Import a Transaction from Another Sage Simply Accounting User

Before you can perform this task

For all transactions

For transactions with inventory items

For transactions with items that have not been recorded in your Sage Simply Accounting company file

To import sales invoices, sales quotes, or purchase orders from vendors or customers that use Sage Simply Accounting:

  1. Open your e-mail program as well as Sage Simply Accounting.
  2. Open the e-mail message containing the Sage Simply Accounting attachment from your vendor or customer.
  3. Save the attached IMP file (refer to the documentation for your e-mail program) and write down the location of the saved attachment.
  4. In the Sage Simply Accounting Home window, on the File menu, choose Import/Export, and Import Transactions.
  5. Select the Import Purchase Invoices/Quotes, Sales Invoices/Orders, Or Timeslips check box and click Next.
  6. Use the Import Transactions Wizard to complete the import.
  7. Click OK when the import is completed.
  8. Click Finish to close the wizard.

An alternate way to import a transaction is to open the IMP file with the Sage Simply Accounting program open on your computer desktop. This will trigger Sage Simply Accounting to automatically import the file.