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# PCA Accounting

export const title_1 = "PCA Accounting";

export const title_0 = "PCA Accounting";

## Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect PCA Accounting to your Connect AI account:

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Open the **Sources** page of the Connect AI navigation menu.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click **+ Add Connection** in the upper-right corner.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Type *PCA Accounting* into the search field, then click the data source name.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    On the **Basic Settings** tab of the new connection, enter a connection name or keep the default name.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Enter the **Data Center** name for the PCA API server. For example, *west01*, *east02*, *west03*, *east04*, *aws*.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Specify the **Default Data Area**, or the first connected Data Area. For example, *P20V01C081KON0001*.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Specify the **API Version** to use. The default is `V1`.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Select the **Product Code** of the PCA product to which you want to connect. The options are **Acc20**, **Kon20**, or **SAcc20**.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Select the **Auth Scheme**, then follow the instructions in the relevant section below.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Authentication

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="OAuth">
    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Click **Sign in** to connect securely through OAuth. This action opens the PCA Accounting sign-in page in a new tab.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Log in to your PCA Accounting account and provide the requested permissions (if applicable).
      </Step>

      <Step>
        At the top of the Connect AI **Add {title_0} Connection** page, click **Save & Test**.

        * If the connection test succeeds, a **Connection successfully saved** message appears, indicating that your connection has been created. The **Status** on the **Edit Connection** page also changes to **Authenticated**. View the data model of your successful connection in the right pane of the **Edit Connection** page, in the **Data Model** tab.
        * If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Connect AI displays error messages under the required fields with missing data. Some data sources require that you sign in directly to the source website. If you did not, an error message appears under the **Sign in** button. Correct the errors and try again.
        * Unsuccessful connections are saved as drafts and have a **Status** of **Not Authenticated**. You can return to the connection and authenticate it later.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="OAuthPassword">
    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Enter the PCA Accounting username for authentication in the **User** field.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        In the **Password** field, enter the user password.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Enter the **Service Id** used to connect to the PCA API server.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Enter the **Service Password** for the above Service Id.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        At the top of the Connect AI **Add {title_1} Connection** page, click **Save & Test**.

        * If the connection test succeeds, a **Connection successfully saved** message appears, indicating that your connection has been created. The **Status** on the **Edit Connection** page also changes to **Authenticated**. View the data model of your successful connection in the right pane of the **Edit Connection** page, in the **Data Model** tab.
        * If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Connect AI displays error messages under the required fields with missing data. Some data sources require that you sign in directly to the source website. If you did not, an error message appears under the **Sign in** button. Correct the errors and try again.
        * Unsuccessful connections are saved as drafts and have a **Status** of **Not Authenticated**. You can return to the connection and authenticate it later.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## More Information

For more information about interactions between Connect AI and PCA Accounting, see [this information page](https://cdn.cdata.com/help/OKM/cloud/default.htm#default).