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System administration
This is where you find important information about configuring and monitoring Business NXT, for example about setting up user permissions and roles, and about the system logs.
Data Model Extension (DME)
Data model extensions allow you to extend and enhance the capabilities of the core data model.
Creating a contribution
From the Contributions tab, you can either create a new contribution, or import a legacy contribution from Visma Business (XML file).

System administration
This is where you find important information about configuring and monitoring Business NXT, for example about setting up user permissions and roles, and about the system logs.
- Access management
  You create access groups and manage access, based on access groups, from the Access management page.
- Users
  User permissions in Business NXT are managed using roles and access groups.
- Companies
  You manage companies in Business NXT Admin.
- Variables
- Task overview administration
- Approval task
- Email configuration
  You can set up the email functionality for the entire system or for individual companies.
- Webhooks
  Webhooks are used to send real-time data between web applications, based on specific events, instead of constant polling.
- Data Model Extension (DME)
  Data model extensions allow you to extend and enhance the capabilities of the core data model.
  - Creating a contribution
    From the Contributions tab, you can either create a new contribution, or import a legacy contribution from Visma Business (XML file).
  - Editing a contribution
    You can edit a contribution for example by adding tables, columns, relations, and domains, as well as making settings for these.
  - Customer management
    After you are done editing the contribution, you need to deploy the contribution from the Customer management tab.
- AI Connect
  You can use different AI-supported finance skills in Business NXT using the GAiA assistant and the AI Connect MCP server.
- Logs
  In Business NXT, some information is logged automatically, while other data can be logged if needed.
- Integrations
  For some Visma.net services that are integrated with Business NXT, you can start processings and also see the status of operations in dedicated tables.
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaced the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and was designed to harmonise data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens' data privacy and to reshape the way organisations across the region approach data privacy. The enforcement date for all EU countries was 25th of May 2018. Norway, not being a member of the EU, transposed the EU regulations into its national law in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR.

Creating a contribution

From the Contributions tab, you can either create a new contribution, or import a legacy contribution from Visma Business (XML file).

Creating a new contribution

Click Create contribution and fill in the settings:

Parameter

Description

Comment

Name

A name for the contribution.

Description

Additional information about the contribution.

This setting is optional.

Short name

Enter a name that to be used as a prefix for database identifiers.

The name must:

be globally unique
contain only letters and numbers
start with a lowercase letter
consist of 5-20 characters

Click Create.

Importing an XML file

Click Import XML.

Browse for the contribution file you want to import, and fill in the settings:

Parameter	Description	Comment
Short name	A name that to be used as a prefix for database identifiers.	The name must: be globally unique contain only letters and numbers start with a lower-case letter consist of 5-20 characters
Remap IDs	Checking this option generates new IDs, instead of using the IDs in the XML file.
Import as draft	Checking this option sets all entities are to draft.	Draft entities can be edited and deleted freely.
Text files (optional)	Browse to text files that contain translations or other data.	Only TXT files can be imported.

Click Import.