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YES please!!!

Just bringing this back on the radar.

YES please!!! Confirming the comments on this idea. For me testing client requests and scenarios on different Xero features especially when I'm doing migrations and also APIs. Having the live data and chart of accounts will save time. Thank you!

We hope that Demo company can copy to a new company . I do not required to setup every time.

We need this in order to test API connectivity before deploying to our Production system and also to provide support to some of our customers. We can't test API connectivity easily with the base demo org as the CoA and other data are different.

Yes...but I also need some of the crazy constraints removing, so that I can import data e.g. Bills, Approve them, pay them (on paper), check the figures are correct and if not - reverse payment, reverse approval and then delete them but IN BULK!

Allow for the Live Organisation bank feeds to also feed the "dummy organisation"

I also need to import & export ALL data to/from the relevant fields in Xero e.g. Bills, Invoices, Expenses, Mileage, Tracking Categories, Bank Statements, Chart of Accounts etc.

Also I want to be able to lock accounting periods, import the data and then see if there are any discrepancies.

To be able to clone your current organisation into a temporary organisation within Xero, so that you can import data from an old legacy system (spreadsheets, databases etc.) and then validate the results in Xero before importing/copying that data into your current organisation.

Simple to implement, you could suspend data entry and live bank feeds to the current organisation, copy it to the temporary organisation, import the new data, validate the temporary organisation is correct, then just rename the temporary organisation to your current one and enable the live data entry and feeds.

Similar to the Demo Company in Xero but just a clone of your live organisation, which you can then rename. In addition, Xero could check for any errors/differences between the two organisations.

This is critical when you're moving from an old legacy system (spreadsheets, databases etc.) to Xero to ensure accurate account submissions.

Be able to "sandbox" a copy of live data where you can make test changes to see how they effect live data.

This would be particularly useful with long winded recharges or large projects

Ability to test in a sandbox environment is critical to any business

Seems such an obvious feature that is essential for advanced adjustments and when training staff

Does anyone know how long ideas take to get added, or is it just not enough votes? How many votes are needed?

This is critical! I have used two other business software programs and both had this feature. It was great! you updated the demo company and the colour of the icons etc changed to a bright pink so you knew you where in Demo.

This is a brilliant idea, when new software is to be used in a company it is vital that it is tested first with real data without risking the live Xero data.

We could seriously do with this work around NOW!

We need it desperately! what is the work around?

Yes please, when will this feature be available in Xero?

Yes we need to be able to start with a completely blank Demo company with no data, and then be able to export the data in our "live" account to the Demo so that various scenarios can be trialed.
This is such a compelling feature I am very surprised it has not already been set up.