Report Favourites
Description

To save time finding the reports you most commonly use you can add them to your Favourites then run them quickly from your Favourites folder.

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Set up Favourites

  1. Click Payroll, then click Pre-update Reports or Reports.
  2. Browse to the required reports folder, then click the favourite button for the relevant report.
The report is now added to your favourites.


Run a report from the Favourites menu

  1. Click Favourites, then click Pre-update Reports or Post-Update Reports.
  2. Choose the report you want to print.
  3. If required, enter any criteria details, then click OK.
  4. Click Close.
  5. Click Print, then click OK.

Remove a report from the Favourites menu

  1. Click Payroll, then click Pre-update Reports or Reports.
  2. Browse the Favourites folder, then click the favourite button for the relevant report.

Copy favourites from an old computer

You can easily copy your favourites to the new computer by copying a file from the old computer.

  1. On the new computer, close Sage 50 Payroll.
  2. Still on the new computer, browse to C:\PROGRAMDATA\Sage\Payroll and locate the Payroll.ini file.
  3. Right-click Payroll.ini and click Rename.
  4. Set the name to Payrollini.old then press Enter on your keyboard. Click Yes when you're asked if you're sure you want to make this change.
  5. On the old computer, browse to C:\PROGRAMDATA\Sage\Payroll and find Payroll.ini.
     TIP: This file holds configuration information, including your report favourites.
  6. Transfer this Payroll.ini file to your new computer, for example using a USB memory stick.
  7. On the new computer browse to C:\PROGRAMDATA\Sage\Payroll, then copy and paste Payroll.ini you transferred from the old computer into this folder.
  8. Log in to Sage 50 Payroll as normal.

Your favourites are now available on the new computer.


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