| 1 | Open Sage 100 Contractor, and select the company that you want to archive and close. |
| 2 | Open 5-2-2 Payroll Records, click the Count button, and note the total number of records. |
| 3 | Open 4-2 Accounts Payable Invoices, click the Count button, and note the total number of records. |
| 4 | Open 5-3-8 Close Payroll Year. Archive and close the payroll. |
| 5 | Exit Sage 100 Contractor. |
| 6 | Launch Sage 100 Contractor, and select the archive you have just created. |
| 7 | Open 5-2-2 Payroll Records, click the Count button, and note the total number of records. |
| 8 | Open 4-2 Accounts Payable Invoices, click the Count button, and note the total number of records. |
Compare the record totals taken before archiving from each of the three databases before archiving to those taken from the archive. When the totals agree, the records have been archived correctly. If you find that the archive is incomplete, restore a backup and create new archives.
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