Enable search GL Accounts by Account Number.

To search for GL Accounts  by the QuickBooks Account Number you need to check a couple things:

  1. Open QuickBooks, go to Edit > Preferences
  2. In the Accounting section, Company Preferences > Check Use account numbers
  3. In Acctivate, run a sync
  4. When editing the GL Account in Acctivate, open the search window change Find Account Where to Account Number.