PNC connection issues
I’m using Quicken Premier version R51.12 on Windows 10. I’ve recently been working on Quicken accounts for my church. They’ve always entered their transactions manually. I attempted to connect to PNC to download transactions automatically. (I’m using Express Web Connect.) But when I downloaded the transactions, it changed my balances! (I don’t have it set to automatically accept transactions.)
Since I hadn’t anticipated that, I didn’t discover the error for several weeks. Then I had to restore from a backup and re-enter all the transactions for the past several weeks. After that, it worked for awhile. Then I added a new account and had to relink my accounts. It happened again! I found that for some strange reason it’s changing my opening balances. I’ve had this happen three times in the last 3 months. (At least I was prepared the last two times and restored it from a backup immediately.)
I’ve also noticed missing transactions in my downloads.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so, is there a solution?
Answers
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The change in your Opening Balance is a bug caused by using QWeb and/or QMobile. Turn them off and the issue should stop.
Also, many SuperUsers suggest storing the Opening Balance amount in the Memo field of that transaction as a reminder and just in case.
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I’ll try that. It’s a great idea to store the amount in the memo. Thank you.
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@NotACPA - I appreciate your suggestions. I did put the opening balances in the memo, as you suggested (using a search in All Transactions).
Then I turned off the sync to Quicken Mobile and Web. I did a backup of my file. I tried to re-link my accounts. It still changed them.I went back to “All Transactions” and changed the opening balances to their original amounts. That corrected some, but not all of the errors. I have no idea what else got changed.
I’m so frustrated that I can’t simply download transactions to my account! I’ve worked with Quicken using other banks for many, many years, and I’ve never had this problem before. I assume it is specific to PNC.0 -
This is more than likely a Quicken initial setup issue and not PNC. I'm assuming this is a checking account and as such, PNC still (the only remaining FREE) offers DC for personal checking accounts. I don't know if a church organization is considered a personal account, but assuming that PNC treats it that way, you should restore from a backup to just prior to when you started the download and use Direct Connect DC, not EWC+.
This should resolve a number of your previous issues and provide a very stable download. I would remind you to add the beginning balance to the register again. You will most likely need to delete a good number of transactions in the download prior to accepting them into the register, but once you have sort the first download, you should find it quite easy.
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Putting the opening balance in the memo doesn't preserve it … it just tell you what it should be when Q changes it and you have to fix thinggs.
Leave QWeb ans QMobile off FOREVER … they're what screwing up your OB.
Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP0 -
I did leave QWeb and QMobile off.
I realize putting it in the memo didn’t preserve it. As I stated, I used the amounts in the memos to make the necessary changes to correct the opening balances, but that still didn’t correct everything. PNC had changed something else - I have no idea what. But after the download and after I corrected the opening balances some of my account balances on the left-hand side were still off. (And it wasn’t because transactions were auto-accepted; I I have auto accept turned off, because I want to verify them as I add them.)
So again I had to restore my file from my backup.
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Thank you! That’s possibly the answer I needed. Unfortunately our PNC charges $15 / month for Direct Connect. I’ll have to get authorization from my church to do that.
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