QuickBooks Integrator 2022 Python Edition
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Item Class

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The Item class is used to add any of eight types of items to QuickBooks's item list. It may also get item data, and in some cases, may modify it as well.

Syntax

class inqb.Item

Remarks

The Item component may be used to add or retrieve any of the following types of items: service, inventory, non-inventory, sales tax, discount, payment, subtotal, or other charge. To add an item to QuickBooks, first set the item_type property to the appropriate value as well as item_name. Then, you may set a variety of other properties and special fields, which differ depending on the type of item.

Service, Non-Inventory, and Other Charge Items

These types of items may be purchased from vendors, sold to customers, or both.

In case the item is purchased but not sold, or sold but not purchased, the description, price, price_percent, and Account properties are used. The Account property is the only one required; it should specify an income account if the item is sold, or an expense account if the item is purchased.

Equivalently, you may specify PurchaseExpenseAccount, purchase_cost, and purchase_description. This will have the same effect, because QuickBooks does not distinguish between items that are purchased only and items that are sold only. However, QuickBooks data will always be returned in description, price, and Account.

In case the item is both sold and purchased, you should specify description, price, price_percent, and Account for sales, and purchase_description, purchase_cost, PurchasePreferredVendor, and PurchaseExpenseAccount for purchase transactions. This will cause different default rates to appear on sales transactions (such as invoices) and purchase transactions (such as bills).

Example (Adding a service item) Item1.ItemType = itService '1 Item1.ItemName = "Accounting Services" Item1.Description = "General accounting services" Item1.Price = "70.00" '$70.00 per hour Item1.AccountName = "Accounting:Labor" Item1.Add() Inventory Items

Inventory items are always both sold and purchased, so the interface is similar to that for non-inventory items that are sold and purchased. Set description, price, and Account for sales, and purchase_description, purchase_cost, and PurchasePreferredVendor for purchases. Instead of setting PurchaseExpenseAccount you must instead set two separate accounts: PurchaseCOGSAccount refers to your Cost Of Goods Sold account, and PurchaseAssetAccount refers to your Inventory Assets account.

Other details are also available as special fields: See config for details on how to set or query the quantity on hand and on order, reorder point, and the inventory date.

Example Item1.ItemType = itInventory '2 Item1.ItemName = "French Door" Item1.Description = "Glass French Door" 'this will appear on invoices Item1.Price = "245.00" 'Charge $245.00 to customers Item1.AccountName = "Construction:Materials" Item1.PurchaseDesciption = "Glass French Door" 'this will appear on bills Item1.PurchaseCost = "160.00" Item1.PurchasePreferredVendorName = "Joe's Doors, Inc." Item1.PurchaseCOGSAccountName = "Cost Of Goods Sold" Item1.PurchaseAssetAccountName = "Inventory Asset" Item1.Add() Other Items

Other types of items are considerably less complex.

To add a discount item to QuickBooks, set item_name and the SalesTaxCode, as well as the description, price or price_percent (here these properties refer to the rate of discount), as well as an Account.

To add a payment item to QuickBooks, set item_name, description, account, and the PaymentMethod special field.

To add a sales tax item to QuickBooks, set item_name, description, and the TaxRate and TaxVendor special fields.

To add a subtotal item to QuickBooks, set item_name and description.

Example (Adding a sales tax item) Item1.ItemType = itSalesTax '6 Item1.ItemName = "San Jose, CA" Item1.Config("TaxRate=6.75") Item1.Config("TaxVendorName=San Jose Board of Taxation") Item1.Add()

Modifying Items

This functionality requires QuickBooks 2003. You must first set qbxml_version to "2.0" or higher before you may modify items.

Update functionality is limited to service, inventory, and non-inventory items. You may update the name, sales tax code, description(s), and price(s). However, with the exception of inventory, you may not change any of the accounts associated with items, nor can you convert items into other types of items.

In the case of inventory items, you may modify PurchaseCOGSAccount and PurchaseAssetAccount, but not the sales income account.

Getting Items

You may also use the class to get items from QuickBooks using their ref_id or item_name: simply call get or get_by_name.

It is not necessary to set item_type before getting items from QuickBooks. Both get and get_by_name will get any type of item from QuickBooks, and will populate item_type automatically. In case item_type is itUnknown the SpecialItemType special field will contain QuickBooks's description of the type of item. In some cases (such as for inventory assembly items) properties such as description, Account, etc. may contain relevant information.

Property List


The following is the full list of the properties of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

account_idAn account for this item.
account_nameAn account for this item.
date_soldIndicates Date asset was sold.
descriptionA description for the item.
inventory_quantity_on_handThe quantity in stock for this inventory item.
inventory_reorder_pointThe reorder point for this inventory item.
inventory_total_valueThe total value of this inventory item.
item_nameName of the item.
item_typeThe type of item.
line_item_countThe number of records in the LineItem arrays.
line_item_idId of the Line Item.
line_item_nameName of the Line Item.
line_item_quantityQuantity of the Line Item indicated by ItemName or ItemId .
parent_idReference to parent Item .
parent_nameReference to parent Item .
priceThe price for this item.
price_percentA price percent for this item.
purchase_asset_account_idThe inventory asset account for this item.
purchase_asset_account_nameThe inventory asset account for this item.
purchase_cogs_account_idThe Cost Of Goods Sold account for this item.
purchase_cogs_account_nameThe Cost Of Goods Sold account for this item.
purchase_costThe purchase cost for this item.
purchase_dateIndicates Date asset was purchased.
purchase_descriptionThe purchase description for this item.
purchase_expense_account_idThe expense account charged when this item is purchased.
purchase_expense_account_nameThe expense account charged when this item is purchased.
purchase_preferred_vendor_idThe preferred vendor for this item.
purchase_preferred_vendor_nameThe preferred vendor for this item.
qb_connection_stringAn aggregate consisting of various QuickBooks connection properties.
qb_request_aggregateThe request aggregate.
qb_request_idThe Id of the next message to be sent to QuickBooks.
qb_request_modeDefines whether the request is made online or stored offline.
qb_response_aggregateThe last QBXML response aggregate received from QuickBooks.
qbxml_versionThe version of QBXML used in the outgoing message.
ref_idAn alphanumerical identifier generated by the server.
sales_tax_code_idWhether or not this item is taxable.
sales_tax_code_nameWhether or not this item is taxable.
sales_tax_item_countThe number of records in the SalesTaxItem arrays.
sales_tax_item_idUsed to calculate sales tax.
sales_tax_item_nameUsed to calculate sales tax.

Method List


The following is the full list of the methods of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

addAdds the record into QuickBooks.
check_request_statusChecks whether or not the specified request was processed by QuickBooks.
close_qb_connectionCloses a persistent connection to QuickBooks.
configSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
deleteDeletes the record from QuickBooks.
getGets a single record from QuickBooks.
get_by_nameGets a single record from QuickBooks.
get_custom_fieldGets a custom field value from QuickBooks.
import_qbxmlImports a QBXML response aggregate.
open_qb_connectionOpens a persistent connection to QuickBooks.
resetResets all properties to their defaults.
set_custom_fieldSets a custom field value within QuickBooks.
updateUpdates the item in QuickBooks.

Event List


The following is the full list of the events fired by the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

on_errorInformation about errors during data delivery.
on_ssl_server_authenticationFired after the server presents its certificate to the client.
on_ssl_statusShows the progress of the secure connection.
on_statusShows the progress of the QuickBooks connection.
on_warningFired when a warning occurs.

Config Settings


The following is a list of config settings for the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

