Install the QuickBooks Web Connector
The QuickBooks Web Connector is an application that relays data between your website and QuickBooks. You will need to install it on machine that runs QuickBooks desktop application.
Download and install it from here: http://marketplace.intuit.com/webconnector/
Setup Web Connector application
- Login to Hostbill admin area and navigate to Settings > Modules, find QuickBook Desktop module and activate it.
- Click on the 'Download configuration file for QuickBooks Web Connector' link. Save it somewhere on your computer.
- Click on "Edit General Settings" and create new password for "Password" field, save your configuration.
- Start QuickBooks, and start the QuickBooks Web Connector.
- Within the Web Connector, click the 'Add Application' button. You will be prompted to choose a file. Choose the configuration file you downloaded previously.
- You will be prompted to allow access to QuickBooks. Make sure you choose to allow access!
- Within the QuickBooks Web Connector, enter password created in step 2.
Setup QuickBooks Item types
- Navigate to Payments > QuickBooks Desktop > Configuration
- Click on "Refresh Item List" if item list is empty or if your items are not listed for selection.
- Assign which item should be used when exporting invoice data from Hostbill.