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Specific guidelines Financial entries

Introduction

Introduction

When importing entries, there are a number of specific guidelines to remember. Below is additional information about these specific guidelines.

  • The different types of entries can be imported in a single file. This concerns Cash, Bank/Giro, Purchase, Sales and General journal entries.
  • A financial entry in CSV format consists of one header line and one or more sub lines. Header lines are distinguished by the line number, which always is ‘0’ (zero). The sub lines get a sequence number from ‘1’ thru (maximum) ‘99999’. Note: Per period there is a maximum number of 99999 lines. In the header line the general data like debtor, total transaction amount, etc. are specified. In the sub lines the amounts are split up to the various revenue and/or cost accounts.
  • The amount in the header line of the entry will be calculated from the sum of the amounts in the sub lines. The sub lines are leading for the import.
  • If a CSV file is imported several times, the financial entries will be imported multiple times as well. If the import file contains the actual entry numbers, the second import of the same file will generate errors. This is because the entry number is a unique number. When errors are generated it is advisable to use the error file, which contains only the rejected entries, instead of the original file. Only the rejected entries need to be imported again.
  • Currency exchange rates that are not supplied will be taken from the exchange rates table. In this file the historical exchange rates are stored by date. XML server searches for the exchange rate on or before the entry date in the supplied entry line.

 

Specific guidelines financial entries

The header lines are always followed by at least one sub line. The number of columns (fields) in the header line is identical to the number of columns (fields) in the sub lines: 40. A sub line always belongs to one header line. There might be multiple sub lines per header line. The definition of the sub line record is different from the header line record, because several columns (fields) will stay empty that are only needed in the header line. During the import the CSV file will be converted to an XML file.

The fields below from the financial entries need additional explanation. For all other fields the default checking, as described in this document about data types, applies.

 

 

No.

Description

Remarks

2

Journal type

This field should contain an ‘I’ (Purchase journal), ‘V’ (Sales journal), ‘M’ (General journal), ‘K’ (Cash journal), ‘B’ (Bank journal) or a ‘G’ (Giro journal)

3

Journal

The journal number is mandatory. XML checks if the supplied journal number is of the correct type

4

Period

The period is in Exact Globe of less importance. On some overviews the period is taken based on the period of the entry date in the period-date table.

5

Financial year

The field Financial year is not mandatory. If the field is empty during import, it will be filled with the default financial year from the company settings.

6

Entry number

The field entry number is not mandatory. If the field is left blank, the first free entry number from the journal settings is used instead.

7

Description

If the header line description is left empty, the system will automatically fill the debtor number followed by a dash (‘-‘) and the entry number.

9

General Ledger account

In the header lines the field ‘GL account’ is not used, because the sub ledger account from the journal is taken.

10

Debtor

In a Sales journal entry the debtor number is filled in the header line. This number has to exist in the company. If an invalid debtor number is supplied, the entire entry will be rejected.
In a Purchase journal entry this field should be left empty.

In a General journal entry the debtor number is optional. If the debtor number field is filled, the next field: creditor number, should be empty.

11

Creditor

In a Purchase journal entry the creditor number is filled in the header line. This number has to exist in the company. If an invalid creditor number is supplied, the entire entry will be rejected.
In a Sales journal entry this field should be left empty.

In a General journal entry the creditor number is optional. If the creditor number field is filled, the previous field: debtor number, should be empty.

12

Our reference

If this field is left empty, the system will fill it with the next available number from the number settings in [System, General, Settings, Number settings, section Financial].

13

Amount

In the header line the total amount of the entry is entered. This total has to match the sum of the amounts in the sub lines. The sub lines contain the header amount, split per invoice line (cost/revenue GL account). If the entry is not balanced, it will be rejected.

In the header line of a general journal entry no amount needs to be filled. The sum of the sub line amounts should be 0.00 for a general journal entry.

14

Journalize in FC

This field has no function in Exact Globe.

15 

Currency 

This field should only be used when working with E-Multi Currency. If this is not the case it should be left empty.
In an entry with foreign currency a valid currency code should be specified or the field should be left empty. If the currency code does not exist, the entry is rejected.

16

Exchange rate 

This field should only be used when working with E-Multi Currency. If this is not the case it should be left empty.
In an entry with foreign currency an exchange rate can be left empty. The XML Server application will fill the exchange rate with the corresponding rate based on the entry date.
If an exchange rate is specified, this will be used for the entry. If an exchange rate is specified, the inverse rate needs to be specified. Example: If in Globe [Financial, Entry, Exchange rates] the USD exchange rate is entered as 0.85, then the import CSV file should contain the inverse rate: 1/0.85.

17

Credit surcharge/

Payment discount

In the header line a Credit surcharge or Payment discount can be specified. This field specifies if the amount in column 18 a ‘K’ (Credit surcharge) or ‘B’ (Payment discount).

18

Amount Credit surcharge/

Payment discount

In the header line of a sales entry the amount of the Credit surcharge or Payment discount can be supplied. This amount is not used when comparing the amounts in the header and sum of the sub lines.

19

Due date Invoice

The due date of the invoice (entry) is specified (only in the header lines)

20

Due date Credit surcharge/

Payment discount

The due date of the Credit surcharge or Payment discount is filled here. This date can be different from the invoice due date. The dates are noted separately because the Credit surcharge or Payment discount due date usually differs from the invoice due date. This date is only specified in the header line.

21 

VAT-code

In the sub lines the VAT-code for the line is specified. The amounts can be entered inclusive or exclusive VAT and the XML server application will use the VAT-code to calculate the correct VAT amounts if necessary. If the VAT-code does not exist, the entire entry will be rejected. 

22 

VAT-amount 

This field in the sub lines holds the VAT-Amount. If left empty, but a VAT-code is used, it will be calculated based on the VAT percentage of the VAT-code. If 0.00 is specified, no VAT amount is calculated.

 

Importing and VAT-lines
When importing purchase and sales entries the VAT-line is created automatically based on the VAT-information in the entry. Below is an example of a CSV file of a sales entry. Line 1 has the revenue GL Account. In field 21 and 22 respectively show the VAT-code and the VAT-amount. Based on this information the VAT line is created during the import process.

Sales entry:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
0 V 70 7 2008 8700001  

8072008

  60013     119   EUR   B 0 7082008 5082008         B             N                
1 V 70 7 2008     8072008 8000 60013   8700001 100   EUR 1         2 19             0     K                

In a General journal entry there is no automatic calculation/generation of VAT-lines. therefore the VAT-line must be present in the import file. Below is an example of a CSV file of a general journal enrty. Line 2 holds the revenue line. Fields 21 and 22 contain the VAT-code and the VAT-amount. Line 3 holds the VAT-line information. This line is not automatically generated.

General journal entry:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
0 M 90 10 2008 8900001             0       K 0 9112008 7112008         B             N                
1 M 90 10 2008     10102008 1300 60013   10000001 119   EUR 1         0 0             0     K                
2 M 90 10 2008     10102008 8000 60013   10000001 -100   EUR 1         2 -19             0     K                
3 M 90 10 2008 10102008 1502 2 10000001 -19 EUR 1 2 -19 0 K

For a complete description please check the Import definition financial entries. Line 0 contains the header line of the entry.

 

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