Spreadsheet import overview
Use the Spreadsheet Import wizard to import data from a spreadsheet in .XLS or .XLSX file format. During the import process, you will map the spreadsheet columns to data in
Accounting CS Client Access
The application verifies the data based on the specified mappings.note
As a best practice for importing client data from a spreadsheet, be sure to clear all cell formulas and replace them with actual values before importing them into
Accounting CS Client Access
.Special information
- You'll need to have Microsoft Excel installed on the computer you run the import on. Make sure that the spreadsheet is closed before you start the import process.
- You can go toSetup,File Locations, then select theImport Datatab to specify the default location for the spreadsheet files that you'll import in theSpreadsheetfield.
- You must format columns as Text in Microsoft Excel for non-segmented clients that contain subcodes in accounts.noteFor example, a client with an account mask of xxx-xx appears as 100 instead of 100-00 if the formatting for the column is set to display as two decimals. Sub-accounts are retained when the column is formatted as a Text column.
- Before you start the import process, verify that there are no blank rows between data records in the spreadsheet, because these will stop the import.
- If theWorksheet to importdropdown list is blank, verify that the spreadsheet file type isXLS(not XLSX) and re-import the data. You may also want to close and restart the application to re-populate the drop-down list. You can also change the spreadsheet type from XLSX to XLS or vice versa, then re-import the data.
- You can save mapping information from a prior import as a mapping template in the Column Mappings screen.noteMapping templates are client-specific and apply only to the client that was selected at the time they were created.
- To save mapping information as a template, right-click in theTemplatefield, selectAdd Templatefrom the context menu, then enter the template name.importantYou must do this before you map the columns; otherwise the application will not save the template.
- To change the name of a mapping template, select the template to rename, right-click in theTemplatefield, selectEdit Templatefrom the context menu, and enter the new name.
- To delete a saved mapping template, select the template to delete, right-click in theTemplatefield, and selectDelete Templatefrom the context menu.
- You will get invalid items flagged if there are any problems in the Column Mappings screen and/or any of the Data mapping screens. In the Error Navigation section below the mapping grids, you can review the total number of errors found. Use the navigation buttons to move to each error and correct the data.
Setup data
- Customers
- Employees: Importing new employees and earnings
- Employees: Updating employee information
- Form 1095-C
- Invoice items
- Vendors
Transaction data
- Transactions