Which trial balance fields are imported?

For your trial balances, the following fields are imported:

FIELD DESCRIPTION RESTRICTIONS
Account Name
  • What you call this account.
  • Mandatory.
  • Must be unique
  • Must contain between 1 and 100 characters
  • Alpha, numeric and special characters allowed
  • Cannot include a colon (:)
Account Type
  • The category of account (for example, "Equity," "Income," "Bank".
  • Optional.

Type must match an existing account type in QuickBooks.

If blank, QuickBooks will assign a default account type. Choose from list to change.

Detail Type
  • This defines the account type in more detail (for example, you might have both "Sales of product income" and "Service/Fee income").
  • Optional.

Maximum 100 characters.

Detail Type must exactly match Detailed Account Type in QuickBooks.

If blank, QuickBooks will assign a default account type. Choose from list to change.

Credit
  • The credit amount in this account, if applicable
  • Optional.

Must be numeric.

Debit
  • The debit amount in this account, if applicable
  • Optional.

Must be numeric.

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See also

How data import works (Frequently asked questions)