AssetAcquiredAsIndicates whether this item was new or used when the business acquired it.
AssetBookValueA reasonable estimate of the sales value of the fixed asset, as of the end of the year.
AssetCostBasisThe total cost of the fixed asset.
AssetDepreciationThe amount the fixed asset has lost in value since it was purchased, as of the end of the year.
AssetDescriptionDescription of the asset.
AssetLocationWhere the asset is located or has been placed into service.
AssetNotesAdditional information about the asset.
AssetNumberThe number used by the QuickBooks Fixed Asset Manager to identify this asset.
AssetPONumberThe purchase order number associated with this asset.
AssetSerialNumberThe serial number of the asset.
AssetWarrantyExpiresThe date when the warranty for this asset expires.
AuthFlagsConnection Flags (use for QuickBooks Simple Start).
EditSequenceAn identifier for this copy of the object.
EnforceMaxLengthIndicates whether to enforce max lengths for QB Fields.
FullNameThe name of the Item.
GetHighestVersionHighest QBXMLVersion supported by the installed instance of QuickBooks.
GetRequestProcessorDLLVersionReturns the version of the QB Request Processor that is installed on your system.
GetSupportedVersionsReturns a list of QBXMLVersions that are supported by QuickBooks.
InventoryAverageCostThe average purchase cost for this inventory item.
InventoryDateThe date when the item was converted into an inventory item.
InventoryQuantityOnOrderThe number of these items that have been ordered from vendors, but not received.
InventoryQuantityOnSalesOrderThe number of these items that have been ordered by customers, but not delivered.
IsActiveIndicates whether the object is currently enabled for use by QuickBooks.
IsReadOnlyThis causes the QuickBooks authorization dialog to display text informing the user that its access will be read-only.
PartNumberThe Manufacturer's Part Number for the Item.
PaymentMethodIdThe method of payment, i.e., 'Check', 'Credit Card', etc.
PaymentMethodNameThe method of payment, i.e., 'Check', 'Credit Card', etc.
PersonalDataPrefWhether the connecting application will require access to personal data such as SSN or credit card information.
QBConnectionModeThe mode of connection to QuickBooks.
QBFileStatusThe status of the company file as it pertains to accepting connections.
QBOpenCompanyFileThe file currently open in QuickBooks.
SalesExpenseAny expenses that were incurred during the sale of a fixed asset.
SendRawXMLSends specified XML to quickbooks without modification.
SpecialItemTypeThe type of the item when ItemType is Unknown.
SSLAcceptServerCertThe SSL certificate being used by the QuickBooks Gateway (aka Remote Connector).
SSLAcceptServerCertFileThe SSL certificate file being used by the QuickBooks Gateway (aka Remote Connector).
StopOnErrorSpecifies how QuickBooks is to proceed if an error occurs in processing of the current request.
SublevelThe number of ancestors this Item has.
TaxRateThe percentage rate of tax.
TaxVendorIdThe VENDOR or tax agency to whom taxes are due.
TaxVendorNameThe VENDOR or tax agency to whom taxes are due.
TimeCreatedThe time the object was created.
TimeModifiedThe time the object was created.
UnattendedModePrefWhether connecting while QuickBooks is closed is required or optional for the user.
UnitOfMeasureIdId of the units that the item is measured in.
UnitOfMeasureNameName of the units that the item is measured in.
VendorOrPayeeNameName of the vendor from whom this asset was purchased.
WarningCodesA comma-separated list of QuickBooks warning codes that should not result in an exception.
BuildInfoInformation about the product's build.
CodePageThe system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.
LicenseInfoInformation about the current license.
MaskSensitiveWhether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
ProcessIdleEventsWhether the class uses its internal event loop to process events when the main thread is idle.
SelectWaitMillisThe length of time in milliseconds the class will wait when DoEvents is called if there are no events to process.
UseInternalSecurityAPITells the class whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

account_id Property

An account for this item.

Syntax

def get_account_id() -> str: ...
def set_account_id(value: str) -> None: ...

account_id = property(get_account_id, set_account_id)

Default Value

""

Remarks

An account for this item. The interpretation of this property depends on the type of item. For items that are sold to customers, it should refer to an income account. For items that are purchased from vendors, it should refer to an expense account. For items are both purchased and sold, it should refer to the income account, and the appropriate purchase accounts may be specified with PurchaseExpenseAccount, PurchaseCOGSAccount, and PurchaseAssetAccount.

For payment items, this is the account to which funds are deposited. For discount items, this might typically refer to an associated income account.

Id/Name Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its Id (this property) or its full Name, for which a corresponding property is defined.

Using the Id is recommended when feasible, as the Id is guaranteed to never change once defined.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Name property to an empty string.

account_name Property

An account for this item.

Syntax

def get_account_name() -> str: ...
def set_account_name(value: str) -> None: ...

account_name = property(get_account_name, set_account_name)

Default Value

""

Remarks

An account for this item. The interpretation of this property depends on the type of item. For items that are sold to customers, it should refer to an income account. For items that are purchased from vendors, it should refer to an expense account. For items are both purchased and sold, it should refer to the income account, and the appropriate purchase accounts may be specified with PurchaseExpenseAccount, PurchaseCOGSAccount, and PurchaseAssetAccount.

For payment items, this is the account to which funds are deposited. For discount items, this might typically refer to an associated income account. Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

date_sold Property

Indicates Date asset was sold.

Syntax

def get_date_sold() -> str: ...
def set_date_sold(value: str) -> None: ...

date_sold = property(get_date_sold, set_date_sold)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property is required for the itFixedAsset item_type. It is not used by any other item_type.

description Property

A description for the item.

Syntax

def get_description() -> str: ...
def set_description(value: str) -> None: ...

description = property(get_description, set_description)

Default Value

""

Remarks

A description for the item. If the item is both purchased and sold Description will refer to the sales description, and purchase_description will refer to the purchase description.

inventory_quantity_on_hand Property

The quantity in stock for this inventory item.

Syntax

def get_inventory_quantity_on_hand() -> str: ...
def set_inventory_quantity_on_hand(value: str) -> None: ...

inventory_quantity_on_hand = property(get_inventory_quantity_on_hand, set_inventory_quantity_on_hand)

Default Value

"0"

Remarks

The total quantity you have on hand for this item.

If both inventory_quantity_on_hand and purchase_cost are included, then inventory_total_value will be set to inventory_quantity_on_hand times purchase_cost, regardless of what inventory_total_value is explicitly set to.

This property is only applicable for Inventory Items (item_type = itInventory).

inventory_reorder_point Property

The reorder point for this inventory item.

Syntax

def get_inventory_reorder_point() -> str: ...
def set_inventory_reorder_point(value: str) -> None: ...

inventory_reorder_point = property(get_inventory_reorder_point, set_inventory_reorder_point)

Default Value

"0"

Remarks

Quantity at which QuickBooks will remind the user to reorder this inventory item.

This property is only applicable for Inventory Items (item_type = itInventory).

inventory_total_value Property

The total value of this inventory item.

Syntax

def get_inventory_total_value() -> str: ...
def set_inventory_total_value(value: str) -> None: ...

inventory_total_value = property(get_inventory_total_value, set_inventory_total_value)

Default Value

"0"

Remarks

The total dollar value for the number of items specified by inventory_quantity_on_hand. If inventory_total_value is included, inventory_quantity_on_hand must be non-zero.

If both inventory_quantity_on_hand and purchase_cost are included, then total value in QuickBooks will be set to inventory_quantity_on_hand times purchase_cost, regardless of what inventory_total_value is explicitly set to (ie: The contents of inventory_total_value are ignored).

Please note that this is a write-only property, and it's value will not be returned after a get. add, or modify.

This property is only applicable for Inventory Items (item_type = itInventory).

The amount should be formatted as a string in dollars.

item_name Property

Name of the item.

Syntax

def get_item_name() -> str: ...
def set_item_name(value: str) -> None: ...

item_name = property(get_item_name, set_item_name)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name of the item.

If the item is a sub-item of another item, the parent item should be specified in Parent.

item_type Property

The type of item.

Syntax

def get_item_type() -> int: ...
def set_item_type(value: int) -> None: ...

item_type = property(get_item_type, set_item_type)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of item. It is necessary to specify this before invoking add or update. It is not necessary to specify before a call to get however.

The following values are permitted:

itUnknown0
itService1
itInventory2
itNonInventory3
itPayment4
itDiscount5
itSalesTax6
itSubtotal7
itOtherCharge8
itInventoryAssembly9
itGroup10
itSalesTaxGroup11
itFixedAsset12

The following properties may be specified for each type of item. Required properties are in bold, reference (Name or Id) properties are starred, and special fields are in italics.

Service ItemsItemName, Description, Parent*, IsActive, SalesTaxCode*, Price, PricePercent, Account*, PurchaseCost, PurchaseDescription, PurchasePreferredVendor*, PurchaseExpenseAccount*.
Non-Inventory ItemsSame as for service items.
Inventory ItemsItemName, Description, Parent*, IsActive, SalesTaxCode*, Price, PricePercent, Account*, PurchaseCost, PurchaseDescription, PurchasePreferredVendor*, PurchaseAssetAccount*, PurchaseCOGSAccount*, InventoryReorderPoint, InventoryQuantityOnHand, InventoryAverageCost, InventoryQuantityOnOrder, InventoryQuantityOnSalesOrder, InventoryDate.
Payment ItemsItemName, IsActive, Description, Account*, PaymentMethod*.
Discount ItemsItemName, IsActive, Parent*, SalesTaxCode*, Description, Price, PricePercent, Account*.
Sales Tax ItemsItemName, IsActive, Description, TaxRate, TaxVendor*.
Subtotal ItemsItemName, IsActive, Description.
Other Charge ItemsSame as for service items.

This property is required.

line_item_count Property

The number of records in the LineItem arrays.

Syntax

def get_line_item_count() -> int: ...
def set_line_item_count(value: int) -> None: ...

line_item_count = property(get_line_item_count, set_line_item_count)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

The array indices start at 0 and end at line_item_count - 1.

line_item_id Property

Id of the Line Item.

Syntax

def get_line_item_id(line_item_index: int) -> str: ...
def set_line_item_id(line_item_index: int, value: str) -> None: ...

Default Value

""

Remarks

Id of the Line Item.

Line Items are only available for Item ItemTypes itInventoryAssembly and itGroup. For Inventory Assemblies, Line Items consist of "ItemInventoryAssemblyLine" aggregates. For Groups, Line Items consists of "ItemGroupLine" aggregates.

