Sage 50 Accounting CDN Edition (Simply) version 2008/2009/2010/2011

Note: Formerly known as Simply Accounting for Windows

If you do NOT have Sage 50 Accounting CDN Edition (Simply) 2008/2009/2010/2011 installed, you must first download and install the Simply Accounting Connection Manager. Once installed, Sage 50 Accounting CDN Edition (Simply) 2008/2009/2010/2011 data may be imported directly into Working Papers using the steps below.

Note: If Sage 50 Accounting CDN Edition (Simply) 2008/2009/2010/2011 is installed, do NOT install the Simply Accounting Connection Manager.

The following are required:

File/folder name	Information imported
????????.SAI	Simply Accounting client database
????????.SAJ	Folder containing the data file

Note: The entire SAJ folder and the SAI file found in the parent folder of the SAJ folder are required.

How to do it:

On the File menu, select Import, and then Accounting Software.
Under Import From, select Sage 50 Accounting CDN Edition (Simply).
Under Version, select 2008/2009/2010/2011.
Under Import Path, type or select the exact path where the Sage 50 Accounting CDN Edition (Simply) file resides.

Note: The Simply Accounting data file (.SAI file) must be on your local hard drive in order to complete the import successfully.
Under Import Components, choose to import either the Trial Balance or the full General Ledger Detail.
To import client information, select the "Import Client Information" option.
Under Client ID, type or select the client ID from the drop-down menu.
To import budget balances into the Working Papers file, select the "Budget Data" check box.
Select either "Import current year" or "Import prior year as current".

Note: As the Simply Accounting file contains only two years of data (current and prior), when you are choosing to import prior year as current year, please note that there will be no corresponding prior year information imported into the Working Papers file. Also, if you select "Import prior year as current", the "Budget Data" check box will be disabled.
If you are importing current year data, select the "Import prior year balance" check box to import comparative figures as applicable.
To prevent the import of GIFI numbers, select the "Skip GIFI data" check box.
If importing General Ledger Detail, "Use project to build entity" is enabled and can be selected if applicable.
Select the "Use department/division to build entity" check box if the Simply Accounting file uses department or division codes.
To merge account numbers and department codes together so the imported account will be XXXX.001 (where XXXX is the account number and 001 is the department code), select the "Merge acct. no. and department code" check box. In this case, no sub entity is created.

To create sub entities using department codes and place each imported account under the corresponding entity, clear the "Merge acct. no. and department code" check box.
If, upon import, an existing account's Sign attribute does not agree with the same account being imported from Simply, selecting the "Update Sign field on import" option will determine whether to update existing accounts' Sign field with the one being imported.
In the User ID field, enter a Simply Accounting user ID that has permissions to access the client database. The user ID for the sysadmin is often recommended.
Enter a valid password for the user name specified.
Click OK to process the import.