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Enabling QuickBooks V2 Connector

Enable the QuickBooks V2 Connector before you create the QuickBooks connection.
To enable QuickBooks V2 Connector, contact Informatica support or an Informatica representative. After you enable QuickBooks V2 Connector, the Secure Agent might take a few minutes to download.
For more information on installing a Secure Agent, see Installing Informatica Secure Agent.
Note: $LastRunTime filter requires the QuickBooks application to run in local time zone.

Setting up a Remote Connector

Set up a remote connector before you create a QuickBooks V2 connection. The remote connector integrates the QuickBooks V2 Connector with QuickBooks application.
Perform the following steps to set up a remote connector:
    1Run the RemoteConnector.exe file.
    The Remote Connector dialog box appears.
    Note: You can find the RemoteConnector.exe file in the following directory: <Secure Agent installation directory>\downloads\<latest connector zip package>\package\plugins\<plugin ID>, or you can perform an OS search.
    2Click Users.
    3Enter Username and Password to create a Remote Connector user.
    4Click Add User.
    A new user account is created.
    Note: You need login credentials to create a QuickBooks V2 connection in Data Integration. For more information on Quickbooks V2 connection properties, see QuickBooks V2 Connection Properties.
    In the Remote Connector dialog box, click Users. In Users, enter Username and Password to create a Remote Connector user. Click Add User.
    Note: To access QuickBooks application, you do not need remote connector login credentials.
    5Click Start to activate the remote connector.

Generating Server Certificate (Optional)

Perform the following steps to generate a Server Certificate:
    1In Remote Connector application, click Server Certificate.
    The Server Certificate tab appears.
    In Remote Connector application, click Server Certificate.
    2Enter the required details.
    3Click Generate Certificate.
    4If you have already generated the server certificate, click Select Certificate to choose an existing server certificate.

Granting Access to QuickBooks Application

While creating a QuickBooks V2 connection, the following dialog box might appear when you test the connection for the first time:
In the dialog box, select Yes, whenever this Quickbooks company file is open. Click Continue.
Perform the following steps to grant access to QuickBooks application:
    1Select Yes, whenever this QuickBooks company file is open.
    2Click Continue and then specify QuickBooks V2 connection properties.
    For more information on QuickBooks V2 connection properties, see QuickBooks V2 Connection Properties.