Single-User

Modified on Sat, 25 Jul at 8:21 PM

Overview

This guide explains how to install the QQube Single-User Edition on a Windows workstation for use with QuickBooks Desktop.

The Single-User Edition is designed for one person who uses QuickBooks and creates or refreshes QQube reports on the same computer.

Important: A QQube Single-User installation must be installed on a workstation. It cannot be installed on a server.

QQube Single-User installation overview

Pre-install requirements

Review the current requirements.
Confirm that the workstation is not connected to a network where another QQube engine or implementation already exists.
Sign in as the Windows user who will use QQube.
Temporarily give that Windows user administrative rights for the installation. The user may be returned to regular permissions afterward.
Do not right-click the installer and select Run as administrator.

Install QQube

1. Download and start the installer

Download the current QQube installer: qqubeinstall.exe.

Double-click qqubeinstall.exe while signed in as the Windows user who will use QQube.

2. Choose Single-User Edition

Select Single-User Edition, then click Next.

QQube installer showing the Single-User Edition option

3. Install the Excel Add-In

If Microsoft Excel is installed on the workstation, the QQube Excel Add-In option will be available. Leave it selected, then click Next.

QQube installer showing the Excel Add-In option

4. Keep the default installation folder

Keep the default installation folder. It should not be changed.

QQube default installation folder

5. Begin the installation

Review the installation choices, then click Install to begin copying files and installing the required components.

QQube installer ready to begin installation

6. Wait for the installation to complete

The installer displays progress while QQube files and components are installed.

QQube installation progress window

7. Finish the installation

Click Finish to complete the installation.

QQube installation completion window

Administrative permissions after installation

If the Windows user does not normally have administrative machine permissions, the user may be returned to regular permissions after QQube is installed.

Without administrative permissions, the user cannot start or stop the QQube Database service. The user can still perform normal QQube functions, including:

Add or remove QuickBooks company files.
Run synchronizations.
Review synchronization logs.
Resolve synchronization issues.
Create and refresh reports.

QQube database service controls requiring administrative permissions

What gets installed

QQube Database.
QuickBooks to QQube Synchronizer Engine.
QQube Configuration Tool.
QQube Excel Add-In, when selected.
250 examples for six reporting applications.
32-bit and 64-bit ODBC drivers.
Two standard System DSNs:
- QQubeFinancials.
- QQubeUser.

The standard QQube System DSNs eliminate the need to create custom connection strings.

Next steps

Continue to Post-Installation Setup