Who is the QuickBooks administrator?

Who is the QuickBooks Administrator?

The QuickBooks Administrator sets up the company file and assigns passwords and access privileges to other users. user permissions, administrator (definition), QuickBooks, administrator, . The QuickBooks Administrator has unlimited access to all areas of QuickBooks.

Here are some of the tasks that only the administrator can do:

Disable the Login window in a company file
If you know the administrator's password and would prefer not to have to log in to the file each time you open it, you can make changes to users and passwords so that the Login window does not display. user permissions, administrator (definition), QuickBooks, administrator, .
Important: Disabling the Login window will allow full, unprotected access to your company data.
1. Log in to the company file as the administrator.
2. Go to the Company menu and click Set Up Users.
3. For each user that does not show (Admin) next to their user name, highlight the user in the list and click "Delete User". user permissions, administrator (definition), QuickBooks, administrator, . Click Yes to verify you want to delete the user. user permissions, administrator (definition), QuickBooks, administrator, .
4. After all non-administrator users have been deleted, highlight the administrator and click "Edit User".
5. Delete the password by removing the entry for both the "Password" and "Confirm Password" fields and click Next. user permissions, administrator (definition), QuickBooks, administrator, .
6. In the message that follows, click "No", that you do NOT want to set up a password, and then click Finish. user permissions, administrator (definition), QuickBooks, administrator, .
From now on, anytime you open this company file, QuickBooks will recognize that there is only an administrator set up without a password and will no longer display the Login window when you open the file. user permissions, administrator (definition), QuickBooks, administrator, .
Change a user's access permissions
Import and export data
Apply for the QuickBooks Merchant Service
Change company-related information such as the company name, address, or fiscal year

If you need to do one of these tasks, have your QuickBooks Administrator do it for you.