow
How this example runs
Uploads land in Needs you. Clean items can be batch approved. Exceptions stay visible with flags until a human decides.
Upload against the pack
Files land on the checklist with enough context for review.
Separate clean from exceptions
Uploads without flags sit in Clean, ready for Xero. Flagged items stay under Exceptions first.
Approve clean in one action
Clear the easy pile from the brief or the Needs you queue without opening each file.
Judge the exceptions
Open the flagged pack, approve anyway, or send back. Only then does work move toward Xero or the client.
In the week
What changes in the week
Partners spend review time on judgement, not on finding the pile.
Clean uploads leave Needs you without a partner bottleneck
Exceptions stay short and visible instead of buried in email
Ready for Xero only grows after a human decision you trust
Custom each time
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