Some card exports show purchases as positive values. If your preview turns those purchases into money in, check Amount sign while using One amount column.
- Locate an ordinary card purchase in the source and confirm its sign.
- Select Positive is money out (card exports) when that convention matches the source.
- Check a payment or refund too. It should move in the opposite direction from the ordinary purchase under the same convention.
The setting changes how all values in that signed amount column are interpreted. Do not correct a few rows manually while leaving the overall mapping reversed.
Review before continuing
Compare the Preview totals with the export’s purchase and credit activity. A correct sign mapping describes account movement; it does not decide whether a credit is a refund, card payment or another accounting category.
If the file mixes conventions across rows, obtain a consistent bank export or prepare a reviewed working file from the original evidence. Record what you changed and retain the original. Continue to Check rows against the books only after both ordinary charges and credits read correctly.
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