shopify - exactonline: Manual

1.Introduction

This is the manual for the integration between Shopify and Exact Online.

This integration ensures that orders from the Shopify webshop are automatically processed to orders, invoices or sales bookings in Exact Online. Because the orders arrive directly in the retailer's accounting system, this saves time on the financial administration.

Are you using the Shopify POS then the sales from this POS of one day can be placed as one cash entry in Exact Online. This option can be requested via webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl. Additional costs are associated with this option. It is also possible to process payments for the Shopify orders to Exact Online. This can be requested via webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl. Additional costs will be charged for this option.

Please pay special attention to the following

This integration is a financial integration. It is not a logistics integration. The integration is not suitable for updating customers in Exact Online, printing packing slips, or synchronizing products/inventory. The integration works only with the payment status in the Shopify order, where you can configure which statuses should trigger forwarding the order (for example 'processing', 'paid' / 'refund'; multiple statuses are possible).
An order is forwarded to Exact Online only once. Changes made after the order has been forwarded will not be applied in the accounting system. Any adjustments must therefore be handled via the refund process in Shopify or updated manually in Exact Online.
This integration does not replace the work of an accountant. It saves time because you no longer have to retype documents. The accountant is still needed for advice, expertise, and control.
Tip: Other customers using this integration found the tips in the FAQ for Shopify and in the FAQ for Exact Online.

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Install integration
You install this integration from the Shopify App store. If you search for webwinkelfacturen, our apps will appear automatically. You can recognize us as a supplier by the blue gear icon. If you click on the App, you will see a description and the Add app button. Upon activation, you will be automatically guided through the configuration screens.

When you click the Add app button, you must first authorize the integration to read and possibly even write data from your webshop. This is indicated in the next screen. You also need to approve the monthly fee for the integration. Once you have approved the monthly fee, the connection with Shopify is established and you will be automatically redirected to your personal dashboard.
The installation is complete when both connection dots are green, and the settings in the Configuration tab have been entered and saved.

Important: Once the integration is installed, always log in to the dashboard via https://uwkoppeling.webwinkelfacturen.nl, and not via the appstore

There is a 30-day free trial.

The integration is a real-time integration. Once an order has reached a certain status, it will be processed to your accounting system as quickly as possible.

If you want to install another integration, you can do so in the same way. Make sure you are logged out of the integration dashboard and preferably start the new installation in an incognito browser.

Cancel integration
If you want to terminate the integration, you can simply remove the app from the app store in your backend.

Are you switching to another accounting system and want to create a new integration? You can install the new app from the app store in your backend. Make sure you are logged out of the dashboard of the old integration and preferably start the new installation in an incognito browser.

Are you switching to another webshop system? Via our integrations page you can see whether you install it from the relevant app store, or by means of an installation link.

Has the installation been successful, but do you see in the dashboard of the integration the old license key still present when you click the dropdown arrow next to the key (even though that app/key has been deleted)? If so, please send us an email requesting that the old key be removed.

2.How the integration works

A order from the Shopify webshop is processed to an Exact Online invoice, order or sales booking. The desired option can be configured via the Configuration tab of the dashboard. There is even the possibility to have direct sales invoices created in Exact Online. This option cannot be configured via the dashboard - it causes too much confusion - but you can request it from us.
Please note: The integration always creates the invoice, order or sales booking with status Draft. This is because deleting or adjusting is otherwise very difficult in Exact Online.

Shopify works with webhooks. We receive a notification whenever a new order is created in your webshop or when an order is changed. If the order order can be processed—this depends on the status—the integration places the order order in the processing queue. Depending on the processing queue's volume, the order will be processed quickly or slightly later. Generally, queues move quickly.

In addition to the webhooks, a sweep is done daily. This means that the integration checks daily whether all webhooks have been received correctly. If any webhooks are missed, those orders are still retrieved and forwarded.
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Processing daily revenue
When processing daily revenue, the integration creates a cash entry containing the sales and payments of the previous day. This can be split by VAT rates or based on categories.

Note: Foreign orders are never part of the daily invoice. Foreign orders are orders delivered outside the country of the webshop. If a daily invoice is chosen, payments can no longer be processed separately. That option will no longer be available.

