# Fishbowl: "Unable to activate currency in QuickBooks"

> Fishbowl cannot sync a currency setting to your QuickBooks company file.

## What it means
Fishbowl syncs currency settings with QuickBooks during accounting integration. When QB rejects the activation request, you see this error. It typically occurs when currency configuration doesn't match between the systems, or when the integration connection has a permission or credential issue.

## What to check
- Verify the currency exists and is active in your QuickBooks company file
- Check that your QB integration credentials are still valid (login, token, or API key if you use OAuth)
- Confirm the QB user account running the sync has permission to modify currency settings
- Verify the Fishbowl-to-QB connection status in your integration settings

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*From Israel Lopez Consulting (ILC). Custom Fishbowl Inventory integrations and software, and Fishbowl experts since 2015. Written by Israel Lopez. Questions about this topic, or want to reach the people who wrote it? Visit https://israellopezconsulting.com/contact*