This describes the importing of files that were exported from other databases or programs. External files are imported into an NV2 database (set of books) using the Tools>Import Records command.
This ability is not to be confused with the conversion of an NV1 set of books to NV2 as described in Appendix C.
Only reports, and accounts and general transactions are imported.
These correspond to the account and transaction classes found in NV1. NV2 subsidiary account types such as AP (vendors), AR (customers), INVENTORY and so on, can be imported using this version. Transaction classes such as NV2 purchase and sales invoices, bank deposits and payments, cannot be imported using this version. In the future, importing functionality will be extended and generalized to include all NV2 classes.
Transactions are imported into a general journal. By default NV2 uses the
IMPORT_RECORDS journal.
You can specify a different journal by using the field identifier "journal".
NV1 does not have explicit journal objects like NV2.
When using the journal identifier in the format line, the journal you specify must be of type "general" (i.e.) you cannot import into the Bank, Payroll, Purchase or Sales journals.