Last updated: 20.08.2024
Valid from: Opter 2023.12.00
Supplier bill export (window)
Economy > Supplier bills > Supplier bill export
Opter can be integrated with a number of financial systems and supplier bills can be exported from Opter to those systems. TheType drop-down list shows the systems to which it is possible to export supplier bills. This window is used to create supplier bill exports.
Note:
The various integrations differ in terms of the information transferred and the settings required, so we recommend that you follow the instructions for the particular integration in which you are interested. This article is only intended to be used as reference documentation. Links to the instructions for each integration are available at the bottom of this article.
The window’s tabs
Function | Explanation |
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Name | The name of the supplier bill export. |
Type | Where the exports are sent. Can also be a PDF file or a printer. |
Encoding | The Encoding may vary depending on the type of supplier bill export. See instructions for each supplier bill export. For the Printer export type, type a hyphen (“-”) in the Encoding field. |
File name | For exports that create files, enter the file name and/or path here, or leave it blank to have a standard name allocated by Opter. |
Archive folder | To save copies of supplier bills in PDF format in a folder in a local system, enter the path to the folder in the Archive folder field. For more information, see Send PDF supplier bills by email. |
External code | If the system that will receive the supplier bill export requires a code, enter it here. |
API token | Enter any token that is required for the integration between Opter and the external accounting system. |
One file per bill | Select the checkbox if you want to have one file per supplier bill when exporting from Opter. |
Edit Transformation Template | Used by the EDI department if the supplier bill export is to be done via EDI. Opens the Supplier bill export - XSLT window. Contact Opter’s EDI team on . |
Function | Explanation |
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Method | Select the file transfer method to be used for the export, for example email, FTP or SFTP. |
Website | Enter the server address for a transfer via FTP. |
Username | Enter the username for a transfer via FTP. |
Password | Enter the password for a transfer via FTP. |
Upload folder | Enter the path to the upload folder for a transfer via FTP. |
Upload target folder | Enter the path to the final upload folder for a transfer via FTP, if required. |
Active FTP | Select the checkbox if this is an active FTP. |
Secure FTP | If you want to use SSL for the transfer, select the checkbox. |
Message | If the file transfer method is email, select the report/template to be used for the email message containing the supplier bill. |
Email address all bills | If you want all the supplier bills to be sent to one email address, enter it here, and then select the Send all billsto above address checkbox below. |
Send all billsto above address | Select the checkbox to have all the supplier bills sent to the email address in the above field. |
Use Outlook | If you use Outlook for email, you can select the Use Outlook checkbox, which makes it easy to see sent supplier bills in the Sent folder in Outlook. If the checkbox is not selected, sent emails can be seen in Opter. Click on Help > Diagnostics > Email logs. |
Use email address in office settings as sender | Select the checkbox to use the email address in the office settings as the sender when sending emails with invoices. |
For example, the external accounting system may have a fixed set of VAT codes (tax rates) that cannot be changed. The VAT codes in Opter then have to be translated into the VAT codes used in the accounting system with which Opter is integrated.
Function | Explanation |
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Drop-down list at the top | Select what to set codes for from the drop-down list:
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Name | The column shows the name of the item selected in the drop-down list above, for example the name of a VAT code in Opter. |
Code | Enter the code (e.g. the VAT code) used in the external accounting system to which Opter will be connected. |