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Paymate Platinum & Clarity can export data to different versions of Simply Accounting software. In order to setup Paymate Platinum or Clarity to export data to Simply Accounting you should follow the following steps.

Step 1 - Choose the Interface

The first step required to export data from Paymate to your general ledger software is to choose the right interface. In order to do make the correct selection:1)   

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1. Go to

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1. Setup > Preferences > Interfaces.

1. Choose the Correct Interface from the drop down list.
   1. Simply Accounting (Windows)
   2. Simply Accounting v.

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1. Click on  to save the changes you have made.

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1. Close the window

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Step 2 - Setting Up G/L Codes

Once you have selected the correct interface, you must enter the G/L codes for each payroll category, and for each department. This can be done in many ways.

Your first option is to enter Option 1: Enter the G/L codes for each payroll category under the Setup>Payroll Settings>Payroll Categories>Others Tab. Then use .

Steps:

1. Under the Setup > Payroll Settings > Payroll Categories > Others Tab.
2. Use the Reset Account Chart Button on the

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1. Setup > General Ledger > G/L

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1. Accounts > GL Accounts Tab to populate G\L codes for all the payroll categories.
2. If required, a suffix or prefix can be assigned to each G\L code.

A second option is use Option 2: Use the GL Code Finder File which contains all the approved G/L Codes from your accounting software.
Such a file can be created from your G/L Chart of Accounts using the G/L software provided Paymate is connected seamlessly to your accounting software.  If not then the file can be manually created.To use Code Finder option, the

Steps:

1. Under Setup > Preferences > Interface > Default general ledger interface frame.
2. The Use Code Finder flag should be checked off

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2. Go to Setup > General Ledger > Refresh GL code finder and enter the required parameters to import this file containing the G\L codes.
3. Click Refresh.

Option 3: Enter , go to Setup>General Ledger>Refresh GL code finder and enter the required parameters and then click Refresh.The final option is to enter the G/L codes directly in the Setup>General ledger>G/L Accounts>GL .

Steps:

1. In the Setup > General ledger > G/L Accounts > GL Accounts Tab.
2. To use this method, the use code finder flag should not be checked. 
3. You must make sure that you enter the G/L for each department that you have created.

Step 3 - Entering G\L Code For Cost Center

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If required, Job Cost centers can be setup and the G/L codes for cost centers can be entered while setting up the cost center under Setup>Job Cost>Cost .

Steps:

1. Under Setup > Job Cost > Cost center.

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2. If the G/L codes are not known until the payroll data entry time, then these can be entered directly on the Job Cost work details records.

Step 4 - Exporting to General Ledger

After posting the payroll data you can chose to export it to your general ledger software. There are two options to export to General ledger:Payroll>Export>

• Payroll > Export > Export to G/L

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• Payroll > Export > Export to G/L Special

The first option is used to export all the payroll data which has not been exported yet.

The Export to G/L Special option allows you to select specific payroll records to be exported based on department, payroll group, or date range.  This option also allows you to re-export records that have already been exported.

The export file path and name have to be specified here (except in case of Seamless interface). The specific date range or department or payroll group can be selected here to select which data has to be exported.

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