Eachclient folder will have 10GB of storage which is great for clients who have multiple company files. One client will not have access to the contents of the folder shared with another client. You and your team members will have access to all the folders in your account.
If you are sharing your files internally with your staff and selected external users like accountants and bookkeepers, we recommend you create one folder. All shared users have access to the files within the folder. Your folder will have 10GB of storage so you can store multiple QuickBooks files, subfolders, and Microsoft Office files within it.
To get started, the user who wants to create the Qbox folders and share files, has to sign up for a Qbox account at
www.qboxplus.com, create their sync folders, and invite other users to share the Sync folders. Qbox Client program is then downloaded and installed on the Windows Desktop after which it will create these folders at the selected directory path.
Invited users, who do not already have a Qbox account, receive an email invite with a link to sign up for an account, download, and install the Qbox Client. Please note, shared users have no expense for their account.
When opening the file, the user will need to lock the file to make changes. After the user is done with the changes, the file needs to be closed, after which Qbox will sync the changes made by the user to the other shared users and release the lock automatically. Now another user can open the file in their Sync folder and lock the file. When one user has the file lock, another user can view the file, but cannot make any changes. This simple to use locking and syncing technology, patented by CoralTree, helps users with hassle free, error free, active collaboration.
To setup Qbox, the owner first signs up for a Qbox account at the Qbox website
www.qboxplus.com, creates Sync folders, and installs Qbox client on his or her Windows PC. After installation, the Sync folders are created on a selected directory. The owner can invite other users to share the folder, who can then signup for their Qbox accounts, and install Qbox client, after which the Sync folders are created on their Windows PCs. The file to be shared is copied into the Sync folder by one of the users. Qbox first syncs the file up to the Qbox cloud server over the Internet and then syncs it down to the Sync folders on the shared user computers. This sync-up and sync-down process makes sure that all users have identical copies of the file.
Qbox runs on Desktop, Laptop, or Tablets computers running any of the versions of Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7.X, Windows 8.X, Windows 10.X and Windows Servers. It also runs on Virtual Desktops and Terminal Servers running Windows. Qbox is not supported on Apple Mac or iPad at this time.
Qbox can lock and sync files of supported applications only. The following file types can be locked when they are opened in their supported application, and synced when the file is closed. Locking and syncing work-flow allows for real time collaboration with shared users:
The following file types can be synced (one time sync) and shared with other users. These cannot be locked when opened so they cannot be edited. However, the files can be replaced using copy/paste operation to sync a new version:
Qbox account owners can share their folders with other users simply by sending an invitation to their email addresses at the Web Dashboard. Invited users, who do not already have a Qbox account, get an email with a link for setting up Qbox on their computers. They can access the folders and files after installing Qbox on their computers. Folders and files can be accessed only by the owner and by the users with whom they are shared.
Shared users can be given admin permission for the folder being shared with them. They can then create, rename or delete sub-folders, delete files, release lock and roll back files. Shared users are not allowed to send sharing invitations, even if they are given admin permission for a folder.
Qbox MU is used to create a common folder on a network drive or server for users on a local network. This configuration is required when users want to work on QuickBooks company files in multi-user mode. Qbox MU can be setup by:
Qbox owners or Team members with admin permission can create Sync folders on the Qbox Explorer or at the Qbox Web Dashboard. Shared users with admin permission can create subfolders inside the Sync folder shared with them using the steps outlined below.
In the case of QuickBooks, Qbox syncs both the QBW and TLG files together in lock-step, so both these files need to be copied to the Qbox Sync folder. This can be done using any of the methods given below:
If you are using Intuit Sync manager, Web Connector, Intuit Payroll, POS, Bill.com, import transactions from Banks and Credit Cards, or any other online services, please read the following important information:
Users on a local network who need multi-user access to QuickBooks Company file, and also have a need to share the file with remote users, can setup Qbox MU on a Server or Peer computer. Qbox Explorers of each user display the same Sync folders and Company files, and users can open and work on the files concurrently in multi-user mode. The first user opening the file locks the file for the other MU users. When all users exit QuickBooks, Qbox on the computer of the user who locked the file will sync the changes and release file lock, so that remote users can lock and work on the file.
