When you are logged in as the administrator, you can back up the entire Sage Payroll system, or specific elements of it, using Administrative Backup.
Carrying out an administrative backup
- Log into Sage Payroll as the system administrator.
- From the menu bar at the top of your window, click Miscellaneous then click Backup.
- In the list, select the payrolls you wish to include in the backup.
TIP: Sage Payroll can include multiple payrolls in a single backup. - If you wish to include System Files, select the Backup System Files check box.
TIP: System files contain information such as user names, user groups, and the PRSI tables. - Click Browse and browse to where you wish to save the backup, then click Backup.
- When the backup has completed, a message appears: The payroll backup was completed. Click OK to dismiss this message.
- To close the Backup window, click Cancel.
Restoring payrolls from an administrative backup
The Restore function is normally used only when:
- You cannot log in to the payroll as a normal user;
- The payroll has not been set up on the current installation of Sage Payroll;
- You have received a payroll backup from Sage Payroll technical support.
- Log into Sage Payroll as the system administrator.
- From the menu bar at the top of your window, click Miscellaneous then click Restore.
- Click Browse , browse to where your backup is stored, then click OK.
- Click Show details.
- Before you proceed any further, check the details of the restorable data and ensure they are correct. If not, repeat steps 3 and 4 again.
- For each payroll you want to restore data for, make a note of the ID then select the Restore check box.
NOTE: There is no need to tick the option for Direct Payroll Reporting Data.
- Click Restore, then click OK.
- To close the Restore window, click Cancel.
- To log into the Payroll, browse to Login, then click Login to a payroll...
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