Helen

Setup states — all shown together for review

A real user sees exactly one of these, chosen by how they onboard. Append ?state=choose to view any single state on its own.

1

First visit — nothing connected yet

What every new user sees after signup. Connecting a ledger starts here, not in onboarding.

Start fresh

No ledger yet. Set your books up in Helen and connect one later.

Set up in Helen

Already on a ledger? Connecting reads your accounts, contacts and history so Helen classifies documents correctly from day one.

2

Xero connected — before importing

Straight after the connection is authorised, while the import has yet to be started.

Start fresh

No ledger yet. Set your books up in Helen and connect one later.

Set up in Helen

Already on a ledger? Connecting reads your accounts, contacts and history so Helen classifies documents correctly from day one.

3

Xero — import running

Master data lands first, then bills and invoices stream in. Counts tick live.

Start fresh

No ledger yet. Set your books up in Helen and connect one later.

Set up in Helen

Already on a ledger? Connecting reads your accounts, contacts and history so Helen classifies documents correctly from day one.

4

Xero — import finished

Totals plus anything Helen could not resolve on its own.

Start fresh

No ledger yet. Set your books up in Helen and connect one later.

Set up in Helen

Already on a ledger? Connecting reads your accounts, contacts and history so Helen classifies documents correctly from day one.

5

QuickBooks — import running

Same card, QuickBooks vocabulary: classes and locations, sales tax codes, vendors.

Start fresh

No ledger yet. Set your books up in Helen and connect one later.

Set up in Helen

Already on a ledger? Connecting reads your accounts, contacts and history so Helen classifies documents correctly from day one.

6

QuickBooks — import finished

Different volumes and a different issue mix from the Xero import.

Start fresh

No ledger yet. Set your books up in Helen and connect one later.

Set up in Helen

Already on a ledger? Connecting reads your accounts, contacts and history so Helen classifies documents correctly from day one.

7

Start fresh — no ledger connected

Helen used standalone. Connecting a ledger stays available but never nags.

Start fresh

No ledger yet. Set your books up in Helen and connect one later.

Set up in Helen

Already on a ledger? Connecting reads your accounts, contacts and history so Helen classifies documents correctly from day one.