We have accounting plus V16.5. It has stopped online confirmation (it says it is not connected to the internet - but it is). The "confirmation for older versions" link doesn't help - the phone number given is no longer valid and the relevant(?) web page has a 404 message. Is it possible to contact MYOB? I saw a chat connection somewhere on the website but can't find it now. I see other people with this problem were given direct links to a moderator - that would be great. We are running out of time to resolve this.

Much like the evaporated phone support, I strongly suspect that MYOB deliberately disabled the legacy confirmation servers on 01/01/24, without any warning to their users or any patch provided to remove server-side validation from purchased legacy products. Both of those omissions would be extremely bad for MYOB's reputation, and very probably their balance sheet once the court cases are settled. However, I would be absolutely DELIGHTED to be proven wrong. Please MYOB, prove me wrong!

Hi WhatZit I doubt that MYOB would ever overtly state what you have suggested. This would bring on a strong protest and possibly a class action against them. Instead they seem to favor less obvious approaches, blame a technical glitch, blame your computer settings etc. The latest development (error 503) might well be just that, a technical glitch. In this case you can select 'Confirm later' and hope MYOB resolves the issue before your file becomes read only. If you run out of time, or your time is too valuable to waste waiting for MYOB, for $12 try https://www.fghtables.com/myob/confirmation6.php RegardsGavin

Hi WhatZit Hi WhatZit I reckon the chances of a security breach via FGH Tables is far lower than from MYOB. If you trawl through my posts on this forum you'll see a nice long lot of posts about data breaches caused when sending out invoices from MYOB. (I'm still waiting to hear from their technical department about how they've resolved the issue.) Same thing happened to lots of people with payment summaries a few years ago - they sent them to random other people and included TFNs, addresses, etc etc. I have no faith in MYOB anymore. Dealing with FGH Tables was easy and very quick. That was $12 well spent, I reckon. Regards,Catherine

G'day CatherineCE It's good to get a second endoresment for FGH. Thanks.

Hi WhatZit Thanks for the clarification. I checked with Micheal. The MYOB file is not uploaded anywhere, just selected so it can be accessed from your computer. Javascript is used to read the sections of the file that contain the licence details (serial number, File ID, number of users, odbc registration etc). This is saved to a file with a .bin extension to your computer. Only when you email that to FGH do they receive any details about your file. FYI it doesn't need to be your 'live' file. You can use a copy of the file or a restored backup etc. FYI as alternative to the bin file, you can instead send screenshots of the Setup > Company Information screen as well as the Help About screen. This will provide serial number, File ID, number of users, but not odbc registration. The only way to confirm ODBC registration (if you use it) is via the bin file. Your licence includes ODBC registration if you use other software developed for MYOB to access (read and or write) to your company file. Add-ons such as Ostendo, Datapel use ODBC. RegardsGavin

Can't confirm company files

19 Replies

Hannah_V
MYOB Moderator
7 months ago
Hi, Richard56. Thanks for raising this concern.

To confirm company files with AccountRight Classic v19, AccountEdge and New Zealand Payroll. You can use our dedicated self-service option, so you can generate the confirmation code whenever you need by going to http://help.myob.com/confirmation.

For full details, check out Help Article: Activating and confirming older MYOB products.

Please note: You will need your Serial Number and company file code available to generate the confirmation code - available by selecting 'Confirm' via Phone when prompted.

If my response has answered your enquiry, please click "Accept as Solution" to assist other users find this information.

Best regards,

Hannah
- Richard56
  Experienced User
  7 months ago
  Hi Hannah
  
  Those links don't help, the phone number is no longer connected. I see on this forum that moderators are able to confirm files, until the automatic confirmation is turned back on I think that may be the only way to resolve this.
  
  Richard
  - Hannah_V
    MYOB Moderator
    7 months ago
    Hi, Richard56 WhatZit superc CatherineCE Liz_A.
    
    Thank you for your patience. We've been informed that the confirmation feature is now back in operation. If you require help confirming your files, feel free to contact us. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you for your valuable input, mistyben.
    
    Best regards,
    
    Hannah
- WhatZit
  Contributing User
  7 months ago
  I have the same problem trying to confirm my AccountRight Premier v19.16 file.
  
  Visiting "confirmation.myob.com" produces the following blank page:
  
  503 Service Temporarily Unavailable
  nginx
  
  Is there some explanation for this?
  
  EDIT: And the explaination better not be "We disabled the legacy confirmation servers on 01/01/24 because we no longer support legacy versions", since that would be very very very bad.
superc
User
7 months ago
Confirmation still isnt working
I have premier19.7 and Business Basics but am unable to access either of them as they wont confirm
As mentioned in previous reports the link Hannah sent is invalid, the phone confirmation no longer works.
This was first reported 24 hours ago, unable to find any communication from MYOB about this or when it will be fixed, in the meantime I am unable to do any work
- WhatZit
  Contributing User
  7 months ago
  Much like the evaporated phone support, I strongly suspect that MYOB deliberately disabled the legacy confirmation servers on 01/01/24, without any warning to their users or any patch provided to remove server-side validation from purchased legacy products.
  
  Both of those omissions would be extremely bad for MYOB's reputation, and very probably their balance sheet once the court cases are settled.
  
  However, I would be absolutely DELIGHTED to be proven wrong. Please MYOB, prove me wrong!
  - gavin12345
    Ultimate User
    7 months ago
    Hi WhatZit
    
    I doubt that MYOB would ever overtly state what you have suggested. This would bring on a strong protest and possibly a class action against them. Instead they seem to favor less obvious approaches, blame a technical glitch, blame your computer settings etc. The latest development (error 503) might well be just that, a technical glitch. In this case you can select 'Confirm later' and hope MYOB resolves the issue before your file becomes read only.
    
    If you run out of time, or your time is too valuable to waste waiting for MYOB, for $12
    try https://www.fghtables.com/myob/confirmation6.php
    
    Regards
    Gavin
mistyben
Experienced User
7 months ago
Hi everyone - I also had the same problem with one of my desktop V19.16 data files and logged a support request online yesterday. The team just got back to me with the link https://confirmation.myob.com/confirm, however when I logged into the data file to get my serial number and company file code - voila - it confirmed automatically. Here's hoping this doesn't continue happening as all my other desktop V19.16 data files come up for automatic confirmation