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# Reckon

You can use the Reckon connector from the CData Sync application to capture data
from Reckon and move it to any supported destination. To do so, you need to add
the connector, authenticate to the connector, and complete your connection.

## Prerequisites

To use the Reckon source with Sync, you must install and configure the CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway. The CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway enables read and write access to QuickBooks in environments where direct COM access is not available (for example, ASP.NET, Java, or QuickBooks on a remote machine).

Follow these steps to prepare your QuickBooks environment for the first connection:

1. Download and install the CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway.

2. In QuickBooks, open the company file that you want to connect to by using an administrator account in single-user mode.

3. Create a user in the CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway, as follows:
   1. Open the gateway from the system tray.
   2. On the **Users** tab, add a user by specifying a user and password. Then, select the level of access in the **Data Access** menu.

      > [!NOTE]
      >
      > The CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway does not use the **User** and **Password** properties to access QuickBooks. These values authenticate the user to the gateway. Authentication to QuickBooks is managed through the **Application Name** property.

4. Authorize the application. The first time that you connect, QuickBooks displays a dialog prompting you to authorize the gateway. After authorization, you can run queries and commands against QuickBooks. Enter the CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway URL along with the user name and password that you created. By default, the gateway connects to the currently open company file.

5. (Optional) Enable background access. If you want to connect when QuickBooks is not running, save the company file information for the user. The CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway automatically will launch QuickBooks in the background and open the company file for that user.

**Notes:**

* If the QuickBooks UI is open, you can connect only to that company file. The user permissions that you configure in the CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway must match the permissions for the QuickBooks user.
* The CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway installs as a service in the current user account.

## Add the Reckon Connector

To enable Sync to use data from Reckon, you first must add the
connector, as follows:

<ol>
  <li>Open the **Connections** page of the Sync dashboard.</li>
  <li>Click **Add Connection** to open the **Select Connectors** page.</li>
  <li>Click the **Sources** tab and locate
  the **Reckon** row.</li>

  <li>
    Click the **Configure Connection** icon at the end of that row to open
    the **New Connection** page. This action opens the
    **Add Connection** dialog.

    **Note:** If the **Configure Connection** icon is not
    available, click the **Download Connector** icon to install
    the Reckon connector.
  </li>

  <li>Enter a name for your connection in the **Add Connection** dialog.</li>
  <li>Click **Add** to open the **Settings** tab for your connector.</li>
</ol>

For more information about installing new connectors, see
[Connections](https://docs.sync.cdata.com/26.4/en/connections/connections.md).

## Authenticate to Reckon

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.

* **User:** Enter the username that you use to authenticate to CData Sync QuickBooks Desktop Gateway.
* **Password:** Enter the password that you use to authenticate to the CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway.
* **URL:** Enter the URL for the CData QuickBooks Desktop Gateway. The Sync application makes requests to Reckon through the gateway.

## Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:

1. Define advanced connection settings on the **Advanced** tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)
2. Click **Create & Test** to create your connection.

## More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Sync and Reckon, see
[Reckon Connector for CData Sync](https://cdn.cdata.com/help/BAN/synch/default.htm).


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