How to Set a Nominal Account On Hold in SFM
To put an account On Hold
Select the account by left clicking once
Press CTRL + SPACE BAR on your keyboard (To identify if the account is on hold, it will appear greyed out)
Note: this function also works for
- Debtors Accounts
- Creditors Accounts
- Transactions
Related Articles
Can I set nominal account budgets in SFM?
Nominal account budgets can be imported in SFM through a template (attached). The budget amounts are entered per period/ per nominal account. Below are some points to note when entering the budgets in the template: 1. The budget amount has to always ...SFM Release Notes
How to Update SFM 21st October 2025 | v.2.0.11.210 Job Transaction Analysis: Improvements to show Analysis Description in Sub-Totals. 20th June 2025 | v.2.0.11.209 BOV SEPA Update: If you are a BOV SEPA customer, please note that a new configuration ...Setting up a Set Off Account in SFM
Follow the below article: How to create a new Control Account in SFM? (Bank Account, Cash Account, Stock Control, etc)How to set Percentage Allocation in SFM
The Percentage Allocation functionality in SFM allows you to split an entry into two or more different Nominal accounts automatically allocating this by percentage which is setup by the user. Setting Up Percentage Allocation Create a Nominal ...How to setup a System Control Account in SFM? (Bank Account, Cash Account, Stock Control, etc...)
Create the Account in your Chart of Accounts as seen below. Please make sure you use the code depending on your Heading and Sub-Heading digits. After creating the account, you need to specify the account as a System Control Account. Go to Support > ...
Recent Articles
Import - Fixed Assets
The Shireburn Financial Manager (SFM) provides facilities to allow the importing of accounting data from third-party applications and/or your own work sheets into SFM. The options include the import of the Fixed Assets. Attached are the template and ...Generating the INTRASTAT Report
To generate the INTRASTAT report, follow the steps below: Install the Shireburn Franchises Module Navigate to the Installer Path \\amber\webshare\Installers\Shireburn\Franchises\ShireburnFranchises1.3.0.exe Run the Installer without enabling any ...Sending Remittances in Bulk using e-Reports
To send outstanding remittance advices in bulk, follow these steps: Navigate to the Remittance Advices Section Go to: - Current Year > Sepa > Sepa Maintenance - Sepa Tab (on top) - Highlight Sepa - Print > Remittance Open the e-Reports Module In the ...How to Reverse a Sales/Purchases Transaction in SFM
Reversing Entries in SFM Once users confirm an entry in SFM, they cannot modify any of its elements. The only available option is to reverse the entire transaction and re-post it with the correct values. The system supports both simple reversals and ...Setting Up BOV SEPA v9
Before proceeding, please ensure you are using the latest version of SFM. Starting October 5th, 2025, Bank of Valletta (BOV) will begin processing live transactions using the new SEPA file format (version 9). The older version 3 format will no longer ...
Popular Articles
How do I process an End Of Year in SFM?
Overview SFM allows posting into two financial years simultaneously. This means that users do not need to finalise 2024 before starting to post entries into 2025. The end of year procedure will move the “Current Year” data into the "Previous Year". ...Do I need to Process an End-of-Year in SIMS?
SIMS does not require an end of year procedures to be run. However, SIMS controls users to only allow posting of transactions, such as sales invoices, cash sales, adjustments and purchases, within a range of dates referred to as the Posting Period. ...How to setup a System Control Account in SFM? (Bank Account, Cash Account, Stock Control, etc...)
Create the Account in your Chart of Accounts as seen below. Please make sure you use the code depending on your Heading and Sub-Heading digits. After creating the account, you need to specify the account as a System Control Account. Go to Support > ...How to reset your Shireburn remote desktop service (RDS) account password
The password for the Shireburn RDS Account used to connect to RDS server is set to expire after 90 days. A notification is provided to the user daily starting 5 days prior to the expiry date. In order to change password, the following steps need to ...SIMS - User Manual
The attached PDF includes the necessary functions and features of SIMS to get you started. SIMS User Manual.pdf