Difference between revisions of "Connecting ExcelReportLink to Xero"

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[[File:XeroDataFileSetup.png|300px|thumb|right|Data File Setup dialogue for Xero]]  
[[File:XeroDataFileSetup.png|300px|thumb|right|Data File Setup dialogue for Xero]]  
[[File:XeroDataFileSetupTrackingCategories.png|300px|thumb|right|Choosing tracking categories for Xero]]


To connect ExcelReportLink with Xero, follow these steps. Note that these instructions do not show you how get to the '''Data File Setup''' dialogue.
To connect ExcelReportLink with Xero, follow these steps.


# Go to the '''Data File Setup''' dialogue. See [[Changing how ExcelReportLink connects to your data file]] for more information;
# Go to the '''Data File Setup''' dialogue;
#: ''See [[Changing how ExcelReportLink connects to your data file]] for more information.''
# Enter '''Company Name''';
# Enter '''Company Name''';
# Select '''Xero''' as the '''Data File Type''';
# Set the '''Data File Type''' to '''Xero'''';
# Select '''Connect to Xero using the inbuilt public certificate (default)''' as the '''Connection Type''';
# Set the '''Connection Type''' to '''Connect to Xero using the inbuilt public certificate (default)''';
# Click '''Refresh Lists''' and login to the XERO data file;
# Click '''Select''' and login to the xero website to choose your data file;
# Click on the '''Tracking Categories''' tab;
# Click '''Refresh Lists''' to pull the list of possible tracking categories;
# Select tracking category used for '''Jobs''' (if required);
# Select tracking category used for '''Jobs''' (if required);
# Select tracking category used for '''Categories''' (if required);
# Select tracking category used for '''Categories''' (if required);
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Alternatively, you can connect ExcelReportLink to Xero using a private certificate. This approach, while technical to configure, bypasses the need to select the data file and obtain a verification code during each [[Get Data]]. For more information, see [[Connecting ExcelReportLink to Xero using a private certificate]].
Alternatively, you can connect ExcelReportLink to Xero using a private certificate. This approach, while technical to configure, bypasses the need to select the data file and obtain a verification code during each [[Get Data]]. For more information, see [[Connecting ExcelReportLink to Xero using a private certificate]].


== Related Topics ==
== Related Topics ==


* [[Changing how ExcelReportLink connects to your data file]]
* [[Changing how ExcelReportLink connects to your data file]]
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