V16 Training · Course 10 of 10

Getting Your Data In

Plan an import, then bring in customers and suppliers, items, opening stock and opening balances, and check the result.

For System Managers and project leads6 lessonsAbout 17 minutes

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Lessons

  1. 01

    Plan your import

    This lesson shows you how to plan a data import so that it goes in once and goes in cleanly.

    2:48 film · written guide · quick check

  2. 02

    Import customers and suppliers

    This lesson shows you how to load customers and suppliers from a spreadsheet with Data Import, step by step, without typing each one.

    2:42 film · written guide · quick check

  3. 03

    Import items

    This lesson shows you how to load items from a spreadsheet with Data Import: the columns that matter, prices as a separate load, and how to change items that already exist. It builds on lesson 2, which covers every stage of a load.

    2:46 film · written guide · quick check

  4. 04

    Opening stock

    This lesson shows you how to count your starting stock into Parsimony with a Stock Reconciliation whose purpose is Opening Stock.

    2:57 film · written guide · quick check

  5. 05

    Opening balances

    This lesson shows you how to bring in what customers owe you and what you owe suppliers, and how to check the result.

    2:58 film · written guide · quick check

  6. 06

    Check and fix your data

    This lesson shows you how to prove an import is right, and how to fix it in bulk.

    2:31 film · written guide · quick check

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