Converting from Business Works to Sage50

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I recently got a new client who currently uses BusinessWorks.  They want to convert to a different accounting software and were thinking of going with Sage 50.  Does anyone know how easy (or hard) it is to convert from BW to Sage50...?  Is it easier to convert to Sage 50 than QuickBooks?

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    Hi Glenn77,

    To the best our knowledge, there is no converter that can directly bring everything from BusinessWorks to Sage 50.  You will have to export the data from BusinessWorks, adjust it to the import format that is accepted by Sage 50.

    For example, if you need to import Accounts, you have to follow the format in this article:

    Exporting and importing accounts data using CSV format with Sage 50-Canadian Edition - KB10128

    If you need to import transactions like sales and purhcase invoice, you have to create a .imp file and follow the format in the SDK documentation.

    How to import purchase invoices, purchase quotes, sales invoices and sales orders? - KB10376

    You will have to download SDK, install it, then go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Sage 50 Accounting SDK\Manuals and look at dev-import.pdf for the format.

    Hope this helps.

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    Hi Glenn77,

    To the best our knowledge, there is no converter that can directly bring everything from BusinessWorks to Sage 50.  You will have to export the data from BusinessWorks, adjust it to the import format that is accepted by Sage 50.

    For example, if you need to import Accounts, you have to follow the format in this article:

    Exporting and importing accounts data using CSV format with Sage 50-Canadian Edition - KB10128

    If you need to import transactions like sales and purhcase invoice, you have to create a .imp file and follow the format in the SDK documentation.

    How to import purchase invoices, purchase quotes, sales invoices and sales orders? - KB10376

    You will have to download SDK, install it, then go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Sage 50 Accounting SDK\Manuals and look at dev-import.pdf for the format.

    Hope this helps.

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