Comments on: QuickBooks Add On Programs: IIF

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:12:06 +0000

Darwin, I avoid working with IIF files whenever possible, because of the great likelihood that an IIF import will corrupt the QB file. So I’m not an expert on that. Note that IIF doesn’t support all of the transaction types that are found in QuickBooks, since it is no longer actively being developed by Intuit.

The best source for documentation on IIF is found at http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/Articles/HOW12778, where you can download the IIF Import Kit. That is Intuit’s set of documentation.

By: Darwin

Darwin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:55:08 +0000

Hello, Charlie – I am having trouble finding a list of valid “TRNSTYPE” values to programatically write an IIF file. You have a table of transaction types on this page, but for instance, my understanding is that “CASH SALE” is a valid TRNSTYPE, but I don’t see it on your list. I would like my customers to be able to select the transaction type from a dropdown list prior to generating the .iif file from my software. I’ve googled and even searched the Intuit site for “TRNSTYPE”, with no success. Can you please point me in the right direction?

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:14:33 +0000

Shelly, sorry, I avoid working with IIF imports, so I don’t know the answer.

By: shelly

shelly — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:08:45 +0000

I have posted this question twice on the Intuit’s community website but no answer. Could it be that the charge that I imported is not linked to the “unbilled Cost by Job Report?”

Unbilled item imported through IIF not showing up in the Unbilled Costs by Job rep

I created an IIF import file to import billable items however, when I go to the Unbilled Costs by Job report, the unbilled item is not recorded. To see a few screen shots of what I am facing you can click on the zoho link at :

http://viewer.zoho.com/docs/pLabcca.

On 12/01/10 I entered $250.00 the conventional way by clicking on banking, and entering the credit card charge manually. That transaction showed up on the Unbilled Costs by Job report.
However when I entered the $68.17 using the IIF import, it does not show up on the Unbilled Costs by Job report , Is something wrong with my IIF file heading or is the column missing something?
Thanks

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:53:27 +0000

Melissa, there are limits to what you can move. The best product to consider is described in this article: http://qbblog.ccrsoftware.info/2008/05/review-data-transfer-utility/

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:14:40 +0000

Charlie, I have QB Pro 2010 and Mitchell 1 automotive software. Mitchell caused QB to crash and they were unable to fix the issue and MADE me create a new company within QB and start all over again with my transactions. How or can I download all of the payable, payroll, banking and other non A/R related transactions from old QB company to the NEW QB company easily? If i use the export IIF, I only get the lists not the actual transactions. Help!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:53:56 +0000

Intuit generally would like IIF to go away, but have it there only for compatibility issues. They want you to use a tool that uses the SDK, or something related to that. I also don’t recommend that you use IIF as it has poor error checking, and it generally doesn’t support any feature that has been added since 2005.

Having said that, I find it interesting that some Intuit services are still using IIF.

Also, the IIF feature is built in and has no cost involved. The SDK is free, but very technical to use, so you pretty much need to purchase a tool.

I avoid IIF except in very rare situations, myself.

By: Eddard Stark

Eddard Stark — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:37:37 +0000

Don’t call intuit and ask how to modify IIF’s to import transactions, they do not support it if it’s a transaction. If it is list data, yes, transactions, no.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:39:44 +0000

Jim, contact me directly about this, using the email address that is in the “about this blog” link at the top of the page. I have a bar code program that integrates with QuickBooks and can print labels from invoices. It supports EAN128, which I understand to be the same as UCC128. It isn’t an off-the-shelf program yet as there are some things that I need to refine, but I can provide you with a demo so you can see if it would fit the bill. The cost is low.

By: Jim Bovard

Jim Bovard — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:19:54 +0000

Hello Charlie,
I was wondering if you know way to print a UCC-128 Barcode shipping label from inside QB with a third party add-in. We currently use a third party add-in called ShipRush Pro to print our UPS/FEDEX barcode labels and we love it.

Our problems is we have a new national retail customer that requires us to put a UCC-128 BarCoded Label on their pallets. I can buy label software off the shelf and get it done,but would prefer one that is integrated to QB that would pull the data from the Invoice (PO, ACCT #, SKU, QTY, etc..).

I realize a UCC-128 label is usually printed from with-in an EDI system, which we have, but this customer does not have enough PO annually to justify the $1,000-$2,000 expense to put them on EDI and our current EDI software will not print just a label. It need an inbound EDI PO.

We are looking at products like Bartnder & WASP, but aren’t integrated to QB.
Hope you might have an idea.

Jim Bovard
Sport Seats Int’l