Import is the first section within e-Port™ (Import/Export), allowing you to import your Payee information from payroll solutions such as MYOB, XERO, Payroller, Reckon, Lightning Payroll or any other payroll solutions that export payroll data. You can also import from our products, such as our Legacy payroll or easily move payroll data between e-PayDay Go® tenants.
Section allows you to select from the following options, which will be expanded in a future release.
Payees (e-PayDay Go)
Payees (e-PayDay Legacy)
Awards (e-PayDay Go)
Superannuation Funds (e-PayDay Go)
Once a File has been chosen, Settings allows you to select the relevant options for your import.
File enables you to select the location of the file you wish to import.
Validate can be selected, which processes the chosen file and advises of any issues that require correction.
Field Name Header enables you to choose if the Import File contains a header record for each field.
Qualify allows you to choose if the data within the file contains a Qualifier at the beginning and end of a data segment. (e.g., "John-Jacob").
Qualifier allows you to choose the character that indicates this is a data segment.
Delimiter lets you choose the character to separate the data within each file line.
Date Format enables you to choose the formatting of all date fields within the Import File.
The messages below are displayed when specific actions are performed within e-PayDay Go.
The Payee Import Validation Errors Warning Message is displayed when the vertical ellipsis menu Icon is selected. It indicates that the imported Payee does not meet certain validation requirements. Depending on the errors displayed, the Payee may not be able to be imported (as there are issues that cannot be resolved by editing the import file).
The Payees Successfully Imported Success Message is displayed once Import has been selected.
The Awards Import Validation Errors Warning Message is displayed when the vertical ellipsis menu Icon is selected. It indicates that the imported Award and/or Agreement does not meet certain validation requirements. Depending on the errors displayed, the Award and/or Agreement may not be able to be imported (as there are issues that cannot be resolved by editing the import file).
The Awards Successfully Imported Success Message is displayed once Import has been selected.
The Awards Successfully Imported Success Message is displayed once Import has been selected.