Pre-check orders
At the start of processing an order, we perform a number of checks on the Shopify order:

It is checked whether the total of the Shopify order is equal to the sum of the amounts in the order lines plus the shipping cost amount.
If the order is an ICP order, the VAT number is checked.
It is checked whether a corresponding VAT code exists in Exact Online for the VAT in each line.
It is checked whether the order has not already been processed.

Pre-check payments
A payment is only added if the status of the payment is succes. A payment is only processed if the corresponding order has been processed first.

Processing orders
Processing a Shopify order to Exact Online takes place in three steps:

It is checked if the customer already exists in Exact Online. If not, the customer is created. Matching is based on the email address.
When processing to Exact Online orders or invoices, a check is performed to see if the products from the Shopify order are already present in Exact Online. Missing products are created.
The Exact Online invoice, order or sales booking is created and added.

Process payments
A payment is processed to Exact Online by looking up the corresponding (draft) entry in Exact Online and adding the payment to this entry. If the corresponding entry cannot be found, the payment appears on the Errors tab on the dashboard. After processing the payment, the integration will attempt to reconcile the payment against a sales entry in Exact Online.

Post-check
After the order has been forwarded and a success message from Exact Online has been received, the order is marked as handled. The Shopify order appears at the Reporting tab on the dashboard.

If Exact Online returns an error while processing the order, the order appears in the Errors tab on the dashboard. Via the yellow button More info more information about the problem can be found. Via the red button Report problem can the order with all necessary information easily be submitted to us after you have tried to resolve the problem yourself. If the problem is solved, in some cases the orders can be processed again with the blue Process button.

When forwarding the payment, the payment is also registered so that it cannot be processed again. Both payments and reconciliation actions can be reviewed via the dashboard.
Data
Information about the data that is processed can be found in the section Day-to-day: To Exact Online later in the manual.

3.Preparation Exact Online

To integrate with Exact Online, a dedicated username and password are required to log in. The integration must be established using this username and password. A separate username is required for each connection. Therefore, if you have two or more integrations with Exact Online running with us, you will need two or more Exact Online usernames. See this faq more information.

Using an accountancy username/password grants the integration access to all records under the accountant's responsibility. This is highly undesirable from a security standpoint and violates GDPR regulations. See this faq for more information.

4.Installation

After installation, check using this FAQ, whether the integration works.

You install the integration between Shopify and Exact Online from the Shopify App store. First, the connection with your webshop is established and you authorize the integration to read data from your webshop. If you use the Shopify POS (Shopify POS) and want to administer the revenue from this POS per day as one cash entry in Exact Online, please contact us. For this extra option, a modest fee of $5 extra per month will be charged.

Activating the integration now continues with:
1. Accepting the terms and conditions.
2. Establishing the connection with Exact Online. This authorizes the integration to write transactions to your Exact Online administration and read information.
3. The configuration itself.
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Accept terms and conditions
Before the integration can be used, the terms and conditions must first be accepted. The terms and conditions are based on the general ICT Terms and Conditions (industry organization) and the general GDPR guidelines.

Exact Online Authentication
Authentication with Exact Online is via OAuth. Ensure you are logged out of Exact Online before starting the connection. Now click the red Connect button. A login screen for your Exact Online account will appear automatically. Once you log in, you will see a screen asking if you allow the connection. Upon confirmation, the connection with Exact Online will be established.

If you wish to re-establish the connection at a later time - for example, because you want to connect via a different Exact Online user - you can always do so by clicking the Connect button.

Processing status
You can specify which statuses orders should be processed to Exact Online. You can select multiple statuses. The integration will never forward orders twice. The integration is protected against this.

Extra settings Exact Online
Orders from Shopify can be processed to Exact Online orders, invoices or sales entries. The desired option can be selected via the contract settings.

Exact Online Division code
It is important that after establishing the connection with Exact Online, you first set the division code of your Exact Online administration. As long as the division code is unknown, data from your Exact Online administration—such as VAT codes, ledger accounts, journals, and payment conditions, which depend on this division code—cannot be retrieved. After setting the division code, it may be useful to retrieve the data from Exact Online again. You can do this via the two arrows next to the copy button.

Exact Online Journal
A journal must be set for the entries. A sales journal must be set here for creating sales entries. For Dutch administrations, this is usually journal 70 and for Belgian administrations 700. A cash journal must be set for the revenue entries. For Dutch administrations, this is usually journal 10.

