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Article ID: 29229
Before rolling your MYOB Accountants Enterprise (AE) Assets ledger over to a new year, you may want to take a back up of your asset register.
First, you will need to know which program you use to access Assets:
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If you are using...
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perform the backup in...
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System Release (or MAS)
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System Release
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AE Accounts
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Client Compliance
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Follow the instructions below for your product to back up your client's Assets ledger:
To backup assets using System Release
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Open System Release and select the Assets ledger you wish to back up. The ledger is highlighted.
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From the File menu, select Backup. The Ledger Backup Wizard appears.
Alternatively, you can right-click on the ledger and select Backup from the menu.
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Click Next. The Select Source Ledgers window appears.
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Select one of the following option in the Ledgers chosen field:
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If you choose...
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then...
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As selected
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only the files for the selected ledger will be included in the backup.
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Related ledgers
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all ledgers with the same Client Code will be included in the backup.
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All in folder
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all ledgers that exist in the folder from which the backup is initiated is included in the backup
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Custom
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allows you to highlight the individual items you wish to include in the backup.
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Ensure the Assets ledger is selected, then click Next. The Select Backup Location and Name window appears.
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Specify the location and the name of the backup and click Next. The Backup Completion window appears.
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Click Finish. The ledger is backed up and a zip file is created in the selected backup location with the name ssXXXXXXzip.
If you ever want to restore the ledger, Restoring a ledger in System Services will walk you through the process.
To backup assets using Accounts
This process will backup both the Assets and Accounts ledger for your client.
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Open the client in AE and click Client Compliance. The Client Compliance window opens.
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From the Tools menu, select Client File Maintenance. The Client File Maintenance screen appears.
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Type ACT and press ENTER. The Accounts information appears.
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Type B and press ENTER. The backup details appear.
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Press ENTER. The Client File Maintenance screen appears with the new backup listed.
If you ever want to restore the ledger, Restoring a ledger from a backup in AE Accounts will step you through the process.
