Managing user accounts and company files > Backing up and restoring company files
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Setting up your company file
Overview Create a company file Easy setup assistant Activate the company file Set up accounts
Setting up accounts
Enter account opening balances Set up preferences Set a password for the Administrator user ID
Advanced setup
Overview Set up sales Set up purchases Do an initial bank reconciliation
Task 1: Identify uncleared withdrawals and deposits Task 2: Record uncleared withdrawals and deposits Task 3: Reconcile
Create item records Enter inventory opening balances Set up a Web Store Web Store Gift Cards
Web Store Sync items
Manage Mobile Application
Banking
Receiving money Bank deposits Spending money Entering transactions in the Bank Register window Transferring money between accounts Tracking petty cash expenses Reconciling your bank accounts
Undoing an account reconciliation
Importing statements Recording miscellaneous transactions Void Cheques Credit card transactions Analysing your cash flow
Sales
Creating a lead card Creating a customer card Entering sales
Task 1: Enter information about the customer Task 2: Choose the type of sale Task 3: Enter the items or services you are selling Task 4: Enter additional information about the sale Task 5: Complete the sale Adding and deleting transaction lines, headers and subtotals
Recording sales with insufficient on-hand item quantities
Build, buy or backorder items Allow negative on-hand item quantities
Changing the status of a sale Track a change order Reviewing your sales information Receiving payments Printing payment receipts Credit control
Credit limits Credit holds Finance charges paid by customers
Customer credits
Settling credits
Dealing with a supplier who is also a customer Accounting for bad debts Progress Billing Manage Retainers, Escrows & Trusts Process Web Orders Commission Tracking
Purchases
Creating a supplier card Entering purchases
Entering a purchase transaction Task 1: Enter information about the supplier Task 2: Choose the type of purchase Task 3: Enter the items or services you are purchasing Task 4: Enter additional information about the purchase Task 5: Complete the purchase Adding and deleting lines, subtotals and headers to purchases
Receiving items without a supplier bill
Set up an accrual account for items received without a supplier bill Recording items received without a supplier bill
Creating a purchase order from a sale Changing the status of a purchase Reviewing your purchases information Paying bills Recording and settling supplier debits
Settling supplier debits
Adding finance charges paid to suppliers
Billing for time
About the time billing feature Setting time billing preferences Setting billing rates Creating activities Creating activity slips
Creating multiple activity slips
Changing and reviewing activity slips Creating time billing invoices Work in progress Billing Rate Levels
Inventory
Creating items
Average Cost, Last Cost and Standard Cost
Creating item variations Making inventory adjustments
Examples of inventory adjustments
Inventory locations
Recording inventory movements between locations
Building items
Auto-building items
Performing stocktakes Reviewing your inventory information Setting item prices Customising inventory
Creating custom price levels Creating custom lists Custom lists and inventory reports Creating brands list Brands list and inventory reports Weight Creating custom fields Creating tags list
Web Store Item Sync Track Serial Numbers
Track Warranties
Lists
Adding a record
Adding records using Easy-Add
Setting up Tax codes Finding a record Changing a record Inactivating or reactivating a record Deleting a record Combining records
Combining cards Combining accounts Combining items
Tracking Mileage
Company vehicles list Mileage Rates Mileage Slips
Document Manager
Transactions
Finding a transaction Changing or deleting a transaction
Changing a transaction Deleting a transaction
Reversing a transaction Recurring transactions
Setting up recurring transactions Recording recurring transactions Reminders
Create copy of a transaction Publishing to iCal
Publishing an invoice or purchase to iCal Publishing a recurring transaction to iCal Publishing a reminder log entry to iCal
International transactions
About the multiple-currency feature Setting up multiple currencies
Task 1: Select the multiple currency preference Task 2: Set up records for foreign currency Task 3: Create accounts to track foreign-currency transactions Task 4: Assign accounts to foreign currencies Task 5: Assign currencies to foreign customers and suppliers
Exchange rates Tracking currency gains and losses
Tracking realised currency gains and losses Unrealised currency gains and losses
Miscellaneous transactions
Transferring funds to a foreign account Entering foreign-currency transactions in a local account Reconciling accounts containing foreign transactions
Reports
Producing reports Printing report batches Customising reports
Task 1: Select the data to be printed Task 2: Select the required fields Task 3: Select finishing options Task 4: Change the report format Task 5: Print the report Task 6: Save the report Changing the default fonts on reports
Forms
Finding forms Sending forms
Sending forms when you record a transaction Sending forms in a batch Advanced filters
Customising forms
