The menus and tasks in MAS 90 and MAS 200 are a part of the launcher. It is where you start your tasks and we you open MAS 90 or MAS 200, it looks the same for every user, but different users have different jobs and need access to differnet items.
Without the expense of a new license, you can modify your launcher to give you quick access to the items you use most often saving your time and frustration of clicking though menus to launch a task.
On July 23 we are hosting an in-class training session covering the Top 10 ways to custom your launcher. On July 29 we will offer the class online. Each session is only $50 per person and seating is limited so send an email now to reserve your seat.
The Bank Reconciliation module is your cash management tool. Integrated modules write transactions and adjustments can be made within Bank Rec giving you accurate, timely information about your bank account balances. Bank Rec is a core function of MAS 90 and MAS 200 that most customers don’t take full advantage of. With Bank Rec, balancing all of your bank accounts can be completed in a matter of minutes without the frustration of manually managing and tracking banking transactions.
We are offering a half-day session covering the setup, features, and processing within the Bank Rec module. Seats are available for the June 30 session. The price is $200 and customers with an Acuity service agreement are eligible for special pricing.
Like our other classroom sessions, the Bank Reconciliation class includes hands-on exercises and printed curriculum for review. Call 702-966-2000 or email us to reserve your seat.
In a new article, Suzanne at Plugin.com summarizes some recent studies. Two items in particular stand out for me
The average retrieval/refiling time for a paper document: 10 minutes. However, about 3% of documents are lost or misfiled, leading to a recovery rate of $120 per document. (Study by the Gartner Group, Coopers & Lybrand, Ernst & Young)
The average executive wastes 150 hours each year looking for misplaced documents. (2003 study by Office World News)
By scanning your paper documents and accepting electronic copies, you can avoid this frustration and expense. Join us for a FREE 45 minute educational webinar “Organize Documents and Improve Workflow”
This is your chance to see how headaches and expenses can be reduced or eliminated through an easy transition to a paperless environment. Click here to register.
As of July 1, 2009 sales tax in Clark County will increase from 7.75% to 8.1% based on an increase of the Local School Support Tax. If you are selling taxable items, the changes to your tax tables will be key. To calculate sales tax properly, the changes will need to be made after all sales have been completed on June 30, 2009 AND before any sales are made on July 1, 2009.
Now is the time to make your plans for addressing these changes. Send an email to open a service case if you need assistance in making the modifications in MAS 90 or MAS 200.
Don’t forget to make changes in any other systems you might be using to sell taxable items.
Sage Summit, the annual end-user conference for products like ACT!, Peachtree and of course MAS 90 and MAS 200 is scheduled for November 9-12 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
I haven’t had an opportunity to attend Sage Summit in the past but my experiences at the latest vendor conferences, Sage Insights, have been outstanding. To sign up for emails about Sage Summit, just fill out this form.
If you have been or are thinking about going, let us know in the comments.
All Sage FAS 50, 100 and 500 end-users with current SupportPlus plans are eligible for the 2009.1.1 release from Sage. You can read the complete list of updated forms, limits, extension in the What’s New document.
A new feature available in this release is the Asset Snap Shot, a dashboard summary of your asset information including charts and statistics. The Asset Snap Shot can be viewed each time FAS is opened or it can be run directly from the Reports menu.
The Snap Shot includes:
Asset Listing: A table that displays the net value of your active assets.
Active Assets by Property Type: A pie chart that shows the total acquisition values for the top four property types with all remaining types categorized as other.
Latest Activity Dates: This section displays the latest date that various activities occurred.
Placed in Service by Quarter Chart: Displays the total acquired value of the assets placed in service in each quarter of the current year.
Investment by Remaining Life Chart: Groups active assets into four categories, according to how much time remains before the assets are completely depreciated.
Five Year Acquisition Comparison Chart: Shows the total acquired value of assets placed in service in each of the last five fiscal years.
Depreciation Comparison by Book Chart: Compares the total acquired value and total accumulated depreciation for all active assets through the current reporting period for each open FAS book.
During the month of June, Sage is offering Free Anytime Learning training course with the purchase of ACT! Premium – Corporate Edition – Upgrade (ACT! by Sage Premium 2009 and ACT! by Sage Premium for Web 2009. These are version 11.0 for anyone keeping track of releases. Free shipping is available and payments can be delayed up to six months.
The Anytime Learning Course is a $14.95 value but that isn’t the best offer on the table. The ACT! Quick Study Guide, originally $49.95 is available for $19.95 (even if you have already purchased the upgrade or plan on waiting for v12.0)