The line_item_index parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the line_item_count property.

line_item_name Property

Name of the Line Item.

Syntax

def get_line_item_name(line_item_index: int) -> str: ...
def set_line_item_name(line_item_index: int, value: str) -> None: ...

Default Value

""

Remarks

Name of the Line Item.

Line Items are only available for Item ItemTypes itInventoryAssembly and itGroup. For Inventory Assemblies, Line Items consist of "ItemInventoryAssemblyLine" aggregates. For Groups, Line Items consists of "ItemGroupLine" aggregates.

The line_item_index parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the line_item_count property.

line_item_quantity Property

Quantity of the Line Item indicated by ItemName or ItemId .

Syntax

def get_line_item_quantity(line_item_index: int) -> str: ...
def set_line_item_quantity(line_item_index: int, value: str) -> None: ...

Default Value

""

Remarks

Quantity of the Line Item indicated by line_item_item_name or line_item_item_id.

Line Items are only available for Item ItemTypes itInventoryAssembly and itGroup. For Inventory Assemblies, Line Items consist of "ItemInventoryAssemblyLine" aggregates. For Groups, Line Items consists of "ItemGroupLine" aggregates.

The line_item_index parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the line_item_count property.

parent_id Property

Reference to parent Item .

Syntax

def get_parent_id() -> str: ...
def set_parent_id(value: str) -> None: ...

parent_id = property(get_parent_id, set_parent_id)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This is a reference to a parent Item. If Parent is set to a nonempty string, then this Item is a sub-item of its Parent.

Used for non-inventory, inventory, service, other charge, and discount items.

Id/Name Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its Id (this property) or its full Name, for which a corresponding property is defined.

Using the Id is recommended when feasible, as the Id is guaranteed to never change once defined.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Name property to an empty string.

parent_name Property

Reference to parent Item .

Syntax

def get_parent_name() -> str: ...
def set_parent_name(value: str) -> None: ...

parent_name = property(get_parent_name, set_parent_name)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This is a reference to a parent Item. If Parent is set to a nonempty string, then this Item is a sub-item of its Parent.

Used for non-inventory, inventory, service, other charge, and discount items.

Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

price Property

The price for this item.

Syntax

def get_price() -> str: ...
def set_price(value: str) -> None: ...

price = property(get_price, set_price)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The price for this item. If the item is both purchased and sold Price will refer to the sales price, and purchase_cost will refer to the purchase cost.

Not used for payment, sales tax, or subtotal items.

price_percent Property

A price percent for this item.

Syntax

def get_price_percent() -> str: ...
def set_price_percent(value: str) -> None: ...

price_percent = property(get_price_percent, set_price_percent)

Default Value

""

Remarks

A price percent for this item (you might use a price percent if, for example, you are a service shop that calculates labor costs as a percentage of parts costs). If you set PricePercent price will be set to zero.

Not used for payment, sales tax, or subtotal items.

purchase_asset_account_id Property

The inventory asset account for this item.

Syntax

def get_purchase_asset_account_id() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_asset_account_id(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_asset_account_id = property(get_purchase_asset_account_id, set_purchase_asset_account_id)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The inventory asset account for this item. For example: "Inventory Asset".

This is only applicable for inventory items.

Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

purchase_asset_account_name Property

The inventory asset account for this item.

Syntax

def get_purchase_asset_account_name() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_asset_account_name(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_asset_account_name = property(get_purchase_asset_account_name, set_purchase_asset_account_name)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The inventory asset account for this item. For example: "Inventory Asset".

This is only applicable for inventory items.

Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

purchase_cogs_account_id Property

The Cost Of Goods Sold account for this item.

Syntax

def get_purchase_cogs_account_id() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_cogs_account_id(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_cogs_account_id = property(get_purchase_cogs_account_id, set_purchase_cogs_account_id)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The Cost Of Goods Sold account for this item. For example: "Cost Of Goods Sold."

This is only applicable for inventory items.

Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

purchase_cogs_account_name Property

The Cost Of Goods Sold account for this item.

Syntax

def get_purchase_cogs_account_name() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_cogs_account_name(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_cogs_account_name = property(get_purchase_cogs_account_name, set_purchase_cogs_account_name)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The Cost Of Goods Sold account for this item. For example: "Cost Of Goods Sold."

This is only applicable for inventory items.

Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

purchase_cost Property

The purchase cost for this item.

Syntax

def get_purchase_cost() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_cost(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_cost = property(get_purchase_cost, set_purchase_cost)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The purchase cost for this item.

Used for service, non-inventory, inventory, and other charge items. You should specify this property in case the item is both purchased and sold. In case the item is purchased but not sold, it is recommended that you specify Price and Account instead. QuickBooks will use the type of account to distinguish between purchased items and sold items.

purchase_date Property

Indicates Date asset was purchased.

Syntax

def get_purchase_date() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_date(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_date = property(get_purchase_date, set_purchase_date)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Indicates Date asset was purchased. This property is required for the itFixedAsset ItemType. It is not used by any other ItemType.

purchase_description Property

The purchase description for this item.

Syntax

def get_purchase_description() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_description(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_description = property(get_purchase_description, set_purchase_description)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The purchase description for this item.

Used for service, non-inventory, inventory, and other charge items. You should specify this property in case the item is both purchased and sold. In case the item is purchased but not sold, it is recommended that you specify Price, Description, and Account instead. QuickBooks will use the type of account to distinguish between purchased items and sold items.

purchase_expense_account_id Property

The expense account charged when this item is purchased.

Syntax

def get_purchase_expense_account_id() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_expense_account_id(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_expense_account_id = property(get_purchase_expense_account_id, set_purchase_expense_account_id)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The expense account charged when this item is purchased.

Used for non-inventory, service, and other charge items. For inventory items specify purchase_cogs_account_name (or Id) and purchase_asset_account_name (or Id) instead.

You should specify this property in case the item is both purchased and sold. In case the item is purchased but not sold, it is recommended that you specify Price, Description, and Account instead. QuickBooks will use the type of account to distinguish between purchased items and sold items.

Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

purchase_expense_account_name Property

The expense account charged when this item is purchased.

Syntax

def get_purchase_expense_account_name() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_expense_account_name(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_expense_account_name = property(get_purchase_expense_account_name, set_purchase_expense_account_name)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The expense account charged when this item is purchased.

Used for non-inventory, service, and other charge items. For inventory items specify purchase_cogs_account_name (or Id) and purchase_asset_account_name (or Id) instead.

You should specify this property in case the item is both purchased and sold. In case the item is purchased but not sold, it is recommended that you specify Price, Description, and Account instead. QuickBooks will use the type of account to distinguish between purchased items and sold items.

Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

purchase_preferred_vendor_id Property

The preferred vendor for this item.

Syntax

def get_purchase_preferred_vendor_id() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_preferred_vendor_id(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_preferred_vendor_id = property(get_purchase_preferred_vendor_id, set_purchase_preferred_vendor_id)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The preferred vendor for this item. Specify this property only if the item is both sold and purchased.

Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

purchase_preferred_vendor_name Property

The preferred vendor for this item.

Syntax

def get_purchase_preferred_vendor_name() -> str: ...
def set_purchase_preferred_vendor_name(value: str) -> None: ...

purchase_preferred_vendor_name = property(get_purchase_preferred_vendor_name, set_purchase_preferred_vendor_name)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The preferred vendor for this item. Specify this property only if the item is both sold and purchased.

Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

qb_connection_string Property

An aggregate consisting of various QuickBooks connection properties.

Syntax

def get_qb_connection_string() -> str: ...
def set_qb_connection_string(value: str) -> None: ...

qb_connection_string = property(get_qb_connection_string, set_qb_connection_string)

Default Value

""

Remarks

QBConnectionString allows the user to customize the application's interaction with QuickBooks.

The connection properties should be formatted in a sequence as follows:

propertyname = "propertyvalue" propertyname = "propertyvalue" ...

The order is irrelevant, and the whitespace around the equal sign is optional.

The following properties are currently supported:

ApplicationNameThe name of the developer's application. This name will appear when the application first connects to QuickBooks; QuickBooks will display this name and prompt the user to grant or refuse access.
CompanyFileThe name of the company file to open. If QuickBooks is not currently open with a company file, QuickBooks will be automatically opened in the background with the file specified. Do not set CompanyFile when QuickBooks is open; if QuickBooks is open through the application UI, only that company file may be used.

This setting is not applicable when communicating with QB Connector.

