Support Newsletter – March 2026 – Cim50 & Sage 50 Account

Sage 50 – Running Year End

It’s that time of year again when most businesses are preparing to run their Year End. As this process is typically completed only once a year, a refresher can be helpful. This guide walks you through the full Year End process, including: 

1. Preparing to run your year end
2. Running the year end
3. Housekeeping tasks for year end
4. Common year end queries

If you’d prefer to watch a video of the Year End process, please Click Here

Cim50 – Using the F1 Button

The F1 key on your keyboard opens Cim50’s built‑in help system. It provides context‑sensitive help, meaning it shows information relevant to the exact screen or field you are on.

When you press F1, Cim50 opens the online Help Centre, which includes explanations, common tasks, and more detailed resources!

Cim50 – Inactive Stock Code

If you are trying to make a stock code inactive in Cim50 but receive the message “Cannot make stock code inactive as it’s in use on Sales Orders/Purchase Orders,” the best approach to resolve this is to run the relevant reports in Sage 50 to identify where the item is still being used.

Sales Orders Report:
Go to Reports > Sales Order Details > Sales Orders by Product

Purchase Orders Report:
Go to Reports > Purchase Order Details > Purchase Orders by Product

Apply a filter for the stock item in question, then review the returned orders to identify any that are still active. Once those orders have been closed, the error message will no longer appear, and the stock code can be made inactive successfully.