Xero API Integration Setup

In the top right corner, choose the icon, enter Accountancy Integration Setup, and select the related link.
Select Xero as the Accountancy System in the General FastTab.
Specify whether the data should be exported using the posting date or the document date in the Export Customer Ledger by and Export Vendor Ledger by fields. The most commonly used approach is by Document Date. Garage Hive users are often limited to only posting within the current date, therefore the posting date may differ from the date on the invoice from the supplier, whereas the document date would match.
Scroll down to the Xero FastTab. In the Xero Sales Document Status and Xero Purchase Document Status fields, specify the status of the documents when they are exported to Xero. The options are Draft, Submitted, or Authorised. You can select a different option for Sales and Purchase documents.

Note
If you plan to export sales receipts/payments the sales documents must be approved.
Select the Integration Enabled slider to enable the integration.
To get started with the integration, you’ll need to create an “App” in Xero. Sign in with your Xero credentials at this link. Now, in the middle or top right of the screen, choose New App.
Name the App; It should be unique, thus we recommend using GarageName-GH, but it may be any other name that you choose. Fill up the details shown below.
- Company or Application URL - https://www.garagehive.co.uk
- Redirect URL - https://hivemgtservice.garagehive.co.uk/xero-oauth2/callback
Select the Terms & Conditions checkbox and then click Create App.
In the next page, select Configuration on the left hand side.
Copy the client id and paste it into Garage Hive in the Xero Client Id field under Xero FastTab.
Then choose Generate a Secret, copy it, and enter it into Garage Hive in the Xero Client Secret field.
Now, under Garage Hive’s Accountancy Integration Setup, from the menu bar, choose Actions, then Xero, and lastly Authorise.
You will be redirected to the Xero Website and prompted to select Allow Access before a successful integration is confirmed.

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Integrate Chart of Accounts

To integrate the Chart of Accounts to Xero Accounting accounting system:

In the top-right corner, choose the icon, enter Chart of Accounts and select the related link.
In the Chart of Accounts page, select Edit List from the menu bar.
In the External System No. column, enter the account number for the accounts you want to integrate with the external system. In this case, we’ll integrate all of the 4000s accounts.

Note
Typically only the 4000's and 5000's accounts are needed.

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Integrate Payment Methods

To add the External System No. to the Payments Methods:

In the top-right corner, choose the icon, enter Payment Methods and select the related link.
In the External System No. column, click on the three dots to select the corresponding code for the Payment Methods that you use in your external system.

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Integrate VAT Posting

To integrate the VAT posting in your system:

In the top-right corner, choose the icon, enter VAT Posting Setup and select the related link.
In the External VAT Identifier Code column, click on the three dots to select the corresponding code for the VAT Posting that you use in your external system.

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How to run the export

In the top right corner, choose the icon, enter Export to Accountancy System, and select the related link.
Select the following options:
- Export Customer Invoices/Credit Memos - This will export all Customer invoices/credit memos for the given date range.
- Export Customer Payments/Refunds - This will export Invoice payments/refunds as well as payments to accounts within the specified date range.
- Export Vendor Invoices/Credit Memos - This will export all posted purchase orders/purchase invoices as well as posted purchase return orders/purchase credit memos within the given date range.
- Export Type - All or New. Select New. Selecting New will exclude any previously exported documents. When using New, a transaction that has already been exported, will not be exported again.
- Date From and Date To - Choose your date range.
Under Catalogs:
- Export All Customers - This will generate an export of all customers in the system.
- Export All Vendors - This will generate an export of all vendors in the system.

Note

There is no physical file created when using the Xero integration. The transactions will appear directly in your Xero account.

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Adding Tracking Categories in Xero

To add Tracking Category such as Branch in Xero, choose the icon, enter Dimensions, and select the related link.
Select the row with the Branch dimension and then select Dimension from the menu bar, followed by Dimension Values.
Add the column External Dimension Value Code to the page that appears by using Garage Hive’s personalising feature.
Enter the values in this column to match the Code for the branch, then exit the page.
Choose the icon, enter Accountancy Integration Setup, and select the related link.
Scroll down to Xero FastTab, and in the Department Dimension Code field, enter Branch.
Now, log in to your Xero account and select Accounting from the top menu, followed by Advanced.
Select Tracking Categories from the page that appears, then bookmark it by selecting the star on the left. By bookmarking it, it will appear under Advanced in the Accounting main menu.
Select Add Tracking Category on the Tracking Categories page and name it the same as the Department Dimension Code (case sensitive) as in Garage Hive. Then, add the Category Options, same as the various branches of your business (case sensitive).
The Tracking Categories will be added successfully, and you may now run the export as described above.