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Switch From One Company Data File To Another

You can use the same PayslipMaker installation to work on multiple organization data files, by backing up and restoring.

You need a licensed data file for each organization.

Switching one data file to another

  1. Make a backup of the current data file.
  2. Restore the data file of the other organization.

Video tutorial: Backup/Restore Video Tutorial.

Backing up

  1. On the Home Page, click Backup.
  2. Make sure the DataFileSuffix field has a short version of the organization name, with no spaces — for example, "Useful Company Kenya Ltd" can just be "Useful".
  3. Click the backup button, Save Backup To Above Folders. Two backups are made: the one in the DataFiles folder is overwritten each time with the latest backup, while the one in the Backups folder is added with the current date and time appended, and old ones are kept.

Restoring

  1. On the Home Page, click Restore.
  2. You should see previous backups listed in the two columns.
  3. Double-click the backup you want to restore.

For a walk-through with screenshots, see How To Restore A Backup.