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How Does the QuickBooks Multi-User Mode Work for Access?

Do you want to learn how the multi-user mode works in QuickBooks? If so, read the blog until the end, as it contains exclusive information about it. Multi-user mode in QuickBooks enables various users to access and work on the same company file simultaneously. A QB license holder must have a multi-user license to access those company files.  The number of users to access the QuickBooks company file depends upon which product you are using. You may also have a user license installed for the access. Multiple users can share a single user account. Once only needs to ensure that the folder permissions and mapping are correct. 





The blog provides all the essential details about the multi-user mode, but if you want to know more, you can ask a QuickBooks expert for help; you can call them at +1855-738-0359.

 

Understand the Working Process of  the Multi-User Mode 


Setting up a multi-user mode on a network is also called hosting. The computer that hosts the company file is called the server or the host computer. Before understanding the workings of multi-user hosting, let us know what the different types of QuickBooks hosting are:


Types of Hosting 


There are different kinds of hosting in QB, such as:

  1. Shared Hosting

  2. Dedicated Hosting

  3. VPS- Virtual Private Server Hosting

  4. Managed Hosting 

  5. Alternate Hosting


Conditions For Allowing Access to Company Files:

Here are a few requirements that QuickBooks Desktop must fulfill to allow access to the company file for hosting:

  1. Database Server mode: one can access the company file successfully with the Database Server mode.

  2. Windows file permissions: the user logged in must be permitted to have complete control for allowing them to open, view, and edit the company file.

  3. Every user must have their login credentials for QuickBooks.



Points You Must Know About the QuickBooks Hosting Mode


Every computer and the QuickBooks Desktop software has a varied hosting mode. Hosting settings in the QBDT 2018 version or later are not dependent when used in tandem with different versions. 


Know the  Different Hosting Modes

There are three types of hosting modes namely:


  •  QB Database Server Manager runs as a Windows service called QuickBooksDBXX in this mode. 

  •  Here, XX means the present version of QuickBooks Desktop, which can be between 25 and 28.



  •  The QB Database Server Manager is logged in as a Windows user in this mode.



  • In this mode, the hosting mode does not support multi-user mode, and only the QBDT user can access the program's local copy on the PC.


While hosting, if the QuickBooks multi-user mode not working error appears, you can set ideal permissions and reset the multi-user mode correctly. 






This blog can help the reader understand the software's multi-user mode. When you set this mode, you can let other users access the file all at once. If you have further queries about the multi-user mode or the single-user mode, call a QuickBooks expert at +1855-738-0359.


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