URLThe URL for the Remote Connector, e.g., 'http://localhost:2080'. If the URL is specified, the class will not communicate directly with QuickBooks, and will instead send a request to the specified web address. QuickBooks and the Remote Connector should be installed at the remote location, and if the connector is listening on the specified port, it will communicate the class's request to QuickBooks, and return the response.
UserA username for the Remote Connector connection (if required on the Connector side)
PasswordA password for the Remote Connector connection (if required on the Connector side)
TimeoutA timeout, in seconds, for the Remote Connector connection. If the Connector does not finish and respond within the chosen length of time, the class will generate an exception instead of hanging.
DelayAfterCloseA delay, in milliseconds, to be applied after each time a connection to QuickBooks is closed. If QuickBooks is generating internal errors (in particular with automatic login) setting this delay to a positive value may solve the problem.
FirewallHostContains the name or IP address of firewall. If a FirewallHost is given, the requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.
FirewallPasswordContains a password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword configs are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the class fails with an error.
FirewallPortContains the TCP port for the firewall FirewallHost. Note this is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value.
FirewallTypeDetermines the type of firewall to connect through. Supported values are: 0 - no firewall (default), 1 - Tunneling proxy, 2 - SOCKS4 proxy, and 3 - SOCKS5 proxy. For the Tunneling proxy (1), the FirewallPort defaults to 80. For SOCKS4 (2) and SOCKS5 (3) the FirewallPort defaults to 1080.
FirewallUserContains a user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. If the FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword configs are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the class fails with an error.
ProxyAuthorizationSupported values are 0 - Basic authorization, 1 - Digest authentication, 3 - No authentication, and 4 - NTLM authentication.
ProxyPasswordContains a password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
ProxyPortContains the TCP port for a ProxyServer; (default 80).
ProxySSLDetermines when to use SSL for the connection to the proxy. The applicable values are 0 - Automatic (SSL for https URLs, non-SSL for http URLs), 1 - The connection is always SSL-enabled, 2 - SSL is not enabled for any connection, and 3 - Connection is through a tunneling proxy.
ProxyServerIf a ProxyServer is specified, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified. If the ProxyServer is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated and upon successful termination of the request, the ProxyServer is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.
ProxyUserContains a user name, if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
LocalHostThe name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LocalPortThe TCP port in the local host where the class binds.
UseRDSWhether to connect using Remote Data Sharing (RDS). If set to True, the class will attempt to connect using the RDS client installed on the machine. The RDS client and server must be configured separately. The default value is False.

qb_request_aggregate Property

The request aggregate.

Syntax

def get_qb_request_aggregate() -> str: ...
def set_qb_request_aggregate(value: str) -> None: ...

qb_request_aggregate = property(get_qb_request_aggregate, set_qb_request_aggregate)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property will be populated when qb_request_mode is set to rmOffline and a method is called. This is used when working with the QBWCServer class to generate requests to be sent to QuickBooks Web Connector.

qb_request_id Property

The Id of the next message to be sent to QuickBooks.

Syntax

def get_qb_request_id() -> str: ...
def set_qb_request_id(value: str) -> None: ...

qb_request_id = property(get_qb_request_id, set_qb_request_id)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The next message Id to be sent to QuickBooks. Message Id's are used by check_request_status to check on the status of previously made requests.

This property allows the user to determine whether a previous request was successfully processed by QuickBooks. Ordinarily QuickBooks either processes requests successfully or returns an error, but in the event of a power outage or other system failure, QuickBooks might or might not have time to process a request before issuing a response.

QuickBooks stores internally a list of QBRequestIds for which it has processed a request, and updated its internal state accordingly. Use of this property in conjunction with check_request_status allows the user to query this internal list.

To enable error recovery, the user application should store the value of QBRequestId before submitting a request to QuickBooks. If a system failure occurs, check_request_status should be called with this value of QBRequestId to find whether the request was processed before the system failed.

Unique values for QBRequestId will be generated on startup and after each request to QuickBooks. The automatically generated value may be overwritten by the user. Error checking may be turned off by setting QBRequestId equal to the empty string. See check_request_status for more information on error recovery.

qb_request_mode Property

Defines whether the request is made online or stored offline.

Syntax

def get_qb_request_mode() -> int: ...
def set_qb_request_mode(value: int) -> None: ...

qb_request_mode = property(get_qb_request_mode, set_qb_request_mode)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property defines the behavior of the class when calling a method. Possible values are:

0 (rmOnline - default) The request is made normally.
1 (rmOffline) The request is generated but not sent, and qb_request_aggregate is populated.

The use of offline mode is required when using the QBWCServer class. This allows requests to be generated and passed to QuickBooks Web Connector through the QBWCServer class.

For normal communication to QuickBooks either directly or through the QBConnector application use the default online mode.

qb_response_aggregate Property

The last QBXML response aggregate received from QuickBooks.

Syntax

def get_qb_response_aggregate() -> str: ...
def set_qb_response_aggregate(value: str) -> None: ...

qb_response_aggregate = property(get_qb_response_aggregate, set_qb_response_aggregate)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The last QBXML response aggregate received from QuickBooks. This property is set whenever a response is received from QuickBooks.

This property may also be set to a response aggregate. When set to a QBXML aggregate, such as a response from ObjSearch or QBWCServer the class will parse the response as if it had been received directly from QuickBooks and the applicable properties will be updated.

qbxml_version Property

The version of QBXML used in the outgoing message.

Syntax

def get_qbxml_version() -> str: ...
def set_qbxml_version(value: str) -> None: ...

qbxml_version = property(get_qbxml_version, set_qbxml_version)

Default Value

"3.0"

Remarks

The version of QBXML used in the outgoing message. Except as noted in the documentation, a value of "1.1" will suffice for all requests, and for all versions of QuickBooks which support integrated applications.

With each release of QuickBooks since 2002, a corresponding version of the QuickBooks SDK has also been released: 1.0 for QuickBooks 2002, 2.0 for QuickBooks 2003, 3.0 for QuickBooks 2004, etc., up to 8.0 for QuickBooks 2009. In addition, each release of QuickBooks continues to support all earlier versions of the SDK, meaning that requests using version 1.1 of the QuickBooks SDK are supported by all versions of QuickBooks. However, new requests and newer fields in existing requests are only supported in later versions of the QuickBooks SDK. As such, it is recommended that you set the QBXMLVersion property to correspond to the version of QuickBooks you are interacting with. These values are:

QuickBooks 20021.0, 1.1
QuickBooks 20032.0
QuickBooks 20043.0
QuickBooks 20054.0, 4.1
QuickBooks 20065.0
QuickBooks 20076.0
QuickBooks 20087.0
QuickBooks 20098.0
QuickBooks 20109.0
QuickBooks 201110.0
QuickBooks 201211.0
QuickBooks 201312.0
QuickBooks 201413.0
QuickBooks 201514.0
QuickBooks 201615.0

In addition, versions of QuickBooks outside of the U.S. released before Quickbooks 2008 adhere to a different version of the QuickBooks SDK. These versions were updated with less frequency than the U.S. SDK, and may omit features introduced in later releases:

QuickBooks Canadian 2003CA2.0
QuickBooks Canadian 2004 to 2007CA3.0
QuickBooks UK 2003UK2.0
QuickBooks UK 2004 to 2007UK3.0
QuickBooks Australian 2003OZ2.0
QuickBooks Australian 2004 to 2007AU3.0

With the exception of Province in Address (set State) or EligibleForT4A in Vendor (set EligibleFor1099), Canadian-only fields are read-only and may be accessed with config.

ref_id Property

An alphanumerical identifier generated by the server.

Syntax

def get_ref_id() -> str: ...

ref_id = property(get_ref_id, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

A RefId is an alphanumerical identifier assigned by the server whenever an object is added to QuickBooks. It is guaranteed to be unique across all objects of the same type.

This property is required in Update operations, and not used in Add operations.

This property is read-only.

sales_tax_code_id Property

Whether or not this item is taxable.

Syntax

def get_sales_tax_code_id() -> str: ...
def set_sales_tax_code_id(value: str) -> None: ...

sales_tax_code_id = property(get_sales_tax_code_id, set_sales_tax_code_id)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This is a reference to a sales tax code predefined within QuickBooks.

By default, two standard TaxCodes exist: "TAX", or Taxable Sales, and "NON", or Non-Taxable Sales. The QuickBooks user may also define custom tax codes.

Id/Name Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its Id (this property) or its full Name, for which a corresponding property is defined.

Using the Id is recommended when feasible, as the Id is guaranteed to never change once defined.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Name property to an empty string.

sales_tax_code_name Property

Whether or not this item is taxable.

Syntax

def get_sales_tax_code_name() -> str: ...
def set_sales_tax_code_name(value: str) -> None: ...

sales_tax_code_name = property(get_sales_tax_code_name, set_sales_tax_code_name)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This is a reference to a sales tax code predefined within QuickBooks.

By default, two standard TaxCodes exist: "TAX", or Taxable Sales, and "NON", or Non-Taxable Sales. The QuickBooks user may also define custom tax codes.

These codes are limited to 3 characters in length.

Name/Id Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its full Name (this property) or its Id, for which a corresponding property is defined. If Name is used, it must contain the full name of the object referred to, as generated by QuickBooks. For hierarchically defined objects, such as Customers, this includes the names of parent objects, and the full name can be determined by reading the FullName special field.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Id property to an empty string.

sales_tax_item_count Property

The number of records in the SalesTaxItem arrays.

