If you customise your reports or layouts in Sage 50 Accounts, you should always back up the report and layout files. This is really handy if you want to copy reports to different computers on a network. It also ensures that if a report or layout is deleted or becomes damaged, you can easily restore an undamaged file without affecting your data. It's easy to do so let's take a look.
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Back up reports and layouts
Click File, then click Back up.
Click No.
Enter a file name and select a location to save the backup to.
Clear the Data Files check box.
Select the Report Files and Layout Templates check boxes only.
Click OK, then click Yes.
Click OK.
You can restore this backup at any time without affecting your current data.
Restore your reports and layouts
TIP:To restore your report and layout files without affecting your data, your backup must have excluded data files.
Click File, then click Restore.
Click Browse then locate and double-click the backup that you want to restore.
Check the Description of data to be restored to ensure it doesn't include data files.
Click OK, then click Yes.
Click OK and if prompted, enter your log in details.
Click OK.
TIP:If you've customised any reports since the backup was taken, they are replaced with the copies from the backup.
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