Setting Up Tracking Categories in Xero

Tips and tricks - formatting

Xero uses tracking categories and options instead of department codes or cost centres. Jirav supports the use of one tracking category from Xero of your choice. The Xero tracking category maps to Jirav department. 

For meaningful actuals vs plan analysis, it is recommended to track departments in Xero as a tracking category. 

Here are a a couple of help articles from Xero on how to do this:

• Organizing your team by departments
• Tracking categories & options

Once the tracking category is setup in Xero, click here to learn how to map it to Jirav department.