Task 1: Display the form Task 2: Set up form properties Task 3: Adding and editing elements Task 4: Preview the customised form Task 5: Save the customised form Task 6: Print the customised form Changing the default fonts on forms
Adding and editing elements
Adding and editing data and label elements Adding and editing graphic elements Editing all elements with common commands
Contact management
Creating a card Keeping in touch with your contacts
Personalised letters Mailing labels Reminder log Other ways to keep in touch
Grouping your contacts
Identifiers Custom lists
Synchronising AccountEdge cards with Mac Address Book cards
Deleting cards Resetting the synchronisation
Customising cards
Card identification codes Card pictures Lead Source and Status
Reviewing your contact information
Financial control
Tracking financial information
Accounts Categories Jobs Departments
Reimbursable expenses
Step 1: Set up a job Step 2: Assign expenses to the job Step 3: Bill the customer Changing the status of a reimbursable expense
Budgets
Entering budget amounts Budget Shortcuts window
Reviewing financial information Auditing your records
Company Data Auditor Audit trail tracking system
End-of-period procedures
Month-end procedures
Task 1: Run the Company Data Auditor Task 2: Reconcile bank accounts Task 3: Review reports Task 4: Send customer statements Task 5: Record depreciation Task 6: Prepare your GST return Task 7: Lock periods
Starting a new financial year
Task 1: Complete month-end tasks Task 2: Perform a stocktake Task 3: Provide information to your accountant Task 4: Enter end-of-year adjustments Task 5: Back up your company file Task 6: Start a new financial year Task 7: Optimise and verify your company file
Managing user accounts and company files
Managing user accounts Backing up and restoring company files TConfirming activated company files
Troubleshooting activated company files
Servicing your company file
Checking your company file for errors Optimizing your company file Purging information that is no longer needed Troubleshooting file-locking problems Changing company file date
Special considerations for networked company files
Preventing data entry while generating reports Storing custom reports and forms on a network Displaying up-to-date information Improving performance Alert messages—company file Alert messages—transactions
Appendix A:  Importing and exporting data
Exporting data Importing data
Importing from MYOB RetailManager Importing an accounts list from Accountants Office
Managing import and export records AppleScripts
Appendix B:  Networking company files
Preparing company files for multiple users Setting up the network hardware Setting up a company-file folder on a Mac OS X host Accessing the shared company file from Mac OS X workstations
Glossary Index
Backing up and restoring company files
Backing up is the copying of a company file to some form of storage medium, such as a CD, different hard disk or other media. You can use the backup function in your AccountEdge software to create a compressed archive file with a .sit extension that takes up less space.
The Restore command closes the company file you’re currently using, decompresses a backup file so you can use it, and then opens the backup file.
caution : Single-user access required
[AccountEdge Network Edition only] Making a backup file requires single-user access. For more information, see ‘Single-user file locking for special tasks’.
Backing up to Dropbox account
If you want, you can back up your company file to your Dropbox account. This offers you an offsite backup option.
You can back up and restore your company file to Dropbox from the File menu or when you are prompted to back up your file, for example, when you close your company file.
Note that, if you back up to Dropbox, you will not be able to change the file name. The file name will use the default backup file name (for example, ‘Backup MM-DD-YY Company Name.sit’).
Precautions when backing up
Avoid common mistakes that can cause you to lose backups of company files:
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Take care when backing up multi-user company files [AccountEdge Network Edition only]. If multiple users access a company file, you need to back up the company file on the host computer—including custom forms, letters and spreadsheet templates you have created. You can then copy the updated templates to each workstation and ensure the latest versions are used.
When you do a full backup, ensure that the most recent versions of custom forms and templates are backed up.
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Don’t store backups on the same hard disk as the currently used company file. A single disaster can wipe out all your records.
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Make separate backups. A disk failure can corrupt your data in such a way that you may not notice it during a session. If you accidentally copy some corrupted data over your previous backup file, that backup is no longer valid.
Without a valid backup, you would need to re‑create your company file. You can reduce the risk by making separate backups to protect your company data—for example, at the end of each business day.
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Store backups off site. Store monthly and yearly backups in a safe place, preferably away from your office. Except for daily rotational backups, do not re-use media.
To make a backup of your company file
To restore from a disk

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