User Manual SDF Export Import

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Version: User Manual SDF Export Import/1.0/August 2010

SDF Export Import

Earlier versions of Tally have been supporting two data formats for Integration with third
party applications viz., XML and SDF. Nowadays, since XML Format is the most
commonly used data interchangeable format across various databases, support for SDF
Format is removed in Tally.ERP9, by default. However, in some cases, there may be
integrated solutions which run on SDF format supported in Tally. To ensure smooth
working of such integrated solutions, SDF Format in Tally.ERP9 is being uploaded as a
Free Feature Extension. On using this TDL, SDF Export Import Option gets enabled in
Tally.ERP9.
To achieve this feature, we have to do the following steps:
1. Attach the file SDFExportImport.tdl to Tally.ERP 9 and execute Tally.ERP 9 and
select the required Company.
Note: For further information on downloading and attaching TDL to Tally.ERP9, please
refer the document Steps to enable TDL in the same section/page at the beginning.
2. In order to export Masters from Tally,
From Gateway of Tally, navigate through Display ---> List of Accounts

3. Select Export by clicking the Button Export or pressing Alt + E and in the
configuration screen, select SDF (Fixed Width) Format from the List of Export
Formats.

4. Select the desired Type of Master to export:

Note: Similarly, vouchers can be exported in SDF format from Display Daybook

On accepting the above form, the SDF file is exported to the specified folder and we
can open and view the same in any text editor like notepad, as shown below:

5. Select the company where the exported masters need to be imported.

6. To Import Masters,
From Gateway of Tally navigate through Import of Data --> Masters

7. Select Import of Data and give the details for all the fields. The value of the format
is included with two different formats. i.e., Tally 4.5 format and Tally (6.3/7.2)
format. Select any of the formats and accept the screen.

Note: Similarly, vouchers can be imported in SDF format to Tally.ERP 9 through

Import of Data Vouchers

8. To view the masters imported from SDF File,

From Gateway of Tally, navigate through Display List of Accounts