I need to import Paypal statements as I use a mobile card reader for business transactions.
It can only be downloaded in CSV, Excel, PDF or TAB formats. When trying a CSV converter (to OFX) it was extremely confusing and was asking to enter information in “lines”.
Does anyone else use Paypal and need to import statements into Manager?
Is there an easier way to do it other than resorting to entering everything manually so your account makes sense as last time I tried a different format, it entered expenses as income and vice versa.
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@emma_woodorth, can you just send the sample CSV file from Paypal to support@manager.io? You don’t have to go through conversion process as CSV files should be supported.
I am having similar issues with importing PayPal CSV file. Manager doesn’t seem to want to recognize them unless i drastically change the CSV.
Is there a template somewhere that would let me know what layout Manager needs the CSV file to be in? or is it easier to just download Paypal CSV and convert to QIF and then import it?
Make sure you have the updated version first and then restart the program. I’ve been able to import csv files after doing this. The only downside is if you have a mobile card reader, it will give you 2 transactions (which throws off your balance as it thinks it’s a genuine credit). The first is the original amount invoiced for and the second is the amount received minus paypal’s transaction fees. It’s painstaking but you have to delete the first kind that I’ve mentioned and then your balance will add up. That’s how I’ve been doing it anyway.
Thank you for the response. Am currently using version 15.2.21.
I have been upgrading versions for over a year now to see if the features we need get added. Have read that PayPal CSV imports are now possible hence why i decided to give Manager a good try.
Maybe I should delete my install and download a fresh install to see if that works, instead off upgrading.
@emma_woodorth, not sure what you mean by mobile card reader. I’m sure this can be fixed if you send me your CSV file from Paypal and explain what do you get imported and how it should be really imported. You can send an email to support@manager.io. Thanks.
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Regarding papyal import from CSV - If you just download the paypal csv from the transaction list then try to import, the error is “Invalid character at position 1”
I’ve been importing large files of monthly Paypal transactions in csv format for many months. While I don’t use a mobile card carder it is pretty complex because we have sales paid through multiple Ebay sites plus separate shopping carts and even the odd Paypal invoice of money request, so the full gamut, pretty much.
Anyway, you are right about the import format - that’s exactly the way we do it.
To make things a little less confusing we break up each transaction into fee and non fee lines so that the importing actually works and allocation out of suspense account is made more logical.
The massaging of data is a a little tricky as we delete a lot of redundant columns and concatenate data across columns of the spreadsheet in Excel. Not an exercise for the fainthearted though.
Yeah looks like the csv needs a lot of editing before import.
To be honest there’s so many different transaction types flying around in the PP account, it’ll take me a while to get my head around what’s happening.
I think I’ll take out the superfluous conversion entries, then make sure the account rolls forward from opening to closing balance (in excel), then do the import
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