The native integration between Spendesk and DATEV Rechnungswesen allows you to have accurate data between your financial tools, and save time at month closing. This integration applies to DATEV Rechnungswesen, the general ledger software used by in-house accounting teams in Germany.
Spendesk pulls your master data when you connect to DATEV Rechnungswesen and finalize your initial configuration. The integration provides control of this data in Spendesk to map your DATEV chart of accounts, cost dimensions and tax codes with your Spendesk accounting setup.
⚠️ Important: Setting up this integration requires installing a local agent on the server where DATEV Rechnungswesen is running. Please read the Prerequisites article before starting. If you need assistance, contact your Customer Success Manager or Account Manager.
Main benefits of DATEV Rechnungswesen native integration
With this accounting integration, you can seamlessly manage your expenses in Spendesk and accounting in DATEV Rechnungswesen:
Pull your DATEV Rechnungswesen master data (chart of accounts, suppliers and employees, tax codes and cost dimensions) into Spendesk;
Customize your accounting setup to meet your specific needs;
Speed up your month closing with bulk exports;
Export your booking entries directly to DATEV Rechnungswesen.
DATEV Rechnungswesen integration setup
Setting up the integration is a three-phase process. Start by reading the prerequisites, then initiate the connection from Spendesk — which will generate the Local Agent installer for you — and finally install the agent on your DATEV server.
You can set up the native integration with DATEV Rechnungswesen by following the steps explained in these articles:
Request installation of the Riecken Cloud Gateway in your DATEV environment via this DATEV portal
Connect Spendesk to DATEV Rechnungswesen ← starts in Spendesk
Known limitations:
Spendesk does not create or update supplier records in DATEV Rechnungswesen. Supplier master data flows from DATEV to Spendesk only.
DATEV Unternehmen Online (DUO) is only required if you wish to attach receipts and documents to the exported entries.
Data matching between Spendesk and DATEV Rechnungswesen
To help you navigate between Spendesk and DATEV Rechnungswesen, we provide you with a terminology correspondence table:
Spendesk | DATEV Rechnungswesen |
Chart of accounts | Sachkonten |
Analytical fields (cost centres) | Kostenstellen (KOST1) |
Analytical fields (cost carriers) | Kostenträger (KOST2) |
VAT rates / Tax codes | Buchungsschlüssel / Steuerschlüssel |
Suppliers | Kreditoren |
Members (employees) | Kreditoren (employee accounts) |
Card purchases | Buchungsstapel entry |
Card refunds | Buchungsstapel entry |
Expense claims | Buchungsstapel entry |
Invoices | Buchungsstapel entry |
Credit notes | Buchungsstapel entry |
Payments & reimbursements | Buchungsstapel entry |
Wallet loads | Buchungsstapel entry |
Bank fees / FX fees | Buchungsstapel entry |
Late returns | Buchungsstapel entry |
Important notes:
All transaction types are exported as Buchungsstapel entries in DATEV Rechnungswesen. Your accountant reviews and posts them to the general ledger.
Sammellieferant (collective supplier) and individual Kreditorenkonto posting are both supported and can be configured per expense type.
Next steps
Start by reviewing the prerequisites before initiating the connection from Spendesk.