Question / Issue |
|
DataPlus 3.0 QuickBooks - Server Installation |
Answer / Solution |
|
PROGRAM: DataPlus 3.0 for QuickBooks - Server Installation
- MS SQL Server or MS SQL Express instance
- SQL 2008 Microsoft Download - SQL 2005 Microsoft Download
- SQL Server Management Studio
- QuickBooks Note: DataPlus for QuickBooks 3.0 must be installed on same SQL instance that QuickBooks is installed on.
- SQL security permissions
- DataPlus for QuickBooks
- FILE: DataPlus-QB-Install.exe
- This installer will install the necessary DataPlus SQL databases
- 10 minutes - Documentation Review
- 10 minutes - Approximant Time for Server Installation
- 2 minutes - Approximant Time for Server Configuration
- 22 minutes - Total Approximant Time for Server Installation & Configuration
DataPlus 3.0 Server & Client Installation
|
QuickBooks Remote
QuickBooks Harvester
Configure Automated Processes
|
Import QuickBooks Data
Configure DataPlus
Configure QuickBooks Push
|
Start QuickBooks Harvester
- Click on Start/All Programs/Hogan Data/dpQuickBooks/QuickBooks Harvester
- QuickBooks Remote Started
|
|
Open Status Window
- Right click "dp" icon on task bar and choose Open Status Window
- Click on Start Harvest
|
|
Open Status Window
- Right click "dp" icon on task bar and choose Open Status Window
- Click on Window dialog box X to close Harvester
|
|
Create "Logs" folder
- In Windows, browse to:
C:\Program Files\Hogan Data\DataPlus 3.0 or C:\Program Files (x86)\Hogan Data\DataPlus 3.0
- Create Folder Logs
|
|
Create "BAT" files
- Create Text document Import-QB.txt
- Change txt extension to bat
- Click Yes to allow change
|
|
Configure DataPlus Auto Import
- Click on Start/All Programs/Hogan Data/DataPlus 3.0/DataPlus 3.0 Server Configuration
- Click on Configure Applications >>
|
|
Master Connection Settings Application Profile
- Click QB
ACT Import Settings
- Click on "Import Options:" [ ... ]
|
|
Import Options General Options
- Check Disable Database Locking
- UnCheck Limited Notices
- UnCheck Ignore Warnings
- UnCheck Skip Date Check
- UnCheck Exclude Sample Data
- Click on 2 to change Server Timeout (minutes) if more time is needed to perform SQL connection
Entity Options
- UnCheck Disable creation of ACT! Contacts
- UnCheck Disable creation of ACT! Companies
- UnCheck Only import Primary Contacts
- UnCheck Create fields Only
Advanced Options
- Check Limited Access if you are using Limited Access in your ACT! database
- Type User/Team in open dialog box for entities to have access to imported contacts
Import Selection
- UnCheck Only Run Selected Items
- Click Okay
|
|
DataPlus Configuration Manager Application Profiles
- Click Update
- Right click on QB
- Click on Generate Sample Import Command
|
|
Sample Command Line
- Logs entire line details (We recommend "Verbose Logging")
Verbose Logging
- Click on Copy
- Click on Close
Or
Limited Logging
- Log summary details
- Click on Copy
- Click on Close
|
|
Edit Import-QB.bat
- In Windows, browse to:
C:\Program Files\Hogan Data\DataPlus 3.0 or C:\Program Files (x86)\Hogan Data\DataPlus 3.0
- Right click on Import-QB.bat
- Click Edit
- Right click Paste
IMPORTANT
- Change DataPlus-Import-Console.exe path to FULL PATH within Quotes(")
"C:\Program Files\Hogan Data\DataPlus 3.0\DataPlus-Import-Console.exe"
- Change Logs path to FULL PATH within Quotes(")
"C:\Program Files\Hogan Data\DataPlus 3.0\Logs\QB.log"
- Save file File/Save
- Open Microsoft Scheduler and schedule time to execute the "Import-QB.bat" file.
|
|
Schedule Harvester Console Full Import
- Open Microsoft Scheduler and schedule time to execute the "dpQuickBooks-Harvester-Console.exe" file.
Update Import
- In Windows, browse to:
C:\Program Files\Hogan Data\DataPlus 3.0 or C:\Program Files (x86)\Hogan Data\DataPlus 3.0
- Right click dpQuickBooks-Harvester-Console.exe Create shortcut
- Change name to dpQuickBooks-Harvester-ConsoleUpdate.exe
- Right click dpQuickBooks-Harvester-ConsoleUpdate.exe Properties
- Add space and /u at the end of "Target"
- Open Microsoft Scheduler and schedule time to execute the "dpQuickBooks-Harvester-ConsoleUpdate.exe" file.
|
DataPlus Configuration
- Open ACT
- Click on Menu Tools/DataPlus 3.0 Manage Permissions
Permission Manager
- Click on QuickBooks
View Permissions
- Double click Administrator header
- Double click Manager header
- Check View name under Standard
- Check View name under Restricted
- Check View name under Browse
Note: Each checked view will enable ACT! user to view the menu item in DataPlus tab.
- Click on Tab Misc Permissions
|
|
DataPlus Configuration Permission Manager
Misc Permissions
- Check appropriate column for each ACT! User
- Export (export to excel)
- Report (Crystal Report)
- Manage (Ignore, leave unchecked)
- QuickBooks Push (Push ACT! contact to QuickBooks)
- QuickBooks Invoice Push (Create invoice in QuickBooks)
- View (view menu items in DataPlus tab)
- Click on Tab Misc Permissions
|
|
|
|
dpQuickBooks Configuration
- Open ACT
- Click on Menu Tools/dpQuickBooks Configure Quickbooks Push
Configuration List
- Click on Add New
|
|
dpQuickBooks Configuration Configuration List
- Click on New Configuration 1
Selected Configuration
- Click on New Configuration 1
- Change text from New Configuration 1 to Contact Mapping
|
|
dpQuickBooks Configuration Invoice Mapping
- Click Mapping Type ACT! Opportunity
|
|
dpQuickBooks Configuration Integration Options
- Click Tab Integration Options
|
|
|
|
Installation, configuration, and connection to your QuickBooks application is complete. |