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2492705 - Unable to Upload CSV File Into ELSTER

Symptom

You created a CSV file for your EC Sales List but you are unable to upload the file into your external German ELSTER program which is used for tax declarations.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

When uploading the CSV file the ELSTER program shows an error that the CSV file format is obsolete.

Cause

The error can occur because ELSTER changed the latest version of the csv. file, like encoding or some columns have changed. The csv. file can be checked with a tool provided by ELSTER.

Resolution

  1. Go to https://www.elsteronline.de/hilfe/bop/private/leitfaden/zm_import.html#c751
  2. Use this guide to check what data causes the error in your file.
  3. Use a Excel Sheet provided by ELSTER for your testing.
  4. Go to ELSTER - Hilfe, scroll down to "Versionstabelle" 
  5. The latest Excel Version can be downloaded here.

 

 

    6. Open the downloaded ZM-Excel-Sheet.xslm.

    7. Import the CSV file created from SAP Business ByDesign by using the CSV Import button.

    8. Check the consistency of your file using the Check Data button.

    9. Check erroneous data in import notification section.

   10. Correct the erroneous data and start file upload with corrected file into ELSTER.

Keywords

ELSTER, CSV upload, CSV file, EC Sales list , KBA , SRD-FIN-ACR , Receivables , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions