diff --git a/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif01.png b/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif01.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8f1b51152 Binary files /dev/null and b/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif01.png differ diff --git a/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif02.png b/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif02.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e0c0c5725 Binary files /dev/null and b/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif02.png differ diff --git a/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif03.png b/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif03.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9f7ff378e Binary files /dev/null and b/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif03.png differ diff --git a/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif04.png b/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif04.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c216a9c5b Binary files /dev/null and b/accounting/bank/feeds/media/qif04.png differ diff --git a/accounting/bank/feeds/qif.rst b/accounting/bank/feeds/qif.rst index 2d5da4de0..09932ec29 100644 --- a/accounting/bank/feeds/qif.rst +++ b/accounting/bank/feeds/qif.rst @@ -1,3 +1,73 @@ ========================== Import QIF statement files ========================== + +Quicken Interchange Format (QIF) is an open specification for reading +and writing financial data to media (i.e. files). Although still widely +used, QIF is an older format than Open Financial Exchange (OFX) and you +should use the OFX version if you can export to both file formats. + +With Odoo, you can download a QIF file from your bank or accounting +software and import it directly in your Odoo instance. This will create +all bank statements. + +.. tip:: + + Test now the feature `with this sample QIF file `__ + +Configuration +============= + +In order to import QIF statements, you need to activate the feature in +Odoo. In the Accounting application, go to the menu :menuselection:`Configuration --> +Settings`. From the accounting settings, check the bank statements option +**Import in .QIF Format** and apply. + +.. image:: media/qif01.png + :align: center + +Once you have installed this feature, you can setup your bank account to +allow importing bank statement files. To do this, go to the accounting +Dashboard, and click on the **More** button of the bank account. +Then, click on **Import Statement** to load your first QIF file. + +.. image:: media/qif02.png + :align: center + +Load your QIF file in the following screen and click **Import** to +create all your bank statements. + +.. image:: media/qif03.png + :align: center + +If the file is successfully loaded, you will get redirected to the bank +reconciliation screen with all the transactions to reconcile. + +Importing QIF files +=================== + +After having imported your first file, the Odoo accounting dashboard +will automatically propose you to import more files for your bank. For +the next import, you don't need to go to the **More** menu anymore, +you can directly click on the link **Import Statement**. + +.. image:: media/qif04.png + :align: center + +Every time you get a statement related to a new customer / supplier, +Odoo will ask you to select the right contact to reconcile the +transaction. Odoo learns from that operation and will automatically +complete the next payments you get or do to these contacts. This will +speed up a lot the reconciliation process. + +.. seealso:: + + * :doc:`ofx` + * :doc:`coda` + * :doc:`synchronize` + * :doc:`manual` + +.. rst-class:: text-muted + +| Written by Fabien Pinckaers (Odoo) +| Proofread by Geoffrey Bressan (Odoo)