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.
Simply Accounting: "you can no longer open it with the Basic version
This warning means converting your Simply Accounting data up to Premium is permanent: the file will not open in Basic afterwards.
Sage 50Sage 50: You cannot start a new fiscal year until the chart of accounts is correct
Sage 50 blocks the new fiscal year because one or more account records failed its check, usually due to data damage rather than a bookkeeping error.
Sage 50Sage 50: "This account is used in inventory items so it can not be moved
Sage 50 blocks moving, merging, or renumbering this account because inventory items still link to it; clear the item links first.
Sage 50Sage 50: "New file name cannot be the same as the backup name
Sage 50 is refusing the name you typed because it matches the backup itself, a safety guard against collisions, not a sign of damage.
Sage 50Sage 50: "cannot remove this foreign currency because transactions have been processed
Sage 50 blocks deleting a currency code once any transaction, customer, or vendor has used it, because the history depends on it.
Sage 50Sage 50 message: "Cannot get journal entry totals for This Year or Last Year
Sage 50 could not add up your journal entries for the current or prior fiscal year, usually during a report, export, or data conversion.
Sage 50Sage 50 message: "Cannot get journal entry totals for historical years
Sage 50 is refusing to total journal entries for a closed fiscal year because historical years are locked and read-only in the file.
Sage 50Sage 50 Error: "The transaction file refers to a missing account
A transaction in your Sage 50 company file points to a chart of accounts entry that no longer exists, so the file cannot balance or convert cleanly.
Sage 50Sage 50 error: "The Simply Accounting data file format is incorrect
Sage 50 cannot read the internal structure of your company file, usually because the file is damaged or is not the file type it appears to be.
Sage 50Sage 50 error: "Consolidated companies cannot be used as a subsidiary company
Sage 50 blocks the move because the company you chose as a subsidiary is itself a consolidated company that already has subsidiaries.
Sage 50Sage 50 error: "An error occurred while moving current year's data to last year
Sage 50 failed partway through rolling your books into a new fiscal year, so the year-end move did not complete and the data may be inconsistent.
Sage 50Sage 50 error "This account can not be moved because it has been used in a transaction
Sage 50 blocks moving a chart of accounts entry that has posted transactions or serves as a linked account, to protect your history.