Updated January 24, 2008

Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (released on October 26, 2007) is a significant upgrade to the Mac OS with a long list of new features. Before installing any new operating system for your business, we highly recommended you ensure that your mission critical applications support the new operating system.

Although many customers will upgrade to Leopard and not experience any issues with MYOB software, AccountEdge, as well as Network Edition v2007 or earlier, and FirstEdge v2 or earlier, are not certified on the new operating system.

MYOB will only certify its current releases on the final shipping versions of operating systems after a full testing cycle is complete. Unfortunately, Apple does not make available the final release versions of Leopard to developers prior to release.

AccountEdge and AccountEdge Network Edition 2008 are certified compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Make sure you are on the latest version by opening the Help menu from the top menu bar and choosing Check for Product Updates from the Help menu. Following is a list of known issues.

• Payroll forms - In order to run any payroll forms - including W-2s - at the end of the year, you will need to download an updated Payroll Forms Viewer. This update can be accessed by opening AccountEdge, navigating to the Help menu, and then selecting Check For Updates.
• Upgrading files - When opening a file from a previous version, you may receive an “Upgrade Assistant is unable to process the company file” error message. You must first upgrade the file using the Upgrade Assistant found in your MYOB AccountEdge 2008 applications directory.

FirstEdge v3 has been tested on Leopard. Listed below are the known issues:

• Email – Customers using Mail v3.0, sending batches of email will receive an “IO Error -17 in Reset Routine. File is Busy” message after the first email is sent. It is suggested that, until this is resolved, it is best to email invoices and statements one at time.
• Address Book Sync – Some users have reported issues syncing FirstEdge with Mac Address Book. This issue is currently being researched and it is recommended that Leopard users refrain from syncing FirstEdge with Address Book until a patch is released.

AccountEdge 2007, AccountEdge Network Edition 2007 have been tested with earlier beta versions of Leopard, the last being on September 21st. Listed below are the known issues:

• Payroll forms - In order to run any payroll forms - including W-2s - at the end of the year, you will need to download an updated Payroll Forms Viewer. This update can be accessed by opening AccountEdge, navigating to the Help menu, and then selecting Check For Updates.
• Email – Customers using Mail v3.0, sending batches of email will receive an “IO Error -17 in Reset Routine. File is Busy” message after the first email is sent. It is suggested that, until this is resolved, it is best to email invoices and statements one at time.
• Address Book Sync – Some users have reported issues syncing AccountEdge with Mac Address Book where the sync with Address Book would cause the application to crash. The 2008 version of AccountEdge addresses this issue. It is recommended that customers either upgrade or refrain from using the Address Book sync feature under Leopard. It is further recommended that customers keep a back up of both their Address Book and their AccountEdge company file.
• FileConnect - A new version of FileConnect that works with Leopard is available for AccountEdge Network Edition 2007 users. Choose Check for Updates from your Help menu to obtain this update.
• Back Up - If the Save button is disabled while backing up your company file, change the backup file name to be less than 26 characters.

AccountEdge and AccountEdge Network Edition 2006, FirstEdge v2, and earlier versions of each software line have not been tested on Leopard as we only intend to certify the latest versions of the software.