Difference between revisions of "Connecting BudgetLink to MYOB AccountRight Live Data File on Local Machine"

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== Overview ==
You can connect BudgetLink to your [[MYOB AccountRight Live]] data file located on your local machine.
== Requirements ==
== Requirements ==


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[[File:LocalMachineDataFileSetup.png|300px|thumb|right|Data File Setup on Local Machine]]  
[[File:LocalMachineDataFileSetup.png|300px|thumb|right|Data File Setup on Local Machine]]  
# Go to the Data File Setup dialogue. See Changing how BudgetLink connects to your data file for more information;
# Enter Company Name;
# Select MYOB AccountRightLive or prior as the Data File Type;
# Choose  to Connect to MYOB data file in the LOCAL library
# Click the Browse button to select your data file;
# Select the data file to connect to and click OK;
# Enter the User Name and Password to connect to your data file;
# If this is showing an error or you are unable to login into MYOB, Add a new user in my.myob and attempt to login with the new account;
# Click OK to close the Data File Setup dialogue;
# Click Close to close the Manage Data Files dialogue;
# Run your first Get Data
=== Notes ===
* We recommend you use the '''Administrator''' user when connecting to your MYOB data file to ensure BudgetLink has access to all data required to run your reports.


* When connecting to an MYOB data file located in the cloud, you must first login in to your MY.MYOB account. This ensures that no third-party tool can connect to your data without authorisation.  
To connect BudgetLink to your MYOB AccountRight Live data file located on your local machine, follow these steps.


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# Go to the '''Data File Setup''' dialogue;
#: ''See [[Changing how BudgetLink connects to your data file]] for more information.''
# Enter the '''Company Name''';
# Set the '''Data File Type''' to '''MYOB AccountRight Live''';
# Set the '''Data File Location''' to '''Data file is in the LOCAL library''';
# Enter the '''User Name''' and '''Password''' to connect to your data file;
#: ''We recommend you use the '''Administrator''' user when connecting to your MYOB data file to ensure BudgetLink has access to all data required to run your reports.''
# Click the '''Select''' button to select your data file from a list, select it and follow the prompts to test the connection;
# Click '''OK''' to close the '''Data File Setup''' dialogue;
# Click '''Close''' to close the Manage Data Files dialogue;
# Run the [[Get Data]] to pull in the latest data from the configured data file


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