About adding companies

You should create a separate company database for each company that you manage.

The Add / Delete Companies utilities enable you to create SQL databases easily for each company for which you keep books.

Note: Sage 100 Contractor handles all aspects of creating, setting up, and administering your company database in Microsoft SQL Server. You do not need to learn to use separate database management software to take advantage of the benefits of an up-to-date and secure database system.

There are two ways to create a new company. You can either:

• Create a blank new company "from scratch" using the Create Company utility.

• Create a new company that uses some of the same data as an existing company (such as lists of clients, employees, accounts, cost codes, and external files, such as Takeoff grid files, that have no job references).

  You use the Create Company Based on Existing utility to create a company based on an existing one.

Each new company requires a minimum of 50 megabytes of hard disk space, and as you enter information for each company, it requires more space. The number of company folders you can retain on your hard disk is only limited by the amount of available hard disk space.

You can create a company database on any local or network drive. However, your network administrator must give you Write access to the selected drive first.

By storing each company’s information in a separate folder, you can back up and restore company information.

IMPORTANT:  You cannot create a company with the following characters in the company name: :?/ \ |@ . # $ % ^ & ( )