How to Identify MYOB Data File Location

Overview

In order to connect your MYOB company file to ODBClink, you need to browse to the location of the data file, select the data file, and provide appropriate access permissions.

MYOB AccountRight Data Files can be hosted in one of three locations:

1. On your Local Machine (LOCAL)
2. On a server location within your organisation (SERVER)
3. On MYOB's cloud servers (CLOUD)

To identify where your data file is located, the easiest way is to check in MYOB AccountRight Welcome screen. You can also deduce by elimination by checking whether the data file is visible in the list of companies in app.myob.com

Check MYOB file location in MYOB AccountRight

1. Open MYOB AccountRight desktop version
2. On the welcome screen, the left side panel displays the location of MYOB company files classified into 3 sections.
   1. If your company file appears in the list upon clicking Online, your data file is hosted on MYOB's cloud servers (CLOUD).
   2. If your company file appears in the list upon clicking My Library, your data file is hosted on your local machine (LOCAL).
   3. If your company file appears in the list upon clicking Network Libraries, your data file is hosted on a server within your organisation (SERVER).

Check MYOB file location with your IT Team

In some organisations, the MYOB data file(s) may be managed by the IT team.

In such cases, directly contacting and getting the information from the IT admin is the easiest way to identify the location.

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Reconnect your MYOB Data file