In this article, you will learn in detail how the SAF-T export affects daily closings in terms of date selection, and what consequences this may have for data exports.

The standard behaviour of RetailForce is that an export with a date selection is always based on the existing daily closings. This means that when selecting a date, the filter does not directly access individual documents or transactions, but rather uses the date of the respective daily closings as the basis for the selection. This ensures that only data from fully closed days is exported.

However, this approach can lead to certain challenges. For example, if a daily closing is not performed every day, or if the daily closing only takes place after midnight, the export may contain documents that do not actually match the selected date range. This is because the daily closing reflects the date of the previous day or another day, which means that documents may be included in the export that fall outside the originally selected date range. It is essential to take this into account when analysing and interpreting the exported data.

Behaviour in Portugal

In Portugal, unlike in other countries, the daily closing does not play a decisive role in the SAF-T export. This means that when exporting the SAF-T file, the date filter is applied at the level of individual documents rather than at the level of the daily closing. In practical terms, this means that both daily closings occurring before the specified start date and those occurring after the end date of the date filter must be taken into account. This is necessary to ensure that all relevant documents contained within these daily closings are also fully read and exported. Only in this way can it be guaranteed that the SAF-T export captures all required data correctly and completely.