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  1. Create a CSV file with the following fields
    1. Account Name
    2. Account Number
    3. Type
    4. Balance
    5. Description
  2. Fill each columns with the related data
  3. Make sure the Type field matches to the Picklist Value of "Account Type" is AccountingBook. The values are:

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    titleAccount Type Values

    Income
    Expense
    Equity
    Cost of Goods Sold
    Other Income
    Other Expense
    Bank
    Fixed Asset
    Accounts Receivable
    Accounts Payable
    Other Current Asset
    Other Current Liability

 

Import data

 

  • Go to Setup -> Data Management (Left nav) -> Import Custom Object -> Start Import Wizard
  • Follow steps to map your CSV fields to the GL Account Fields
  • Import all data


Item List


Data Import using Data Loader (use when Hierarchy import is needed)

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titleCommon Issues Found
 If the Account Name/s are not reflected in the dropdown list, the reason might be that the spelling of the Account is incorrect. While importing the GL Accounts through the Data Loader if the defaults accounts are spelled correctly then those accounts are to be automatically reflected in the dropdown menu, else you need to manually rename the Account names.

 

Remote Site Security Setting

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titleWhat is "Remote Site Settings" ?
 Remote Site Settings allows permissions to Salesforce Apex (code) to call to other Web Services or Web Applications. In this case we are allowing AccountingBook to call Salesforce internally using Web Services to enable some of the dynamic functionalities to work.

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