Setting up journal entry import

Set up journal entry import

  1. From the > Manage menu, click Import Journal Entries.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Under Import File Detail, enter:
Field delimiter

Select a field delimiter being used in the .csv file.

Note: For a .csv file the delimiter will be a comma (,), other fields might separate fields differently.

Text qualifier

Select a text qualifier (None, ", ').

By default, " is selected.

Decimal symbol Enter a symbol to use as a decimal.
Date delimiter

Enter a date delimiter.

By default, / is selected.

Date order

Select the order the date appears in the file.

File contains a header Check if the file contains a header.
Date leading zeros Check if the date leads with zeros.
Four digit year Check to use a four digit year.
  1. Under Fields to Import, select from the available columns:
Reference Reference associated with the journal entry
Notes Additional information associated with the journal entry that does not fit into other columns
Detail Notes Notes about the detail entry
Account ID The ID for the account for the journal entry
Account Key The database identifier of the account associated with the journal entry
Department Key The database identifier of the department associated with the journal entry

To delete columns, click the next to the column. The following are default columns and cannot be removed:

Basis The basis of the journal entry
Accounting Date The accounting date associated with the journal entry
Description The description of the journal entry
Account Description The account description of the journal entry
Department The name of the department associated with the journal entry
Debit Amount The debit amount of the journal entry
Credit Amount The credit amount of the journal entry
  1. Click Save.
Note:

A journal entry is created based on common Basis, Accounting dates, Description, and Reference (if included).

Total Debits and Credits must equal zero.