> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.ordereazi.com/central/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://support.ordereazi.com/central/order-management/integrations/accounting-system/sage-evolution/freedom-service.md).

# Freedom Service

The older way to connect Sage Evolution, through Sage's Freedom Service. Not available on Enterprise.

Before the OrderEazi connector, Sage Evolution was connected through Freedom Service, a web service from Sage that runs on your server. Some organisations still use it. If you're setting up Sage Evolution now, use the connector instead. See [Setting Up the Sage Evolution Connector](/central/order-management/integrations/accounting-system/sage-evolution/setting-up-the-sage-evolution-connector.md).

### Before you start

* **Permission:** You'll need the **Accounting System** permission, in the **Integrations** permission group. If you don't have it, ask your OrderEazi administrator to add it to your role.
* **Your licence:** Freedom Service isn't available on the Enterprise licence. If you try, you see "Sage Evolution - Freedom Service is not available on the Enterprise plan. Use the Sage Evolution SDK integration instead."
* **Freedom Service:** It must be installed and running, and OrderEazi must be able to reach it. Ask your IT team or Sage partner for its address and login.

### How to connect Freedom Service

1. In the main menu, go to **Integrations** > **Accounting System**.
2. Choose **Sage Evolution (Freedom Service - HTTP API)**, and select **Save**.
3. Under **Configure Sage Evolution - Freedom Service API**, enter the **Freedom Service URL** your IT team or Sage partner gave you.
4. Enter the **Username** and **Password**.
5. Select **Test Connection**.
6. Turn on what you need, and select **Save**.

You see "Connected to Sage Evolution successfully." when the test works.

### What syncs

Going out:

* **Purchase Orders and Supplier Invoices:** Supplier Invoices need the **Purchase Order Exporter** on.
* **Supplier Returns:** These need the **Purchase Order Exporter** and **Supplier Invoice Exporter** on.
* **Sales Orders, Tax Invoices, and Credit Notes:** Credit Notes need the **Tax Invoice Exporter** on.

Coming in, suppliers, products, stock, and clients are matched by their codes. Stock is added up across all your Evolution warehouses, and goes into one OrderEazi warehouse. Tax types, prices, and Pricelists aren't brought in. Set your default tax types under **Tax Defaults**.

Documents are sent every 5 minutes, and records come in every hour. Sales reps are matched by their name, so use the same names in both systems.

**Example:** You're on the Standard licence, with Freedom Service running on your Sage server. You enter its URL and login, and select **Test Connection**. You see "Connected to Sage Evolution successfully.", so you turn on **Purchase Order Exporter** and save. Your next Purchase Order goes into Evolution within 5 minutes.

### When the connection fails

* **"Authentication failed - check the Username and Password.":** Check the login for Freedom Service.
* **"Freedom Service returned an error":** Freedom Service may need restarting, often after it loses its connection to SQL Server.
* **"Freedom Service did not respond in time.":** It may be down. Ask your IT team to restart it.

### Related pages

* [Sage Evolution](/central/order-management/integrations/accounting-system/sage-evolution.md): connecting with the OrderEazi connector
* [Accounting System](/central/order-management/integrations/accounting-system.md): choose your system and the main switches