Payment condition Exact Online
When creating new debtors, the integration will set a payment condition. The payment condition that the integration adds to new debtors can be selected via the dropdown. This payment condition is not added if it concerns an existing debtor.

Configure VAT rates and general ledger accounts
When configuring the VAT rates and general ledger accounts, a link is created between the VAT rates in webshop and the VAT codes and revenue accounts in Exact Online. You can always make changes by clicking the blue 'Edit' button and selecting an option from the drop-down menus.

In the VAT rates, the integration shows a standard list of VAT rates and all EU countries. By default, the Dutch or Belgian VAT rates are filled in. The VAT percentages can be adjusted. For example, in the case of OSS, the German high VAT percentage can be adjusted to 19%.

It is possible to work with the VAT rates in the webshop. You can adjust this at the Configuration tab of the dashboard, under the option All Settings > Contract. Intra-Community (ICP) and international deliveries
The Intra-Community supplies / ICP option is intended for business-to-business deliveries within the EU. These sales are invoiced with 0% VAT. A VAT number from the customer is required. The International option applies to deliveries outside the EU. For these sales, the integration expects 0% VAT; otherwise, the sales cannot be processed. Separate VAT codes and general ledger accounts can be configured for both ICP and international deliveries.

The Exact Online VAT codes are shown depending on the contract settings. If Exact Online excl is selected, only the Exact Online VAT codes excl will be shown. If Exact Online incl is selected, only the Exact Online VAT codes incl will be shown. Only the Profit and Loss ledger accounts on the credit side are shown.

Once the VAT settings have been configured and saved, you will always see the set VAT rates. If you want to start over, you can use the grey button 'Remove VAT settings'. Your current settings will then be deleted.

Configure payment methods
You can create a link here between the payment methods in the webshop and a fixed debtor in your Exact Online administration. Orders with a payment method from the list will then always be posted to this debtor. In that case, no new debtors will be created.
Note: It is not possible to set fixed debtors for ICP orders. For an ICP order, a valid VAT number must be transmitted. Therefore, a debtor will always be created in Exact Online for an ICP order.

Please note: Unfortunately, Shopify does not allow us to read the payment methods you use in your webshop. Therefore we work with a fixed list of payment methods. It may be that there are payment methods listed that you do not use and that there are payment methods not listed that you do use. There is a workaround for this, described in this faq.

Please note: The list of debtors only includes the Exact Online debtors whose name contains a specific substring. See this FAQ for more information.

Configure payment methods
When processing daily revenue, a link is created between the payment methods in webshop and the clearing accounts in Exact Online.

The suspense accounts shown are Balance Sheet accounts on the debit side. If the string posledger is present, this account will also be shown. Please note: No cash accounts may be configured for the payment methods, not even for the payment method cash or cash. The reason is that the integration creates a cash entry in Exact Online.

Setting up payment methods on clearing accounts
When processing payments, a clearing account of type Payment methods is set in Exact Online. When setting up the clearing accounts, there is no (longer a) possibility to post to fixed debtors per payment method.

Categories
It is possible to process revenue based on product categories. You can configure the general ledger accounts here. We recommend a maximum of 40 categories, and there is a technical maximum of 99 categories. When accounts are configured at the category level, they take precedence. The revenue accounts set under the VAT rates will no longer apply.

When processing to Exact Online orders, no revenue account is provided. Therefore, posting to categories is not possible when processing to Exact Online orders. Posting to categories is possible when processing to Exact Online invoices, but it might be better to disable ledger mapping in that situation.

5.Day-to-day: From Shopify

Processing schedule: Shopify works with webhooks. We receive a notification as soon as a new order is created in your webshop or if an order changes. If the order can be processed - this depends on the status - then the integration places the order in the processing queue. Depending on the activity in the processing queue, the order is processed quickly or slightly later. In general, the queues move quickly.

Once an order has been processed, it cannot be processed again. Any order changed in the webshop after it has been processed will not be updated in Exact Online.

The integration performs an extra check for orders in the Shopify webshop that are loaded from Bol.com or Amazon. This loading happens via an external app that the Shopify merchant can enable. For these imported orders, the integration performs an extra check whether the VAT is present in the order. If not, the order will not be processed. See our FAQ for more information.

