Sage Conversion Questions
Sage Conversion Questions
Short, direct answers to the questions we're asked most about Sage to QuickBooks conversions and Sage 50 Quantum downgrades.
Unable to open company at this time due to Sage Drive lock conflict" explained
The message means another session or device is holding the Sage Drive copy of your company, so yours cannot open it.
Sage 50Transactions posted to the general ledger in a closed year cannot be accessed or edited
Sage 50 is telling you the transaction lives in a fiscal year you already closed, so it is locked against changes.
Sage 50This invoice voids another invoice and cannot be voided" in Sage 50
Sage 50 refuses to void an invoice because that invoice is itself the voiding entry for another invoice.
Sage 50The newly inserted object could not be assigned a key by the data source" in Sage 50
Sage 50 cannot generate an internal ID for the record you just saved, which usually points to database damage.
Sage 50Sage 50 message: "This invoice has payments applied to it and cannot be voided
Sage 50 refuses to void an invoice because customer payments are linked to it; unlink or reverse them first, or adjust differently.
Sage 50Sage 50 cannot find a required file or it has been corrupted
This message means Sage 50 could not open a file it needs, usually a damaged company data file rather than a missing program component.
Sage 50Reverse transaction cannot be in the last period of the second year" in Sage 50
Sage 50 blocks a reversing entry dated into the second fiscal year; the date and the open-year rules are the real problem.
Sage 50Error during write of Form File" in Sage 50: what it means
Sage 50 could not save its form file. The disk-space wording is often a guess; the real cause is usually damage or a permissions problem.
Sage 50Could not create or write to temporary file for XML Append Operation" Sage 50 error
Sage 50 cannot create the temporary working file it needs during an XML export or conversion, usually a permissions or disk problem.
ConversionCan I keep using Sage 50 while the conversion to QuickBooks is running?
Yes, but pick a freeze date first. Keep working in Sage up to that date, then enter new activity only in QuickBooks after cutover.
Sage 50An unexpected error occurred while copying your report to Microsoft Excel
Sage 50 could not hand your report over to Excel, usually because of a connection or Excel setup problem, not data loss.
Sage 50An error occurred while clearing transaction lookup data" in Sage 50
Sage 50 failed while purging its internal transaction lookup tables, usually a sign of database damage or a locked file.