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200427112210055
Last Modified Date:
Fri May 16 07:59:42 UTC 2025
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Set up the nominal link with Sage 50 Accounts on another computer
Description

When you post the nominal link, Sage 50 Payroll uses the Company file to locate your Sage 50 Accounts data. However, this file isn't in place if Sage 50 Accounts is on a different computer.

Create a company file on the payroll computer and install some accounts files to get nominal link working.

After you do this, you can set up the nominal link to post to Sage 50 Accounts.

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Step 1 - Determine your Sage 50 Accounts version and data directory

TIP: Before you create a company file, you must confirm you can access the Sage 50 Accounts data from both the accounts computer and payroll computer. Determine the path to the Accounts data from the payroll computer. The path must be up to, but not including the Accdata folder.

  • In Sage 50 Accounts, click Help then click About
  • Under Program Details, make a note of the version number and Data Directory

Step 2 - Create a Company file

  1. Press the Windows key Windows icon. + E, click This PC then double-click C:.
  2. Click File, then click New.
    If the File menu doesn't appear, press Alt.
  3. Click Folder, or if required, click the Folder icon at the top of the window, and name the folder Sage Accounts.
  4. Press Enter, then double-click the Sage Accounts folder.
  5. Click View, select the Show file extensions option.
  6. Right click in the folder, then click New, and click Text Document.
  7. Name the file Company.txt then press Enter.
  8. Double-click Company.txt, then enter the path to the accounts data, as noted earlier, not including Accdata from the end of the path.
  9. Press Enter, then click File.
  10. Click Save, then click File.
  11. Click Exit, then right-click Company.txt.
  12. Click Rename, then remove the .txt extension so the file name is Company.
  13. Click Yes, then click File.
  14. Click Close.

Step 3 - Amend the payroll.ini

Sage 50 Payroll needs to know which file to use to post your payroll information to Sage Accounts. To do this, your software uses the payroll.ini file.

There's typically more than one payroll.ini file. To ensure the nominal link works correctly, you must apply the same changes to each payroll.ini.

  1. Check the following locations for a payroll.ini:
  1. Press the Windows Windows icon. key then, in the Start Search box, type notepad.exe.
  2. Right-click notepad.exe, then click Run as administrator.
  3. Click File, then click Open.
  4. From the file type drop-down list, click All Files (*.*).
  5. Browse to and select the payroll.ini file, then click Open.
  6. Under the [Payroll4] section, type the relevant line from the table below:
    Sage Accounts v32 SDOEngine=SDOEngine.32
    Sage Accounts v31 SDOEngine=SDOEngine.31
    Sage Accounts v30 SDOEngine=SDOEngine.30
    Sage Accounts v29 SDOEngine=SDOEngine.29
    Sage Accounts v28 SDOEngine=SDOEngine.28
    Sage Accounts v27 SDOEngine=SDOEngine.27
    Sage Accounts v26 SDOEngine=SDOEngine.26
  7. Click File, then click Save.
  8. Click File, then click Exit.
  9. Repeat steps 2 to 6 for each payroll.ini.

Step 4 - Download and install the SDO engine

Install the SDO engine on the computer that has Sage 50 Payroll on it.

  1. Click Help then About in Sage 50 Accounts and note the version number.  
  2. Visit the download and install the SDO update for Sage 50 Accounts article and install the SDO update for your version of Accounts.

Step 5 - Browse to the Company file in Payroll

  1. In Sage 50 Payroll, click Company then Nominal Settings.
  2. Under the Path to Company File heading, click the Browse button.
  3. Browse to the Company file you created in Step 2 - Create a company file click this file then click Open.
  4. Click the Company drop-down box and select the Company name as it appears in your Accounts data.
    This is the company you'll post to from this Payroll company.
  5. Click OK.

 

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