MCG MIP Toolbox™
Turn Ramp exports into MIP-ready imports.
Spend less time rebuilding spreadsheets and more time working with clean, validated accounting data.
The MCG Ramp-to-MIP Formatter prepares Ramp transaction exports for MIP Fund Accounting®, validates your data against MIP reference files, identifies problems before import, and gives you a clean file ready for your next step.
Ramp Transactions
Cards, invoices, reimbursements, and payments
Validation
Catch coding and vendor issues before import
MIP-Ready Output
Original, Errors, and Import tabs
Request Access
Tell MCG about your Ramp workflow
From source file to MIP-ready output
Upload your Ramp export
CSV, XLSX, or XLS straight from Ramp.
Configure the transaction
Choose the Ramp type and confirm the recommended MIP entry type.
Validate and review
Check accounts, vendors, 1099 data, required fields, and balancing.
Download your workbook
Keep the raw source, isolate errors, and use the clean Import tab.
A better Ramp-to-MIP workflow
Stop rebuilding the spreadsheet before every MIP import.
Moving transaction data between systems can create another process for your accounting team to manage. Columns need to line up. Codes need to be valid. Vendors need to match. Entries need to balance. A problem discovered during import often means going back to the source file and troubleshooting it manually.
Use the Ramp file you already have.
Upload CSV, XLSX, or XLS exports directly from Ramp instead of maintaining a separate preformatted spreadsheet just to prepare the import.
Find problems before MIP finds them.
Check accounting codes, code combinations, vendors, 1099 information, required fields, and balancing before you move the file into MIP.
See exactly what needs attention.
Flagged rows are identified clearly so your team can correct the problem without hunting through an entire source workbook.
Guided from upload to download
A structured workflow without a new spreadsheet process to memorize.
The Formatter walks users through the choices needed to prepare the file. Steps unlock as you move through the process, helping users configure the transaction, validation, balancing, and output in a logical order.
Upload
Start with the Ramp export. The Formatter detects the file and prepares it for processing.
Configure
Select the Ramp transaction category, confirm the suggested MIP transaction type, and choose vendor and 1099 handling.
Validate
Optionally compare the data to your MIP Chart of Accounts, Account Code Combinations, and Vendor Master.
Review and Download
Review the processed rows, correct editable values if needed, confirm balancing, and export the finished workbook.
See the workflow in the actual Formatter
Start with the Ramp file you already have, tell the Formatter what kind of activity you are processing, and confirm how that activity should be prepared for MIP.
Your existing process is the starting point.
MCG can help configure the Formatter around how your organization uses Ramp and MIP Fund Accounting®.
One Formatter, multiple Ramp workflows
Process the Ramp transactions your accounting team actually uses.
Choose the type of Ramp transaction you are working with. The Formatter recommends the appropriate MIP transaction type based on that selection, while still allowing the user to override the recommendation when needed.
Credit Card Charges and Refunds
Prepare Ramp credit card activity for MIP while retaining the flexibility needed for transaction coding, statement reconciliation, balancing, and date-range review.
Vendor Invoices
Prepare Ramp vendor bills for the appropriate MIP accounts payable workflow while checking required vendor and invoice information before import.
Employee Reimbursements
Process employee-paid expenses from Ramp and convert the source export into a structured MIP-ready transaction file.
ACH and Check Payments
Prepare payment activity for MIP while validating required payment information such as check numbers when the selected transaction workflow requires them.
The Formatter can prepare workflows using AP Invoice, Manual AP Payment, Cash Disbursement, and Journal Voucher transaction types.
The MIP transaction type is suggested automatically based on the Ramp selection, but the user can override the recommendation when the workflow requires it.
Catch problems earlier
Validate the data before it reaches MIP.
The Formatter can compare incoming Ramp values to your MIP reference data and identify rows that need attention. Instead of discovering every issue during import, your team gets a clearer review point before the file is finalized.
Chart of Accounts validation
Compare selected Ramp values to corresponding fields in your MIP Chart of Accounts export.
Account Code Combinations
Check compound account combinations so invalid segment combinations can be identified before import.
Required-field checks
Identify missing Vendor IDs, Invoice Numbers, Check Numbers, and other required source values.
Debit and credit balance check
See whether separate debit and credit columns balance before the finished file is downloaded.
More visibility before import.
Flagged rows are color-coded by exception type so your team knows what needs attention and why.
Vendor and 1099 handling
Handle vendor and 1099 data the way your organization needs it.
The Formatter does not force every organization into the same vendor or 1099 workflow. Choose how vendor information should be handled, then decide whether 1099 information stays in Ramp or is carried into MIP.