When you turn on your computer, Qbox client starts automatically and logs into the Qbox Cloud Server. You should see a green Qbox icon on your Windows System Tray, in the area next to the clock. You will also see the Qbox Explorer that displays the contents of the Qbox folder. If Qbox is not running, you can start it by double clicking on the large Qbox Client icon on your desktop, or by launching the Qbox application from the Windows Start menu.
You can open a file in its supporting application simply by double clicking on the file in Qbox Explorer. The file can be displayed on the right hand side, by selecting the containing folder on the left hand side. When the file is opened, if no one else has locked the file:
If another user has the file lock, Qbox will not let you lock the file. Changes you make to the file will be synced only if you have the file lock. If you make changes without the lock, these can be overwritten and lost when another user who has the lock syncs the file.
II. After syncing starts and the Qbox icon changes from orange to green, you can open the same file again and acquire file lock to continue working on it. Syncing of the previous version will continue in the background. Do not open the same file when the icon is orange as this interrupt the syncing process.
Changes made to a file by another user will be synced to your computer automatically. The file cannot be locked until sync to your computer is completed. If the file is open, Qbox cannot complete the sync, and will display a message informing you that new updates are available and ask you to close the file. Syncing will be completed within a few seconds after you close the file.
Qbox maintains 20 versions of a file in the Qbox cloud server. Account owners, Team members and Shared users with admin permission, can roll the file back to any previous version. When rolled back, Qbox will release any file lock that may be active and download the selected version of the file to the computers of all shared users.
If you are sharing folders from another owner, you can create your own folders and send sharing invitations to users with whom you need to collaborate. Your Qbox Explorer will display the folders you are sharing from the other owner as well as your own folders, under different Root Folders.
Qbox account owner or Team admin can enable sync for a Custom sync folder. To enable, sign into your account at the Qbox website (
www.qboxplus.com), and go to the Custom Sync folders page. Locate the folder and click the Sync Enable box. Sync can be enabled for 1, 2 or 3 months. Or the Custom Sync folder can be upgraded to a Regular Sync folder.
Files and folders can be deleted by the owner or Team admin on the Qbox Explorer or at the Qbox Web Dashboard after signing in at the Qbox website. To delete, select the parent folder on the left-hand panel to display the contents on the right, right click on the folder or file and select delete. Please note that the folder or file will be deleted on all shared user computers. Use caution while deleting a folder, as the contents of the folder, including items that have not synced to Qbox, will be deleted.
Folders can be renamed by the owner or Team admin on the Qbox Explorer or at the Qbox Web Dashboard after signing in at the Qbox website. To rename, select the parent folder on the left-hand panel to display the contents on the right, right click on the folder select rename. Enter the new folder name and click Update.
If Qbox is already installed on your computer, downloading the Qbox client again will result in an error. First uninstall Qbox Client using the Windows Control panel, restart the computer, and install Qbox again following the steps mentioned above.
Qbox needs to be setup with a unique email address on each Windows PC. If you want to access your Qbox folders and files from a second computer, you will need to use another email address for that computer. If you are the owner of the Qbox account, you can send an invitation to your second email address from your account. If you are sharing a folder, the owner needs to send you another sharing invitation to the second email.
The SQLite project provides a simple command-line program namedsqlite3 (or sqlite3.exe on Windows)that allows the user to manually enter and execute SQLstatements against an SQLite database or against aZIP archive. This document provides a briefintroduction on how to use the sqlite3 program.
Start the sqlite3 program by typing "sqlite3" at thecommand prompt, optionally followedby the name of the file that holds the SQLite database(or ZIP archive). If the namedfile does not exist, a new database file with the given name will becreated automatically. If no database file is specified on thecommand-line, a temporary database is created and automatically deleted whenthe "sqlite3" program exits.
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