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Article ID50
Created On5/12/2009
Modified7/25/2010

Importing Journal Entries into QuickBooks

You can import journal entries from text files and spreadsheets into QuickBooks using Zed Axis.

The following are the fields that you can import into QuickBooks


Column

Format (max)

Desc

Date

DATE

Date of the journal

RefNumber

String(11)

A string of characters that refers to this transaction and that can be arbitrarily changed by the QuickBooks user.

IsAdjustment

True of false

When a change is an "adjustment," the original information is retained, usually so an accountant can see the effects of the adjustment.

Memo

String (209)

Description for the journal line

Currency

 

The name and currency code values are internationally accepted values and thus are not editable

ExchangeRate

 

The exchange rate is the market price for which this currency can be exchanged for the currency used by the QuickBooks company file as the "home" currency

CR

Amount (10)

Credit Amount (net)

DR

Amount (10)

Debit Amount (net)

Account

String (159)

The Account list is the company file’s list of accounts

Memo

String (209)

Description for the journal line

Customer

String (209)

Customer or vendor reference

Class

String (159)

Classes can be used to separate transactions into meaningful categories. Must match in QuickBooks

Item Sales Tax Code

String (31)

QB 2008/09 and up Australia & NZ only

BillableStatus

ENUMTYPE

The possible values are Billable, NotBillable, HasBeenBilled. Cannot be left blank



Troubleshooting issues:
  • The journal must balance for an import to proceed, note that journals that included a tax code (QuickBooks Australia and New Zealand only) which calculate a tax net amounts might not appear to balance prior to import.
  • Out of balance errors.  You may receive this error from QuickBooks if after calculating gross amounts (including tax) the journal is out of balance. Please check your net amounts and if possible round your net amount calculations to 5 decimal places (QuickBooks will accept numbers in 8.5 (recent editions 10.5) format or 13 digits long.