Exporting the Price List to a CSV file

1. From the main menu of Sage 50 Accounting: Click File, Import/Export, Export Records.
2. The Export Records Wizard box will come on.
3. Select Export Price lists.
4. Click Next.
5. Enter a file name for the export file.
6. Enter the location where you want to store the file.
7. Click Next.
8. Select the items you want to export and click Next.
9. Select the price lists you want to export and click Next.

Modifying the CSV file (with Microsoft Excel)

1. Open up MS Excel.
2. Go to File then Open.
3. Go to the directory where you saved the exported file.
4. Open the .TXT file and convert it to a 'Comma Delimited' format.
5. The first line of the CSV file has to contain a Version Number, Country Code, and the word 'Price Lists'.
   • Version:
     • Sage 50 2020 Version Number = 27001
     • Sage 50 2021 Version Number = 28001
     • Sage 50 2022 Version Number = 29001
     • Sage 50 2023 Version Number = 30001
     • Sage 50 2024 Version Number = 31101
     • Sage 50 2025 Version Number = 32101
     • Sage 50 2026 Version Number = 33002

Country Code based on the status of your version of Sage 50

• Canada Country Code = 1
• USA Country Code = 2
• French Country Code = 3
• Australia Country Code = 5
• International Country Code = 7
  • For each Price list you must have:
    • the Part Code in column A,
    • the Description in column B,
    • the Regular price list in column C,
    • the Preferred price list in column D,
    • the Web Price list in column E,
    • the Cost + 30% price list in column F,
    • the Employee price list in column G,
    • the Fall sale price list in column H, and
    • the Platinum price list in column 
      NOTE:

      Not all of these columns will be present, depending on how many price lists you’re importing

Follow the sample format below. 

Importing

1. Log in to Sage 50 in single-user mode.
2. Go to File, Import/Export, Import Records.
3. The Import Records Wizard appears.
4. Select Update price lists.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Back Up to create a backup for the company before importing.
7. After the backup is successful, click Next.
8. Click the Browse button beside the Inventory box.
9. Select the CSV file that you want to import into Sage 50 Accounting.
10. Click Next.
11. Sage 50 will show a log of all the Price lists that you updated. If the program didn't update some price lists, it'll indicate the reason.
12. Click Finish.

• The order of the items inside the import file doesn’t matter.
• Don’t add a new inventory item to the price list import file. It will have the message "Skipping item. Item not found" pop-up.
• If there’s a new inventory item on the price list import file that's not in the inventory list on the database,
  • add the inventory item before importing the price list