Account Export — Accounts.BCL File Format

The account export function exports accounts, GL actual balances, and budgets. This file format is for the chart of accounts.

Note

It is also possible to perform a chart of accounts export using the eFinancials Fixed Length file format.

Accounts.BCL Version 1

The first line of the file, which is VERSION 1, is used to identify the format. The basic format is fixed length (SDF).

Field

Field Name

Type

Length

Description

1

Company

Character

2

The first 2 characters of EntityCompany ID

2

Project

Character

3

Characters 3, 4, and 5 of the EntityCompany ID

3

Account #

Character

15

Account number

4

Cat.Account

Character

15

Blank

5

Cat.Type

Character

1

Blank

6

Desc

Character

30

Account description

7

Type

Character

1

A = Asset
L = Liability
C = Capital
I = Income
E = Expenses
P = Profit

8

Level

Character

1

0 for header
1 for detail
2 for totaling accounts

9

Print

Character

1

A

10

SpaceBefore

Character

1

Blank

11

SpaceAfter

Character

1

Blank

12

Underline

Character

1

Blank

13

Active

Character

1

Blank
C = Closed

14  

Not used

Character

1

Blank

See Also

Data Transfer File Formats Introduction

Accounts Overview

Account Export Tab

Account Export File Format: eFinancials Fixed Length

Budgets File Format: Budgets.BCL

Account Export Balances File Format: Actuals.BCL