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Importing Opening Balances

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Posted on by JE-29041340-0 392
Hi:

When creating and reviewing Excel spreadsheet templates to be imported into Business Central for processing opening G/L balances, what data should reside within those templates?
 
What sort of things come to mind and should be done for importing opening balances?
 
Thanks!
 
John
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    Gerardo Rentería García Profile Picture
    Gerardo Rentería Ga... 25,547 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Hi
    I could recommend using it "configuration package" to import the initial balances of accounting accounts, banks, accounts payable, receivable, fixed assets, valued inventory.
     
    Here some information
    best regards
    Gerardo
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    Dallefeld Profile Picture
    Dallefeld 225 User Group Leader on at
    G/L balances can be imported for a specific date at cutover or many times we want to bring in some monthly amounts, so the posting date is important.
     
    Your starting balances should always just be the balance sheet account balances. Import fields
     
    Journal Template
    Batch Name
    Line No. - unique for each line
    Document No.
    Account  Type
    Account No.
    Description - if desired
    Amount
     
    And that's really all you need.
     
    Open AR and Open AP are a different story by a couple of fields.

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