Importing Jobs and Debtors

Pre-requisite

Make sure the charts of account for "Default (Personal)" has the correct account and account codes, as the COA is created with the job.

These are the accounts typically needed

Account Type	Match Code	Accounts
Unsecured Creditors	d	Trade Creditors
Bank	b	Notional Bank
Accounts Payable (Non-Trading)	app	Accounts Payable (Non-Trading)
Liability to Appointee	ap	Fees
Other Current Liability	r	Realisations Charge Payable
Costs of Realisation	ct	Controlling Trustee's Fees
Costs of Realisation	p	Provision for Part X Costs
Costs of Realisation	t	Trustee's Fees

Data columns to import

The job and debtor import allows you to import a list of jobs and the debtor record form a spreadsheet. These fields are imported:

• Job Name
• Job Short Name
• Debtor First Name
• Debtor Last Name
• Job Type
• ABN
• Start Date
• Appt Date 2
• App1 Initials
• App2 Initials "(optional)
• Debtor Address 1
• Debtor Address 2
• Debtor City
• Debtor State
• Debtor Post Code
• Debtor Email
• Debtor Phone
• Matter Number
• Matter State
• Matter Year
• Matter Check Digit

Import procedure

To import a list of jobs:

1. Navigate to the Practice in the practice menu.
   
   

2. Click the Import/Export Data toolbar
   
   
   
   
3. Select the "Import Custom Data" menu item
   
   The windows folder "Select file" dialogue appears.
   
   
4. Enter the Import details
   
   Select the "Job and Debtor import" from the import wizard.
   
   
5. Locate the file to import
   
   
   The import filter appears.
   
   
6. Validation screen may appear
   
   - enter any expected validation text
   
   
7. Click Finish to Import the data.
   
   The jobs and debtors are now imported.