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    Export SIE from Vendion – Step by Step

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    Exporting SIE from Vendion takes less than a minute. The file contains every voucher (Z-report) for the selected period and is ready to send to your accountant or to import yourself into your accounting program.

    Prerequisites

    Before you export, verify that:

    • Chart of accounts is configured under /admin/bokforing → "Settings". Sales accounts (3001, 3003…), VAT accounts (2610, 2620, 2630) and cash/card accounts (1910, 1580) must be mapped.
    • All Z-reports have been run for the period. One Z-report per day is standard. If a day is missing a Z-report (e.g. because you forgot to close the register) it will also be missing from the SIE file.
    • Organization number is set under /admin/settings. The SIE file requires this per standard.
    • Fiscal year is set correctly (normally Jan 1 – Dec 31, but can be a broken year).

    If any of these are missing you'll get a warning at export time – fill in the field and try again.

    Step by step

    1. Open the accounting view

    Go to /admin/bokforing in your admin panel. You'll see three tabs: "Vouchers", "Chart of accounts" and "Settings".

    2. Select the "Vouchers" tab

    Here you see every generated voucher (one per Z-report) sorted by date. Each row shows:

    • Voucher number (serial, starts at 1 each fiscal year)
    • Date
    • Description (e.g. "Z-report #42")
    • Total amount (debit = credit)
    • Status

    You can click an individual voucher to view every debit/credit row.

    3. Pick a period

    Click the "Export SIE" button in the top right. A dialog opens where you choose the period:

    • Month: Select month and year (e.g. March 2026). Recommended for ongoing bookkeeping.
    • Quarter: Pick a quarter (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) – practical for quarterly VAT filers.
    • Full year: Whole fiscal year – used at year-end.
    • Custom range: From/to dates – for special cases.

    4. Run the export

    Click "Export". Vendion builds the file in the background:

    1. Fetches every voucher for the period
    2. Fetches every voucher row (debit/credit)
    3. Fetches the chart of accounts and maps the accounts used
    4. Builds the SIE Type 4 structure (metadata + chart + vouchers)
    5. Re-encodes to Latin-1 (ISO 8859-1) with CRLF line endings
    6. Sends the file to your browser as a download

    5. Save the file

    The file downloads as:

    vendion_bokforing_RestaurantName_2026-03.se

    (or vendion_bokforing_RestaurantName_2026.se if you selected the full year)

    Save it somewhere safe – e.g. one folder per month on your computer or in Dropbox/OneDrive.

    6. Send or import

    You now have two options:

    Option A: Send to accountant Email the file to your accountant. Mention the period and any notes (e.g. "Closed March 24" or "Gift cards expired for 2,500 SEK"). The accountant imports the file into their system.

    Option B: Import yourself If you handle the books yourself in Fortnox, Visma eAccounting or Bokio you import the file directly. See the respective article for detailed steps: "Import SIE into Fortnox", "Import SIE into Visma eAccounting" or "Import SIE into Bokio".

    Tips for smooth exports

    • Export monthly: Easier for the accountant to reconcile than half-year/year
    • Check Z-reports first: Go to /admin/reports → "Z-reports" and verify every day is present
    • Daily routines: Always close the register (Z-report) at end of day – missed days create gaps in the books
    • Keep the exports: If you have an old SIE file the accountant can re-import if needed
    • Before VAT filing: Export by the 10th each month so your accountant has time to file

    Common export errors

    "Chart of accounts missing" Fill out the chart of accounts settings under /admin/bokforing → "Settings" before exporting.

    "Organization number missing" Add your org number under /admin/settings → "Company details".

    "No vouchers in the period" Do you have Z-reports for the period? If you just started, there are no vouchers to export until the first Z-report runs.

    "Imbalance in voucher #N" Shouldn't happen, but if it does: contact Vendion support. We rebalance the voucher for you.

    Automation (future)

    Manual export works for most, but Vendion will launch direct integration with Fortnox and Visma eAccounting (planned launch ~May 2026). Vouchers will then move automatically without a SIE file. See the articles "Direct Fortnox integration (planned)" and "Direct Visma integration (planned)".

    Until then, SIE export is the established way – and it works in every Swedish accounting system, including older ones like Björn Lundén.

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