Inline with the updated Product Roadmap, Sage has announced the first planned product update for version 4.4. Less committed to an actual release date than the version 4.4 shipment, Sage only says that the download will be available “soon.” The product update provides system enhancements in the form of incorporated Extended Solutions titles. There are four additional product updates scheduled according to the Product Roadmap. Product Update 1 affects the following:
- Accounts Receivable (similar to AR-1027) – Locate an Invoice using Customer Information
- Accounts Receivable (similar to AR-1200) – Cash Receipts Entry
- Account Receivable (similar to AR-1027) – Search for Invoices by Lot or Serial Number
- Accounts Payable (NEW!) – Record Wire Transfers
- Payroll (similar to PR-1018) – Set Up Automatic Earnings Codes for Each Employee
- Sales Order (similar to SO-1096) – Enhanced Duplicate Purchase Order Visibility and Safeguards
- Sales Order (similar to SO-1271) – Additional Purchase Controls
- Sales Order (similar to SO-1035) – Expanded Options for Quick Print
- Sales Order (NEW!) – Print Back Ordered Information on Picking Sheets
- Sales Order (NEW!) – Avoid Duplicate Picking Sheet Printing
- Job Cost (similar to JC-1046) – Define Allowed Job Statuses in Data Entry Tasks
- Inventory Management (NEW!) – Search by Lot or Serial Number
- NEW! Enhanced Credit Card Security
- NEW! Enhanced Searching Ability in Data File Display and Maintenance
Click here for a summary of the included system enhancements.
An unofficial notice from a Sage development team members says that the service update will be available for download on March 31, 2010.