Step 1: Create a new company data set

1. Click the Windows Start button.
2. Select All Programs and locate the Sage BusinessVision Program group.
3. Choose Sage BusinessVision New Company and the new company setup will begin.
4. You will be prompted to specify a location for the new company, click on the Browse button to specify.  If you do not specify the location, it will default to C:\BusinessVision\Newco.
5. When prompted for the Chart of Account option, choose "Select a predefined Chart of Accounts" and click Next.
6. Select "Standard" for the Chart of Accounts type and click Next.
7. The setup will begin, click Finish when complete.

Note: The new company setup can be started by clicking Newco.exe in the BusinessVision program folder.

Step 2: Amending the company to BusinessVision

Once the new company has been created, you must add it to the BusinessVision Company Selection list.

1. Start BusinessVision and log into any existing company.
2. Once logged in, select File and then Company Selection from the menu.
3. You will be returned to the Company Selection List but will be presented with additional options at the bottom of the list.
4. Select the Amend button.
5. Select Open.
6. Browse the folder of the new company created earlier, locate the file Bvcon.fil and open it.
7. Click on Add to add the company to the company selection list at the Open Control File prompt.
8. Click Close to return to the Company Selection List.  The new company is now on the list for logon. 

Note that the default logon information is USER ID: Business and PASSWORD: Vision

Watch video: Creating a New Company Dataset for Sage BusinessVision.wmv

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