Old orders processing
It is possible to process orders that are already in the Shopify webshop via a migration. You can request this via webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl. We ask a modest fee for this. We cannot process orders from more than two years ago.
Note: Because the Shopify integration works with webhooks, you should not import orders retroactively in your Shopify webshop after activating the integration. If you do this and for example import 500 orders at once or change the status of 500 orders, our platform will receive all these changes and start processing them. This creates a disproportionate load on our network.

Processing daily revenue
When processing daily revenue, the integration retrieves the receipts from the previous day from the POS system in the morning. The integration combines these receipts into one cash entry and places it in Exact Online.

Payments (if activated)
When processing payments, the integrations checks daily the Shopify orders that have been successfully processed to Exact Online. If the order has a valid payment—a transaction with the success status—then that payment will also be processed to Exact Online. Checking Shopify orders is performed six times per day.

Note: The integration does NOT process payments for returns. This is because returns often don't go through the payment integrations, resulting in incorrect payments being processed in Exact Online.

Refunds
If you want the integration to process refunds in addition to orders, you can enable the status refund or partially_refunded in the Configuration tab under Status process sales. Refunds must be created correctly in Shopify, meaning the refund must be applied to the order lines. Unfortunately the integration cannot process a refund that only contains an amount. For more information see: FAQ.

Please note: For refunds, the integration goes back a maximum of 30 days in time. Also, the integration only processes a refund if the integration has previously processed the order to which the refund relates.

Please pay special attention to the following
The integration will not read or pass many fields from a Shopify order to Exact Online. In particular, the note_attribute fields and the custom fields are not included. This is because different webshops use these fields differently. Because our integrations must work for all webshops, we cannot configure this for individual merchants.

Pay special attention to fields that are added via a plugin. There is a significant chance that the integration will not process these fields.

Field-level specification orders

Specification Shopify order. +-

Below is an elaboration at field level when retrieving orders. The general values in the order and the order rules are discussed, the shipping costs and the debtor details.
Name field	Values from Shopify order
Order-identifier	[id]
Order number	Is determined as follows: If the merchant has filled in a default prefix, the order number starts with this prefix. Shopify retailers use these prefixes to distinguish between different webshops if they sell from multiple webshops. The prefixes are NOT intended to make a distinction in years. The [order_number] field is added If the field [name] is filled in the order and the value of [name] is not part of the field [order_number] then - [name] is added to the order Example: If a prefix WW1- is set, and the order [order_number] has 5374 and [name] BOL - 1234567 then the full order number becomes WW1-5374 - BOL - 1234567.
Invoice number	Is determined as follows: If for the Shopify merchant it is set that the Payment-id must be used, then the invoice number is set equal to the payment-id. This option can be used, for example, to pass the Mollie transaction ID from the order to the accounting system. In all other cases, the invoice number is set equal to the Shopify checkout-id
Booking date	[created_at]
Order date	[processed_at]
Status order	[financial_status]
Payment status	if the status of the order is paid then paid, otherwise no payment status
Payment reference	[order_number]
Affiliate number	Is determined as follows If present, the payment_id from the [transactions] of the Shopify order is used If this payment_id is present, it is checked whether a reference to a Bol occurs anywhere in the note_attributes of the order and the value stated there is added to the affiliate number. The latter is often not necessary because the Bol reference also appears in the [name] of the order.
Valuta	[currency] if present
Payment method	field [gateway] in [transactions]
Order total incl. VAT and discounts	[total_price]
Total VAT order incl. discounts	Value in [total_tax], or, if that value is 0, the value from [current_total_tax]. When using [current_total_tax], there's an additional check. The VAT lines in the order must add up to the value in [current_total_tax].
Order total excl. VAT and discounts	Difference between the two lines above
ICP indication	The integration determines as follows whether it concerns an ICP order: If the merchant has configured a margin, it is never an ICP order If the delivery address is known, the country from the delivery address is used to determine whether it is an ICP order. If the delivery country is not known, the country in the billing address is used. If the country is not an EU country, then it is not an ICP order If the country is the same as the country of the webshop, it is not an ICP order. Therefore, an order to a Dutch address from a Dutch webshop is never an ICP order. Likewise, an order to a Belgian address from a Belgian webshop is also never an ICP order. If the order total equals 0, it is never an ICP order. The reason is that with a 0-euro order it cannot be determined why the order has 0-euro VAT — whether it is because it is ICP or not. For ICP orders a VAT number is mandatory. To avoid this additional restriction, the integration determines that ICP does not apply to a 0-euro order. If the VAT is not equal to 0, with or without discount, then it is never an ICP order In all other cases it is an ICP order.
International indication	The integration determines as follows whether it concerns an international order: If the delivery address is known, the country from the delivery address is used to determine whether it is an ICP order. If the delivery country is not known, the country in the billing address is used. If the country is an EU country, then it is not an international order If the integration has a separate VAT configuration for the country, it is not an international order. This applies for example to countries such as Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. If the order total equals 0, it is not an international order. For 0-euro orders the integration cannot calculate VAT correctly. If the VAT is not equal to 0, with or without discount, then it is not an international order In all other cases it is an international order.
Discounts	Discounts are determined as follows: For all lines, the discounts are added together and the shipping cost discount is also added This amount is compared with the total discount on the order - field [total_discounts] An extra discount line is added with the difference between the above values if this difference is not equal to 0 Subsequently, all discount rules are grouped per VAT percentage and the VAT codes / accounts from Exact Online are determined.

