Document Management was released as part of QuickBooks 2010 and QuickBooks Attached Documents was released as part of QuickBooks 2011.
In 2010 and 2011, both were subscription-based web applications that let you attach documents to QuickBooks items and records.
With Document Management in 2010, you can only store documents online. You are charged a subscription fee for this service.
With Attached Documents in 2011, you have the option to store documents locally or online (or both). You are charged a subscription fee regardless of where you choose to store your documents.
Based on customer feedback, in QuickBooks 2012 we fully integrated the Attached Documents feature. It includes local storage only and does not require a subscription fee.
Because of this change, Intuit no longer offers new subscriptions to Document Management or Attached Documents.
If you currently use QuickBooks 2010 or 2011 and have a subscription to either Document Management or Attached Documents, you can continue to use your subscription and you should have received information regarding changes to your subscription fees. The fee for your subscription is now based only on the total storage space rather than on the number of attachments.
If you currently use QuickBooks 2010 or 2011 and do not have a subscription, you cannot purchase a new subscription. When you upgrade to QuickBooks 2012, you will get Attached Documents with local storage as part of the product upgrade.