Scheduling a Backup

Once you have used Sage 50's Automatic Backup to create a configuration file, you can create a scheduled task in your scheduler software that uses the information in the configuration file to back up your data. This topic explains how to do this using Microsoft Scheduler, which is included with most versions of Microsoft Windows.

Note: If you have a different scheduler program, it should still be similar, as long as there is a command line you can update. You just need to copy and paste the command line at the bottom of the Sage 50 Automatic Backup window into your scheduler's Run command.

Open your Sage 50 Automatic Backup program.
Open the configuration file you want to schedule.
Click Schedule at the top of the window.

Note: If the Schedule button is disabled, that means either: a) you don't have Microsoft Scheduler installed, or b) you have yet to create a configuration file in Sage 50 Automatic Backup.

On the Schedule Backup window, enter the time and how often you want the backup to occur.

Important! The backup can't run if other users are logged into the company. Make sure to schedule the backup when users shouldn't be accessing the company. Also, make sure all users are aware of when the backup will be run so they are not accessing the company or running processes in Sage 50 at that time.

Click OK.
Enter your Windows user name and password. This is required by Microsoft Scheduler to create a scheduled task.
Click OK.
Click Close to close the Sage 50 Automatic Backup window.

Your backup should run when you set it to run, using the parameters you defined in Sage 50 Automatic Backup.

Note: You can verify if the backup was created successfully by starting Sage 50 Automatic Backup, opening your configuration file, and clicking View Log. It is best to check periodically to ensure that your backups are being created successfully. Why wasn't my backup created successfully?

Important! All users should be logged out of the company before the scheduled backup will work.