Specification Shopify order lines. +-

To read the order lines, the integration retrieves the [line_items] field. Multiple order lines can be included in the order, and the integration reads these lines one by one.
Name field	Values from Shopify order line
Productid	[product_id]
categoyid	Category associated with the product
Amount	[quantity]
SKU	[sku]
Description	[name]
VAT percentage	The VAT percentage is determined as follows: If the field [tax_exempt] in the order has the value 1, then no VAT is charged. If the field [taxable] in the order line has the value 0 or is empty, then no VAT is charged. If the line price after applying a possible discount equals 0 — meaning a free product — then the VAT percentage used is the one listed in [tax_lines]. In practice [tax_lines] usually consists of one line. If the amount in the line is not equal to 0, the VAT percentage is only used if the VAT amount in [tax_lines] is not equal to 0. If the VAT amount equals 0, a VAT percentage of 0% is used for this order line.
Amounts excl. VAT	The amounts excluding VAT are determined as follows: If the webshop uses prices excluding VAT, then the line price excluding VAT equals [price] If the webshop uses prices including VAT, then the line price excluding VAT equals [price]/(1 + VAT percentage) For unit prices, meaning prices per item, the line price is divided by the value in the field [quantity]
Amounts incl. VAT	The amounts including VAT are determined as follows: If the webshop uses prices including VAT, then the line price including VAT equals [price] If the webshop uses prices excluding VAT, then the line price including VAT equals [price] (1 + VAT percentage)* For unit prices, meaning prices per item, the line price is divided by the value in the field [quantity]
Discount in order line	The discount in the order line is determined as follows: If the field [total_discount][ in the line has a value not equal to 0, that value is used as the line discount. Otherwise the integration checks the values in [discount_allocations] and uses the sum of the fields [amount] in those lines as the discount. For discounts, the inclusive/exclusive VAT handling depends on the webshop settings. Using the VAT percentage, the correct amounts for discounts including and excluding VAT are calculated.
VAT code and accounts Exact Online	These are determined based on the settings, the VAT percentage and the delivery country. This also takes into account whether it is an ICP or international order. When processing by categories, the revenue account of the category is used. This can be set via the dashboard. When processing to Exact Online orders, no revenue account is provided. Therefore, posting to categories is not possible when processing to Exact Online orders. Posting to categories is possible when processing to Exact Online invoices, but it might be better to disable ledger mapping in that situation.

Specification Shopify shipping costs. +-

To read the shipping costs, the integration uses the field [shipping_lines]. There can be multiple shipping lines. For the name and VAT percentage only the first line is used, while the amounts from all shipping lines are summed. In most cases there will be only one shipping cost line.
Name field	Values from Shopify order line
Description	[title] from the first shipping cost line
VAT percentage	Sum of the values in field [rate] from the [tax_lines] in the first shipping cost line.
Shipping costs excl VAT	The shipping costs excluding VAT are determined as follows: If the webshop uses prices excluding VAT, the shipping costs excluding VAT equal the sum of the fields [price] in the shipping lines. If the webshop uses prices including VAT, the shipping cost excluding VAT equals the sum of the fields [price]/(1 + VAT percentage) in the shipping lines.
Shipping costs incl VAT	The shipping costs including VAT are determined as follows: If the webshop uses prices excluding VAT, the shipping costs excluding VAT equal the sum of the fields [price] in the shipping lines. If the webshop uses prices incl. VAT, the line price incl. VAT is equal to the sum of the fields [price] (1 + VAT percentage)* in the shipping lines.
VAT code and accounts Exact Online	These are determined based on the settings, the VAT percentage and the delivery country. It also takes into account whether it is an ICP or international order.

