Generate German audit file

This article explains how to generate a German audit file with Germany as the region of legal entity primary address in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance.

The following procedure shows how to generate the German audit file. This procedure was created using the demo data company DEMF with Germany as the country/region of legal entity primary address.

To generate a German audit file with Germany as the region of legal entity primary address, follow these steps.

1. In Dynamics 365 Finance, go to General ledger > Periodic tasks > Data export.
2. In the Format mapping field, enter or select a value. If the list is empty, there's no German audit file export format configuration imported and active. You must import a German audit file export format configuration before you can continue.
3. Select OK.
4. In the Comment field, enter a value.
5. In the Media field, enter a value.
6. In the Version field, enter a value.
7. In the Table Group field, enter or select a value. For example, select Kunden to export customer master data and transactions.
8. In the Period - date from field, enter a date.
9. In the Period - date to field, enter a date.
10. Select OK.