The DATEV accounting integration is only available in Germany and currently in a closed BETA prior to being made generally available. For more information about accounting integrations in other regions, see Lightspeed Accounting. 

Lightspeed Accounting now integrates directly with DATEV.

To use this integration, you’ll also need to connect both DATEV Kassenarchiv online and DATEV Unternehmen online. These two products ensure that your sales data transfers from your Lightspeed Restaurant account to your DATEV accounting software.

Connecting the DATEV accounting integration

To connect Lightspeed Accounting to DATEV:

1. Log in to the Back Office with your Lightspeed Restaurant credentials.
2. From the navigation menu, go to Integration > Accounting.
3. From the DATEV menu, click Connect integration.
4. Click Authorize.
5. Click Log in to DATEV.
6. Log in to your DATEV account.
7. Under Business location tenant, select the DATEV account you want to connect.
8. Click Continue.
9. Verify that the integration says Authorized.
10. Click Save.

Once you’ve connected your DATEV account to Lightspeed Accounting, continue by connecting your business to DATEV Kassenarchiv online.

Connecting DATEV Kassenarchiv online

To connect your business to DATEV Kassenarchiv online:

1. Log in to DATEV Kassenarchiv online.
2. Open DATEV Kassenarchiv online.
3. Click the folder corresponding to your business.
4. Verify that the kassenabschluss appears as both a ZIP file and a JSON file.
5. Click Details on the JSON file.
6. Review that your sales data transferred from your Lightspeed account. If your financial transactions are posted then you’ve successfully connected to DATEV Kassenarchiv online.

Once you’ve connected your business to DATEV Kassenarchiv online, continue by connecting DATEV Kassenarchiv online with DATEV Unternehmen online.

Connecting DATEV Kassenarchiv online with DATEV Unternehmen online

To connect DATEV Kassenarchiv online with DATEV Unternehmen online:

1. Log in to DATEV Unternehmen Online.
2. Click jetzt starten.
3. From the Anwendungen menu, open the Kassenbuch application.
4. Click Kasse anlegen to create a business folder.
5. Fill in the relevant fields with your business name and account number.
6. Click Speichern.
7. In another web browser, log in to DATEV Kassenarchiv online.
8. Open DATEV Kassenarchiv online.
9. From your business folder, click Verknüpfen to connect your kassenbuch.
10. Select the kassenbuch you’d like to connect to your business.
11. Click Speichern.

Once you’ve connected DATEV Kassenarchiv online with DATEV Unternehmen online, continue by connecting your business to DATEV Unternehmen online.

Connecting DATEV Unternehmen online

To connect your business to DATEV Unternehmen online:

1. Log in to DATEV Unternehmen Online.
2. Click jetzt starten.
3. From the Anwendungen menu, open the Kassenbuch application.
4. From the Kasse menu, open Kassenbewegungen anzeigen.
5. Review that your sales data transferred from your Lightspeed account. If your financial transactions are posted then you’ve successfully connected to DATEV Unternehmen online.
   

Once you’ve finished setting up the DATEV accounting integration, the data from your Lightspeed Restaurant account should automatically transfer to your DATEV accounting software.