Turning on connectivity in Tally

Tally does not answer outside requests until you tell it to. This is the step most people miss, and the cause of most "Tally not reachable" messages.

Switch it on

In Tally Prime, with your company open:

1. 1

   Press F1, then choose Settings

   From anywhere in Tally.

2. 2

   Open Connectivity

3. 3

   Set TallyPrime acts as to Both

   Under Client/Server configuration. Both means Tally will answer requests as well as make them.

4. 4

   Set Enable ODBC to Yes

   This is the setting that opens the port. Older material, and the Connector's own on-screen note, call it Enable HTTP XML — TallyPrime labels it ODBC, and it is the same row.

5. 5

   Check the port reads 9000

   The default, and what the Connector expects.

6. 6

   Accept the screen

   Tally applies it immediately. No restart needed.

Confirm it worked

Open the Connector from the notification area. Its Tally card should now name your open company. If it does not, use Test the connection on the Tally settings tab — that pings Tally there and then, rather than waiting for the background check.

Three things that stop it

Tally is not open

Or is open with no company loaded. Both look the same from outside.

Something else holds port 9000

Another Tally instance is the usual culprit. Only one can hold the port.

Tally is on a different machine

The Connector reads Tally locally. It cannot reach a Tally across the network or on a server.