User Guide

Entering Purchases
64 Simply Accounting
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to select Include Historical Difference. The report then includes a
line indicating whether the balance for the module matches the
balance in the linked account.
Back up your data
It is important to back up your data before choosing the
Finish Entering History command. Once you finish entering
history, you cannot enter additional historical information.
Backup
In the Home window, choose Backup from the File menu or
toolbar, then fill in the screen. For more details, see “Backing
Up Your Company’s Information” in Chapter 19 in the User
Guide.
Exercise 17: Finish Entering History
Be certain that the fiscal start, fiscal end, and earliest transaction
dates are correct (as you set up earlier in Exercise 1). To check
these dates, choose Company Information from System Settings
on the Setup menu.
To set up Simply Accounting to accept only current
transactions:
1. In the Home window, from the History menu, choose Finish
Entering History.
A warning appears, telling you to back up your data before
proceeding. If you have not already backed up your data,
click the Backup button.
2. Click Proceed.
The History symbols disappear from the modules on the
Home window, indicating that you can no longer enter
historical information.
Entering Purchases
To record a purchase of inventory or services, you use the
Purchases, Orders, and Quotes window. When you record
purchases of inventory or services, the Vendors And Purchases,
Inventory And Services, and General modules are affected.