Accountants Enterprise only To assist with data backups, the backup wizard allows you to backup
The Backup wizard helps you to back up data to any drive visible in Windows Explorer
to which that you have read/write access to. These drives include This includes zip drives, USB USBs, and network drives. The wizard increments the generation number for each ledger known to the system increments after completing each backup is completed. You can only backup data files that are not currently aren't in use. If any you try to backup files that are in use when you attempt to back them up, you are warned you do not have unique access, you'll get an error. Other users cannot Users can't access the ledger during the backup operation. |
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| To backup data files for a ledger: - In the
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Ledger - ledger listing window, right click on the ledger and click Backup.
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Ledger Backup Wizard displays.- Click Next to open the Confirm Operation
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screen- window.
Click Next to confirm you want to
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backup Ledger.The
Select source screen displays. From the Ledgers chosen section, select whether to
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backup back up the selected ledger, related ledgers or all ledgers in the folder. By default, related ledgers are grouped by Client Code. Tax identifies related ledgers for Tax and CDS.
Alternatively, choose the
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option option and select any of the available ledgers by clicking
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[] and clicking the required ledgers. Click Next to open the Select backup location and name
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screen window. Choose the Backup location by clicking the Select device button and choosing the drive to receive the backup. Click the Browse button to select a location within the selected drive. Type a name for the backup file in the Backup name field. Click Next to open the Completing the Ledger Backup Wizard screen. Click Finish to confirm the action and complete the backup process.
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Back to Backup and Restore How to Restore a LedgerAccountants Enterprise only The Restore wizard is intends to assist you to restore data from any drives visible in Windows Explorer to which you have read/write access. You can only restore data files that are not being used at the time of the restoration. If you attempt restore any files that are in use, you are warned that you do not have unique access to the files. Other users are also prevented from accessing a ledger that is being restored. To restore data files for a ledger:Click File > Restore or click on the Restore  Image Removed icon on the Toolbar.
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Ledger Restore Wizardopens.Click Next to open the Select backup window. From the Backup location dropdown choose the device where the backup is stored. Click Browse to select the location on the device where the backup file exists.
The files available for backup are listed in the
Backups available from this location field.Select the files to restore and click Next to open the Select destination folder window.
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| The option to restore only some files should be used with assistance by MYOB Support staff as data files need to be restored with all related files in the set or you will corrupt your ledger. |
The Target folder and Directory path fields are pre-filled.
Alternatively, click the ellipsis
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Completing the Ledger Restore Wizardwindow opens.Click Finish to confirm the action and complete the backup process. Back to Backup and Restore Backup your SQL DatabaseAccountants Enterprise only It is imperative that your data is regularly backed up to safeguard against downtime in the event of data corruption or hardware issues. To assist with data backups, the system provides a new backup management wizard. The wizard allows data to be backed up to any device available to the logged in user. Refer to Backup and Restore . A backup may be made directly through the SQL interface. When backing the database selectively, the name of the database to use is <Database Name>.mdf. | UI Text Box |
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Back to Backup and Restore Restore SQL DatabaseAccountants Enterprise only You can only restore data files that are not currently being used. If any files are in use when you attempt to restore them, you are warned that you do not have unique access to the files. Other users are also prevented from accessing a ledger that is being restored. To restore data using System Services refer to How to Restore a Ledger. For users with full SQL installed, a restore of the database may be made directly through the SQL interface. | UI Text Box |
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| Ledger application data must be backed up using Enterprise Manager in order for it to be restored using that application.
Conversely an SQL database backed up using Enterprise Manager must be restored using Enterprise Manager.
Consult your system administrator on using Enterprise Manager. |
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