How to Safely Troubleshoot QuickBooks error 3140?

How to Safely Troubleshoot QuickBooks error 3140?
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28 October 2022

QuickBooks error 3140 usually arises during a Financial Exchange between QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale and QuickBooks Desktop. When the error triggers, a warning message appears on the screen displaying, “Employee Hours Status code: 3000; Status message: The given object ID in the field "list id": is invalid.” The web connector error 3140 mainly occurs when the accounts are not mapped properly. If you want to learn more about QuickBooks Web Connector error 3140, stay connected until the end.

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Reasons that can cause QuickBooks Desktop error 3140

  1. Date time needs to be tracked correctly in QuickBooks Financial.
  2. Presence of duplicates employees in the list.

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Best Possible Solutions to Fix QuickBooks Web Connector error 3140

Solution 1. Reset track data time in QuickBooks Financial 

  1. In QuickBooks Financial, select the Employees menu and choose Employee Center.
  2. Scroll through the specified employee list on the activity log, select the employee and right-click the name.
  3. Click Edit employee and go to the Payroll Info tab.
  4. Mark the use time data to create paychecks and click the OK button.

Solution 2. Try to set up inactive employee

  1. Select the Employees menu, click Employee Center and go to the Employees column.
  2. Scroll the drop-down and select All Employees.
  3. On the activity log, select the desired employee and right-click the name.
  4. Then, click the Make Employee Active button.

Solution 3. Search for duplicate names to fix error 3140

  1. In QuickBooks Desktop, select the Customers (Vendors) menu and click Customer (Vendor) Center.
  2. Look for the name that is indicated in error and look for the duplicates.
  3. If you find duplicates, merge them; else, try other solutions.

In QuickBooks Point of Sale

  1. Go to the Customers (Purchasing) menu and click Customer (Vendor) List.
  2. Within the search field, write the name indicated in error and look for the duplicates.
  3. Scroll the drop-down, choose I want to and select Merge.
  4. When the Merge window appears, pick the customer/vendor you want to keep and remove.
  5. Then, choose Merge Customers/Vendors.

Solution 4. Change the damaged customer (vendor) names

To create a new customer:

  1. Go to the Customers menu, choose Customer Center and click the New Customer & Job tab.
  2. Scroll the drop-down and choose New Customer.
  3. Enter Test Customer for the name, don’t enter anything in the other blank fields and click the OK button.

Next, merge the names:

  1. Look for the customer name, right-click it and click Edit customer.
  2. Change the customer (vendor) name, then enter Type Customer and click OK.
  3. When the merge window appears, click OK and rename the customer (vendor) name by putting the original name and click OK.
  4. At the end, close QuickBooks and open it again.

This blog has covered the most effective solutions that will help you troubleshoot QuickBooks error 3140. If the error reappears even after following the solutions, connect with QuickBooks professionals for help by calling us on our customer service number 1-855-856-0042.

Also see: Troubleshooting QuickBooks Error 6190 in 3 Simple Steps

 


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