DATEV export
On DATEVExport is a function in SAP Business One that converts accounting data into a DATEV-compliant file format, allowing it to be imported into the tax advisor's DATEV software or an internal DATEV installation. The DATEVadd on The German localisation transforms SAP journal entries from the net method into DATEV-typical postings with gross amounts, with DATEV calculating the tax via the stored tax key.
Context
Companies use the DATEV export to manage their ongoing financial accounting to manage in SAP Business One and simultaneously transfer documents to the tax advisor or the DATEV department for closing and reporting. Therefore, the export is designed to be bidirectional: outgoing, accounting data such as sales invoices, purchase invoices, payments, and manual journal entries are transferred; incoming, posting batches from DATEV can be accounting or read back DATEV Payroll & Wages, for example year-end financial statements.
The prerequisite is a complete mapping across several. base data-Levels:
- G/L accounts: The number from the DATEV chart of accounts is entered in the „DATEV Account" field.
- Business partner: Customers and suppliers receive a DATEV-compliant debtor or creditor number.
- tax code: Active SAP tax codes are mapped to DATEV posting keys.
The export assistant guides you through the process in four steps and also generates an error log that documents mapping gaps and non-transferable documents.
Demarcation
The DATEV export is not complete Database- deduction, but rather a rule-based transformation: The add-on does not transfer invoices with a final amount of EUR 0.00 because DATEV does not process zero bookings at system level. Nor is it identical to any CSV output from SAP Business One, but is tied to the DATEV format, the gross logic, and the automatic account rules. In addition, the extended version differs from the SAP standard in that it processes split bookings independently of the „Split journal entry by document line" setting.