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Importing Vendors

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The following is an explanation of each of the fields you can provide when importing Vendors.

Field Name Required? Maximum length Description Accepted Values Additional Information
Active? No N/A Denotes if this Vendor is active or inactive. Active
Inactive		 Requires an exact match with one of the accepted values.
All records are automatically set to Active when created; they cannot be created and set to inactive in the same import.
Vendor Name* YES 100 characters The name of this Vendor.   Key field - Requires an exact match with the desired Vendor's name (for updating).
Vendor Id No 20 characters An alternative identifier for this Vendor defined by you and/or a third-party system.  

- Key field if in use. -Requires an exact match with the desired Vendor's name (for updating).

- If syncing with an accounting software, do not update this field.
Name on Check No 250 characters The name used for payments you have us send, if different from the Vendor Name.    
Account Number No 100 characters The account number of this Vendor (typically provided by vendor).    
Tax ID No 16 characters The tax ID of this Vendor for 1099 reporting in your accounting software.    
1099 Vendor No N/A Denotes whether this Vendor is a 1099 Vendor. Yes
No		 Requires an exact match with one of the accepted values.
Payment Address No 500 characters The first line of this Vendor's payment address.    
address2 No 500 characters The second line of this Vendor's payment address.    
address3 No 500 characters The third line of this Vendor's payment address.    
address4 No 500 characters The fourth line of this Vendor's payment address.    
City No 255 characters The city of this Vendor's payment address.    
State / Province No 255 characters The state or province of this Vendor's payment address.    
Zip / Postal Code No 20 characters The zip code or postal code of this Vendor's payment address.    
Country No 255 characters The country of this Vendor's payment address.    
Primary Email No 1023 characters The primary email address for this Vendor.   Must be formatted as email address: e.g. name@domain.com
Fax No 40 characters The fax number of this Vendor.    
Phone No 40 characters The phone number of this Vendor.    
Payment Info Email No 1023 characters An alternative email address to use for emailing payment information to this Vendor.   Must be formatted as email address: e.g. name@domain.com
Payment Contact Phone No 40 characters An alternative phone number for this Vendor to contact regarding payments.    
Description No 4000 characters The description of this Vendor.    

Note: Vendor balances cannot be imported - balances are based off of bills in Bill.com.