Instructions: SUSA export from DATEV

This guide describes how the accounting data must be exported from DATEV as a trial balance (“SuSa”) so that they can be imported into Finokapi as a basis for your financial planning & analysis.

Please note that a SuSa file always relates to an entire fiscal year. We recommend that you take into account at least 2 previous years when exporting for the first time and create a new export every month for the current fiscal year.

Step 1: Open ASCII-Export in DATEV

Please complete the following steps to create the SuSa files in the appropriate format for Finokapi:

  • In DATEV Arbeitsplatz, open a fiscal year of the desired accounting client.
  • Now, in the menu on the upper left, click "Bestand" -> "Exportieren" -> "ASCII-Daten".
DATEV interface, SuSA file export

Step 2: Configure Finokapi format

  • Please click on the following button to download the Finokapi stylesheet first.
  • In the new window, click on “Format Management” -> “Import Format” and select the Finokapi-SUSA stylesheet. (This step only needs to be carried out once before the first export.)
  • Now select the new format “Finokapi SuSa” in the “Format Selection” under “Totals and Balances”.

Good to know: The stylesheet was created directly in DATEV and is basically just a text file that contains instructions on how DATEV should format the export. You can view the contents of the file at any time by opening it with a text editor.

If you would rather create the stylesheet manually in DATEV, you can find a Step-by-step manual configuration guide.

DATEV Interface, Format einspielen

Step 3: Save SUSA file

  • Please specify the storage location and a file name with the extension “.csv” and make sure that the account size is 1 to 99999 and that the two checkmarks are checked.
  • At the bottom right, click Export -> Export and Close. The SUSA file can now be found in the previously selected storage location.
Datev Interface, SuSa-Datei  herunterladen‍

Step 4: Upload SUSA file to Finokapi

Geben Sie die Datei an die anfordernde Person weiter bzw. laden Sie sie selbst im Datenimport-Modul in Finokapi hoch.

Anleitung:

  • In Finokapi links auf Datenimport klicken.
  • Unter SuSa-Daten Ihre Datenquelle auswählen (z. B. DATEV, Agenda, Addison).
  • Datei per Drag & Drop hochladen oder Dateien hochladen klicken.

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