I have Sage 50 Accounts or a Sage 50 Accounts subscription
Once you purchase a Sage 50 CIS v2 subscription, the new features are available automatically in your software.
To check your new CIS module is activated:
- On the menu bar, go to Help, then select About.
- Under Features Enabled, check that CIS v2 shows Yes.
NOTE:
If you've upgraded from CIS v1 module and CIS v2 doesn't appear under Features Enabled, follow the steps in the next section.
I have a Sage 50 Accounts non subscription
If you don't have a subscription version of Sage 50 Accounts, once you purchase a subscription for the Sage 50 CIS v2 module you must activate it in your software.
▼ How to do this
- On the menu bar, click File then click Back up and take a backup of your data.
- On the menu bar, click Tools, point to Activation then click Upgrade Construction Industry Scheme.
- Click Next, enter your new Sage 50 CIS serial number and activation key then click Next.
TIP:
You can find your Sage 50 CIS serial number and activation key on the email you received when you purchased the CIS module, or by logging into MySage .
- Enter your Sage account number then click Continue then click OK then click Finish.
- To check your CIS module is activated, on the menu bar, click Help then click About. Under Features Enabled, check that CIS v2 shows Yes.
NOTE:
If you access your data from more than one computer across a network or via Remote Data Access, you must activate the new CIS module on each computer before you enter subcontractor transactions.