Navision bookings to Datev

It doesn't always have to be a complicated, expensive or high-maintenance interface between Navision and Business Central and Datev. If you are looking for a complete or even bidirectional interface, you will find numerous providers on the Internet.

Sometimes (even surprisingly often) it is simply sufficient to transfer the monthly postings from Navision or Business Central to Datev.

To do this "just like that", however, you need...

Requirements

The Business Central or Navision chart of accounts has the same account numbers as the Datev chart of accounts. This does not necessarily have to be an SKR03 or SKR04, but the account numbers must match.

The same applies to customer numbers and vendor numbers.

That's all there is to it! If you are comfortable with a simple interface such as this booking transfer from Navision/BC365 to Datev, but your Datev tax advisor uses different general ledger or debtor/creditor numbers, we can easily remedy this minor issue by adding a small translation to the Datev interface described here.

Caution: This tool is not bidirectional, i.e. it cannot be used to transfer data from Datev back to Navision or Business Central BC365!

Output from Navision & Business Central

Output of postings (Datev data) from Navision
Note: This simple Datev output assumes that you have
- the same customer numbers
- the same supplier numbers
- the same G/L account numbers
in Navision AND Datev
Regardless of your Datev connection, this is a clever and practical idea for everyday use anyway.

Import into Datev

You can import the Navision datev files directly via the posting batches...

Importing Navision / Business Central posting records into Datev
Import of the Datev file previously created from Navision into the Datev accounting program

...or via the regular import function. (In both cases the same import is technically started!)

Calling up the import via the Datev menu

They end up being imported in both ways:

Actual import of Navision / Business Central bookings into Datev

This file sets practically all the settings shown below in Datev for the Navision import. Here you will find both the file itself, packed as 7z, and the file content. You can simply copy this into an empty XML file yourself.

1
    
    Navision
    0
    1
    1
    Bewegungsdaten|Finanzbuchführung|Buchungsstapel
    .
    ,
    TT.MM.JJJJ
    
    
    C:\Temp
    Datevausgabe 01.01.19..31.01.19.csv
    1
    0
  
  
    1
    106
    0
    
    
    1
    1
    10
    2
    Betrag
    1
    0
    0
    1
    0
    351
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    0
    0
  
  
    2
    106
    1
    
    
    1
    1
    1
    0
    Text
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    352
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    0
    0
  
  
    3
    107
    2
    
    Konto
    1
    1
    9
    0
    Konto
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    0
    0
    0
    0
    360
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    0
    0
  
  
    4
    107
    3
    
    
    1
    1
    13
    0
    Konto
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    362
    13
    0
    0
  
  
    5
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    4
    
    
    1
    1
    8
    0
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    1
    0
    0
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    363
    10
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    6
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    60
    0
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    8
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    1
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    Zahl
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Nevertheless, please check the following settings, especially e.g. the ASCII/Ansi setting.

Check the Datev import settings

Attention! DATEV buffers the last import here! Please use the import preview to check whether DATEV displays the current version of your Navision file.
If not, please select the file name again.

Datev import parameters for Navision / Business Central data transfer
Create a new posting batch with the G/L items just imported from Navision / Business Central