Frequently Asked Questions

There is no option to get back the old opening balance after updating balance in BUSY. Therefore, before updating anything in the data, take a backup so that if any error occurs, you can restore the backup data again.
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To carry forward the updated balance of previous year to the current year, follow the steps given below:-
Step 1 : Go to Prevoius Year from Change Financial Year
Step 2 : Run Update Master Balances from House-Keeping
Step 3 : Go to Administation, then Change Financial Year
Step 4 : Press Enter on Current Financial Year options 
Step 5 : The Carry Balances window appears. Select the Yes option, then select the New & Changed Masters option.

If the closing amount not updated as opening in particular account, follow these steps:
Step 1: Take the latest backup of your data.
Step 2: Login the company and switch the financial year to previous year.
Step 3: Go to administration section then click on master menu and select account tab.
Step 4: Click on modify the select your account and resave the master.
Step 5: After that, go to administration section then click on change financial year option.
Step 6: Select the current financial year then select yes for carry forward the balances.
Step 7: Choose the new and change master option and click on start tab and then check the opening amount of master after complete the process.

If party master created in previous year and want to show in current year then you need to take bakup and follow some steps:
Step 1: Go to the Administration and then click on Change Financial option.
Step 2: Now select the Previous year and change the final year or Use F11 short cut key to change Financial.
Step 3: Now Go to the Administration and then click on Change Financial option.
Step 4: Now select the Financial in which you want carry forward the master.
Step 5: Now select Yes option for carry forward the balance and then select New and change or All master option for carry forward the master.
Step 6: Now select the start option.

Yes, you can modify the account information by follow these steps:
Step 1: Go to administration section then click on master menu
Step 2: Choose account tab then select modify
Step 3: open the required master in modify mode then update the account information then save the master.
Yes, you can carry forward the account balance without loosing any data in BUSY by follow these steps:
Step 1: Take the latest backup of your data.
Step 2: Go to administration section then click on change financial year option.
Step 3: Select the current financial year then select yes for carry forward the balances.
Step 4: Next, Click on new and change master balances then start the process and let it complete.

The previous financial year balance may not appear in the account ledger due to improper carry forward balances from last year to current year. To fix this follow these steps:
Step 1: Open your company in last year then go to administration menu.
Step 2: After that select masters and choose account then click to modify.
Step 3: Select that account ledger and resave it by pressing enter.
Step 4: Go back to administration menu then click on change financial year.
Step 5: Then choose the next financial year to change.
Step 6: Select yes on carry balances window and can choose the new and changed masters option.
Step 7: Click on start button and check after complete the process.

If your company has multiple financial years and you want to split them, please followed the instructions
Note : Take latest backup of the company data 
Step 1: Open BUSY Software 
Step 2: Then go to company menu 
Step 3:Then click on Split Financial Year option
Step 4: Then select company and specify user name and password if needed and click on Ok button 
Step 5: Then select Financial year that you want to split it 
Step 6: Then If you want to remove the split financial year from the active company, select the option of After splitting delete above F.Y from source company 
Step 7: Then click on Split button and splitted the company

If the opening balance of stock account display zero, even after carry forward balance with all master then follow these steps:
Step 1: Take the latest backup of your data.
Step 2: In previous financial year, Go to display section then click on final result.
Step 3: Click on profit and loss report then select horizontal (standard)
Step 4: specify the date range and enable update closing stock then open report. The closing balance of stock will update in report.
Step 5: Next, Go to administration section then click on change financial year.
Step 6: Select the required financial year, select yes to carry forward balance.
Step 7: Select new and change balance option and change the financial year.

If Need to change opening balance in next financial year, please follow these steps :
Step 1 : Close BUSY company
Step 2 : Go to company menu and take backup of data from backup data option
Step 3 : Now go to split financial year, select company want to split
Step 4 : Mention super user name and password click ok
Step 5 : Split the financial year
Step 6 : Now splited company will show seperately in company menu
Step 7 : Now open splited company
Step 8 : Go to administration then bulk updation
Step 9 : Multiple item/account creation/modification select both features and update master balances of all account and item opening balances as need to change.

To split financial year in BUSY and mention opening balance, please follow these steps :
Step 1 : Close BUSY company
Step 2 : Go to company menu and take backup of data from backup data option
Step 3 : Now go to split financial year, select company want to split
Step 4 : Mention super user name and password click ok
Step 5 : Split the financial year
Step 6 : Now splited company will show seperately in company menu
Step 7 : Now open splited company
Step 8 : Go to administration then bulk updation
Step 9 : Multiple item or account creation or modification select both features and update master balances of all account and item opening balances.

If you have made any changes in previous year then it will reflect in next year after carry forward the balance while change financial year. To forward the balance to next year, follow these steps:
Step 1: Take the latest backup of your data.
Step 2: Go to administration section then click on change financial year option.
Step 3: Select the current financial year option then select yes for carry forward the balances.
Step 4: Next, select all masters option if required to carry forward the overall master balance or can select new and change master to carry only those accounts balances whose entries is newly posted.
Step 5: Click on start tab and complete the process.