Generating a QuickBooks application connection ticket

You can use the QuickBooks Online Edition to generate a QuickBooks application connection ticket.

About this task

You can use this procedure if you use QuickBooks Online Edition, which is not available to new users after the May 2014 release.

To connect to your online account you need to generate an Application Connection Ticket by using QuickBooks' online wizard.

Procedure

1. In the QuickBooks connection component, click Get Connection Ticket.

   This starts the QuickBooks wizard in a separate browser window.

2. Sign in when prompted.

3. Click Create New Connection.

4. Change the Connection Name if desired and click Continue.

5. In the Access Rights section, grant All Accounting rights and click Continue.

6. In the Login Security section, choose No to allow   to connect automatically.

   It is important that you do this!

7. Confirm I still want to turn off login security when prompted and click Create Connection.

8. Copy the connection key.

9. In the QuickBooks connection component’s Application Connection Ticket field, click Click to Set, paste the connection key and click OK.

10. Save the QuickBooks connection component.