Specification Shopify customer. +-

Name field	Values from Shopify customer
Email	If present [email] otherwise [contact_email]
Invoice address	If present based on [billing_address] in the Shopify order First name - [first_name] Last name - [last_name] Company name - [company] Addressline1 - [address1] Addressline2 - [address2] Zipcode - [zip] Phone nr - [phone] City - [city] Iso-countryode - [country_code] Country - is calculated based on the iso country code If there is no billing address and there is a shipping address, then the billing address is set equal to the shipping address. If there is no billing address and no shipping address, the information in [customer] and [customer][default_address] is checked.
Shipping address	If present based on [shipping_address] in the Shopify order First name - [first_name] Last name - [last_name] Company name - [company] Addressline1 - [address1] Addressline2 - [address2] Zipcode - [zip] Phone nr - [phone] City - [city] Iso-countryode - [country_code] Country - is calculated based on the iso country code If there is no shipping address, so [shipping_address] does not appear in the order, the shipping address remains empty.
VAT number	The VAT number is determined as follows: The list [note-attributes] is read per line. If the name equals vatnumber, vat_number, vatnr, vat_nr, vatid, vat-id, vat_id or Vat Registration Number, the value in that line is used as the VAT number. If no VAT number is found, the integration checks the information in [customer][note]. If the value in [customer][note] has a maximum length of 34 characters and the first two letters match the first 2 or 3 characters of [customer][note], then that value is used as the VAT number. Note: Greece uses a different country code, namely EL. This is taken into account in this step. If the VAT number is still not found, the integration checks whether the value in [customer][note] starts with the text vat registration number. If so, the text after : is taken as the VAT number. If no VAT number is found, the integration checks the information in [note]. If the value in [customer][note] has a maximum length of 34 characters and the first two letters match the first 2 or 3 characters of [customer][note], then that becomes the VAT number. Please note: A different country code applies to Greece, namely EL. This is taken into account in this step. If a VAT number is found in one of the above steps, the integration checks its validity via the VIES validation service. If it is a valid VAT number it will be used, otherwise the VAT number remains empty.

Specification Shopify payments. +-

This is used when payments are processed separately to Exact Online. This option can be requested via webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl. Additional costs are associated with this option.
To determine the payment details, the integration uses the field [transactions]. Multiple payments may have been made for an order, so with multiple payment methods. At this moment, only the first payment is used, so [transactions][0].
Name field	Values from Shopify order
The paid amount	[amount]
Valuta	[currency]
Payment method	[gateway]
Status	[status]
Transaction-id	[authorization]
Payment date	[processed_at]

6.Day-to-day: To Exact Online

Below, the creation of new transactions in Exact Online - orders, invoices, sales entries - is detailed at field level. The orders, invoices, and sales entries will always have the status Draft. When creating orders or invoices, new products may be created. When creating orders, invoices, or sales entries, new debtors may be created. The creation of debtors and products is also detailed at field level.

Specific information about processing returns is provided in the field definitions of the transactions and in a separate text below. For processing payments, both the creation of the payment and the reconciliation of the payment are described.

Create transactions
When creating sales entries (SalesEntries) in Exact Online, the order number is processed and new debtors are created if they are not yet in Exact Online. When creating invoices (SalesInvoices) or orders (SalesOrders), the products are also processed if they are not yet present in Exact Online.

Create returns
When processing returns to Exact Online orders, an invoice will be created in Exact Online instead of a negative order. The reason is that Exact Online orders may not have negative quantities or amounts.

Creating new debtors
When processing customer information, a check is first made to see if the customer has been processed before. If so, this Exact Online debtor is used as the debtor for the Exact Online transaction. If the customer is not yet known, they are added to Exact Online. Matching is based on email address.
Please note: The integration only creates debtors. The integration does not modify debtors.

Create products
The following only applies if you process orders to Exact Online invoices or orders.

New products in Exact Online If the orders are processed to Exact Online invoices or orders, the integration first checks whether the products from the order already exist in Exact Online. The integration then adds missing products to Exact Online. If a product already exists in Exact Online, it is not added again. The rules for matching products between Shopify and Exact Online can be found in this FAQ be read.

