@kahwoking 

Use an importer tool as a workaround.

https://get.transactionpro.com/qbo

Looks like I'm going to have to do this as well, very poor user experience so far.

There should be an import template, that allows you to define the fields in the CSV file, so you only need to do it once.

I have to import lots of invoices regularly and having to map them every single time is rather time consuming, and can leads to problems if I don't map them properly.

I see how important this aspect is for you, Ron. However, this import template feature isn't available in QuickBooks Online.

We have a forum here where you can submit feature suggestions to our development team.

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Hi @kahwoking 

I saw your comment about having the ability to save a mapping and reuse that on subsequent imports - if this is important to you then you could take a look at a third party data import app called Axis Online that has the ability to save the maps and also more advanced features like search and replace, join columns together like a concatenate and a trim function handled those tricky data situations that cause your imports to stall.

It goes above and beyond the built-in QuickBooks data import when you are looking for something a bit more powerful.  Hope that helps?

Zed