Export Documents & Record Transactions in Sage Accounting

With Receipt Bot’s Sage accounting integration, you can automate the data entry of your sales and purchases. You can create a sale or purchase transaction by exporting your processed documents with a single click.

Your Receipt Bot business must be connected to Sage Accounting for exporting the documents. This article will explain how to export documents to Sage accounting and find exported transactions.

Receipt Bot supported transaction types for Sage Accounting

When a document is exported to Sage Accounting, Receipt Bot creates a new transaction based on the “Record As” field and attaches the uploaded file to the transaction.

Receipt Bot can create the following types of transactions in Sage Accounting for a purchase document:

  • Purchase Invoice, recorded as an account payable transaction.
  • Paid Purchase Invoice, two transactions, a purchase Invoice and a payment linked with the Invoice.
  • Purchase Credit Note, recorded as an account payable adjustment transaction.
  • Expense (Other Payment), recorded as a bank payment transaction.

Receipt Bot can create the following types of transactions in Sage Accounting for a sale document:

  • Sale Invoices, recorded as account receivables transactions.
  • Sales Invoice & Receipt, two transactions, a sale invoice, and payment linked with the invoice.
  • Sales Credit Notes, recorded as a credit note of sales.
  • Other Receipt, recorded as a payment received from the customer.
Exporting documents to Sage Accounting

Receipt Bot provides different options for exporting documents, allowing you to choose the method that suits you best:

Option 1 – Export data with a detailed review from the invoice detail popup

If you want to review the documents before exporting them to Sage accounting, please follow these steps:

Step 1 – Navigate to the Purchase/Sale invoice page.

Step 2 – Click the file icon for the relevant invoice.

Step 3 – Review the extracted data and click the “Export to Sage” button.

The selected document will be exported to Sage Accounting, and you can click the “View in Sage” Button to view it in Sage accounting.

Note: The “View in Sage” button will not appear for “Other Payment” and “Other Receipt” transactions.
Option 2 – Export data without review using the bulk export button

For a faster exporting process, Receipt Bot offers a bulk export feature. Please follow these steps for exporting multiple documents in one go:

Step 1 – Navigate to the Purchase/Sale invoice page.

Step 2 – Select the checkbox for the documents you want to export.

Step 3 – Click the “Export to Sage” button on the top-right side of the page.

All the selected documents will be exported to Sage, and the system will show a summary of transaction statuses received from Sage.

Note: You can export up to twenty-five (25) documents in a single group. Document export is time-consuming as it involves multiple internal validations and data sharing between the two software. Receipt Bot can take up to three minutes to export 25 transactions and files.

Option 3 – Export data with a brief review from the invoice summary grid

You can review the data consistency of the processed document from the summary grid and export them quickly using the grid export button.

To export documents using the grid export button, follow these steps:

Step 1 – Navigate to the Purchase/Sale invoice page.

Step 2 – Click the export icon export icon for the document you want to export.

Finding exported documents in Sage accounting

Once the documents are exported to Sage accounting, you can easily view each transaction created. Here’s how:

Step 1 – Log in to your Sage account in a new browser tab.

Step 2 – Navigate to the business you integrated with Receipt Bot.

Step 3 – Without closing the Sage accounting tab, return to Receipt Bot and open the invoice detail popup.

Step 4 – Click the “View in Sage” button. This will open a third tab showing the transaction created in Sage accounting.

Note: Make sure you are signed into the relevant business in Sage accounting so that when you click the “View in Sage” button, you are navigated to the correct document.

Manually searching for exported purchase transactions in Sage Accounting

If you cannot find the exported transaction using the view button, you can manually search for the documents in Sage accounting.

You can find all the transactions exported as either “Purchase Invoice”, “Paid Purchase Invoice”, or “Purchase Credit Note” on the “Expenses” page in Sage Accounting.

For “Expense (Other Payment)” transactions, you need to navigate to the relevant bank account in Sage accounting to find the exported transaction.

Manually searching for exported sale transactions in Sage Accounting

For any document exported as a “Sale Invoices”, “Sale Invoice & Receipt”, or “Sales Credit Notes”, it can be found on the “Sales” page in Sage Accounting.

For “Other Receipt” transactions, you need to navigate to the relevant bank account in Sage accounting to find the exported transaction.

Enabling auto-export of processed documents

You can further streamline the export process by enabling the auto-export feature in the Receipt Bot. Enabling this feature will automatically export your documents to Sage accounting after you upload them to Receipt Bot. To enable auto export, please refer to this help article: Enable auto export.

Resolving export-related errors

If you encounter any export-related errors when exporting documents to Sage accounting. Please refer to the help article on how to Review & resolve document & export errors. You can also contact our dedicated support team via email at hello@receipt-bot.com or through our web chat support for assistance.

Frequently asked questions


A: You can change the transaction type to be created in Sage accounting by modifying the “Record As” field.


A: Receipt Bot can create Purchase Invoices, Paid Purchase invoices, Purchase Credit Notes, and Expense (Other Payment) transactions for purchase documents in Sage Accounting.


A: Receipt Bot can create Sale Invoices, Sales Invoice & Receipt, Sales Credit Notes, and Other Receipt transactions for sale documents in Sage Accounting.


A: If you encounter export-related errors, please refer to the help article Review & resolve document & export errors. Additionally, you can contact Receipt Bot’s support team via email at hello@receipt-bot.com or through web chat for assistance.

Related Help Articles

Integrating your Receipt Bot business with Sage Accounting

Review purchase invoices in the Receipt Bot

Review sale invoices in Receipt Bot

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