HeyBen/migrate-data

Bring everything with you.

Xero exports. Decade-old Excel sheets. A folder of CSVs from your last bookkeeper. HeyBen's AI Bridge reads any column layout, maps it to HeyBen, and asks you to confirm before anything lands.

Start from wherever you are.

Pick a source, drop in the file, and HeyBen handles the column gymnastics for you.

HeyBen Ready

HeyBen CSV

Official template — best when you're starting from a clean export.

Xero Ready

Xero export

Drop the export in. Columns are remapped to HeyBen automatically.

AI Bridge AI

Any CSV via AI Bridge

Legacy bookkeeping system, old POS report, custom Excel — AI proposes the column mapping, you confirm, it imports.

QuickBooksSoon

QuickBooks

Import from QuickBooks Desktop or Online exports.

SageSoon

Sage 50 / Business Cloud

Import from Sage 50 or Sage Business Cloud exports.

Excel Ready

Legacy Excel workbooks

Save as CSV, drop it into AI Bridge — even if the column names are 中英夾雜.

AI Bridge

Any CSV. Mapped in seconds.

Upload the file as-is. AI Bridge reads the headers and the first rows, proposes how each column maps to HeyBen, and shows it back to you for a one-click confirm. Nothing is imported until you say yes.

  • Handles English, 繁體中文, 简体中文 and 中英夾雜 column names
  • Detects date formats — DD/MM/YYYY, YYYY年M月D日, Excel serials
  • Flags duplicates, blanks and amount sign issues before import
  • 0.1 credit per file — no per-row charge
AI Bridge — column mapping preview
Your column
HeyBen field
AI note
交易日期
transaction_date
YYYY/M/D detected
客戶名稱 / Customer
contact_name
Bilingual header
Invoice No.
reference
Pass-through
金額 (HKD)
amount
Currency stripped
Remarks 備註
memo
Optional field

Looks right? Confirm to import. Anything off? Drag the field to remap.

From export to live in four steps.

Most teams finish the first import on the same call. No data engineer required.

  1. 01

    Export from your current system

    Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, a homemade Excel — whatever you have, get it out as CSV. We don't need a perfect format.

  2. 02

    Drop the file into AI Bridge

    Open Upload CSV, pick Bridge, and drop the file. AI reads the headers and the first rows on the spot.

  3. 03

    Confirm the mapping

    Review the proposed column mapping side-by-side. Remap anything you don't like — nothing imports until you confirm.

  4. 04

    Reconcile and you're live

    HeyBen flags duplicates and gaps against your bank feed. Once it's clean, you're running on HeyBen.

Built for Hong Kong

We read Hong Kong books.

Half the SMEs we onboard still run on Excel, a desktop system from the 2010s, or a mix of both. AI Bridge is built around that reality — not against it.

  • Legacy DOS / Windows accounting exports — drop the CSV in, AI infers the schema.
  • Multi-currency ledgers with HKD, USD, RMB columns — currencies kept separate, FX flagged.
  • Bilingual / 中英夾雜 column names — common in family-run books for two generations.
  • WhatsApp invoice screenshots already in HeyBen — your CSV history slots in beside them.

Migration questions.

Do you read my data to train AI models?

No. Your data is used to run your account. AI Bridge processes column headers and a sample of rows in-session to propose mappings; we do not train models on customer data.

What if the AI mapping is wrong?

Drag any field to remap it before confirming. Nothing imports until you click Confirm. You can also re-run the same file with corrections — the previous attempt is discarded.

Can you help with a complex migration?

Yes. For multi-entity or multi-year migrations, book a call and our team will plan the cut-over with you — usually one working week end-to-end.

Do I need to keep my old system running?

Keep it read-only as an archive for a quarter. After reconciliation passes, most teams shut the old system down with confidence.

Bring your books over this week.

Book a 20-minute migration call. Bring one export file — we'll do the first import live and you'll see exactly how AI Bridge handles your data.

Book a migration call