What is QBFC?
How does it work in relation to posting invoices and purchase orders from a third party program to QuickBooks?
Which QBFC version should I use with QuickBooks 2008?
I just want to know what a QBFC is
It's a COM library builds XML requests that QuickBooks can understand using objects. It also wraps some other QuickBooks COM components that allow you to send those XML requests to QuickBooks so that QuickBooks can process them.
and how it works in relation to post invoices and Purchase Orders from a third party program to QuickBooks
Pretty much explained it above... there are 300+ pages of documentation about this in the QuickBooks SDK. If you need specific code examples, there are numerous examples included in the QuickBooks SDK.
and which QBFC version should I use with QuickBooks 2008
Always use the latest version of QBFC. It's backward compatible with old versions of QuickBooks.
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I want to integrate my asp.net application with quickbooks enterprise.
I have done integration with quickbooks-online using IPPV3 ASP.net; I can send HTTP calls with JSON objects to get response, but now my requirement is to connect my asp.net application with quick books enterprise software.
Can I use that approach for quick books enterprise which I have used for quick books online?
Please help me with respect to my knowledge as I have done work with online (small scale) version.
Can i use that approach for quick books enterprise which i have used for quick books online?
No. There is no REST API for QuickBooks Enterprise.
You need to use the QuickBooks Web Connector, along with the QuickBooks SDK.
https://developer.intuit.com/docs/0250_qb/0020_get_set_up/sdk_downloads
http://wiki.consolibyte.com/wiki/doku.php/quickbooks_web_connector
I need to integrate our website in Joomla and quickbooks by importing the customer, invoice data from joomla site to Quickbooks. I am using Quickbooks pro 2014 on windows machine. I see there is QuickBooks PHP DevKit available by ConsoliBYTE. By searching on stackoverflow, I see people have used this toolkit to perform the data import(customer creation) into QuickBooks. I need to know what all Quickbooks functionality can be achieved using this php toolkit. That is what it can and cannot do. Is it build on QB SDK?
For example I have scenario where I need to import customers and need to add them as customer jobs. So does phpdevkit supports job creation? If yes then how do I find the xml for that in phpdevkit quickbooks library? So probably there will be more such similar requirements coming from end user in future and I need to consider these facts while designing the solution using php toolkit. I do not want a solution which is limited to only few or specific functionality. I have read the QB SDK and it is mentioned that SDK can be used with .NET, java. both solution goes with webconnector. SDK can perform almost all the functions as supported in quickbooks UI. So I am confused which one I should pick PHP toolkit by ConsoliByte or .Net/Java based. Language is not a concern for me. My aim is to look for solution flexible and capable to cover maximum QB functionality which includes customer creation, invoice creation, adding customer job and updating the customer/invoice on every synchup as well as limitation which the solution poses must be known before implementation.
So along with what QuickBooks PHP DevKit can or cannot do, I need to know its difference from Java/.Net based QB SDK (Not language PHP or VB.NET/Java but core framework)?
I tried searching it over stackoverflow and google but could not found this information. I appreciate any inputs shared.
Thanks,
Amit
I need to know what all Quickbooks functionality can be achieved using this php toolkit.
The full list is much too long to post here. As a basic overview:
Automatically send orders placed on your website to QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks for Windows
Charge credit cards using the QuickBooks Merchant Service
Connect to Intuit Anywhere / the Intuit Partner Platform and the v3 APIs
Get access to QuickBooks reports
Pull information out of QuickBooks and display it online
Connect to all Microsoft Windows versions of QuickBooks
Connect to QuickBooks Online Edition
etc. etc. etc.
More details available here:
https://github.com/consolibyte/quickbooks-php
For QuickBooks FOR WINDOWS, you can see the full list of operations supported by clicking the "Select Message" drop-down in the OSR:
https://developer-static.intuit.com/qbSDK-current/Common/newOSR/index.html
For QuickBooks ONLINE, you can see the full list of operations supported here:
https://developer.intuit.com/docs/0025_quickbooksapi/0050_data_services
Is it build on QB SDK?
Yes.
So does phpdevkit supports job creation?
Yes. Anything the QuickBooks SDK supports you can do.
If yes then how do I find the xml for that in phpdevkit quickbooks library?
Use the QuickBooks OSR I linked to above. Search for CustomerAdd (Jobs in QuickBooks are just Customers with a ParentRef defined).
We also have examples on our wiki:
http://www.consolibyte.com/docs/index.php/Example_qbXML_Requests
And provide support via our forums:
http://consolibyte.com/forum/
I do not want a solution which is limited to only few or specific functionality.
