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Header information (HDR)

An export file always begins with a header that shows the version and release numbers of the QuickBooks software used to create the file. The keyword for the header is HDR.

If you are creating a file to import, you do not need to include a header.

Column headings

The following table shows the column headings that appear in the header:

PROD

Identifies the Intuit product that created the export file.

VER

The version number of the QuickBooks software that created the export file.

REL

The release number of the QuickBooks software that created the export file.

IIFVER

The version number of the export file format (.IIF).

DATE

The date the export file was created.

TIME

The time the export file was created.