In currently supported versions of Sage 100, because of a limitation in addressing that does not allow data files to be larger than about 2 GB in size, the program automatically create one or more additional segmented files when the number of rows/records in a table take up more than 2 GB of space.

If a segmented file takes up to 2 GB of space, another segmented file is created and used, and so on.

• Example:
  1. IM_ItemTransactionHistory.M4T
  2. IM_ItemTransactionHistory.M4T.001
  3. IM_ItemTransactionHistory.M4T.002, etc.
• Example:
  • GL_DetailPosting.M4T
  • GL_DetailPosting.M4T.001
  • GL_DetailPosting.M4T.002
  • GL_DetailPosting.M4T.003, etc.

Note: When rebuilding key files files, all segmented files must be in sync and present to be properly rebuilt.

Note: There IS a limit to the number of segments! The maximum is 16, including the original *.M4T file. Around this number, you may encounter an Error #16 or other errors when attempting to migrate or convert data, or when attempting to work with data (posting a journal or registry update, etc.).