Choose the vendor approach
Process the transaction without a vendor, use Ramp vendor information, or validate against your MIP Vendor file.
Validate against MIP vendors
Compare Ramp vendor information to the MIP Vendor Master and use multiple mapped fields together when needed.
Keep 1099 data in Ramp
Leave the 1099 workflow in Ramp and omit those fields from the MIP output when that fits your process.
Include 1099 data in MIP
Carry Form Type and Box Number into the MIP output and validate those values against the vendor information.
Flexible balancing
Let the Formatter handle the repetitive balancing work.
Different organizations and transaction workflows need different balancing approaches. The Formatter gives users several options instead of forcing every file into one method.
Option 1
MIP Automatic Offsets
Keep balancing in MIP when automatic offsets or the existing file structure already handle the balancing entries.
Option 2
Manual Balancing Rows
Create a balancing row when the selected grouping value changes using the configured account and amount rules.
Option 3
Autofill Blank Values
Carry selected values downward into blank cells without creating additional rows.
Option 4
Statement Range Total
For eligible credit card workflows, generate a balancing row using the total inside the selected statement-date range.
Review before download
Review the processed data before you create the final file.
The Formatter gives users a review point after configuration and validation. Problems remain visible, editable values can be corrected, and balancing can be checked before the final workbook is downloaded.
See flagged exceptions
Validation issues are identified by exception type so users can understand what needs to be corrected.
Correct editable values
Make appropriate changes during the review process instead of repeatedly rebuilding the original source workbook.
Confirm balancing
Review debit and credit totals when those fields are present and see whether the processed file balances before download.
Clean, organized output
One download. Three tabs. A much clearer next step.
The standard workbook preserves your original source data, separates the rows that need attention, and creates a clean Import tab containing rows that passed the configured checks.
Original
Keeps the raw Ramp source rows in their original upload order so you retain the file that started the process.
Errors
Contains flagged rows along with the exception reason and an Import Row reference to help users locate the corresponding processed record.
Import
Contains clean rows that passed validation, organized for the MIP workflow and sorted by Vendor and Invoice Number when those fields apply.
Invoice numbers and other key fields can export as text so Excel does not strip leading zeros or convert identifiers into scientific notation.
Flagged rows remain visible on the Errors tab while clean rows continue to the Import tab.
Built around real MIP import work
Small details that make a big difference in recurring imports.
The Ramp-to-MIP Formatter is designed around the details that accounting teams encounter when source-system data needs to become usable MIP transaction data.
CSV, XLSX, and XLS files are supported without requiring users to first convert the Ramp export into a separate template.
Vendor validation can use multiple mapped fields together instead of relying only on a single source identifier.
Credit card workflows can separate transactions inside and outside the selected statement date range for easier reconciliation.
Add Session ID, Session Date, and Session Description to output rows without replacing the source effective date or transaction description.
Configure maximum lengths for MIP fields such as Document Number and Description and flag values that exceed the selected limits.
Clear the current configuration and uploaded data when you are ready to process the next Ramp file.
How much time does your team spend getting Ramp data ready for MIP?
If formatting, validating, balancing, and troubleshooting Ramp exports has become a recurring accounting task, talk with MCG about moving that process into the Ramp-to-MIP Formatter.
Common questions
Ramp-to-MIP Formatter FAQ
Do I need to reformat my Ramp export before uploading it?
What Ramp transaction types can the Formatter handle?
Can it validate my accounting codes?
Can it check vendors before I import?
What happens when a row has an error?
Can I make corrections before I download?
Can the Formatter help with balancing?
Can we keep 1099 information in Ramp?
Talk with McGovern Consulting Group
Interested in using the Ramp-to-MIP Formatter?
Tell us how your organization currently moves Ramp transactions into MIP Fund Accounting®. We can review your workflow, discuss the Formatter, and determine what setup makes sense for your environment.
Show us your current workflow
Explain what you export from Ramp today and what your team currently does before importing the data into MIP.
Identify the repetitive work
We will look at the formatting, validation, balancing, and review steps your team handles manually today.
Configure the right approach
MCG can help determine how the Formatter should work with your MIP coding structure, vendor data, and transaction requirements.
Send us your questions
Let us know that you are interested in the Ramp-to-MIP Formatter and include anything you can about your current Ramp and MIP process.
Make Ramp-to-MIP preparation a repeatable process.
Talk with McGovern Consulting Group about bringing the Ramp-to-MIP Formatter into your MIP workflow.