Import your Busy data into tBiz
Busy migrations are usually easier than people expect, because Busy exports cleanly and its concepts map almost one to one. Masters, opening balances and Day Book vouchers come across; itemised transaction history does not, in this or any other product.
- Account masters & groups
- Yes — hierarchy preserved
- Item masters & units
- Yes — with opening stock
- Party opening balances
- Yes — reconciled before transactions
- Day Book vouchers
- Yes — as balanced journals
- Itemised invoice history
- No — stays in Busy as the archive
What the import does
Concepts that map directly
Groups, ledgers, items, units and vouchers exist in both products with the same meaning, so very little has to be translated or guessed at.
Multi-godown stock
Opening quantities per godown rather than one company-wide figure, which is how a Busy user already holds their stock.
Party balances with terms
Opening balances, credit limits and payment terms per party, so credit control works from day one rather than after somebody re-enters it.
Reconciled before commit
The import is previewed against your Busy trial balance and only committed when the two agree.
Series continuity
You set the document series and starting numbers, so invoice numbering continues rather than restarting mid-year.
Run with you
The onboarding team does the first import alongside you.
How the migration runs
- Export from Busy. Masters and the Day Book for the period you are bringing across.
- Import the masters. Accounts, groups, items and godowns first.
- Reconcile the balances. Against your Busy trial balance, before any transactions are imported.
- Import the vouchers, then parallel run. A month in both systems is the cheapest reassurance available.
Busy import questions
Does the stock come across godown-wise?
Yes, with opening quantities per godown rather than as a single company total, which matters because that is how a Busy user is already holding their stock and a flattened import would have to be unpicked.
Will my invoice numbering continue?
Yes. You set the series and the starting number when the company is created, so numbering carries on unbroken — which under GST is a compliance point, not just a tidiness one.
What does not come across?
Itemised transaction history, custom report layouts and any Busy-specific customisation. Vouchers arrive as balanced journals with exact totals, and the Busy data stays as your archive.
How long does a Busy migration take?
Typically a few days for the import and reconciliation, plus a parallel month if you want one. The slow part is agreeing the chart of accounts, not moving the data.
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Bring your Busy books across
Start free, import your masters, and reconcile against your Busy trial balance.