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Importing from Belgium Accon

The instructions in this topic are for importing from the Accon version of Belgium into CaseWare Working Papers. If you are importing from the Fiscalc version of Belgium, refer to Importing from Belgium Fiscalc.

File Containing...

filename.txt or filename.acc

Client information

Note: The extension .acc is for the Unix version of Belgium Accon.

  • If Protection is activated, the File permission "Import" is required to perform this operation.
  1. Open the client file in which you want to import.

  2. On the Engagement tab, in the Data group, click Import | Accounting Software.

  3. In the Import From field, select Belgium and in the Version field, select Accon.

    The Trial Balance (Opening Entries) will be imported.

    Note: Click here to see all accounting software supported versions.

  4. To import client information, click Import Client Information. This information will be displayed in the Engagement Properties dialog.

  5. In the Select text import file field, type or select the exact path where the Accon file resides or use Browse to locate the client directory manually.
  6. Specify whether the import is European (EUR) or Belgium Franc (BEF) by selecting the appropriate option.

    Note: When EUR is selected, Working Papers scans the Accon file for the starting column of the Account Description field and then automatically computes the length of the account number field from this (in conjunction with the length of the amount fields).

  7. Click OK to begin importing.

Accounting data is imported into the client file.

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