Syntax

def get_sales_tax_item_count() -> int: ...
def set_sales_tax_item_count(value: int) -> None: ...

sales_tax_item_count = property(get_sales_tax_item_count, set_sales_tax_item_count)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

The array indices start at 0 and end at sales_tax_item_count - 1.

sales_tax_item_id Property

Used to calculate sales tax.

Syntax

def get_sales_tax_item_id(tax_index: int) -> str: ...
def set_sales_tax_item_id(tax_index: int, value: str) -> None: ...

Default Value

""

Remarks

Used to calculate sales tax.

A sales-tax item is used to calculate a single sales tax that is collected at a specified rate a nd paid to a single agency. sales_tax_item_item_id or sales_tax_item_item_name refer to an item on this list.

This property is only available for the itSalesTaxGroup item_type. Id/Name Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its Id (this property) or its full Name, for which a corresponding property is defined.

Using the Id is recommended when feasible, as the Id is guaranteed to never change once defined.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Name property to an empty string.

The tax_index parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the sales_tax_item_count property.

sales_tax_item_name Property

Used to calculate sales tax.

Syntax

def get_sales_tax_item_name(tax_index: int) -> str: ...
def set_sales_tax_item_name(tax_index: int, value: str) -> None: ...

Default Value

""

Remarks

Used to calculate sales tax.

A sales-tax item is used to calculate a single sales tax that is collected at a specified rate a nd paid to a single agency. sales_tax_item_item_id or sales_tax_item_item_name refer to an item on this list.

This property is only available for the itSalesTaxGroup item_type. Id/Name Reference Properties

This property is used to reference an object that is already done within QuickBooks. This may be done with its Id (this property) or its full Name, for which a corresponding property is defined.

Using the Id is recommended when feasible, as the Id is guaranteed to never change once defined.

Setting the value of this property will set the corresponding Name property to an empty string.

The tax_index parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the sales_tax_item_count property.

add Method

Adds the record into QuickBooks.

Syntax

def add() -> None: ...

Remarks

Add is used to add the object to QuickBooks.

If QuickBooks is able to add the object, it will return a copy of the object, and the values of all properties will be reset from the QuickBooks response. The qb_response_aggregate property will also be set to the entire QBXML aggregate received from QuickBooks.

For example, read-only properties such as ref_ids will be assigned. In transaction objects, line item information will be filled out, and ItemGroups will be broken up into their respective Items. Also, a total will be calculated.

If QuickBooks is not able to add the object, a trappable error will occur.

check_request_status Method

Checks whether or not the specified request was processed by QuickBooks.

Syntax

def check_request_status(request_id: str) -> str: ...

Remarks

This method allows the user to determine whether a previous request was successfully processed by QuickBooks. Ordinarily QuickBooks either processes requests successfully or returns an error, but in the event of a power outage or other system failure, QuickBooks might or might not have time to process a request before issuing a response.

QuickBooks stores internally a list of qb_request_ids for which it has processed a request, and updated its internal state accordingly. Use of this method allows the user to query the list for any RequestId whose value is known.

The method returns a string corresponding to the result of the query. If the request was processed successfully, an empty string ("") will be returned. If the request was not processed, the string "Request not processed." will be returned. If the request was processed but an error occurred, a string containing the error code and a description will be returned; for example, "801: A QuickBooks internal error has occurred."

See qb_request_id for more information on error recovery.

close_qb_connection Method

Closes a persistent connection to QuickBooks.

Syntax

def close_qb_connection() -> None: ...

Remarks

Invoking close_qb_connection closes the QuickBooks connection specified in qb_connection_string. After the connection has been closed, the class will revert to its default behavior, and a new connection will be established for each request until qb_connection_string is invoked again.

In case the connection is already closed invoking close_qb_connection will have no effect. Moreover, if multiple connections are open close_qb_connection will only close the connection specified in qb_connection_string.

Be sure to always invoke this method after calling open_qb_connection.

config Method

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

def config(configuration_string: str) -> str: ...

Remarks

config is a generic method available in every class. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the class.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

delete Method

Deletes the record from QuickBooks.

Syntax

def delete() -> None: ...

Remarks

Delete causes the object to be deleted in QuickBooks. After this method is called, the values of all fields will be reset to their defaults.

The object deleted in QuickBooks is the one specified by ref_id. This read-only property may be assigned either by calling get or by assigning the value of qb_response_aggregate.

A typical example: Customer.GetByName("John Smith") 'this will assign the RefId Customer.Delete() Deleting entity objects (Customer, Employee, and Vendor) requires that QuickBooks be open in single-user mode. Transaction objects, however, may be deleted while QuickBooks is in any mode.

Use this method with caution, as there is no way to recover deleted objects.

get Method

Gets a single record from QuickBooks.

Syntax

def get(id: str) -> None: ...

Remarks

Get may be used to retrieve a single object from QuickBooks, based on its ref_id. When the method is called, a search will be initiated for the requested object. If it is found, all properties of the class will be set to the information retrieved from QuickBooks. The qb_response_aggregate property will also be set to the entire QBXML aggregate received from QuickBooks.

The ref_id of any class, or the Id of any reference property, may be used for the parameter. So for example, the following pseudocode would get customer information for a Customer listed on an Invoice:

Customer.Get( Invoice.CustomerId )

The GetByName method, present only in entity objects (Customer, Vendor, and Employee) and QBObject, may be used to get an object based on its Name. To retrieve multiple objects, to retrieve transaction objects whose ref_id is not known, or to perform more advanced searches the ObjSearch class may be used.

get_by_name Method

Gets a single record from QuickBooks.

Syntax

def get_by_name(full_name: str) -> None: ...

Remarks

GetByName may be used to retrieve a single object from QuickBooks, based on its full Name. For Employee and Vendor objects, and for most Customer objects, the full name is given by the Name (CustomerName, VendorName, or EmployeeName property. For Customer objects that represent jobs or sub-customers, the full name will include the parent objects' name(s), and is given by the FullName special field. When the method is called, a search will be initiated for the requested object. If it is found, all properties of the class will be set to the information retrieved from QuickBooks. The qb_response_aggregate property will also be set to the entire QBXML aggregate received from QuickBooks.

The full name of any class may be used for the parameter. So, for example, the following pseudocode would get customer information for a Customer listed on an Invoice:

Customer.GetByName( Invoice.CustomerName )

The GetByName method, present only in entity objects (Customer, Vendor, and Employee) and QBObject, may be used to get an object based on its Name. To retrieve multiple objects, to retrieve transaction objects whose name is not known, or to perform more advanced searches the ObjSearch class may be used.

get_custom_field Method

Gets a custom field value from QuickBooks.

Syntax

def get_custom_field(field_name: str) -> str: ...

Remarks

This method will get the value of a custom field, which has been defined by the user from within the QuickBooks UI.

To read the values of custom fields, be sure to set qbxml_version to at least "2.0" when retrieving data from QuickBooks. Then, QuickBooks will return custom field information, and it will be accessible through this method.

You may also invoke config to read the value of custom fields. However, to set the value of custom fields you must set qbxml_version to at least "3.0" and invoke set_custom_field.

import_qbxml Method

Imports a QBXML response aggregate.

Syntax

def import_qbxml(xml_data: str) -> None: ...

Remarks

This method imports a QBXML response aggregate. When called with a QBXML aggregate, such as a response from ObjSearch or QBWCServer the class will parse the response as if it had been received directly from QuickBooks and the applicable properties will be updated.

open_qb_connection Method

Opens a persistent connection to QuickBooks.

Syntax

def open_qb_connection() -> None: ...

Remarks

Invoking open_qb_connection will open a persistent connection to QuickBooks. After invoking open_qb_connection, all requests such as get, add, etc. will use the established connection until close_qb_connection is invoked.

The effect of open_qb_connection is to increase performance. If open_qb_connection is not invoked, a connection to QuickBooks will automatically be created and destroyed each time the class communicates with QuickBooks. Using open_qb_connection will be faster, particularly in the case of automatic login.

After open_qb_connection is invoked, QuickBooks will issue a connection ticket, and it will be stored in qb_connection_string. When close_qb_connection is invoked the ticket will be invalidated, and any further attempts to use it will fail.

Be sure to invoke close_qb_connection when you have finished communicating with QuickBooks. Leaving an open QuickBooks connection may lock out other integrated applications, affect QuickBooks performance, or cause other problems.

reset Method

Resets all properties to their defaults.

Syntax

def reset() -> None: ...

Remarks

This method resets the values of all properties (and all special fields) to their defaults.

After calling this method, the class may be reused as if it were newly created.

set_custom_field Method

Sets a custom field value within QuickBooks.

Syntax

def set_custom_field(field_name: str, field_value: str) -> None: ...

Remarks

This method requires QuickBooks 2004 or above, with qbxml_version set to at least "3.0".

This method will immediately set the value of a QuickBooks custom field, which has been defined by the user from within the QuickBooks UI. Before calling this method, the preceding operation must retrieve the object from QuickBooks, using get, ObjSearch, etc. Then, you may use set_custom_field to set custom field values (the fields will be modified or added, as appropriate).

