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  • Multi-user mode - user stuck

    Hello, We are using Sage 50 Premium Accounting - Canadian Ed. We have mutli-user mode set up to be able to access the data from two physical locations. I need to log in to single-user mode to make a backup of the data. The personnel at our other location…
  • Advantages of having multi-user access to company data

    By default you always have at least one user login, which is manager . This user has access to do everything in the company dataset. If more than one person in your company actually deals with the company accounts data, it is much more time efficient…
  • Install Sage 50 MultiUser onto Windows 10 box as server

    we need to share Sage 50 among 2 users who are using Windows 10. Does Sage 50 support installing the database manager (to allow sharing) onto one of the systems which will also be used to access the application?
  • Options for moving on-premise Sage 50 CA to virtual private server e.g. Azure?

    We currently have an on-premise installation of Sage 50 CA. We're in the process of moving most of our infrastructure to Microsoft Office 365 and would like to no longer have any on-premise server computer. For the near future, the Sage 50cloud offering…
  • Sage 50 versus Multiple Users

    Hi, Our accountant has Save 50 Canadian Edition, Premium with Payroll, and we were told by tech support that we have Cloud option with the purchase we've made. And we do have the multiuser option as well. Now, we called them back about the cloud…
  • Sage Drive Multi-User Issue

    We have more than one user that needs to perform functions in Sage that requires sharing to be paused. When the owner pauses sharing, the other users can only open Sage in read-only and cannot make changes. So the other users are stuck if they need to…
  • What's New in Sage 50cloud US: 2019. 1 Release!

    Sage Drive Multi-User Functionality If you recall, Sage Drive Multi-User allows your and your team to read or write new and existing transactions in Sage Drive company data files. Regardless of a Local Area Network (LAN) or working remotely, users can…
  • How can I have simultaneous access to a single company file in real time?

    Hi I'm a It guy trying to get my employers Sage 50 Accounting Multi-user set up to run off an single company file.......in the past trying to run and save from several users and computers in real time has caused some discrepancy's in the database. For…
  • Can't post a expense payment in multi-user mode

    An odd problem I have come across often while preparing expense cheques in the Make Other Payment screen is an error that comes up when trying to post: "You have already made another payment with this invoice/reference number. Enter a different invoice…
  • Can Sage 50 Pro with Payroll be installed on the same computer that currently runs Sage 50 Premium with Payroll?

    I have Sage 50 Premium with payroll for 2 users and find it cumbersome that the company file needs to be stored on a different computer - we always have to watch and remember not to restart this computer when someone is working in Sage otherwise that…
  • Installing Sage Network Amazon AWS, Workstation Local - Sage Accountant Edition

    Hey, I am hoping you guys are able to give me some information. I have a new client that would like to use a remote server for their Sage Accounting to allow Multiple Users access to the same Sage Database at the same time. I was thinking for scalability…
  • Using Server as Workstation in Peer to Peer Network

    What are the possible problems with login on to BV on our server instead of our workstations? We have regular occasions where we logon to the server to process AR & AP transactions and to receive PO's. I've read that its not recommended to use the server…
  • Backing Up Within A Multi-Mode Environment

    Ok so my multi-user environment ended up being really simple to push out however there have been a few glitches. One being within Payroll, where our page setting had switched from Pre Printed, which with 2 sets of eyes we figured out. Today one of the…
  • Bookkeeping business start-up

    I am currently taking a course that teaches Sage 50 Premium Accounting software. Following the course I am planning on starting up a bookkeeping service for small businesses. I've been looking at the different Sage products and would appreciate if someone…
  • WDSAM01.num

    I've noticed recently some files in my data directory called WDSAM01.num There are five of them in sequence and when I do a sync backup to another directory I get an error that one of them can't be found or read. The files are about 2 months old and only…
  • Importing into Businessvision in a multi-user environment

    This may sound like a very stupid question, but when I do an import, must all other users be signed off or have BV closed? Thanks.