SAF-T Setup in LS Express

SAF-T (Standard Audit File for Tax) Setup in LS Express involves configuring certificates, VAT posting setup, and generating SAF-T cash register XML files.

 

Uploading a Certificate

SAF-T VAT Posting Setup

Configuring Outbound Code with Item Categories

Generating SAF-T Cash Register XML file

 

Uploading a Certificate

  1. Open the SAF-T Setup from the Administration page.

  2. In the General FastTab, click on the assist edit button to upload the certificate.

  3. If the certificate has a password, enter it before uploading.

SAF-T VAT Posting Setup

In the SAF-T VAT Posting Setup page, the Sales SAF-T Tax code and Sales SAF-T Standard Tax code must be filled in. These codes will be used for the TaxCode XML node and the StandardTaxCode XML node in the SAF-T file for the sales VAT entries.

 

  1. Search for SAF-T VAT Posting Setup and select the relevant link.

  2. Fill in the Sales SAF-T Tax Code and Sales SAF-T Standard Tax Code.

    These codes will be used for the TaxCode XML node and the StandardTaxCode XML node in the SAF-T file for sales VAT entries. Enter the codes based on the VAT Bus. Posting Group and VAT Prod. Posting Group fields.

Configuring Outbound Code with Item Categories

  • Ensure each item has its own item category.

  • Go to the Item Categories page and fill in the Outbound Code field according to the item's category code.

Generating SAF-T Cash Register XML file

  1. Select Download SAF-T action to download the SAF-T cash register file in XML format.

  2. Enter the starting and ending dates, choose the store number, and specify the POS ID if applicable.

  3. Click Download to generate the SAF-T cash register file.

  4. The downloaded file will be in XML format.

  5. To validate the SAF-T data files (XML) against the SAF-T Schema (XSD), run the Norwegian SAF-T XML Validator apps.