Extra warning: In Shopify orders, EAN (barcode) and item code are not provided in the order lines. Therefore, the EAN and the item code cannot be used for matching products in Exact Online.
If orders are processed to Exact Online orders, new products are automatically linked to a default warehouse. During installation, you can specify the default warehouse. Only one warehouse per integration is possible. Separate dummy products are created for shipping costs, payment costs, and discounts.
Please note: The products are only created in Exact Online. Products in Exact Online are never modified.

Disable ledger mapping: When processing to Exact Online invoices, it is possible to create the invoice without a ledger account. For an explanation see this FAQ. If you wish to use this option, please contact us. For Exact Online orders, the integration never provides a ledger account; the product in Exact Online determines the ledger mapping. For Exact Online sales entries, the integration does not provide products. Therefore, ledger mapping cannot be disabled for this option either.

VAT products When creating new products in Exact Online, the integration uses the VAT percentage from the sales line.

Create payments
Payments from Shopify are imported into Exact Online as memo entries. A memo entry consists of two lines - one line for the payment and one for the corresponding Exact Online sales entry. If no sales entry can be found for the payment, the memo entry cannot be created. Note that the integration initially offsets the payment against the accounts receivable. The sale for which the payment was made is therefore not yet reconciled.

Reconcile
After processing the payment, the integration will perform an additional action to reconcile the payment and sale.

Field-level specification Exact Online

Field-level specification of the Exact Online order. +-

Name	Example	Note
Customer ID	6a7...e44	The integration looks up the customer in Exact Online. If the customer is not yet present, the integration creates the customer in Exact Online. Matching is based on email address.
Date	2022-12-05	The order date
Status	10	Fixed value, cannot be adjusted
Description	3300	The order number from the order in Shopify.
Your reference	3300	The order number from the order in Shopify.
Payment reference	3300 or INV1234	Principally the order number, but the invoice number on request
WarehouseID	f40...cec	As configured on the dashboard, Configuration tab
Shipping address	Identifier	If the shipping address differs from the billing address, the integration creates a separate shipping address in Exact Online. The identifier from the shipping address is provided.
Order lines
Description	Gloss - 5 mtr	Name of the product in the Shopify sales line
Item	227...2ed	The identifier of the product from Exact Online
Amount	39
Price	5.2000	Depending on the contract settings. Usually the unit price incl. VAT.
VAT code	2	As configured on the dashboard, Configuration tab
Currency	EUR	The currency of the Shopify order. This option is disabled by default. On request, the currency from the sale can be added
Please note: In case of returns, the integration creates a negative invoice in Exact Online. Not a negative order. The reason is that orders may not have negative values (quantity / amount).

Field-level specification of the Exact Online invoice. +-

Name	Example	Note
Customer ID	6a7...e44	The integration looks up the customer in Exact Online. If the customer is not yet present, the integration creates the customer in Exact Online. Matching is based on email address.
Date	2022-12-11	The order date
Type	8020 or 8023	8020 for regular invoices, 8023 for direct sales invoices.
Status	20	Draft, the integration only creates invoices with draft status.
Journal	70	Sales journal
Description	Order number 8790, invoice number INV1234 or 8790 / RET1234	The order number with the invoice number. In case of a return, both the order number and the return number are included in the description.
Your reference	8790 or INV1234 or RET1234	Default is the order number, invoice number on request. In case of a return, the return number.
Remark	#	Payment method #
Payment reference	8790 or INV1234 or RET1234	Principally the order number, but the invoice number on request. In case of a return, the return number.
WarehouseID	f40...cec	Only for Direct invoices. This must be requested separately. As configured on the dashboard, Configuration tab
Invoice lines
Description	Guide guidebook	Name of the product in the Shopify sales line
Item	227...2ed	The identifier of the product from Exact Online
Amount	1
Price	79.99	Depending on the contract settings. Usually the unit price incl. VAT.
VAT code	4	As configured on the dashboard, Configuration tab
Revenue account	239...5fa	As configured on the dashboard, Configuration tab. On request, this field can be omitted. Ledger mapping will then be disabled.

