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title: "Payroll entries import"
weight: 85
description: "Import payroll accounting entries from a CSV (Silae) or FEC file."
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# Payroll entries import

This module imports payroll accounting entries into the Dolibarr ledger from files exported by your payroll software.

## Access

**Accounting > Accounting Assistant > Payroll entries import**

> **Prerequisite:** The feature must be enabled and the payroll provider selected in the [configuration](/accountingassistant/configuration) (Payroll tab).

## Supported formats

| Format | Extension | Description |
|--------|-----------|-------------|
| Silae CSV | `.csv` | Monthly export in CSV format from Silae |
| FEC | `.fec`, `.txt` | Fichier des Ecritures Comptables (standard French format), annual export |

## Workflow

### 1. Upload the file

Select your payroll file and click **Analyze file**. The format is detected automatically from the extension.

![Payroll file upload form](screenshots/import-paye-upload.webp)

### 2. Check the analysis

The module analyzes the file and displays a summary:

- **File name** and detected format
- **Payroll period** identified
- **Number of entries** contained in the file
- **Total debit / credit** and balance indicator

#### Missing accounts

If accounting accounts present in the file do not exist in the Dolibarr chart of accounts, they are listed in red. The import is blocked until these accounts are created.

Go to **Accounting > Setup > Chart of accounts** to create the missing accounts, then run the analysis again.

#### Invalid lines

Lines with an invalid date or amount format are flagged as a warning. They will be ignored at import. A Silae date is accepted with or without a leading zero on the day and month (1/3/26 as well as 01/03/2026); an impossible date, such as 31/02, is rejected.

### 3. Preview the entries

The preview table shows the first 50 entries of the file with: line number, date (or employee depending on the format), account number, label, debit and credit.

![Preview of the payroll entries before import](screenshots/import-paye-preview.webp)

### 4. Import

Click **Import** then confirm. The entries are created in the Dolibarr ledger.

> **Warning:** If payroll entries already exist for the same period, a warning is displayed. The import will create duplicates. Check that an import has not already been done.