How to get Intuit Data Services (IDS) beta features?

Question

I'm trying to use Intuit.Ipp.Data.Qbo.VendorCredit entity which is marked as limited beta feature here. When I try to add its instance using development environment credentials I get "Internal server error" from IDS server.

So, my questions are:

1. Is this feature available for developers at all?
2. If YES then how can I get it?
3. If NO then is there any alternative solution?

I'll appreciate for any help.

Answer 1

The entity is marked as beta which means use at your own risk as it is not currently supported in version 2 of the Quickbooks API. It will be available in the v3 QuickBooks API and fully supported but it is not out yet. You can get more information about the v3 QuickBooks API here at our next webinar.

http://ippblog.intuit.com/blog/2013/02/registration-for-ipp-quickbooks-api-v3-webinar-.html

There is not an alternative, but if want you can try using this XML Request to add a VendorCredit.

<Add RequestId="f262775d403d432e9b0173d3fd03036f" xmlns="http://www.intuit.com/sb/cdm/v2" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.intuit.com/sb/cdm/v2 ./RestDataFilter.xsd">
    <ExternalRealmId>181967844</ExternalRealmId>
    <VendorCredit>
        <Header>
            <DocNumber>90001</DocNumber>
            <TxnDate>2011-01-20</TxnDate>
            <Note>New vendor</Note>
            <Status>Paid</Status>
            <VendorId idDomain="QB">263</VendorId>
            <VendorName>General Motors</VendorName>
            <BillEmail>jenW@foobar.com</BillEmail>
            <TotalAmt>200.0</TotalAmt>
            <PayerId idDomain="QB">263</PayerId>
            <PayerName>General Motors</PayerName>
            <APAccountId idDomain="QB">12</APAccountId>
            <APAccountName>Accounts Payable</APAccountName>
        </Header>
        <Line>
            <Desc>new line</Desc>
            <ClassId idDomain="QB">12</ClassId>
            <ClassName>Tub Design</ClassName>
            <ReimbursableInfo>
                <CustomerId idDomain="QB">281</CustomerId>
                <CustomerName>Disney</CustomerName>
                <JobId idDomain="QB">282</JobId>
                <JobName>StoryCreation</JobName>
            </ReimbursableInfo>
            <BillableStatus>Billable</BillableStatus>
            <ItemId idDomain="QB">118</ItemId>
            <ItemName>labor used in assembly</ItemName>
            <ItemType>Service</ItemType>
            <UnitPrice>50.0</UnitPrice>
            <Qty>4.0</Qty>
            <UOMId idDomain="QB">38</UOMId>
            <UOMAbbrv>Volume by the liter</UOMAbbrv>
        </Line>
    </VendorCredit>
</Add>