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== Overview ==
You can connect ExcelReportLink to your [[MYOB AccountRight Live]] data file located on a server.
== Requirements ==
== Requirements ==
Before Connecting ExcelReportLink to [[MYOB AccountRight Live]] on a '''Server''', please ensure that the following tasks has been done.
Before Connecting ExcelReportLink to [[MYOB AccountRight Live]] on a '''Server''', please ensure that the following tasks has been done.


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==Procedure==
==Procedure==
[[File:MYOBAccountRightLiveDataFileSetupServer.png|300px|thumb|right|Data File Setup dialogue for MYOB AccountRight Live]]  
[[File:MYOBAccountRightLiveDataFileSetupServer.png|300px|thumb|right|Data File Setup dialogue for MYOB AccountRight Live]]  
# Go to the Data File Setup dialogue. See Changing how ExcelReportLink connects to your data file for more information;
[[File:LocalMachineDataFileSetup.png|300px|thumb|right|Select the data file]]
# Enter Company Name;
 
# Select MYOB AccountRightLive or prior as the Data File Type;
# Go to the '''Data File Setup''' dialogue;
# Choose  to Connect to MYOB data file in the SERVER library
#: ''See [[Changing how ExcelReportLink connects to your data file]] for more information.''
# If using Connect to MYOB data file in the REMOTE library enter the Server Name where the data file is located;
# Enter the '''Company Name''';
# Click the Browse button to select your data file;
# Set the '''Data File Type''' to '''MYOB AccountRight Live''';
# Enter the User Name and Password to connect to your data file;
# Set the '''Data File Location''' to '''Data file is in a SERVER library''';
# 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;
# Enter the '''Server Name''' and '''Port Number''' for the server;
# Click OK to close the Data File Setup dialogue;
#: ''The '''Server Name''' can either be the name of the machine or an IP addresss.''
# Click Close to close the Manage Data Files dialogue;
#: ''The '''Port Number''' should be set to 8080 unless, in very rare instances, it has changed by your IT administrator.''
# Run your first Get Data.
# 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 ExcelReportLink 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.


=== Notes ===
=== Video ===


* We recommend you use the '''Administrator''' user when connecting to your MYOB data file to ensure ExcelReportLink has access to all data required to run your reports.
This getting started video will show you how to connect ExcelReportLink with MYOB AccountRight Live. It details how to connect to your data file on the local machine, on a server or on the cloud.


* 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.
{{#ev:youtube|pNr5mKFJXrA|560|left|ExcelReportLink Getting Started for MYOB AcccountRight Live}}


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