CLASS [Utilities menu, Data Conversion]

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The overall objective of the Microtique CLASS 2nd Edition (CLASS) to Creative Solutions Accounting (CSA) conversion utility is to provide a comprehensive conversion of your CLASS data to the Write-Up CS application in CSA.

After creating or opening the client, choose Utilities > Data Conversion > CLASS.

See also: Microtique CLASS to CSA Conversion Guide (PDF)

Special information

  • Due to differences in processing calculations and in data structures between CLASS and CSA, some data cannot be converted. Therefore, you should not expect to exactly duplicate results from CLASS using the converted data without adding or modifying the appropriate data in CSA. The specific items that cannot be converted and conversion exceptions are listed in the Conversion Notes and Exceptions section of the Microtique CLASS to CSA Conversion Guide (PDF).
  • Payroll check information is not converted from CLASS to CSA. It is recommended that you convert your client data at the beginning of a new quarter or year since some reports might not calculate correctly if you were to convert the client data in the middle of a quarter. Also, some manipulation of your data in CLASS may be required prior to conversion.

Fields & buttons

Location of Microtique data

Enter the drive and folder where your Microtique CLASS client data files are currently stored, or click the Browse button to search for the correct data folder.

Example: If your Microtique CLASS 2nd Edition data files are stored on drive C, you would enter C:\Class2. (You can locate this information in the CLASS application by selecting Special from the menu toolbar and pressing S for System Initialization. The paths for the clients will be listed on this screen.)

Location of Microtique archive data

Enter the drive and folder where your Microtique CLASS archive data files are located, or click the Browse button to search for the correct data folder.

Example: If your CLASS archive data location is set up to be drive A, you would enter A:\. (You can locate this information in the CLASS application by selecting Special from the menu toolbar and pressing S for System Initialization. The path for the archive will be listed on this screen.)

Client to import

Enter the client ID for the CLASS client you want to convert into the currently selected CSA client.

Convert Employee Earnings

To convert employee earnings totals, mark this checkbox.

View Conversion Guide button

Opens the conversion guide (PDF) in the Adobe Reader (or opens a related CSA help topic).

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