Dear Team,

Several Adagio Modules allow the creation of Archived Batches.
This is a very "GOOD FEATURE", however unlike the use of this tool
in the predecessor Accpac Plus where batches could be retrieved across external databases (GL).

I would like to know by chance it is currently possible in ADAGIO and I have overlooked the process or this may be contemplated future enhancement.

Take today I got a call that a dayend in IC did not directly create the AP Invoice Batch for a period. (??Fluke??Power Issues) So I restored data into another dataset.
The restored backup and was able to properly the dayend and now I have the AP IC DayEnd Invoice Batch, I can Archive etc, but can not transfer that batch to the current data set.

My limited knowledge forced me to manually re-enter the batch..

Was there a way to retrieve the archive batch from F:\DatasetA to F:\DatasetB ?

This is very useful tool but I wish Adagio may consider extending same if not already included.

Please guide me accordingly.

Regards
Edward

Hi Edward,

If a retrieval function supports reading a different database location, such as retrieving a subledger batch into Adagio Ledger, then there will be a path at the top of the retrieval screen that where you can specify the data location.

We prefer not to support the model of copying data files around in Adagio, as there is no guarantee that the new company has all the necessary rads to recognize the contents of the copied data file, but instead have the program do the validation of existing vendors, customers, accounts, etc. We think that being able to edit Archived Batches just like Open Batches, with reporting capabilities and control files outweighs what you might gain from keeping batch files in individual files for copying. This is why Ledger and Receivables and Invoices have Export Batch functions, where moving batches would be done by exporting from company A and then importing into company B. Admittedly, Payables does not have Export Batches functionality, and this would be a good suggestion for the future.

For batch information that is created with a Retrieval file rather than Directly, it is possible to copy that retrieval file to a place that another company can read it, as long as you know what you are doing.

With Payables or other batch-oriented programs that don't have Export Batches, it may have been possible to create a GridView view to export the invoice batch with a format that could be imported into a different company, but the effort to create that view might possibly be more than re-keying the batch. It all depends.