Convert QuickBooks Enterprise To QuickBooks Online

Just how to Convert A QuickBooks Enterprise Company File to QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions' conversion to QuickBooks on the net is distinct from converting a QuickBooks Pro or Premier company file to QBO. In a nutshell, it is not as easy or straight-forward however with a couple of tips we are able to help make it possible. Our Support team provides some simple steps to Convert QuickBooks Enterprise To QuickBooks Online manually.

To start with you need to be using Internet Explorer 10 or higher.

Click on File > Utilities > Copy Company File For QuickBooks Online

The file will likely to be saved with a ".OE" extension. I would recommend saving this to your desktop for simple retrieval. Once you click save, your organization file will likely to be converting to this .OE format and may take some time according to the size of important computer data file.

Save exported company file

Follow the following steps.

Import the QuickBooks Desktop file

Open Internet Explorer 10 or web browser 11
Head to QBO.intuit.com.
Sign in.
Open the QuickBooks Online file.
Click the Gear.
Click Import Desktop Data
Select QuickBooks for Windows 2005 and below.
Import quickbooks desktop data into QBO
Click Continue.
The Getting Ready screen will list what's needed to upload the file.
getting ready qbo import
Click Continue.
Check off any applicable boxes within the Import Checklist.
quickbooks online import checklist
Click Continue.
start import
Click Start Import.
You may receive a message which warns that most data in the QuickBooks Online file are going to be overwritten.
QuickBooks warning
Click Continue.
Install the Active X control on the computer.
install active x
Click Install.
NOTE: Initiating the installing of the Active X control might cause you to repeat the aforementioned steps.
If the Active X control is installed, you can expect to receive a Congratulations window.
congratulations window
Click Continue.
Hover over QuickBooks for Windows 2005 or earlier. Proceed with the instructions to export the file from QuickBooks Desktop, or click the box "Yes, i have prepared my file for import".
prepare quickbooks file for import to qbo
Click Continue.
Click Browse to navigate to your saved OE.qbw file.
Click to browse in order to find quickbooks file
Select your saved OE.qbw file.
Click Open.
open qbw file
Find the kind of import you want to use.
Select variety of file to import to quickbooks online
Click Continue.

Please wait a second while we process file
If an Admin password existed within the desktop file, you will be prompted to enter it now.
You will see your file start uploading with a Toolbar moving towards 100%.
NOTE: Closing this window by any kind of method than clicking Continue will stop the file from uploading.
Do not close this window during upload
After the upload reaches 100%, click Continue.
You are locked out from the file whilst the upload is completed and imported.
File happens to be successfully uploaded
Click Sign Away From QuickBooks Online.
You will definitely receive a contact as soon as the file happens to be fully imported and is available for use.
My experience happens to be it takes merely minutes for the file to prepare yourself versus the 24 hour expectation Intuit puts on the screen.
Obviously these are generally giving you a worst case scenario expectation.

IMPORTANT: If whenever you want over these steps you may be blocked from continuing you may have to add *.intuit.com to your Trusted Sites.

internet explorer gear iconAt the very best right associated with Internet Explorer click on the gear icon.

Then click on Internet Options. From the screen that follows click the Security Tab.

IE internet options

Click on the "Sites" button in your Trusted Sites as shown below.

Sites Button

Type *.intuit.com within the Add this site to the zone field. Click on the Add button.
It's going to drop down into the trusted websites zone.

Make sure to uncheck the container close to "Require server verification (https:) for many sites in this zone."

uncheck require server verification