To migrate data from releases below Tally.ERP 9, you need the migration tool tally72migration.exe that is available in Tally.ERP 9 installation folder. Before migrating data, it is recommended that you backup your data.
To migrate data to Tally.ERP 9
1. Copy company data of Tally 5.4, 6.3 or 7.2 to Tally.ERP 9 data folder.
2. Start Tally.ERP 9 migration tool (tally72migration.exe) available in the Tally.ERP 9 installation folder.
3. Select Migrate Data in the Tally.ERP 9 Data Migration Tool screen as shown below:
4. Enter the company data path in the field Directory and select company in the field Name.
5. Click Yes for the message prompt Rewrite?.
6. Click Yes or No for the message prompt Backup before rewritting?. The data is backed up before being rewritten to Tally 7.2 format for migration.
7. Click Yes for the message prompt Migrate?. On successful completion of migration, a message Migration Completed, Check Statistics appears. Compare the statistics and ensure that the data migration is complete.
Note: The migrated company number is prefixed with an additional 0 and appears in five digits.
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