What is the procedure for Migrating the data (Data Migration/ Migration of Data)?

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What is the process for converting data from Tally 4.5 to Tally 9 (Data Migration / Data Conversion)?
Data Migration - converting Tally 4.5 data to Tally 9 Data
To migrate the data from Tally 4.5 to Tally 9
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You will first need to convert the data of Tally 4.5 to Tally 7.2 compatible data using 'Tally 4.5 to Tally 7.2 Data Migration' utility.
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Then migrate the Tally 7.2 compatible data to Tally 9 using 'Tally 7.2 to Tally 9 Data Migration' utility.

Conversion of date from Tally 4.5 to Tally 7.2 compatible data using 'Tally 4.5 to Tally 7.2 Data Migration' Utility

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Download the Tally 4.5 data converter utility. You can get the conversion files from the Tally website i.e, go to http://www.tallysolutions.com/ > Select the Region: South Asia > Support > Click on Free Data Migration [a box as shown below, is available on the right side of the support screen]


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Click on the Download button or Right click the following link and select Save Target As from the right click option. http://www.tally.co.in/Convert45to72.exe
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Run the Convert45to72.exe and extract the files to a folder (Say 'C:\Tally 4.5)
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Copy the extracted files to the directory where Tally 4.5 is installed

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WCVTALLY.EXE
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TW45250.DLL
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CNVTALLY.DAT;
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Run the file WCVTALLLY.EXE (the icon will be identical to Tally Icon). (You can also execute this file from command prompt
Click Start > Run > Type ’C:\\WCVTally.EXE C:\
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Company Info screen appears, select the company you want to migrate. You will be asked to confirm conversion, and the Data is converted.
Note: The Conversion utility will run in Black & White only (even if you have a Color Monitor.
Migrating Tally 7.2 compatible data to Tally 9 using 'Tally 7.2 to Tally 9 Data Migration' Utility
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Install Tally 9
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Now run 'TallyMigrateData' utility from Start > Programs > Tally 9 > TallymigrateData
Note: You can also run the migration utility by double clicking tally72migrate.exe file located in the folder where Tally 9 is installed.

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The utility will launch Tally Data Migration Tool and Tally 9
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Select 'Migrate Data' in the Migration Company screen
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Specify the directory where Tally 7.2 compatible data (Tally 4.5 converted data) is located in the 'Directory' field
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Select the company from the List of Companies
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Data Migration utility loads the data of selected company and asks for confirmation
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Select 'Yes' and start the migration of selected company
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The status of migration from Tally 7.2 to Tally 8.1 / 9 is shown in the Migration Messages Pane
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When the migration is complete, it displays an information pop-up, "Migration Completed Check Statistics (press any key)"
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On pressing any key 'Congratulation' message appears confirming the completion of the migration of the data
[Note: If any error occurs during migration, it gets logged into a file 'migration.err', which is automatically generated and made available in the folder where Tally 9 is installed]
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The migrated company is by default saved in the directory which was specified in the directory field (refer point 11 above). The migrated data is prefixed with a '0' and appears as a 5 digit number. For example, if the company folder number, before migration was '0099', after migration it would be '00099'.
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Now your migrated data is ready for use in Tally 9


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What is the process for converting data from Tally 5.4 to Tally 9 (Data Migration / Data Conversion)?
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Data Migration - converting Tally 5.4 data to Tally 9 Data
To migrate the data from Tally 5.4 to Tally 9, follow the below mentioned steps.
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Install Tally 9
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Now run 'TallyMigrateData' utility from Start > Programs > Tally 9 > TallymigrateData
[Note: You can also run the migration utility by double clicking tally72migrate.exe file located in the folder where Tally 9 is installed]
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The utility will launch Tally Data Migration Tool and Tally 9
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Select 'Migrate Data' in the Migration Company screen
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Specify the directory where Tally 5.4 data is located in the 'Directory' field (Say, 'C:\Tally54\data')
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Select the company from the List of Companies
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Data Migration utility loads the data of selected company and asks for confirmation
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Select 'Yes' and start the migration of selected company
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The status of is shown in the Migration Messages Pane
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When the migration is complete, it displays an information pop-up, "Migration Completed, Check Statistics (press any key)"
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On pressing any key 'Congratulation' message appears confirming the completion of the migration of the data
[Note: If any error occurs during migration, it gets logged into a file 'migration.err', which is automatically generated and made available in the folder where Tally 9 is installed]
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The migrated company is by default saved in the Tally 5.4 data folder. The migrated data is prefixed with a '0' and appears as a 5 digit number. For example, if the company folder number, before migration was '0099', after migration it would be '00099'.
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Now your migrated data is ready for use in Tally 9


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What is the process for converting data from Tally 7.2 to Tally 9 (Data Migration / Data Conversion)?
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Data Migration - converting Tally 7.2 data to Tally 9 Data
To migrate the data from Tally 7.2 to Tally 9, follow the below mentioned steps.
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Install Tally 9
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Now run 'TallyMigrateData' utility from Start > Programs > Tally 9 > TallymigrateData
[Note: You can also run the migration utility by double clicking tally72migrate.exe file located in the folder where Tally 9 is installed]
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The utility will launch Tally Data Migration Tool and Tally 9
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Select 'Migrate Data' in the Migration Company screen
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Specify the directory where Tally 5.4 data is located in the 'Directory' field (Say, 'C:\Tally54\data')
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Select the company from the List of Companies
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Data Migration utility loads the data of selected company and asks for confirmation
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Select 'Yes' and start the migration of selected company
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The status of is shown in the Migration Messages Pane
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When the migration is complete, it displays an information pop-up, "Migration Completed, Check Statistics (press any key)"
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On pressing any key 'Congratulation' message appears confirming the completion of the migration of the data
[Note: If any error occurs during migration, it gets logged into a file 'migration.err', which is automatically generated and made available in the folder where Tally 9 is installed]
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The migrated company is by default saved in the Tally 5.4 data folder. The migrated data is prefixed with a '0' and appears as a 5 digit number. For example, if the company folder number, before migration was '0099', after migration it would be '00099'.
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Now your migrated data is ready for use in Tally 9