Importing or exporting chart of accounts

You can update your chart of accounts in an efficient and easy way by using the export and import functionality in Visma eAccounting Standaard. To be able to import the chart of account register to the program, the file must be created as a comma-separated CSV file. You can read more about saving data in CSV format below.

When you import a CSV file to Visma eAccounting Standaard, for the import to be successful it is important that each column has the correct header, is in the correct order, uses correct coding, and has a value in the mandatory fields. The column header represents the fields you find when you create a new account in Visma eAccounting Standaard. Please see the field explanations below for more information. An easy way to create a file with correct headings and format is to export a chart of account to use as a template for an import. Read more about how to export and import a correctly formatted CSV file below.

Add or change existing accounts

In order to update your chart of accounts register, you export a CSV (Excel) file, update the chart of accounts register and then import the register into the program again. Please note that if a value is unique (for example an account number), the value will not change in the program even if it has changed in the CSV file. If you make changes to an unique value, the program will add a new account when you import the file, and leave the original account number unchanged.

Delete ledger accounts

It is not possible to delete ledger accounts from a register by exporting and importing. Ledger accounts that are deleted from an exported file will be set as inactive when the file is imported into Visma eAccounting Standaard again. Accounts in use will always be active in Visma eAccounting Standaard.

Default value

There are fields that are not mandatory but still have a value by default. If you add rows to a CSV file but do not add values before you import the file into Visma eAccounting Standaard, the program will add the default value for you.

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