# Automate Categorization

Rules get you closer to a real-time month end by automatically categorizing similar transactions.

All you have to do is create a new rule, tell Integral what the transactions look like, choose a category from your Chart of Accounts, and you’re done!

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Create your first rule in Integral [here](https://app.integraltreasury.xyz/rules), or learn how in [Create a new Rule](https://www.notion.so/Rules-Automate-your-bookkeeping-ad30c7bb072741299d243e78f7bbe6db).