Hi Luakobe:

If you are using Sage 50c Premium (desktop/cloud) version 2020.2 or higher you can use Remote Data Access(RDA) to a maximum of 2 users or if you purchased the 4 user package up to 4 users at one time are available. You can set up as many users as needed but only up to the number of licensed users you have purchased can access the data at the same time. Depending upon the features you are using will determine the pricing. Payroll, number of employees, RDA, credit/debit notes, delivered/received goods without a purchase invoice are a few of these features. Pricing starts at around $550.00 and upwards depending upon the number of users and the number of employees you pay using Sage 50 Premium. For a 4 user basic licensed package pricing starts at around $1150.00 and upwards.

Hope this helps!

Thanks for your response, Agate!

Is there any other way to do this that is not cloud based?

Hi Lukakobe:

One way to do this is if this employee already had a workstation at your office then the employee could access her workstation remotely using some 3rd party software such as Gotomypc or Logmein or Teamviiewer. However, you must use Sage 50 Premium or Quantum for network access by more than one user at a time.

Going back to basics and my assumptions about what you have indicated, the user was sharing the same computer in the same office.  The other user now wishes to use their own computer already in the same office and wishes to use it from the same office not from a different location.

Using Premium, you already have a two-user license.  Just install it on the other workstation and make sure the user can access the exact same file that you do through the network.  Your IT person can help you make sure the shared resource is set up properly.  I usually set up an S: drive for all computers to use so each user uses the S: drive for Sage 50.

In your company file, you likely have already set up the other user but logging in as sysadmin will allow you to go to Setup, Setup Users and add a new username to the file for the other person to use when.

Thank you so much, this is more in line with what I was hoping to do as well rather than have it cloud based or remoting in .

Just to confirm that I understand this correctly, both users can work in the Sage program at the same time right?

Yes that is one of the features of Premium.  Simultaneous multi-user access of the same file up to four users depending on the number of licenses purchased.

Lukakobe:

You must be licensed with Sage for the Premium software or higher to be able to have 2 users working on the package at the same time.