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.
You do not have rights to the directory" in Sage 50
Sage 50 is telling Windows it cannot access the folder holding your company data, not that your user account lacks permission.
Sage 50You cannot start a new Fiscal year until you have finished entering historical
Sage 50 is blocking the year-end change because the setup wizard's historical data entry stage was never formally closed out.
ConversionWill my Sage 50 memorized reports and custom forms convert to QuickBooks?
No, the reports and forms themselves do not carry over; they are rebuilt in QuickBooks, but the data behind them usually does.
Sage 50This account has been used in transactions and cannot be removed" in Sage 50
Sage 50 blocks deleting a chart-of-accounts entry that has posted activity; here is what the message means and your options.
Sage 50This account cannot be removed while it has a non-zero balance" in Sage 50
Sage 50 blocks deleting a chart-of-accounts entry that still carries a balance; here is what that means and how to clear it.
Sage 50The purchase and the payable invoice names cannot be the same" in Sage 50
Sage 50 is refusing a transaction because two records share one name; it wants them kept distinct before it will save.
Sage 50Simply Accounting is unable to perform the scheduled backup at this time
The scheduled backup in Simply Accounting (Sage 50 Canada) failed to run, usually because of a locked, missing, or damaged data file.
Sage 50Sage 50 message: "The sales and the receivable invoice names cannot be the same.
Sage 50 is telling you two invoice templates or two customers share a name it needs to keep unique, so it refuses to save.
Sage 50Sage 50 error: "database transaction could not be undone
Sage 50 hit a database error mid-write and could not roll the change back, which usually points to a damaged company data file.
Sage 50Sage 50 error: "cannot save changes to this account because its number has been changed
Sage 50 is refusing to save an account edit because the account number it has on file no longer matches the one you are using.
Sage 50Sage 50 "one or more accounts have already been linked" error explained
Sage 50 is refusing a transaction because an account in it is already tied to another linked account elsewhere in the file.
Sage 50Sage 50 "General Ledger accounts out of balance with the Inventory Ledger
Sage 50 is telling you your inventory subledger no longer agrees with the GL, usually after a posting error or data damage.