- In QuickBooks create an account named Accounts Receivable with type Other Current Asset (the account type must NOT be A/R - Receivables). QuickBooks will not transfer data into any account of type A/R.
- In QuickBooks create an account named Sales Tax with type Other Current Liability (the account type must NOT be A/P - Payables). QuickBooks will not transfer data into any account of type A/P.
- In Keystroke enter the QuickBooks Account Names in the Posting Account Number fields.
- In Keystroke verify the file name extension in the Setup Parameters File Name field is .IIF.
- In Keystroke run the Sales, AR, Purch... function and enter the appropriate Date/Time range.
- In QuickBooks select and run the Backup function from the File menu. If for any reason (such as an error message indicating a problem) all of the journal entries are not correctly imported, the backup can be restored, the error corrected, and the data imported again.
- In QuickBooks select Import from the File menu and select the .IIF export file created by Keystroke. QuickBooks Desktop will then import the Keystroke journal entries.
Available Parameters when the QuickBooks for Windows Desktop link is selected:
Directory
File Name
Class
Detail
Suppress Zeros flag
Update Lock Date flag
Purch - Use Dist Cost flag
Closeout - All Registers flag
See:
Accounting Link Contents