Manage Your Company Data in TallyPrime – An Overview
All your business transactions will be saved in the form of company data in TallyPrime. We understand how valuable your data is for you and your business, and we have provided various measures in TallyPrime to help you safeguard and manage your data.
Migrate data
First and foremost, to use TallyPrime, it is essential for you to migrate your existing company data. This will make your data compatible with this new and improved version of the product.
Configure data paths
TallyPrime provides you with the flexibility to browse through various paths on your computer and select suitable locations for storing your company data and backup. Watch the video Data Configuration in TallyPrime Multi User to learn more.
Backup & restore data
It is a good practice to take a regular backup of your data to avoid any data loss. Using TallyPrime, you can easily take a backup of your company data and store it in a secure location, such as a hard drive, a cloud storage site, and so on. Now if you lose your data due to any unfortunate reason, you can restore your backed-up data.
Split data
TallyPrime comes with a useful tool called Split, which will help you manage the volume of your data. If your business likes a fresh start every financial year, then you can split your data and maintain a fresh batch of data every year. Moreover, if you have recorded numerous transactions over time, it will be reflected in the size of your company data. Therefore, it would be a good idea to split the data.
Repair data
Last but not the least, if you are facing any issues with your company data, TallyPrime provides you with the facility to repair the data. The Repair feature will make your data readable in the current release.
Company Data Status
When you need to select a company for different functions, you might see the Company Names along with different statuses of the data, For example, your data can be of previous version and requires migration, your data might be corrupt and therefore will require repair, or you might be attempting to open the data already used in a higher version of the product. Data statuses help you to select the appropriate company and take necessary actions on the data depending on the status.
The following statuses might appear for the Company:
- Migration Required: The data belongs to a lower version of TallyPrime.
- Migration in Progress: Migration for the company data has already started and is currently in progress.
- Continue Migration: Migration was paused in between and can be continued where it had stopped last.
- Repair Required: The data is corrupt and requires a repair.
- Repair in Progress: Repair for the company data has already started and is currently in progress.
- Continue Repair: Migration was paused in between and can be continued where it had stopped last.
- Reset GSTN Data in Progress: Data Reset process has been initiated and therefore the Company Data is in use for Reset GSTN Data.
- Continue Reset GSTN Data: Reset process was paused in between and can be continues from where it had stopped last.
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