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Banana Accounting Plus allows the import of bank transactions in various formats.
The ISO 20022 format is an international standard that should now be provided by all European banks. This format may also be called ISO xml, xml, camt.053, camt.054 or other names. Importing bank transactions in ISO 20022 format is possible in two ways:
Generic manual ISO20022 import
Manual import of transactions one file at a time - available with the Professional plan.
- The user downloads the ISO 20022 file from their bank and saves it in a folder on their computer.
- Then, from Banana, they manually import this file.
This import is made possible by the extension Bank Statement Camt ISO 20022 Switzerland (Banana+) for Switzerland and a generic filter distributed with the application for other countries.
The import must be repeated manually each time.
Advanced ISO20022 import [Beta]
Advanced import of transactions from multiple files simultaneously - available with the Advanced plan.
It significantly speeds up the workflow because the user no longer needs to check for which periods transactions need to be imported.
- The user defines a folder containing ISO 20022 files from different bank accounts.
- In Banana, with a command, the program notifies if there are new transactions to be imported.
This new advanced import function is made possible by the extension Swiss Camt ISO20022 Reader.
Requirements
- Use of Banana Accounting Dev-Channel with the Advanced plan.
- Use of a Double-entry accounting or Income & Expenses system.