--- title: "Security and Sage 300 ERP (Accpac): What You Need to Know" description: The secret to monitoring & managing security setup in Sage 300 ERP (Accpac) is to develop a process that allows for segregation of duties. 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We recommend creating a template for each user to determine the security group you will add them to (or create specifically for the user).  This would be what the user would fill out (recording).  It would be approved by the supervisor (authorization) and be implemented by IT (custody).  This allows for the segregation of duties.  To setup employee security, follow these steps (in the Administrative Services Module):  **Please note:** Users are populated throughout the system and not only by database. Therefore, if you have multiple companies you'll only need to create a User once, but would need to assign their authorizations by Company. 1. **Set up the User.** Note that you'll need to create a password for them. You can set it up so that the User will need to create their own password upon the 1st login.  ![Sage 300 ERP - Setting Up Users](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/file-14060197-png/images/step_1-resized-600.png) 2. **Set Up the Security Groups.** Each module can be assigned numerous Security Groups.   ![Sage 300 ERP - Set Up Security Groups](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/file-14060274-png/images/step_21-resized-600.png) 3. Once the Security Group and the User has been created, you will link them via the **User Authorization form**. ![Sage 300 ERP - User Authorization Form](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/file-14060289-png/images/step_3-resized-600.png) It's also important for managing the Security System from IT's point of view to make efficient and effective changes as quickly as possible.  Below are some tips & tricks to assist with setting up security.   1. When an employee is no longer with the Company, disable their [Sage 300](https://www.equationtech.us/sage_erp_accpac/) account immediately.  See below on how to disable an employee's account. ![Sage 300 ERP - Disable Employee Account](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/file-14060211-png/images/step_1.2-resized-600.png) 2. To find out what **Security Groups** are assigned by individuals, you can export the User Authorization List. If you need to make a lot of changes via excel (for example to set up User Authorizations for a new Company) you can populate the info in excel and then import it back into Sage 300 (formerly "Sage Accpac"). ![Sage 300 ERP - Authorization List](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/file-14060234-png/images/step_2.2-resized-600.png) 3. You can remove particular buttons by individual (for example, if you dont want to make it possible for anyone to be able to delete an item) by setting up a **UI Profile** and customizing individual forms within the modules. Then assign the users that you don't want to be able to delete items to the UI Profile ID. See below for the screenshots to guide you. ![Sage 300 ERP - UI Profile Maintenance](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/file-14060302-png/images/step_3.2-resized-600.png) ![Sage 300 ERP - I/C Items ](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/file-14060339-png/images/step_3.3-resized-600.png) ![Sage 300 ERP - Deleted Field](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/file-14060377-png/images/step_3.4-resized-600.png) ![Sage 300 ERP - Assign UI Profiles](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/file-14060403-png/images/step_3.5-resized-600.png) ![Sage 300 ERP - Profile Maintenance](https://www.equationtech.us/hs-fs/file-14060433-png/images/step_3.6-resized-600.png) We hope that this guidance will make it easier to manage your User Security.  Please feel free to [Contact Us](https://www.equationtech.us/contact/) with any other questions on setting up security for your organization.   ### Related Articles ##### [Sage 300 & Windows 10 End of Life: What You Need to Know](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-accpac-blog/sage-300-windows-10-end-of-life-what-you-need-to-know) There’s been a lot of conversation lately around Windows 10 end of life and what that means for... ##### [From Start-Up to Quarter Billion – How Sage 300 Scaled Success](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-accpac-blog/from-start-up-to-quarter-billion-how-sage-300-scaled-success) We also have a [video version](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ssdM9iHt6Wz86A-VDvAER03NdXkAodg9/view?usp=sharing) of this article, where you can hear directly from one of our ERP... ##### [How to Simplify Payroll and Job Costing with Sage 300](https://www.equationtech.us/sage-accpac-blog/how-to-simplify-payroll-and-job-costing-with-sage-300) Getting payroll to play nice with your job costing system is like fitting a square peg into a round... ## Need Help Now? 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