Sage 50 Payroll creates and uses a range of types of data to track your payroll data.
When you select the backup option, the backup wizard opens to guide you through the process.
During the wizard, you can select which files your software includes in the backup.
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Backup file types
Check the table below to find out more about the backup file types.
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Your software includes the file types marked with an asterisk* by default when you run the backup wizard. We recommend you always include them.
Default Files
You don't need to select this option as it's currently out of use.
Data Files*
Data files include your company database. This is the main location your software saves the data you enter to Sage 50 Payroll.
For example, this includes company details, employee records with their processing information, pay elements, pension schemes, etc.
RTI Files*
Data of submissions you've sent to HMRC, and notifications you received through the IR Secure Mailbox. This doesn't include the e-submission settings details.
Pension data Files*
Records of pension information you've submitted to your provider using the Sage 50 Payroll Pensions Module.
Picture Files
If you have any photographs attached to your employees' records, your software stores them in the Picture files.
Report Files
Backs up all reports in your software, including any reports you have customised, or that we've created for you.
This includes any reports in the Userdef folder in your reports directory.
Template Files
If you have customised any of the Report Designer template files, such as payslips, select this option.
Document Files*
This includes any documents you've attached to the Documents tab of employees' records or in company settings.
JRS Files*
These files are for any furlough calculations previously processed within the Sage 50 Job Retention Scheme Module.
Online Services Files*
This includes a log of uploaded payslips/P60s.
Employment Verification Files*
If you've onboarded to the employment verification service, these files save details of which employees your software has uploaded data for.