Specification at field level Exact Online sales entry. +-

Name	Example	Note
Customer ID	f40...cec	The integration looks up the customer in Exact Online. If the customer is not yet present, the integration creates the customer in Exact Online. Matching is based on email address.
Date	2022-12-12	The Order Date
Journal	70	Sales journal
Status	20	Draft, the integration only creates sales entries with draft status.
Description	7800, INV1234 - 7800 / RET1234	The order number and invoice number from the order in Shopify. For a return, the order plus return number is processed.
Your reference	7800 or RET1234	Depending on whether an order or return is processed.
Payment reference	7800 or INV1234 - RET1234	Principally the order number, the invoice number on request. When processing a return, the return number.
Sales entry lines
Description	hard floor brush	Name of the product in the Shopify sales line
Amount	1
Price	5.95	Depending on the contract settings. Usually the unit price incl. VAT.
VAT code	4	As configured on the dashboard, Configuration tab
Revenue account	3f3...219	As configured on the dashboard, Configuration tab.

Specification at field level Exact Online cash entry +-

Name	Example	Note
Journal	10	Cash journal
Cash entry lines
Description	VAT low	When posting by totals, the VAT percentage. When posting by categories, the name of the category.
Date	2022-12-21	The date of the daily revenue
Amount	121.00	Amount incl. VAT if VAT incl. is configured, otherwise the amount excl. VAT.
Revenue account	GUID	As configured in the Configuration tab of the dashboard
VAT code	2	As configured on the dashboard, Configuration tab

Field-level specification of the Exact Online memo-booking. +-

A memo entry consists of two lines
Name	Example	Note
Sales line
Description	[sales_number]	For example: the order or invoice number.
Amount	(-1) * the sales amount
Payment date	[currentDate]
Account	1300	Debtor account
Customer code	2345
Payment line
Description	The payment identifier
Amount	Payment
Payment date	[currentDate]
Account		As configured in the configuration tab of the dashboard.

7.Support

We believe it is important that you as online retailer have direct access to information about the integration whenever you want. That is why every customer has a personal dashboard.
Read more Support .... Read less Support ....

Explanation tabs dashboard

On the Dashboard >> Report you can see which orders from your Shopify webshop, and when, have been transferred to Exact Online.

At Dashboard >> Errors you can see which orders have not been processed. Via the blue Process button you can (re)submit the order. Via the red Report problem button you can create a ticket with us.

At Dashboard >> Open the orders are listed that have not yet been processed because they do not yet have the correct status in the webshop. Every night jobs run to review the status again and still process the order.

At Dashboard >> Configuration the settings of your integration are listed. You can adjust the settings there.

At Dashboard >> Profile invoices are available for download. You can also specify an additional email address here for sending emails and stop the integration.

What if orders are missing in Exact Online

If orders are missing in Exact Online we recommend following the steps below:

Log in to the dashboard: https://uwkoppeling.webwinkelfacturen.nl. The username and password are included in the registration email.
Go to the Errors tab and check if order is there. You may need to adjust the search period if the order is from a previous month. If you find order in this overview:
1. Check the error code and verify whether you can resolve it yourself.
2. If yes resolve the issue and click the blue Process button to resubmit the order.
3. If not use the red Report problem button to create a ticket with us.
4. Note if there are multiple errors, please create only 1 or 2 tickets. We will automatically see the other issues.
Go to the Report tab and see if order is listed there. If so, you'll often see an identifier for Exact Online (in the purple section of the overview) that you can use to search for order.
Go to the Open tab and check if order is there.
If you cannot resolve the issue, you can always create a ticket via the green Ask us button.

You can send any other questions or comments to webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl. For a quick response, please always include the license key and as much information as possible. If you encounter any problems during installation, please let us know where you're experiencing the issue. And if there's an error message, please include that as well. If you think orders is missing, please provide the number and date. This way, we can perform a more targeted search and tell you what's wrong.

We have an extensive FAQ-section on the website. Pay particular attention to these sections: https://faq.webwinkelfacturen.nl/category/31/shopify.html and https://faq.webwinkelfacturen.nl/category/19/exact-online.html.

Would you prefer us to handle the installation of the integration for you? That is possible. Send an email to webcare@webwinkelfacturen.nl with your request. We charge €39.50 excluding VAT for an installation. For installations, we require access to the webshop and the accounting system.

We can perform migrations for orders that took place in the past. The request procedure and method are described in this faq. For migrations we charge €67.50 excl. VAT per 1000 orders.

Manual: Shopify - Exact Online