Connecting to Xero
You connect to Xero in Business > Settings > Integrations. Select Xero from the Select list
Next click on the Connection icon on the right
This will show the Xero connection screen and you will either select a company for the first time or continue with an available company, if you already have a connection in Zahara to Xero with he same username and password.
Set your company
Head back to the Integrations tab. You should now be able to set the company as shown below:
If you have more than one company available, select the correct one. Remember each Business Unit in Zahara needs to align with a Company in Xero. The Green connected sign will show if you have a successful connection.
Map your Tracking Categories
Zahara will pickup the tracking Categories available in Xero and make them available so you can easily switch them over.
Wherever possible, Map Project in Zahara to a track that relates to your projects in Xero. Despite any warnings, we will never delete anything in Xero. Xero is the truth holder. If you need to change these at any time, you can and we will avoid having duplicate child entries in each list. This will mean existing entries will be disabled or deleted if they already exist in Xero and can be synced back into Zahara.
Now Save your settings
Before going any further, save your settings. This will then allow syncing to take place.
Syncing
You can now click the Sync button to sync the following:
- Tax Codes
- Cost Codes
- Projects
- Suppliers
The coding lists will appear very quickly. The supplier syncing will be queued so will happen more slowly. With the supplier sync we being over:
- Supplier Name & Key Details
- Email address
- Defaults - Tax, Nominals etc
- Payment terms
Disconnecting
If you need to disconnect at any time, just click the connection icon again and you will see this screen:
Other Settings
Post Invoices as
Invoices are exported from Zahara into Xero. You can choose what status they will be. As Zahara is an approval solution, we would assume Approved is best. An invoice can be exported manually in Zahara - select and click export - or as part of a workflow. The PDF of the invoice will also be exported into Xero. The invoice (bill) in Xero will have a document link to take you back to Zahara. If an invoice relates to a Zahara purchase order, the order number will be added to the Invoice number - ie 199919 | 29991 - where 29991 is the purchase order number.
Importing Bills from Xero into Zahara
If you would like to Import Draft bill from Xero into Zahara you can enable it here by clicking this button:
If you aren’t VAT registered and you wish to post all invoices into Xero as Gross against a Zero rated tax code, then this feature is for you.
We recommend you send your Zahara orders to your suppliers in a “True” nature – ie £100 + VAT – so use the correct 20% tax rate code for orders. This way, your suppliers will get an order which is correct for them – assuming they are VAT registered.
When you record an invoice against an order, the line items will import from the order, but they will have the 20% tax rate that you don’t actually want. The line items will effectively have net amounts and VAT amounts. If enabled, when the invoice is posted to Xero, the line items will be converted to Gross and Zero rated – we will “Gross them up”.