Note that invoking this method will create a connection to QuickBooks if one is not already in place.

update Method

Updates the item in QuickBooks.

Syntax

def update() -> None: ...

Remarks

Only supported for US versions of QuickBooks 2003 or higher. You must set QBXMLVersion to "2.0" or higher before invoking this method.

This method will update the item in QuickBooks. Only inventory items, non-inventory items, and service items may be updated. If you attempt to invoke update when item_type is not set to itInventory, itNonInventory, or itService, the class will fail with an error.

When the method is called, an Update request will be submitted to QuickBooks. The item represented by ref_id will have its information updated based on the various property values.

If QuickBooks is able to update the object, it will return a copy of the object, and the values of all properties will be reset from the QuickBooks response. The qb_response_aggregate property will also be set to the entire QBXML aggregate received from QuickBooks.

Not all property values can be modified through /n software QuickBooks Integrator. In particular, for non-inventory and service items the values of Account and PurchaseExpenseAccount may not be modified, and their values will be ignored when submitting an Update request.

One condition must be met for an Update operation to succeed: QuickBooks checks a property called EditSequence. EditSequence is similar to ref_id, but is changed every time the object is changed. When an Updateoperation is submitted, the server compares EditSequence with its own EditSequence for the object. If they match, this means that the client program has the latest copy of the object, and the Update operation is permitted. If they don't match, an error will be returned.

If this object represents a value returned from QuickBooks (i.e., a get or add call has been made, or the qb_response_aggregate property has been set), the EditSequence will be automatically set. Otherwise this value may be accessed through config.

on_error Event

Information about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

class ItemErrorEventParams(object):
  @property
  def error_code() -> int: ...

  @property
  def description() -> str: ...

# In class Item:
@property
def on_error() -> Callable[[ItemErrorEventParams], None]: ...
@on_error.setter
def on_error(event_hook: Callable[[ItemErrorEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

The on_error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing.

ErrorCode contains an error code and Description contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

on_ssl_server_authentication Event

Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client.

Syntax

class ItemSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams(object):
  @property
  def cert_encoded() -> bytes: ...

  @property
  def cert_subject() -> str: ...

  @property
  def cert_issuer() -> str: ...

  @property
  def status() -> str: ...

  @property
  def accept() -> bool: ...
  @accept.setter
  def accept(value) -> None: ...

# In class Item:
@property
def on_ssl_server_authentication() -> Callable[[ItemSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams], None]: ...
@on_ssl_server_authentication.setter
def on_ssl_server_authentication(event_hook: Callable[[ItemSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

This event is where the client can decide whether to continue with the connection process or not. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether to continue or not.

When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string "OK"). If it is decided to continue, you can override and accept the certificate by setting the Accept parameter to True.

on_ssl_status Event

Shows the progress of the secure connection.

Syntax

class ItemSSLStatusEventParams(object):
  @property
  def message() -> str: ...

# In class Item:
@property
def on_ssl_status() -> Callable[[ItemSSLStatusEventParams], None]: ...
@on_ssl_status.setter
def on_ssl_status(event_hook: Callable[[ItemSSLStatusEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. Used to track the progress of the connection.

on_status Event

Shows the progress of the QuickBooks connection.

Syntax

class ItemStatusEventParams(object):
  @property
  def message() -> str: ...

# In class Item:
@property
def on_status() -> Callable[[ItemStatusEventParams], None]: ...
@on_status.setter
def on_status(event_hook: Callable[[ItemStatusEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. Used to track the progress of the connection.

on_warning Event

Fired when a warning occurs.

Syntax

class ItemWarningEventParams(object):
  @property
  def code() -> int: ...

  @property
  def description() -> str: ...

# In class Item:
@property
def on_warning() -> Callable[[ItemWarningEventParams], None]: ...
@on_warning.setter
def on_warning(event_hook: Callable[[ItemWarningEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

The Warning event is fired when the class has produced, or will produce, possibly unexpected results.

Warnings may be generated by QuickBooks or the class. Starred warning codes correspond to warnings and warning codes generated by QuickBooks.

510*Object added successfully, but cannot now be read.
520*Insufficient permissions to get all data.
801 Unable to update field (name).
802Unable to parse name.

Unlisted QuickBooks warnings will cause the class to throw an exception instead.

Warning 801 will be thrown if the user attempts to Update properties that cannot be updated. For example, the following code will cause this warning to be fired: Customer1.GetByName("Joe Smith") Customer1.Email = "joe@abc.com" 'ok Customer1.CreditLimit = "200.00" 'Not used in Update operations! Customer1.Update() Only the email address will be updated, and the credit limit will be unchanged. Each property description for entity objects lists whether or not it is used in Update operations.

Item Config Settings

The class accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the config method.

Item Config Settings

AssetAcquiredAs:   Indicates whether this item was new or used when the business acquired it.

Valid values include "New" or "Old". If AssetAcquiredAs is left blank, it will not be sent in the request.

AssetBookValue:   A reasonable estimate of the sales value of the fixed asset, as of the end of the year.

AssetCostBasis:   The total cost of the fixed asset.

This can include the cost of improvements or repairs. This amount is used to figure depreciation.

AssetDepreciation:   The amount the fixed asset has lost in value since it was purchased, as of the end of the year.

AssetDescription:   Description of the asset.

Marker, brand, and so on.

AssetLocation:   Where the asset is located or has been placed into service.

AssetNotes:   Additional information about the asset.

AssetNumber:   The number used by the QuickBooks Fixed Asset Manager to identify this asset.

AssetPONumber:   The purchase order number associated with this asset.

AssetSerialNumber:   The serial number of the asset.

AssetWarrantyExpires:   The date when the warranty for this asset expires.

The format is YYYY-MM-DD

AuthFlags:   Connection Flags (use for QuickBooks Simple Start).

Since 2006, QuickBooks has allowed AuthFlags to be set before connecting to QuickBooks. By default, the class can connect to Pro, Premier, and Enterprise editions of QuickBooks. However, because QuickBooks Simple Start contains only a subset of the functionality that other desktop versions provide, Intuit does not allow COM connection to Simple Start unless these AuthFlags explicitly indicate you wish to support it.

A list of allowable AuthFlags is provided below.

"" or 0Do not send any auth flags
0x01Support QB Simple Start
0x02Support QB Pro
0x04Support QB Premier
0x08Support QB Enterprise
0x80000000Force Auth Dialog

To specify support for multiple editions, OR together the values for each edition.

NOTE: If the version of QuickBooks being used does not support AuthFlags, the contents of this config will be ignored. However, if QuickBooks does support this feature, setting "AuthFlags=1" (Support for Simple Start only) on a machine running QuickBooks 2013 Pro will result in an error message indicating that the Request Processor cannot be found.

EditSequence:   An identifier for this copy of the object.

Indicates the state of an object when doing an Update.

EnforceMaxLength:   Indicates whether to enforce max lengths for QB Fields.

If you change this setting to False, the class will no longer check (or error) when the length of a property exceeds the maximum length specified in the QuickBooks SDK.

FullName:   The name of the Item.

The name of the Item, including any ancestors. If this object has a Parent, this is the version of the name that should be used in get operations. This setting is read-only.

GetHighestVersion:   Highest QBXMLVersion supported by the installed instance of QuickBooks.

If QuickBooks is installed on the system, this setting will retrieve the highest qbxml_version that may be used for sending transactions to QuickBooks.

GetRequestProcessorDLLVersion:   Returns the version of the QB Request Processor that is installed on your system.

GetSupportedVersions:   Returns a list of QBXMLVersions that are supported by QuickBooks.

If QuickBooks is installed on the system, this setting will retrieve a list of all supported qbxml_versions that may be used for sending transactions to QuickBooks. While GetHighestVersion config returns only the highest qbxml_version supported, this config returns ALL supported qbxml_versions. The list is delimited with '\n' (linefeed) characters.

InventoryAverageCost:   The average purchase cost for this inventory item.

This setting is read-only.

InventoryDate:   The date when the item was converted into an inventory item.

The date when this item was converted into an inventory item from some other type of item.

InventoryQuantityOnOrder:   The number of these items that have been ordered from vendors, but not received.

This setting is read-only.

InventoryQuantityOnSalesOrder:   The number of these items that have been ordered by customers, but not delivered.

This setting is read-only.

IsActive:   Indicates whether the object is currently enabled for use by QuickBooks.

The default value is true.

IsReadOnly:   This causes the QuickBooks authorization dialog to display text informing the user that its access will be read-only.

The default value is false.

PartNumber:   The Manufacturer's Part Number for the Item.

This setting is only available when the QBXMLVersion is "7.0" or higher, and applicable only for Inventory and Non-Inventory items.

PaymentMethodId:   The method of payment, i.e., 'Check', 'Credit Card', etc.

PaymentMethodName:   The method of payment, i.e., 'Check', 'Credit Card', etc.

PersonalDataPref:   Whether the connecting application will require access to personal data such as SSN or credit card information.

This setting allows you to let the user know immediately whether your application requires access to personal data or not.