Again, anything the QuickBooks SDK can do, can be done via the PHP DevKit.
So I am confused which one I should pick PHP toolkit by ConsoliByte or .Net/Java based.
Joomla is written in PHP, so why the heck would you choose something written in another language...? It would be silly to try to tie .NET or Java in with your Joomla app/database...
which includes customer creation, invoice creation, adding customer job and updating the customer/invoice on every synchup
All of that is certainly do-able.
So along with what QuickBooks PHP DevKit can or cannot do, I need to know its difference from Java/.Net based QB SDK (Not language PHP or VB.NET/Java but core framework)?
The difference is the language. .NET is not PHP. PHP is not Java. Everything is just a wrapper around the QuickBooks SDK/COM API. The only practical difference in the language the stuff is written in.
I'm working on a Rails project that needs to be able to import/export (mostly import) invoice data to/from QuickBooks. In Googling, the QuickBooks SDK and Web Connector come up often. However, both seem to only be for the Windows desktop versions. This QuickBooks instance is on a Mac.
The import can either be via an API or, if possible, a file could be generated from within the web app that could later be imported manually.
Currently, QuickBooks 2009 is what's being used. However, assume we can use nearly any version of QuickBooks. Online or desktop (Mac).
What would the best route be to get invoice data to/from the Rails application to QuickBooks?
Unfortunately, QuickBooks for Mac does not support any real method of integration. It's definitely the "black sheep" of the Intuit family.
The closest you can get is IIF file imports/exports.
There is detailed information on this (deprecated, and very limited) file format over here:
http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/articles/HOW12778
You would be so, so, sooo much better off moving off of QuickBooks for Mac through, as the APIs for both QuickBooks for Windows (Web Connector/SDK/COM) and QuickBooks Online (REST v3 APIs) are much, much better than IIF imports/exports.
I have installed a quickbooks premier 2014 desktop edition in my system and wants to integrate it using QBXML Request processor API(QBXMLRP2) through java application.
I have gone through the QBXML SDK Documentation but didn't find a proper way on integration with java.
I found this from the documentation :
1.Open a connection to QuickBooks.
2.Start a session for working on a specific QuickBooks company file.
3.Send whatever requests you want to do something in QuickBooks.
4.When you’re done or before your application exits, end the session.
5.Then close the connection.
It will be greatly appreciated if some one could provide me some sample code to integrate with Quickbooks.
And also how to configure QBXMLRP2Lib files in my java application?.
Thanks in advance.
There is a product called QuickBooks Web Connector that allows your app to use QBXML through a web service. Intuit has created a sample java application that communicates with web connector that may provide what you need.
Also, if you're starting a new app from scratch you may want to consider using the newer "V3 QBD" API instead of QBXML.
some of our customers have Quick book online and some of our customers have quick book offline. i want to develop Quick book integration for both in common way. is there any api there to develop integration for both in common
Already answered your question over here:
Intuit Developer Forums
Use IPP (Intuit Partner Platform)/IDS (Intuit Data Services).
The APIs for each are very, very similar, but not identical. It basically involves HTTP POSTing data to Intuit's servers. The data is then either relayed directly into QuickBooks Online, or held for later syncing against QuickBooks desktop versions (by default, Intuit handles the sync against QuickBooks desktop every 5 minutes).
Authentication against Intuit's servers is via OAuth, or via SAML (OAuth is easy, and the encouraged method of integration).
Documentation for that is here:
Intuit Partner Platform documentation
Note that as of April 2012, the Intuit Partner Platform APIs are only available to SaaS applications (i.e. if you're developing a one-off/custom application that you're not going to resell, then you can't use this set of APIs- in that case look at the Web Connector/SDK instead).
If you're using PHP, grab a nightly build of the PHP DevKit here for example code and libraries:
QuickBooks PHP DevKit
Additional info:
Intuit Data Services v2 has two separate but similar services one for QuickBooks Online and One for QuickBooks for Windows.
Intuit has released 2 SDKs one in Java and one in .Net which make programming against both easier. There is a common model for data that exists in both, and then you can extend to use data in Online or Desktop if needed.
.Net SDK for Intuit Data Services 2.0
Java SDK for Intuit Data Services 2.0
Next: Intuit Data Services v3 (One service to rule them all)
v3 brings QuicKBooks Online and QB for Windows under one service.
As with v2 Intuit will also provide java and .Net SDK support for the Service.