Change nominal codes

The change nominal codes module enables you edit the nominal codes and the account name in your Sage 50 Accounts whilst retaining the full transactional history.

The module is part of the Code Changing Bundle which offers the ability to change and merge nominal codes, customer and supplier accounts or departments and change product codes and asset references.

Using the change nominal codes operation

The first thing to say about this operation is that it allows you to change your Sage nominal account data in a way that is not possible within Sage 50 Accounts itself, so you should back up your data before running this operation.

Once you are ready to run the operation, select the "Change nominal codes" option from the list of operations on the Sage 50 Accounts tab:

Then you can edit the nominal codes and account names on the editing screen:

After you've finished making your changes, you will be presented with a summary of your intended changes. You can still cancel without changing anything at this point. When you're happy with your changes, click on continue and the nominal codes will be updated.

Checking the ranges in your chart of accounts

One thing to be aware of is that you can move a nominal account out of a range in the chart of accounts. You can quickly verify this in Sage 50 Accounts by going to Chart of accounts > Edit > Check. You will be alerted if any of your nominal accounts are not covered by the ranges specified in any given layout of the accounts.

Making sure your data is in good shape

Once the nominal codes have been updated, we recommend doing a check on your data files in Sage 50 Accounts (File > Maintenance > Check data). All our software is thoroughly tested, but if you do ever find an error in your data files then you should contact us immediately.