Journal Entry Export Manager

The Journal Entry Export Manager is used to export journal entry level data in a .CSV format that can be used for and accounting system that accepts a .CSV file. For QuickBook users, you will need to use Transaction Pro Importer (TPI) 4.0 (or higher) from www.baystateconsulting.com to convert the data into QuickBooks format. You need to have QuickBooks and Transaction Pro Importer running on the same PC.

Journal Entry Manager Steps

The Journal Entry Export process includes the following steps:

  1. Create a Journal Entry Configuration in the Journal Entry Export Manager.
  2. Export a QuickBooks or create a generic file of your Chart of Account in the .CSV format.
  3. Import Chart of Accounts .CSV into CORESense.
  4. Map Chart of Accounts against CORESense accounts.
  5. Export file for use in QuickBooks or generic analysis.

New Journal Export Configuration

To create a new configuration, click on the New Journal Export Configuration button. The configuration screen is where you determine what type of data you want to export Merchandise Sales and COGS, Shipping Sales and Costs, Gift Certificates and Values Cards, Sales Tax, Payments, or Accounts Receivable. Multiple configurations be can be created based upon brands or channels as needed, or they can be grouped within a single configuration.

Configuration Sections

Once you initiate a new journal entry configuration, there are four main sections associated with an export configuration that are accessible via the links at the top of the active configuration. Click on a link to access the section's details.

General Attributes

The General Attributes section is used to configure the export file. The required(*) fields must be completed as described in the table below.

Tip: Click on a required field on the image below to "jump to" its specific details. You can also reference the Financial Definitions table to identify definitions for all CORESense financial fields.

Label

User defined label for the export configuration that is used to locate the export configuration. It is recommended that you include any information relevant to the selection or management of exports in the Label such as revision date.

Merchandise Sales Format

Determines how merchandise sales data is presented in the export. The table below details each option and their supporting elements.

Option

Elements

Net Adjusted Sales

Presents the data as follows:

  • Net Adjusted Merchandise Sales (+/-)

  • Net COGS (+/-)

  • Net Merchandise Inventory (+)  (Set equal to Net COGS)

Adjusted Sales and Returns

Presents the data as follows:

  • Adjusted Merchandise Sales (+)

  • Adjusted Returned Merchandise Sales (-)

  • Merchandise COGS (+)

  • Returned Merchandise COGS (-)

  • Returned Merchandise Inventory (-) (Set equal to Returned Merchandise COGS)

  • Merchandise Inventory (+) (Set equal to Merchandise COGS)

Net Sales

Presents the data as follows:

  • Net Merchandise Sales (+/-)

  • Net COGS (+/-)

  • Net Merchandise Inventory (+) (Set equal to Net COGS so that the transaction is balance: e.g. a debit to COGS offset by a credit to Inventory)

Additional  options to group the sales data as follows:

Sales Summary which provides the option to group the data by:

  • Product Type

  • Merchandise Hierarchy

Promotions Summary which provides option to group promotion data by:

  • Advertising and Promotion - sums Order Adjustments, Return Adjustments (+) and Order Promotions (-) into one row in the export file.

  • By Account  - puts each of the following values in a separate row on the export file:

    • Order Adjustments (-)

    • Return Adjustments (+)

    • Order Promotions (-)

Sales and Returns

Presents the data as follows:

  • Merchandise Sales (+)

  • Returned Merchandise Sales (-)

  • Returned Merchandise COGS (+)

  • Merchandise COGS (-)

  • Returned Merchandise Inventory (-)  (Set equal to Returned Merchandise COGS so that the transaction is balance: e.g. a debit to Returned Merchandise COGS offset by a credit to Returned Merchandise Inventory)

  • Merchandise Inventory (+) (Set equal to Merchandise COGS)

You also have the option to group the Sales data by Sales and Promotions as follows:

  • Sales Summary which provides the option to group the data by:

    • Product Type

    • Merchandise Hierarchy (Dept, Class, Sub-Class or Lowest Assigned Level (used in cases where product could exist at multiple levels))

  • Promotions Summary which provides the option to group promotion data by:

    •   Advertising and Promotion - sums Order Adjustments, Return Adjustments (+) and Order Promotions (-) into one row in the export file.

    • By Account - puts each one in a separate row on the export file:

  • Order Adjustments (-)

  • Return Adjustments (+)

  • Order Promotions (-)

Shipping Sales

Shipping Cost

Gift Certificates and Value Cards

Note: It does not include the issuance of Gift Certificates or Value Cards as Credits.

 

Sales Tax Format

You also have the option to group the Sales Tax data as follows:

Payments Format      

Payment Summary

You will also be presented the option to group the payment data by:

Accounts Receivable

Note: If you are mapping to an accounts receivable account type in QuickBooks, the Accounts Receivable line in the export must have a “customer” name in the Name column of the export sheet. Currently, this can only be done manually after the file is generated by CORESense. This “customer” must also exist in QuickBooks. Alternatively, Accounts Receivable can be mapped to a generic liability account in QuickBooks in which case a “customer” name is not required.

Brand Filter

The Brand Filter provides the ability to select one or more Brands to explicitly include in the export.

To select a Brand, click on that Brand. To select multiple Brands, hold down the <Crtl> key and select all the Brands you want to include in the report.

Group by Brand

The Group by Brand option summarizes the data by Brands. There is one row per selected General Attribute for each Brand included in the export. The Brand name is included in the Class column of the Export and maps to Class settings in QuickBooks. Class Tracking in QuickBooks is a way to break down a business into different segments so that profit and loss statements can be generated for each segment. 

Note: The Brand label in CORESense must match exactly to the corresponding Class name in QuickBooks.

Channel Filter

The Channel Filter provides the ability to select one or more Channels to include in the export. To select a Channel, click on that Channel. To select multiple Channels, hold down the <Crtl> key and select all the Channels you want to include in the report.

Group by Channel

The Group by Channel option summarizes the data by Channels. There is one row per selected General Attribute for each Channel included in the export. The Channel name is included in the Class column of the Export and maps to Class settings in QuickBooks. Class Tracking in QuickBooks is a way to break down a business into different segments so that profit and loss statement can be generated for each segment. 

Note: The Brand label in CORESense must match exactly to the corresponding Class name in QuickBooks.

When Brand and Channel are both checked, the export includes one row per selected General Attribute for each Brand and Channel combination included in the export.

Note: The Channel label Brand Label combinations generated in the export must match exactly the corresponding Class name in QuickBooks.

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