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aaromat

Experienced User

6 years ago

Unable to connect

Hi there

I am unable to process out payroll because of an 'unable to connect' error.

There's been a problem connectin to AccountRight Live.

Possible causes include :

- an issue with your internet connection - it's not this as I have been able to upload a creditors payments file

- the company file is being upgraded or restored - it's not this either as I am not upgrading or restoring any file and there is nobody else who is accessing MYOB

- the AccountRight Live service is undergoing maintenance - I'd like to think that MYOB would only do that outside of working hours but on the off chance. I'm on hold with MYOB to find out if they are doing maintenance.

Bot, on the off chance that there is someone out there who has come across a similar issue and can help me - I am ever hopeful.

I have shut down and re-opened MYOB. I have shut down and restarted my computer. I have created a payments file and been able to upload that to the bank.

I need to record and pay these wages today - so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Linda

aaromat
6 years ago
After spending nearly 2.5hrs on the phone with MYOB yesterday, I had to re-process the payroll to fix the error.

MYOB help desk did some line testing and I saved a back up to my local drive and still couldn't process the payroll and create the bank file.

In the end, they said that because we had created the payroll file, then went and made some changes to it and come back to process it, that was what had created the processing issue. In the past we have been able to create the payroll file, check it and fix any mistakes that were found and then process it without any trouble. It appears that the changes we made yesterday were not liked by the system.

While this isn't really a solution - it's what I will do in future if I am unable to process the payroll and get the same error message.

CloverQ
Former Staff
6 years ago
Hi aaromat

Thank you for the details. We haven't had any AccountRight live service incidents reported today, currently there is no maintenance going either.

When working online with AccountRight Live, there is a minimum speed requirement. If the internet connection is unstable and drops below the minimum speed, you may be disconnected. Could you please check out the company file to work offline, are you able to record the payroll transactions?
- aaromat
  Experienced User
  6 years ago
  After spending nearly 2.5hrs on the phone with MYOB yesterday, I had to re-process the payroll to fix the error.
  
  MYOB help desk did some line testing and I saved a back up to my local drive and still couldn't process the payroll and create the bank file.
  
  In the end, they said that because we had created the payroll file, then went and made some changes to it and come back to process it, that was what had created the processing issue. In the past we have been able to create the payroll file, check it and fix any mistakes that were found and then process it without any trouble. It appears that the changes we made yesterday were not liked by the system.
  
  While this isn't really a solution - it's what I will do in future if I am unable to process the payroll and get the same error message.
  - Theresa_D
    Former Staff
    6 years ago
    Hi aaromat
    
    Thanks for your patience on this, I'm glad the help desk was able to work through this with you. Has everything been resolved now?
    
    If your post has resolved please mark 'Accept as Solution' to help users find this information easier.