Company and administration

New sandbox naming convention

We updated our sandbox naming convention to improve consistency and make sandbox instances easier to identify. Sandbox company IDs now include your Sage Intacct Company ID followed by a name that you choose, for example, sandbox1.

For example, if your company ID is Acme123 and the name that you choose is sandbox1, then your sandbox company ID will be Acme123-sandbox1.

What's changed

The sandbox name that you enter is now appended to your company ID to create the sandbox company ID. Previously, the format of the sandbox company ID was CompanyID-sandbox. With this release, the format is CompanyID-name, with the name being the sandbox name that you choose.

How it works

Create a new sandbox or edit an existing one to use the new naming convention.

Add a new sandbox

  1. Go to Company > Admin > More > and select Add (circle) next to Sandboxes.

  2. Enter a Sandbox name.
    This name is appended to your company ID to create the sandbox company ID.

  3. Enter a Description.

  4. Select Save.

Edit the name of a sandbox

  1. Go to Company > Admin > More > and select Sandboxes.

  2. Find the sandbox that you want to edit the name of.
    You can only edit the name of an existing sandbox if it's in a Pending state.

  3. Select More actions > Edit at the end of the row.

  4. Make your changes.

  5. Select Save.

Good to know

Changing the name of an existing sandbox will prompt an alert message to remind you to update any existing integrations that reference the previous sandbox name. This helps ensure consistency across your integrations and prevents potential discrepancies caused by outdated sandbox names.

Permissions and other requirements

Subscription

Company
Regional availability

All regions
Permissions Sandbox: List, View, Add, Edit