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1. Importing GL Account using Data Loader
   1. Add all Parent GL Accounts
   2. Export all GL Accounts with Parent Salesforce Ids.
   3. Update your CSV import files and add a column "ParentAccountId". Update the ParentAccountId field with the related Ids. In Excel, you can use VLOOKUP to relate parent accounts.
   4. Use data loader to upsert all records, make sure you have added the ParentAccountId to point to the Parent GL Account field.
   5. Repeat for each level of GL Accounts
2. Item List

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Similarly, Items can also be uploaded into the AccountingBook in the Items Object. The procedure to add a single item is explained in the Chapter Items for your reference. 

Once the GL Accounts are loaded into the AccountingBook, the default accounts needs to be defined to get the correctness in the entries. To do so follow the below steps

Configuration

Click on Admin/Get Started object 

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