Can someone please explain how to convert my Reckon Enterprise Desktop file to Reckon Accounts Hoste

Deb Hunter
Deb Hunter Member Posts: 1
edited May 2020 in Accounts Hosted
I have just started a trial version of Reckon accounts hosted and need to migrate my Reckon Enterprise desktop file to the new version.  Can someone please explain how to do this.

Thanks!

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  • Sharyn Hanlon
    Sharyn Hanlon Member Posts: 6
    edited March 2020
    DEb Hunter after a year of converting over are you happy with hosted? thinking of moving over as well did you have any issues was transition painless? any loss of data etc .  appreciate your imput

  • Kris_Williams
    Kris_Williams Member Posts: 3,272 Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert
    edited May 2020
    Transition painless, Hosted works well, I use Firefox browser to access it
  • Kris_Williams
    Kris_Williams Member Posts: 3,272 Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert
    edited March 2020
    So when you download your hosted file and open in Enterprise if required, what is the difference between that Enterprise version and the desktop version?
  • Acctd4
    Acctd4 Accredited Partner Posts: 3,366 Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert
    edited March 2020
    Hi Kris

    There's no difference at all - Hosted IS Enterprise but access is via Reckon's server instead of installed locally on a user's PC  :)

    Shaz Hughes Dip(Fin) ACQ NSW, MICB

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    Ballajura, WA

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    Shaz Hughes Dip(Fin) ACQ NSW, MICB

    *** Reckon Accredited Partner (AP) Bookkeeper - specialising EXCLUSIVELY in Reckon Accounts / Hosted ! ***

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  • Kris_Williams
    Kris_Williams Member Posts: 3,272 Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert Reckon Accounts Hosted Expert
    edited March 2020
    That’s what I thought, so is it not feasible to change from Hosted to Desktop Enterprise (after purchasing a license) and download your file if online is no longer your need. I also thought that whilst ever you were paying to use Hosted you were entitled to one copy of the current version of Enterprise, not just in the first year.
  • GerryWinter
    GerryWinter Accredited Partner Posts: 1,204 Personal Range Expert Personal Range Expert
    edited March 2020
    Most Reckon products are by subscription now so if you are using the free Enterprise that is given by having hosted you can carry on forever on your desktop, you simply cant go to a lower version, but that has always been the case.
    Gerry

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    Gerhard Winter

    Ph. 0418907140

    Reckon Store Next Door

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  • GerryWinter
    GerryWinter Accredited Partner Posts: 1,204 Personal Range Expert Personal Range Expert
    edited March 2020
    You are right but if you went to Hosted you were expecting to pay that anyway and that cost is still less than the stand alone of Enterprise.
    Gerry

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    Gerhard Winter

    Ph. 0418907140

    Reckon Store Next Door

    "Always at your Service"

    Email: gwinter0808@gmail.com

  • Datarec_ReckonLtd
    Datarec_ReckonLtd Reckon Staff Posts: 1,039 Reckon Staff
    edited March 2020
    Hi Deb,

    DATA RECOVERY: How to upload a company data file (*.QBW) from your local computer to the Reckon Accounts Hosted platform

    Follow the steps in the support article to upload your company file from your computer to your existing Hosted Q: drive.

    Regards,

    Data Recovery Team

  • Datarec_ReckonLtd
    Datarec_ReckonLtd Reckon Staff Posts: 1,039 Reckon Staff
    edited March 2020
    Hi Gerry,

    We can perform an analysis to confirm whether a clients Hosted/Enterprise data file can be converted to a Reckon Accounts Premier compatible data file.

    If a data file that is in the Enterprise / Hosted format makes use of Lists that exceed the list limits of Premier, then whilst it can still be done, the user would encounter the problem of not being able to add new list records.

    Users can request a data service on the Reckon website http://www.reckon.com/au/data-services-request/