Pastel Partner import dialog fields
| Field | Description |
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| Customer Control | The customer control account number from your Pastel file. You may also choose to use the default. |
| Supplier Control | The supplier control account number from your Pastel file. You may also choose to use the default. |
| Import current year | This imports the current year data. |
| Import prior year as current |
This imports the prior year data as the current year. Note: If you choose to import Prior year as current, there will be no corresponding prior year information imported into the Working Papers file. |
| Use division to build entity |
If you are importing from version 4.04 or later (not 3.03) where the Pastel file account structure is divisional and you want to import the current trial balance or general ledger assigning the divisions to different entities, check the box Use division to build entity.
Note: You must have a consolidation structure set up in Working Papers before importing the Pastel data with this option. Click Cancel and then use the Consolidation function (Engagement | Consolidation) to create the structure. |
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Convert acct. no. by inserting
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If you are importing for the first time from version 6.0 and up when the client file contains accounts imported from previous versions of Pastel, Working Papers checks the length of the existing accounts to see if they comply with the Pastel version's compulsory 7 digit account number structure. If they do, the import proceeds with no user action required. If they do not, the Convert acct. no. by inserting option selects. Select whether to add the extra digit before (leading) or after (trailing) the existing account number. During the import Working Papers searches for and replaces any matching existing 6 digit accounts. This affects only accounts with entity information during the import. |
| Budget Data | This imports the budget data, helpful for comparison purposes when importing current fiscal year data. |
| Prior Year Data | This imports the prior year data, helpful for comparison purposes when importing current fiscal year data. |
| Period Balances | This imports period balances into the Working Papers file based on the period types designated in the original Pastel file. If the period type does not exist in the client file, for example, if importing quarterly balances into a client file that does not have quarterly balances set, Working Papers automatically updates the client file for the new balance type. |
| Ignore 13th period | This will ignore the 13th period in the import file. |
Imported period balances affect the Working Trial Balance only.
Note: The kind of data that can be added to the file (transactions or period balances) is set in the Engagement Properties Period Balances tab.
