Version 25.3.9396

• Add the PCA Accounting Connector
• Authenticate to PCA Accounting
  • OAuth
  • OAuth Password
• Complete Your Connection
• More Information

You can use the PCA Accounting connector from the CData Sync application to capture data from PCA Accounting and move it to any supported destination. To do so, you need to add the connector, authenticate to the connector, and complete your connection.

Add the PCA Accounting Connector

To enable Sync to use data from PCA Accounting, you first must add the connector, as follows:

1. Open the Connections page of the Sync dashboard.

2. Click Add Connection to open the Select Connectors page.

3. Click the Sources tab and locate the PCA Accounting row.

4. Click the Configure Connection icon at the end of that row to open the New Connection page. If the Configure Connection icon is not available, click the Download Connector icon to install the PCA Accounting connector. For more information about installing new connectors, see Connections.

Authenticate to PCA Accounting

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.

• Connection Name - Enter a connection name of your choice.

• Data Center - Enter the name of the data center to which you want to connect.

CData Sync supports authenticating to PCA Accounting in several ways. Select your authentication method below to proceed to the relevant section that contains the authentication details.

• OAuth

• OAuth Password

OAuth

CData Sync provides an embedded OAuth application with which to connect. To use the application, select OAuth for Auth Scheme. No additional properties are required.

OAuth Password

To connect with OAuth credentials, specify the following settings:

• Auth Scheme – Select OAuthPassword.

• User – Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your PCA Accounting account.

• Password – Enter the password that you use to authenticate to your PCA Accounting account.

• Service Id - Enter the identifier (Id) of the service account to which you want to connect.

• Service Password - Enter the password for the service account to which you want to connect.

Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:

1. Specify the following properties:

   • API Version (optional) - Enter the PCA API server version to which you want to connect. The default version is V1.

   • Default Data Area (optional) - Enter the default data area to which you want to connect.

   • Product Code - Select the code of the PCA product to which you want to connect. The default product code is Acc20.

2. Define advanced connection settings on the Advanced tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)

3. If you authenticate with OAuth, click Connect to PCA Accounting to connect to your PCA Accounting account.

4. Click Create & Test to create your connection.

More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Sync and PCA Accounting, see PCA Accounting Connector for CData Sync.