Adding Another Company to Sage 50 Quantum Accounting – Keeping it Private to Restricted Users

The Sage 50 accounting software is powered by a number of useful features to help businesses accomplish their accounting activities with ease. Therefore, no prizes are there for guessing why it is highly popular across the world among businesses and professionals. 

In this blog, we will address a common query received from several Sage users. They wanted to know how to add another company in Sage 50 Quantum Accounting and how to keep it private from restricted users. If you are also having such queries, we would advise you to go through this blog till the very end.

Procedure to add another Company in Sage 50 Quantum Accounting

Please follow the steps below-

• Log in to the existing company
• Go to the File section
• Click New 
• Click on Company.
• If prompted, enter your password
• Click OK
• Click on Create

Read More : How to Create a Consolidated Company in Sage 50

• If you want to change the location where your company data will be kept, click Change
• Browse to your preferred location and click Ok
• If satisfied, click Continue
• The Add a company window will be displayed on your screen

• Provide the required details in the fields
• Once finished, click on the tab named Create
• Provide your login details again
• Click Ok

How to add to an existing Company Present on another Computer?

If your company data is kept on another computer, you need to ensure the data folder is shared so that you can access the data. Also, the other computer must have the same Sage version installed on it.

Now, follow the steps below-

• Go to the File section
• Click New 
• Click on Open.
• Click on the Open Company Data tab
• If prompted, click on Yes 
• Select Add Company.
• Now select an existing company saved on your network 
• Click on Browse 
• Locate the data or type the data path
• Click OK > Next 
• Finally, click on Connect or Convert.

How to Manage User access to the New Company?

If a user has access to the other companies, he will be listed in the User Security window. If he is yet to be provided access to this new company, his name will be marked with an asterisk ( *). Also, in the column named Roles for this Company, his status will be mentioned as ‘no access’. It will also have a blue link named Add User to this Company.

If you want to provide the user with the access to this new company, follow the steps below-

• Click on the blue link named Add User to this Company
• The User Roles window will appear on your screen
• Give the user a password.
• Select an existing role(s) for the user and click Save.
• If you want to set up a new role for this user, go to the Role Setup window and click New Role

Also Read : How to Setup Linked Accounts in Sage 50

Final Words

We hope the above discussion would help you add another company and manage its access. If you are still having any issues related to it or in case you are having any more queries, we would advise you to get in touch with the experts.

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