A list of available values is provided below.

pdpOptionalCauses the QuickBooks authorization dialog to display a checkbox for user selection asking whether the user wants to allow the application to access personal data.
pdpRequiredCauses the QuickBooks authorization dialog to not display the personal information checkbox for user selection, and instead display a warning that the application needs to access personal data.
pdpNotNeededCauses the QuickBooks authorization dialog to not display the personal information checkbox for user selection, and instead display an informational message that the application will NOT access personal data.

The default value is pdpOptional.

QBConnectionMode:   The mode of connection to QuickBooks.

Specifies whether the integrated application logs in using single-user or multi-user mode.

The following values are permitted:

0Don't Care
1Single-User Mode
2Multi-User Mode

About Single-User and Multi-User Modes

If the connection to QuickBooks is made in single-user mode, QuickBooks will give exclusive access to the connecting application. It will lock out all other integrated applications; if QuickBooks and the company file are not already open in single-user mode by the QuickBooks user, the user will be locked out as well.

If the connection is made in multi-user mode, QuickBooks will allow all other integrated applications access. QuickBooks end users on other machines will also be allowed to access the file. However, if the application (rather than the end user) starts QuickBooks automatically, end users on the same machine will still be locked out.

If cmDontCare is specified, an appropriate connection mode will be chosen automatically. If a company file is open in either single-user or multi-user mode, the integrated application will accept that connection mode. If no company file is open, QuickBooks will login automatically in multi-user mode.

About Integrated and Automatic Login

Note that your application's login to QuickBooks might be either automatic or interactive. Interactive login is used when QuickBooks is already open. Access will be shared between the integrated application and the QuickBooks end user, and if multi-user mode is specified, other applications and users will have access as well. When a connection is made, QuickBooks will show a dialog window to the user, and ask the user if he/she wants to permit the connection.

Automatic login is used when QuickBooks is not already open. QuickBooks will be opened in the background, and will run until your application has finished its connection with QuickBooks. The QuickBooks user interface will not be displayed, and end-users on the same machine will be locked out. End-users on other machines, however, will be allowed access if multi-user mode is specified.

By default integrated applications do not have permission to login automatically. The first time an application interacts with QuickBooks, it must do so interactively, with QuickBooks and the company file open. The QuickBooks end user may then grant automatic login permission through Edit Preferences - Integrated Applications in the QuickBooks user interface. Click on the name of the application and then "Properties", and you may allow the application to login automatically.

For automatic login the CompanyFile must be specified. CompanyFile, ApplicationName, and other properties relating to the QuickBooks connection may be edited through qb_connection_string.

QBFileStatus:   The status of the company file as it pertains to accepting connections.

This setting may be queried before attempting to connect to QuickBooks to determine the current company file status. When queried the class will attempt to determine whether a subsequent connection using the provided qb_connection_string value would succeed. Possible return values are:

0 The company file will accept the connection. This indicates that no company file is open, or the desired company file is already open.
1 The company file will not accept the connection. This indicates a different company file is already open.

QBOpenCompanyFile:   The file currently open in QuickBooks.

The name of the file currently open in QuickBooks, specified completely with the path. This field is read-only.

A query is submitted to QuickBooks when the value of this property is read. The empty string will be returned if no file is open, if QuickBooks is open in an access mode incompatible with QBConnectionMode, or if an error occurs.

If the value of this property is nonempty, the class may interact exclusively with the open file.

SalesExpense:   Any expenses that were incurred during the sale of a fixed asset.

This is only applicable if the asset has been sold. Related properties include description, price and date_sold.

SendRawXML:   Sends specified XML to quickbooks without modification.

Available for write only. Immediately sends the specified XML over the current or default QuickBooks connection (as specified elsewhere), and returns the QBXML response. Syntax: Control1.Config("SendRawXML=<?xml version="1.0" ?>...")

SpecialItemType:   The type of the item when ItemType is Unknown.

The type of item in case item_type is itUnknown. Calling add on such an item will result in an error, however get or get_by_name can get any item without causing an error. item_name will contain the name of the item, and other properties may contain relevant information as well.

SSLAcceptServerCert:   The SSL certificate being used by the QuickBooks Gateway (aka Remote Connector).

The Base-64 encoded certificate being used by the Remote Connector (you may get this certificate from the Remote Connector by going to the Security tab, and clicking Export.)

This is only necessary if using a self-signed certificate, or any other certificate that has not been signed by a Certificate Authority (CA) trusted by the system.

SSLAcceptServerCertFile:   The SSL certificate file being used by the QuickBooks Gateway (aka Remote Connector).

If your public key certificate is stored in a file, you may set this configuration setting to the full path of the certificate, and it will be immediately read from disk and stored in SSLAcceptServerCert. Equivalent to setting SSLAcceptServerCert to file contents.

Reading the value of this setting will return an empty string.

StopOnError:   Specifies how QuickBooks is to proceed if an error occurs in processing of the current request.

If StopOnError is True (default), QuickBooks will stop processing when an error occurs. Requests that have already been processed will not be rolled back. An error is returned for the operation that caused the error condition. If StopOnError is False, QuickBooks will continue processing the remaining requests if an error occurs.

Sublevel:   The number of ancestors this Item has.

This setting is read-only.

TaxRate:   The percentage rate of tax.

TaxVendorId:   The VENDOR or tax agency to whom taxes are due.

TaxVendorName:   The VENDOR or tax agency to whom taxes are due.

TimeCreated:   The time the object was created.

This config setting is read-only.

TimeModified:   The time the object was created.

This config setting is read-only.

UnattendedModePref:   Whether connecting while QuickBooks is closed is required or optional for the user.

This setting allows you to let the user know immediately whether your application requires the ability to access QuickBooks while QuickBooks is closed.

A list of available values is provided below.

umpOptionalCauses the QuickBooks authorization dialog to display its default selections and let the user pick. Use this setting if you do not need unattended mode.
umpRequiredCauses the QuickBooks authorization dialog to display only the selection choices of "No" (no authorization) or "Yes, allow access even if QuickBooks is not running" (authorize unattended mode).

The default value is umpOptional.

UnitOfMeasureId:   Id of the units that the item is measured in.

This setting is only available when the QBXMLVersion is "7.0" or higher.

UnitOfMeasureName:   Name of the units that the item is measured in.

This setting is only available when the QBXMLVersion is "7.0" or higher.

VendorOrPayeeName:   Name of the vendor from whom this asset was purchased.

WarningCodes:   A comma-separated list of QuickBooks warning codes that should not result in an exception.

By default, the class will throw an exception when a status code with severity "Warn" is returned in a QuickBooks response. Set this field to a comma-separated list of status codes that should not throw an exception if returned. Note that the QuickBooks response code is not necessarily the same as the exception code from the resulting exception.

Base Config Settings

BuildInfo:   Information about the product's build.

When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the product's build.

CodePage:   The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.

The default code page is Unicode UTF-8 (65001).

The following is a list of valid code page identifiers:

