Help Me : Import Chart of account

Question

Hi all .
I prepare file chart of account , type .txt  , I use data transfer workbench to import , so I received a messenge : "Legal parent number Application -defined or object-defined error65171" , please help me .
Thanks alot .

Answer 1

You need 5 columns in an Excel spreadsheet as follows:
     1. Code
     2. Type (0, 1, 2) for Other, revenues or expenditure
     3. Currency
     4. Account Name
     5. Parent (level above - title)
The first row with data is row 2, row 1 is for headings. In VB Macro turn on the DI API by selecting Tools > References > SAP Business One DI API Version 2007 (or 2005).
In VB Macro the code for non segmented COA for 2007 is as follows:
Sub Macro1()
Dim vCmp As SAPbobsCOM.Company
Dim lRetCode, lErrCode As Long
Dim sErrMsg As String
Set vCmp = New SAPbobsCOM.Company
vCmp.Server = "XXXX"
vCmp.CompanyDB = "XXXX"
vCmp.UserName = "manager"
vCmp.Password = "manager"
vCmp.DbUserName = "sa"
vCmp.DbPassword = "xxxx"
vCmp.DbServerType = dst_MSSQL2005 '(Change if not SQL 2005)
vCmp.Language = ln_English
row_no1 = 2
vCmp.UseTrusted = False
lRetCode = vCmp.Connect
If lRetCode <> 0 Then
            vCmp.GetLastError lErrCode, sErrMsg
End If
Dim vCOA As SAPbobsCOM.ChartOfAccounts
Set vCOA = vCmp.GetBusinessObject(oChartOfAccounts)
Get_COA:
coa_code = Range("A" & row_no1 & "").Value
If coa_code = "" Then GoTo End_sub
coa_type = Range("B" & row_no1 & "").Value
coa_curr = Range("C" & row_no1 & "").Value
coa_name = Range("D" & row_no1 & "").Value
coa_fath = Range("E" & row_no1 & "").Value
GoSub Write_parent
GoTo Get_COA
Write_parent:
vCOA.AccountType = coa_type
vCOA.AcctCurrency = coa_curr
vCOA.ActiveAccount = tNO '(Change to tYES for Active accounts or leave as is for titles)
'vCOA.AllowChangeVatGroup = tYES
vCOA.Details = coa_name
vCOA.Name = coa_name
vCOA.Code = coa_code
vCOA.FatherAccountKey = coa_fath
vCOA.Update
row_no1 = row_no1 + 1
  vCmp.GetLastError lErrCode, sErrMsg
Return
End_sub:
If (0 <> vCOA.Add()) Then
MsgBox ("Failed to add item")
End If
End Sub
Give me a shout if you don't come right or if your COA is with segments.
Kind regards
Peter Juby