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.
An error occurred while loading the selected report template" in Sage 50
Sage 50 cannot open the report form you picked, usually because the template file is damaged, missing, or from an incompatible version.
Sage 50Your data may have been corrupted by an unfinished process" (Sage 50)
Sage 50 is warning that a task was interrupted before it finished writing, so the company file may be incomplete or damaged.
Sage 50You have entered an incorrect password too many times" in Sage 50
Sage 50 has locked the company file after repeated failed password attempts, and it will not accept more tries until the lockout clears.
Sage 50You have either inserted the incorrect disk or a disk from another backup" Sage 50
Sage 50 cannot match the backup disk you inserted to the restore it started, so the restore stops until the right disk is supplied.
Sage 50You cannot change your Billing Method from Percent of Proposal" Sage 50 message
Sage 50 is blocking a job's billing method change because open proposals are still linked to that job, and they must be dealt with first.
Sage 50Will Sage 50 price levels and quantity discounts convert to QuickBooks?
It depends on the file and conversion method; price levels often need rebuilding, and we can evaluate yours free before converting.
ConversionWill my Sage 50 user logins and permissions carry over to QuickBooks?
No, user accounts and permissions do not convert; you set up users and roles fresh in QuickBooks after the data migration.
Sage 50Unable to set the new directory in Copy Data" Sage 50 error explained
Sage 50 cannot create or write to the destination folder you chose for the copied company data, so the copy stops.
Sage 50Unable to save your changes at this time due to SLA lock conflict" in Sage 50
This Sage 50 message means another user or process holds a lock on the data your change needs, so your edit was not saved.
Sage 50Unable to save your changes at this time due to Sage Drive lock conflict
The message means Sage Drive thinks another copy of your company file is open, so your changes are being blocked from saving.
Sage 50Unable to read a file to be included in the accountant's copy" in Sage 50
Sage 50 cannot read one of the files it needs while creating an accountant's copy, usually because of damage or a locked file.
Sage 50The sync cannot be started as there is an open sync awaiting for data" in Sage 50
Sage 50 thinks a previous data sync is still running or unfinished, so it refuses to start a new one until that sync is closed out.