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 DROIDSYNC  -  POS straight into QuickBooks
 (no Excel workbooks, no Transaction Pro)
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HOW TO INSTALL (2 clicks):

  1.  If you are reading this from inside a ZIP file:
      right-click the ZIP  ->  "Extract All..."  ->  Extract.

  2.  Open the extracted folder and double-click:

          INSTALL DROIDSYNC - CLICK ME FIRST.bat

      It installs everything, puts a DROIDSYNC shortcut on
      your Desktop, and opens the app - the setup wizard starts
      right away.

AFTER THE WIZARD - two one-time things (the app reminds you):

  1.  Press "Run" next to "Get POS reports" once, so a real report
      is downloaded. Then press "Account mappings" and connect the
      report's lines to your QuickBooks accounts (you pick the lines
      from a dropdown - no typing them from memory).

  2.  QuickBooks Desktop: the first post into each company pops
      QuickBooks' "Application permission" box. Have QuickBooks
      open on that company, run the post, and choose "Yes, always;
      allow access even if QuickBooks is not running" (log in as
      Admin). QuickBooks Online: press "Connect QuickBooks Online"
      once per store and sign in on Intuit's own page. After that,
      it is fully automatic either way.

WHAT IT DOES

  POS -> QuickBooks. The app downloads your POS reports, does the
  math itself, and posts into QuickBooks Desktop (through Intuit's
  official SDK, on the same PC) or QuickBooks Online (through
  Intuit's API) - you choose which in setup.

  * Real duplicate protection: before posting, the app ASKS
    QuickBooks whether that day's entry already exists.
  * The journal entry must balance to the penny or nothing posts.
  * Payroll sync: pulls the payroll report from the POS and posts
    each employee's hours into QuickBooks as time entries - the
    same thing as a hand-done time import. QuickBooks payroll
    still builds the paychecks.
  * No Excel, no Transaction Pro license, no .dat map files.
    (The old Excel + Transaction Pro edition is discontinued.)

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 Notes
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  *  Windows 10/11. QuickBooks Desktop on the same PC, or a
     QuickBooks Online company you sign in to.
  *  The installer needs the internet the first time.
  *  Your POS password: enter it ONCE via "Log in to POS portal".
     It is encrypted by Windows itself (DPAPI) and never leaves
     this PC. A "Forget saved password" button removes it any time.
  *  DROIDSYNC is a third-party tool, not affiliated with
     PAR, Brink, Intuit/QuickBooks, or Microsoft. Always verify
     your numbers in QuickBooks.
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