• Converting QuickBooks file

    Hi, We just started using Sage 50. Our former bookkeeper used quickbooks. I want to convert the data to Sage for a historical record ( I opened a new company to go forward). My problem is it says in the Wizard that I need to have quickbooks installed…
  • Convert from Online to Sage 50

    I have 1 1/2 years of accounting data on Sage Online. I want to convert to Sage 50. I've spoke to an adviser and went through the steps to download the transactions. Since there is a full year plus the current year it won't allow the current year…
  • Switching from an older to newer version

    If you're looking to convert or upgrade to the latest version of Sage 50 CA from an older version head over to our article for next steps!
  • Transaction Data Import

    I'm installing Sage 50 Premium in a Convenience Store which has a POS system. This POS system generates a plethora of reports & data, all of which is available in Excel format. The daily sales report it generates would be the feedstock for the SAGE invoicing…
  • Opening old simply accounting backups in sage 50 pro accounting 2020

    Hi and thanks for the help! Accountant was using simply accounting 2008. I've read through the advice here, downloaded Sage 2015. It will only let me open the old files in premium or quantrum. I tried both which seems to work, all our files appear intact…
  • Unable to open files error message "You have opened a company using Remote Data Access. You cannot convert this company file because you are not in single-user mode."

    I keep getting this error message when I try to open clients files "You have opened a company using Remote Data Access. You cannot convert this company file because you are not in single-user mode." However I never use anything but single user mode. What…
  • Problem with Sage 50 2008 -> Sage 50 2015.3 Pro -> Sage 50 2019 Pro file conversion

    Hi, I need to upgrade some Sage 50 2008 (Lancement B) files to Sage 50 Comptabilité Pro 2019. I realised I needed to upgrade to 2015.3 first, before upgrading from 2015.3 to 2019. https://support.na.sage.com/selfservice/viewdocument.do?noCount=true&externalId…
  • Moving from Sage 50 Canada to Quickbooks Desktop Pro - How to do it?

    We have to switch from Sage 50 to Quickbooks in order to be compatible with another customer management program. We are happy with Sage 50 but using Quickbooks will save us tons of re-entering data from one program to another. Are there instructions…
  • Part 1 of 2: Sage 50 CA Data Conversion Tips

    You may have heard that the latest release of the Sage 50 CA re-released version 2020.1 FULL product download is now available (see KB 100797 or French KB 260-1009042 , the download's file size is 395 MB). Not sure which version you have installed? See…
  • Simply Accounting Cannot Connect to Connection Manager

    FormerMember
    FormerMember
    Please I cannot start my Simply Accounting Set up. It keep telling me cannot connect to Connection Manager. What should I do. Will Need an URGENT ASSISTANCE
  • Starting sole proprietorship set of books from corporation books

    FormerMember
    FormerMember
    I am dissolving my corporation and setting up a sole proprietor business. I want to use the same accounts, customers and vendors. I need to zero out the amounts in the income and expenses, but not the bank amounts, account receivable or payables. I need…
  • importing company files

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    FormerMember
    I have been using version 2010 and have back up my company files to USB. my hard drive has crashed and we originally started out with 2009 and have that disk, in 2010 i was given a free upgrade on line, so there was no disk. currently there is no ability…
  • Have Sage 50 2018, but my bookeeper seems to have a 2019 version and I can't open my files

    I bought the 2018 version and I can't open my files. My bookeeper has the sage 50 cloud version which seems to be the earliest version. I can only access my files from his version. I've tried downloading the trial version 2015 and its still not working…
  • Sage 50 2017.x expired; looking at Sage One?

    Hello, We've been using Sage 50 workstation for a few years now and the time has come to renew for another year at a cost of about $700. This is when I noticed that Sage offers a "Sage One" online product. I've searched some Sage sites and Knowledge…
  • Sharing data file simultaneously

    FormerMember
    FormerMember
    Hello, how can my client share thier "sage 50 pro" data file with me (I have the accountant edition of sage 50), so i can work on thier file remotely? And simultaneously? Also, is there a link and/or video that discusses the information to show the client…
  • ODBC Connection Access Denied (Password error)

    Since we installed the latest upgrade for Sage 50 to Version 2018.0, we are unable to connect to the simply database with our third party software using a ODBC Connection. Over the past 10 years I have always managed to make the appropriate adjustments…
  • To move Data over or start from scratch ?

    Hi everyone, We have been using Sage 50 Canadian edition for years. When we upgraded to 2017 the sales rep made many claims that were not true, Such as Unlimited numbers of price lists, when in fact the limit was 100. Also the company was started…
  • Retour à une date de session antérieure

    Bonjour, Je suis dans ma première année financière. J'ai inscrit dans SAGE le 31 août comme date de fin d'année alors que cela aurait dû être le 31 juillet. Ma date de session est le 31 août. J'ai fait des écritures en août dont les paies. Que dois…
  • Transferring Data from Simply Accounting 2008

    We are replacing our Simply Accounting 2008 with Sage 50 2017. How can we transfer the data from SA2008? We tried doing a backup from SA2008 and restoring it in Sage 50 2017, but that doesn't seem to work. Any ideas?
  • Needing to correct an error made in previous year after entering 2 months of data in our new year

    FormerMember
    FormerMember
    We have completed our year end, moved our systems forward, entered about 2 1/2 months of data into our new year. After this we found we had an error at the end of our previous year that has to be corrected. We went back and corrected the error in the…
  • Need to import a huge volume of Sales Invoices into Sage 50 - 2017 - Canadian Edition. The SI Data is currently in excel

    Can someone please advise on the best method to import a sales invoice. Is the .imp specification the only way to import into Sage 50 - 2017 Canadian? Is there an excel template that I can map my excel data to and then save as a .CSV for importing into…
  • Is it possible to import employee pay into Sage using the SDK?

    Is it possible to use the SDK to import employee pay into Sage? I'm thinking it would need to be able to create paychecks but if anyone knows of a better way for employee pay please let me know. I know you can import employees but I want to take all their…
  • SDKInstanceManager OpenDatabase always returns false and has no error messages

    Hi, I'm trying to work through the C# sample project in the Sage 50 Accounting SDK (Simply) but for some reason I can't get the opendatabase connection to let me access the database. I have set up my user in the Sage app and I know my username and password…
  • How to find log in credentials for Sage 50 database

    I am trying to go through some of the code examples in the SDK, obviously one of the first functions that runs is the database connection function. I have tried sysadmin with various passwords but I can never successfully connect to the database to try…
  • What is the process to create Purchase Orders or Sales Orders via uploading a .csv file?

    I am a new user of Sage 50. I am trying to figure out how to create Purchase Orders or Sales Orders in Sage 50 via uploading an excel file (or CSV). Any help would be appreciated.