Sage Construction & Real Estate

When users log in, getting warning about backups not being run in X amount of days. Looked at logs and seeing the following: 2024-03-11 01:00:05 [Company File Name] An error occurred running the nightly maintenance and backup 2024-03-11 01:00:05 …

In the 'files to backup' instructions, every module says to include the 'User.frm (in the Formula folder).' We do not have a 'Formula' folder. I have done a filename search for user.frm in our entire live data folder but no results were returned. Where…

I have completed the newest version of Sage 100 Contractor YE proceedures. I have a clean PR audit. Updated and done every item the instructions say. Yet when I try to Archive 2023 PR "Unable to remove payroll company database, the archive company has…

Good day everyone Can someone please tell me the best way to archive estimating files, and store them on the hard drive to maybe retrieve later. I am thinking of storing the estimate by year and of course the Database would have to be store also.…

Sage Database Administrator 25 and Windows Server 2012 We are currently in the process of purchacing a new server. Sage Database Administrator 25 "SDA25" will not run on Windows Server 2012 "WS12" Problem Closing Payroll for end of year requires Open…

Your data is vulnerable to various risks, such as hardware failures, cyberattacks, and natural disasters. Backing up your data and having those backups easily accessible is often the quickest, most affordable way to recover. In fact, backups may be your…

Your data is vulnerable to various risks, such as hardware failures, cyberattacks, and natural disasters. Backing up your data and having those backups easily accessible is often the quickest, most affordable way to recover. In fact, backups may be your…

Your data is vulnerable to various risks, such as hardware failures, cyberattacks, and natural disasters. Backing up your data and having those backups easily accessible is often the quickest, most affordable way to recover. In fact, backups may be your…

Someone deleted our current GL and JC file last night. How do we resolve without losing what work was done today?

Hi, I am trying to access data from MB6, yes Master Builder 6, circa 1996-99. Not surprisingly, if I try to open it with Sage 100 Contractor 2014 (the oldest version I have access to), it fails saying the data version is older than 12.1 and must be…

We have been using Timberline (SAGE) Estimating since 1993 (dos version) when the .dat files and the estimates had to live in the same database. Now, in windows, the estimates and the data files do not need to live in the same database AND backups can…

I have a need to restore a backup from the end of 2021 into a new company in Sage 300 CRE. What would the process be to do that, without effecting the current production company. thanks v

Is there anyway to "undo" an archive?

I had a few backups fail on Friday and they are taking up over 140 G of space on the C drive. Can I safely just delete those folders?

I'm getting the error that is attached when I run the Sage Payroll Archive for 2022. It seems there's a file already there, however when I checked I don't see it. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Hello, Mistakenly updated Sage 100 Contractor to the wrong update version without the payroll year closed. I rolled back the program on the computers which is fine. It now states the tax table for this year. Do I need to roll back on the server…

We are using System Administrator to do scheduled, nightly backups of Sage 300 CRE. However, they are failing intermittently, seemingly because some people forget to close Sage applications on their desktops every night. As I'm sure any IT professional…

History of Question: * The SAGE 100 Con database had over 30 companies in it and performance was "sluggish." * Backups were made of all companies and copied to another server for safekeeping. * A 2nd SQL instance was created and all companies between…

Our environment is set without a server, except the DB that is on centralize DB server and a licence server. Applications are installed on workstation of users and they rely on DB server and license server. I try to do backup with Management Console…

What is the typical data base size for Sage 100 Contractor? Our IT makes it sound like we are using way too much data space.

I accidentally closed our contracts module twice, rolling it forward two months rather than one. How can I reopen the contracts module?

Hey Everyone, First time post here any help would be appreciated. I am running an old version of sage 100 contractor. I want to upgrade to the latest version but I don't think the version I am running is on SQL. Could anyone provide some sort of guidance…

I am trying to determine the best possible backup solutions for Sage 300 CRE. Is it possible to restore single Sage files from a Microsoft Shadow Copy? If so, what is the correct way to do that without disrupting the database? Is it possible to…

I cannot find specific instructions to move OLD databases to a location where they can be safely stored without the required updating of the database when a new update arrives. I have databases going back to 2012 and it takes way too long to upgrade them…

Is there a way to recover a deleted change order?