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How to Import Customer Credit Notes into Xero


You can import Customer Credit Notes from text files or Excel spreadsheets directly into Xero using SaasAnt Transactions (Online) software.

 

Pre Requisites

Connect your Xero account to SaasAnt Transactions (Online) App from Xero App Marketplace by clicking the "Get this app" button and get the 30-day free trial [No credit card required]. Alternatively, you can log in with your Xero account directly through this link - https://apps.saasant.com/eti-importer-login/index.html.


Steps to Import Customer Credit Note into Xero

To import Customer Credit Notes into Xero using the SaasAnt Transactions (Online) application, follow the steps below.

 

Step 1: Click on the "New Import" Menu to upload your file.


Step 2: Select your file and spreadsheet which has the Customer Credit Note that you want to import.


Step 3: Select Customer Credit Note as the Xero entity.


Step 4: Set up the mapping of the columns in your Customer Credit Note import file to the corresponding fields in Xero.


Step 5: Click Import and your Customer Credit Note will be directly added to your Xero account.


Please refer basics of field mappings for more info. If you have any confusion or doubts, feel free to drop an email to [email protected]

SaasAnt Transactions (Online) Fields

Field Name

Format

Description

Customer Credit Note No

255 Characters

Reference number for the transaction. By default, this number is used only within SaasAnt Transactions, and Xero auto-generates a new number. 

Contact

Characters

Name of the customer.

Customer Credit Note Date

Date

Date of the transaction.

Address Line 1

500 Characters

First line of the Customer address

Address Line 2

500 Characters

Second line of the Customer address

Address Line 3

500 Characters

Third line of the Customer address

Address Line 4

500 Characters

Fourth line of the Customer address

City

255 Characters

City of the Customer address

Postal Code

50 Characters

Postal Code of the Customer address

Country

50 Characters

Country of the Customer address

E-Mail

255 Characters

Email address should be in a valid format.

Line Item

50 Characters

Item Name

Line Item Description

4000 Characters

Item Description

Line Item Quantity

Decimal

Number of items for the line

Line Item Unit Price

Decimal

Unit Price of the item for the line

Line Item Discount Percent

Decimal

Item Discount Percentage

Line Item Account

150 Characters

Item Account

Line Item Tax Rate

255 Characters

Item Tax Rate

Tracking Category 1

Characters

Tracking Category name 1

Tracking Category Option 1

Characters

Tracking Category Option name 1

Tracking Category 2

Characters

Tracking Category name 2

Tracking Category Option 2

Characters

Tracking Category Option  name 2

Tax Type

Characters

Possible values:
No Tax
Inclusive
    Exclusive

Currency Code

3 Characters

Currency Code for the Customer Credit Note

Currency Rate

Decimal

Currency Rate for the Customer Credit Note 

Branding Theme

Characters

Branding Theme for the Customer Credit Note

Reference No

255 Characters

Additional reference number

 

Possible Failures & Troubleshooting Tips


The currency of the transaction is invalid for the contact.

The given Currency is different from the default currency of the Contact. Please refer to the Contact's Currency in Xero & update the same currency in the Currency field.


Customer Credit Note must be unique: You must specify a different number. This number has already been used.

There is another Customer Credit Note with the same reference number. Please use a different reference number. 

Turn OFF “Assign Transaction Reference Numbers" in the Import settings to let Xero automatically assign Customer Credit numbers.


Date is missing in the request.

The Date is missing for the transaction.


Email Address is not valid.

Kindly verify the given email address format. It should be in [email protected] format.


Amount is missing in the request.

The Line Item amount is missing for the particular line item.


Unit Price is missing in the request.

The Line Item unit price is missing for the particular line item.


Quantity is missing in the request.

 The Line Item quantity is missing for the particular line item.

One or more transaction lines do not have a tax code. Please assign a tax code for those lines.


You have chosen either Inclusive or Exclusive in the Tax Type, but the Tax code is missing for the line item. Please change the Tax Type to "No Tax" or provide a valid Tax Code for each line item.


No matching reference found for this customer.

There is no match found for the given Customer Name.  Please enable the "Auto Creation of List Entities (Customer)" feature in import settings to create the customer automatically.

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Please find the Customer Credit Notes template attached here for your reference:

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