Importing from MYOB RetailManager or MYOB RetailBasics

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If you use MYOB RetailManager or MYOB RetailBasics as your point-of-sale software, you can import information from it to your AccountRight accounting software.

Some of the types of information you can import are:

▪	your supplier details

▪	goods received transactions (imported into your company file as bills)

▪	general journal entries summarising other transactions (such as sales income and cost of sales).

Exporting from MYOB RetailManager or MYOB RetailBasics

Before you can import your data, you must export the data from RetailManager or RetailBasics as a text file (Retail.TXT) and save it in your AccountRight software program folder. The import file will be detected and the import process will automatically begin when you open your company file. Note that if you save the import file in another location, you will need to import it manually.

To import RetailManager or RetailBasics data

1	In your AccountRight company file, go to the Setup menu and choose Preferences. The Preferences window appears.

2	Click the System tab and select the I use MYOB RetailManager option.

3	Click OK and exit your AccountRight software.

note :

You only need to set this preference the first time you import from MYOB RetailManager or MYOB RetailBasics.

4	Open your AccountRight company file. If there are transactions in RetailManager or RetailBasics that need to be imported, the import process will start automatically.

If you get a warning or an error message indicating that the import was not successful, refer to the import log file in your AccountRight program folder for a list of errors or warnings. The import log file is called MYOBPLOG.txt