Preparing for a Unity® Accounting Update

Introduction

Unity® Accounting updates play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth functionality and performance of your Unity® Accountingsoftware. Software updates bring new features, bug fixes, and improved security to your system, allowing you to take advantage of Unity® Accounting.

However, updates can also disrupt the normal operation of your business if not properly planned and executed.

In this guide, we will outline the importance of performing software updates and provide steps you can take to better prepare for any update, minimizing any potential disruption to your work. By following these guidelines, you can ensure that your software stays up-to-date and running smoothly.

Steps:

• Performing a Backup
• Taking Note of Your Activation Key
• Getting a List of Your Unity® Accounting Usernames
• Checking if You Are on the Latest Version of Unity® Accounting

Performing a Backup

Unity® Accounting Cloud performs automatic backups daily at 4 pm PST. But you should also perform a manual backup before updating to ensure no data will be lost. This is how you perform a manual data backup if your database is not on Unity® Accounting Cloud.

Steps

• Log in to Unity® Accounting
• Click on Maintenance > Backup and Restore
  
• In the Backup & Restore window, click on Backup Now
  

Taking Note of Your Activation Key

When Unity® Accounting performs an update, you may be prompted to re-enter your activation key when signing back in for the first time. We will go over the easiest way to access your activation key.

Steps

• Open your browser and go to the following website https://myaccount.esilaw.com/
• Log in with the email and password you used to set up your Unity® Accounting account
  
• If you have forgotten your password, follow the reset password prompts
  
• Once logged in, you will be brought to your Account Center homepage; click Manage by My Licenses
  

• Once in the Licenses screen, click on View
  
• Copy your activation key
  
  

Getting a List of Your Unity® Accounting Usernames

When Unity® Accounting updates, it may clear out your saved login information. We will walk you through checking your list of Unity® Accounting users and get a list of usernames to save.

Steps

• Log in to Unity® Accounting
• Click on Maintenance > User Accounts
  
• This will bring up the User Accounts window and list all usernames accessing Unity® Accounting
  

Checking if You Are on the Latest Version of Unity® Accounting

Once you have done all the above steps, you should check to see if you are on the latest version of Unity® Accounting. These are the steps on how to do this.

Steps

• Log in to Unity® Accounting
• Click on Help > About Unity® Accounting
  
• In this window, it will show you the version you are running of Unity® Accounting
• Open a browser and go to https://install.esilaw.com/. On this page, it will show what the current version of eUnity® Accounting is. If the versions do not match, run an update.