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Adding contacts (France)

How to add contacts in AutoEntry (France).

Written by Marie-H

NOTE : The online search will be available from 1 september 2026 together with the e-invoicing feature.

ACCESS

You can access the contact page in two different ways:

From Manage contacts

  1. Go to the company's homepage.

  2. Go to Manage contact from the secondary menu.

  3. Click the Supplier (showing by default) or Customer tab.

  4. Click Add Supplier / Add Customer.

📎NOTE: This option won't be available if you've integrated the account with Generation Expert (GE). You can add contacts in GE and they’ll synchronise into AutoEntry. Alternatively, you can add contacts from the invoice itself within AutoEntry.

From the invoice

  1. Go to the Sales or Purchases Inbox.

  2. Click the invoice number link to access its details.

  3. Click the Supplier or Customer Account field.

  4. Click Add contact.

METHODS

Once you're on the Add contact page, there are two tabs for two different methods:

📎NOTE: You need to use the Search contact option to add a SIRET and be able to send and manage electronic invoices.

Search contact

The Search contact tab allows you to retrieve the contact details from the online business register database in France.

  1. Enter the SIREN or SIRET number directly if you know it.

    Alternatively, enter the business name. If needed, add the post code to narrow down the results.

  2. Click Search. A list will show with possible matches.

    Example of a search by Name and Location: In this example, there are several branches (SIRET) for the same SIREN

  3. Click view details to select the contact.

  4. Add a personal Code.

  5. Click Add customer / Add Supplier to confirm.

📎NOTE: Make sure you select a contact with the 14 digits SIRET number to be able to manage e-invoices. If the 9 digits SIREN shows in the result but the SIRET doesn't show, search by NAME instead.

📎NOTE: Make sure you select the correct details before you add the contact. If you're integrated with GE, you won't be able to edit it from AutoEntry. You can however edit the contact within GE once it's synchronised.

Add manually

The Add New Contact tab allows you to add a contact manually without a SIRET number.

  1. Add a Name.

  2. Add a code.

  3. Confirm.

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