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# QuickBooks Online vendor card creation

> Auto-create PEX vendor cards from your QuickBooks Online vendor list. You can save 1% on vendor spend with a PEX Vendor Card.

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## Accessing the app

Log into your PEX account to finalize the set up.

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Log in to [http://dashboard.pexcard.com/](http://dashboard.pexcard.com/?utm_source=support)
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Navigate to [Apps > Available](https://dashboard.pexcard.com/apps/available?utm_source=support)
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Scroll to locate **PEX Connector for QuickBooks Online**.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click **More info** > **Install** > **Launch**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Select your use case(s)

There are currently two options for how you can connect PEX with QuickBooks Online. We recommend as many as possible to make your reconciliation experience seamless.

* Create vendor cards from my QuickBooks vendors.
* Sync transactions from PEX to QuickBooks nightly.

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Click **Create vendor cards from my QuickBooks vendors**.

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      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pextest/BOX7grb6sbwuqywO/images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BOX7grb6sbwuqywO&q=85&s=01ed2dc649686aac017afafafdd00fe5" alt="QuickBooks Online vendor card use case" width="1895" height="624" data-path="images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-1.png" />
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  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click the green button to connect to your QuickBooks Online account if you are not already connected:

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  </Step>
</Steps>

## Select vendors to auto-create vendor cards for

<Steps>
  <Step>
    You will see a list of your top active vendors.

    <Note>
      **Note:**

      PEX imports only **active** vendors.
    </Note>

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      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pextest/BOX7grb6sbwuqywO/images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BOX7grb6sbwuqywO&q=85&s=4de21e0a36678e01bfd399352b90379f" alt="Your QuickBooks vendors list" width="1895" height="624" data-path="images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-3.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step>
    **A to Z**, **Z to A**, and **Total Spend** are the **Your QuickBooks vendors** list sorting options. You can also filter **Your QuickBooks vendors** by expense category.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Select the vendors you want vendor cards for: click a name in **Your QuickBooks vendors**. Hold **Cmd** + **click** (Mac) or **Ctrl**/**Shift** + **click** (Windows) to select multiple. To select every vendor, click **Select All**.

    <Note>
      **Note:**

      You can select up to **25** vendors at a time.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step>
    If you do not see a vendor, search for any vendor in QuickBooks Online using the **Your QuickBooks vendors** search bar.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    If a vendor is missing from the list, add them in QuickBooks Online first. See [Add a vendor in QuickBooks Online](https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/vendor-management/add-vendor-quickbooks-online/L29cgm4Ag_US_en_US?uid=ld34zhpc). After you add them, the name is searchable in PEX.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    When your selections are ready, click the **right-arrow** button to move them to **Selected vendors**.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    To remove a vendor from **Selected vendors**, click the name, then the **left-arrow** button. The vendor returns to **Your QuickBooks vendors**.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    To clear **Selected vendors**, click **Reset all**.

    <Note>
      **Note:**

      The system creates vendor cards only for vendors in **Selected vendors**.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click **Next**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Add card details

<Steps>
  <Step>
    On this screen, you will see all vendors you added to **Selected vendors**.

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      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pextest/BOX7grb6sbwuqywO/images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-4.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BOX7grb6sbwuqywO&q=85&s=bd4bb5aa364dc18c65705fec99af27c5" alt="Vendor card funding and options" width="1895" height="624" data-path="images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-4.png" />
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  </Step>

  <Step>
    You might have 2 options:

    * Set an **auto card funding** limit drawn from your PEX Business Balance.
    * Turn off auto funding and add **initial funding** for that vendor card (PEX Prepaid only).
  </Step>

  <Step>
    <Note>
      **Note:**

      If transaction sync with QuickBooks is already set to book purchases to a **single vendor**, you will see the **Automatically map expenses from vendor cards to vendors in QuickBooks** toggle.
    </Note>

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      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pextest/BOX7grb6sbwuqywO/images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-5.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BOX7grb6sbwuqywO&q=85&s=ffeae22b5281e3775faa5037094ea62c" alt="Automatically map expenses to QuickBooks vendors" width="1895" height="624" data-path="images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-5.png" />
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  </Step>

  <Step>
    By default, it is **on**. If you leave it **on**, then:

    * The system will book PEX purchases against the corresponding vendors on your created vendor cards.
    * If your purchases do not have corresponding vendors, then the system will book PEX purchases against a single vendor.

    Should you turn this option **off**, the system will book all your PEX purchases against a single vendor.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click **Next**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Confirm order

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Confirm your order by clicking **Finish**.

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      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pextest/BOX7grb6sbwuqywO/images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-6.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BOX7grb6sbwuqywO&q=85&s=d2ed605d7a242a6813973ac1177a61af" alt="Confirm vendor card order" width="1453" height="706" data-path="images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-6.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Clicking **Finish** creates vendor cards and opens the **Manage vendor cards** tab. All vendor cards are **activated** on creation and can be used immediately.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Managing vendor cards

<Steps>
  <Step>
    View your PEX vendor cards created from your QuickBooks vendor list.

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      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pextest/BOX7grb6sbwuqywO/images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-7.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BOX7grb6sbwuqywO&q=85&s=cc1beafffabdf00324dea30c31f34ba3" alt="Manage vendor cards" width="1888" height="517" data-path="images/administrator-guide/quickbooks-online-vendor-card-creation/image-7.png" />
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  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click a card to manage it.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    If transaction sync with QuickBooks is not set up, you will see **Sync your transactions to QuickBooks nightly**. Click **Get started** to set up sync between PEX and QuickBooks.
  </Step>
</Steps>

More detail:

* [Connector for QuickBooks Online (Prepaid)](/administrator-guide/pex-connector-for-quickbooks-online-prepaid)
* [Connector for QuickBooks Online (Charge)](/administrator-guide/pex-connector-for-quickbooks-online-charge)

For connector questions, email [appsupport+quickbooksonline@pexcard.com](mailto:appsupport+quickbooksonline@pexcard.com).