IdentifierName
037IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada
437OEM - United States
500IBM EBCDIC - International
708Arabic - ASMO 708
709Arabic - ASMO 449+, BCON V4
710Arabic - Transparent Arabic
720Arabic - Transparent ASMO
737OEM - Greek (formerly 437G)
775OEM - Baltic
850OEM - Multilingual Latin I
852OEM - Latin II
855OEM - Cyrillic (primarily Russian)
857OEM - Turkish
858OEM - Multilingual Latin I + Euro symbol
860OEM - Portuguese
861OEM - Icelandic
862OEM - Hebrew
863OEM - Canadian-French
864OEM - Arabic
865OEM - Nordic
866OEM - Russian
869OEM - Modern Greek
870IBM EBCDIC - Multilingual/ROECE (Latin-2)
874ANSI/OEM - Thai (same as 28605, ISO 8859-15)
875IBM EBCDIC - Modern Greek
932ANSI/OEM - Japanese, Shift-JIS
936ANSI/OEM - Simplified Chinese (PRC, Singapore)
949ANSI/OEM - Korean (Unified Hangul Code)
950ANSI/OEM - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan; Hong Kong SAR, PRC)
1026IBM EBCDIC - Turkish (Latin-5)
1047IBM EBCDIC - Latin 1/Open System
1140IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada (037 + Euro symbol)
1141IBM EBCDIC - Germany (20273 + Euro symbol)
1142IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway (20277 + Euro symbol)
1143IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden (20278 + Euro symbol)
1144IBM EBCDIC - Italy (20280 + Euro symbol)
1145IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain (20284 + Euro symbol)
1146IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom (20285 + Euro symbol)
1147IBM EBCDIC - France (20297 + Euro symbol)
1148IBM EBCDIC - International (500 + Euro symbol)
1149IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic (20871 + Euro symbol)
1200Unicode UCS-2 Little-Endian (BMP of ISO 10646)
1201Unicode UCS-2 Big-Endian
1250ANSI - Central European
1251ANSI - Cyrillic
1252ANSI - Latin I
1253ANSI - Greek
1254ANSI - Turkish
1255ANSI - Hebrew
1256ANSI - Arabic
1257ANSI - Baltic
1258ANSI/OEM - Vietnamese
1361Korean (Johab)
10000MAC - Roman
10001MAC - Japanese
10002MAC - Traditional Chinese (Big5)
10003MAC - Korean
10004MAC - Arabic
10005MAC - Hebrew
10006MAC - Greek I
10007MAC - Cyrillic
10008MAC - Simplified Chinese (GB 2312)
10010MAC - Romania
10017MAC - Ukraine
10021MAC - Thai
10029MAC - Latin II
10079MAC - Icelandic
10081MAC - Turkish
10082MAC - Croatia
12000Unicode UCS-4 Little-Endian
12001Unicode UCS-4 Big-Endian
20000CNS - Taiwan
20001TCA - Taiwan
20002Eten - Taiwan
20003IBM5550 - Taiwan
20004TeleText - Taiwan
20005Wang - Taiwan
20105IA5 IRV International Alphabet No. 5 (7-bit)
20106IA5 German (7-bit)
20107IA5 Swedish (7-bit)
20108IA5 Norwegian (7-bit)
20127US-ASCII (7-bit)
20261T.61
20269ISO 6937 Non-Spacing Accent
20273IBM EBCDIC - Germany
20277IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway
20278IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden
20280IBM EBCDIC - Italy
20284IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain
20285IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom
20290IBM EBCDIC - Japanese Katakana Extended
20297IBM EBCDIC - France
20420IBM EBCDIC - Arabic
20423IBM EBCDIC - Greek
20424IBM EBCDIC - Hebrew
20833IBM EBCDIC - Korean Extended
20838IBM EBCDIC - Thai
20866Russian - KOI8-R
20871IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic
20880IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Russian)
20905IBM EBCDIC - Turkish
20924IBM EBCDIC - Latin-1/Open System (1047 + Euro symbol)
20932JIS X 0208-1990 & 0121-1990
20936Simplified Chinese (GB2312)
21025IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Serbian, Bulgarian)
21027Extended Alpha Lowercase
21866Ukrainian (KOI8-U)
28591ISO 8859-1 Latin I
28592ISO 8859-2 Central Europe
28593ISO 8859-3 Latin 3
28594ISO 8859-4 Baltic
28595ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic
28596ISO 8859-6 Arabic
28597ISO 8859-7 Greek
28598ISO 8859-8 Hebrew
28599ISO 8859-9 Latin 5
28605ISO 8859-15 Latin 9
29001Europa 3
38598ISO 8859-8 Hebrew
50220ISO 2022 Japanese with no halfwidth Katakana
50221ISO 2022 Japanese with halfwidth Katakana
50222ISO 2022 Japanese JIS X 0201-1989
50225ISO 2022 Korean
50227ISO 2022 Simplified Chinese
50229ISO 2022 Traditional Chinese
50930Japanese (Katakana) Extended
50931US/Canada and Japanese
50933Korean Extended and Korean
50935Simplified Chinese Extended and Simplified Chinese
50936Simplified Chinese
50937US/Canada and Traditional Chinese
50939Japanese (Latin) Extended and Japanese
51932EUC - Japanese
51936EUC - Simplified Chinese
51949EUC - Korean
51950EUC - Traditional Chinese
52936HZ-GB2312 Simplified Chinese
54936Windows XP: GB18030 Simplified Chinese (4 Byte)
57002ISCII Devanagari
57003ISCII Bengali
57004ISCII Tamil
57005ISCII Telugu
57006ISCII Assamese
57007ISCII Oriya
57008ISCII Kannada
57009ISCII Malayalam
57010ISCII Gujarati
57011ISCII Punjabi
65000Unicode UTF-7
65001Unicode UTF-8

The following is a list of valid code page identifiers for Mac OS only:

IdentifierName
1ASCII
2NEXTSTEP
3JapaneseEUC
4UTF8
5ISOLatin1
6Symbol
7NonLossyASCII
8ShiftJIS
9ISOLatin2
10Unicode
11WindowsCP1251
12WindowsCP1252
13WindowsCP1253
14WindowsCP1254
15WindowsCP1250
21ISO2022JP
30MacOSRoman
10UTF16String
0x90000100UTF16BigEndian
0x94000100UTF16LittleEndian
0x8c000100UTF32String
0x98000100UTF32BigEndian
0x9c000100UTF32LittleEndian
65536Proprietary

LicenseInfo:   Information about the current license.

When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the license this instance of a class is using. It will return the following information:

  • Product: The product the license is for.
  • Product Key: The key the license was generated from.
  • License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File).
  • License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server).
  • Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
MaskSensitive:   Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages.

In certain circumstances it may be beneficial to mask sensitive data, like passwords, in log messages. Set this to True to mask sensitive data. The default is True.

This setting only works on these classes: AS3Receiver, AS3Sender, Atom, Client(3DS), FTP, FTPServer, IMAP, OFTPClient, SSHClient, SCP, Server(3DS), Sexec, SFTP, SFTPServer, SSHServer, TCPClient, TCPServer.

ProcessIdleEvents:   Whether the class uses its internal event loop to process events when the main thread is idle.

If set to False, the class will not fire internal idle events. Set this to False to use the class in a background thread on Mac OS. By default, this setting is True.

SelectWaitMillis:   The length of time in milliseconds the class will wait when DoEvents is called if there are no events to process.

If there are no events to process when do_events is called, the class will wait for the amount of time specified here before returning. The default value is 20.

UseInternalSecurityAPI:   Tells the class whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

When set to False, the class will use the system security libraries by default to perform cryptographic functions where applicable.

Setting this setting to True tells the class to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.

On Windows, this setting is set to False by default. On Linux/macOS, this setting is set to True by default.

To use the system security libraries for Linux, OpenSSL support must be enabled. For more information on how to enable OpenSSL, please refer to the OpenSSL Notes section.

Item Errors

Errors

The following errors may be generated by the class. Note that frequently the error message will contain more specific information than what is listed here.

Item Errors

101   String too long.
103   Invalid date format (YYYY-MM-DD is standard).
104   Invalid value for enumerated field.
105   Invalid integer.
106   Invalid dollar amount.
107   Invalid boolean value (must be 'true' or 'false').
108   Invalid number.
111   Invalid special characters in string.
112   Invalid special field syntax.
181   Could not load certificate file.
201   Required field unspecified.
211   Unsupported field specified.
301   Array line count must be nonnegative.
302   Array index out of bounds.
303   Invalid field index.
401   Field not accessible as a special field.
402   Write access attempted of readonly field.
403   Read access attempted of writeonly field.
421   The object cannot be modified.
511   The qb_request_id has been previously used. Please generate a new one.
601   Could not access QuickBooks.
602   Could not open specified file.
603   The version of QuickBooks currently being used is not supported.
604   QuickBooks has not been installed properly.
605   The specified file was of an incorrect version.
606   Could not start QuickBooks.
607   QuickBooks is open in a mode different than the one requested.
608   QuickBooks cannot currently be accessed.
609   An application name must be specified.
610   A file name must be specified if one is not currently open in QuickBooks.
611   Access denied.
612   QuickBooks is busy and cannot open your application in the mode requested.
699   The connection to QuickBooks has failed for an unknown reason.
702   The object requested does not exist in QuickBooks.
751   Unsupported QBXML version.
752   The qbxml_version chosen is insufficient to execute the request.
801   A QuickBooks internal error has occurred.
802   QuickBooks is not available due to a system-related problem.
803   The Id specified is invalid.
804   Invalid object name.
805   The name already exists in QuickBooks.
807   An object could not be found in QuickBooks.
808   A reference did not refer to an object that exists in QuickBooks.
809   The object is currently in use by the QuickBooks end user.
810   The object may not be added.
811   The object may not be updated because it is obsolete.
812   The address is invalid.
813   Permission to perform this operation is not granted.
814   The request has not been processed.
815   Time creation mismatch.
816   The feature is turned off or not enabled.
817   Permission level configured is insufficient for access.
818    The item specified was of an unknown type.
819   The object may not be changed.
820   An internal QuickBooks error has occurred.
821   An attempt was made to use a connection that was not properly initiated.
822   An attempt was made to use a connection that is invalid or was previously closed.
823   Not enough memory.
824   Unable to lock the necessary information to allow this application access to the company file. Try again later.
850   An older version of QuickBooks 2002 is being used. Please download the latest update from Intuit.
851   The QuickBooks request processor was not found. Check that QuickBooks Pro 2002 or higher is installed on your system.
861   Server error on WebExport (details follow).
862   The WebExport is impossible: an HTTP context was not found.
871   You may not set the value of QBConnectionTicket. This value is readonly.
880   Interrupted by the user.
881   An error has occurred connecting to a remote machine.
899   An unknown QuickBooks error has occurred. The message contains more details.
901   XML Parser Error. Should not occur under normal circumstances.
161   You must set item_type first.
162   Export not allowed for unsupported item types.
163   Only service, inventory, and non-inventory items may be updated.

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