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Scheduled Product Updates

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Brian Rice
on July 19, 2010
in MAS 90 and MAS 200
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The Sage MAS 90 and 200 Product Update 2 was released on schedule. A review of the product’s Public Road Map shows there are three remaining updates in the pipeline, each estimated to be release (approximately) over the coming successive calendar quarters. Here is a break down of the details expected to be included with each update. The information in parentheses is the former Extended Solution inventory number.

Product Update 3: estimated Q3 2010 release

  • Customers with National Accounts (AR 1068)
  • Price Level By Customer/Product Line (SO 1005)

Product Update 4: estimated Q4 2010 release

  • Contract Pricing By Valid Date (IM 1069)
  • Additional Pricing Tiers for Item Pricing (IM 1097)
  • Customer Discount Rate by Line Item (SO 1069)
  • Item Pricing By Total Quantity (SO 1173)

Product Update 5: estimated Q1 2011 release

  • Distribution Table For Invoice Entry (AP 1043)
  • Additional Check Printing Sort Option (AP 1077)
  • Multiple Company Aged Invoice Report (AP 1101)
  • Multiple Company Bank Reconciliation (BR 1002)
  • Security For Inventory Inquiry (IM 1111)
  • ‘Inactive’ Item Designation (IM 1244 )
  • Background Color by Company Code (LM 1028)
  • Enhanced Faxing for Paperless Office (LM 1033)
  • Enhanced Batch Processing (SO 1100)
  • Back Orders Allowed By Customer (SO 1269)

Sage MAS 90 and 200 Product Update Released

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Brian Rice
on July 16, 2010
in MAS 90 and MAS 200
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The much anticipated batch of integrated Extended Solutions and enhancements that represent version 4.40 Product Update 2 have been released. We previously outlined the expected details and with the download available (active Business Care and user account required), there is now official documentation as well as granular descriptions.

Be careful to consider all of the integrated applications, enhancements and customizations your system is running. This is the equivalent of an upgrade: do not take a product update installation lightly.


New HIRE Act and the Q2 941 for Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200

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Brian Rice
on June 30, 2010
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For those anxiously awaiting the Payroll Update file for Sage MAS 90 and 200 including changes affected by the new HIRE Act and the Q2 Form 941, the wait is over.

On the support pages, Sage has posted the file for versions 4.30, 4.40.0, and 4.40.0.1. The file for versions 3.71-4.20 will be posted next.

Pending Product Update 2 for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 version 4.40

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Brian Rice
on June 24, 2010
in MAS 90 and MAS 200
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Sage released MAS 90 and 200 version 4.40 with four scheduled Product Updates. Following the release of Product Update 1, the details for Product Update 2 have been released and include both Extended Solutions (which were previously available for an additional licensing fee) and user-requested enhancements for Bank Reconciliation, Paperless Office and Accounts Payable (with a data utility thrown in for good measure).
  • Bank Reconciliation – Automatically Reconcile Checks (similar to BR-1005) Efficiently and automatically reconcile check information you download from your financial institution. Use the new Auto Check Reconciliation Wizard to create the proper check setting format for your financial institution per their specifications. Or, your Business Partner can configure the setting in their office, export the file, and then import it into your system.
  • Bank Reconciliation – Enforce Tighter Controls over Bank Reconciliation Adjusting Entries (New) Further refine and control who is allowed to enter modifications to the Current Balance in Bank Reconciliation using a new option in Role Maintenance, Common Information. For banks defined in Bank Code Maintenance, you can specify the users who are allowed to access and make adjusting balance entries.
  • Bank Reconciliation – Enter Checks, Deposits, and Adjustments On-the-Fly (New) In Reconcile Bank, you have instant access to enter checks, deposits, and adjustments through a quick link button to bring you directly into Check or Deposit and Adjustment Entry for that bank — without navigating all the way back to the main menu to open a data entry screen, or existing your Reconcile Bank screen.
  • Bank Reconciliation – Conveniently Use Recalculate Outstanding Entries Totals Utility (New) To improve workflow, the Recalculate Outstanding Entries Totals Utility is available from the Bank Reconciliation module, via the Utilities Menu. This utility allows you to recalculate the totals of all outstanding check, deposit, and adjustment entries that have not been marked as cleared.
  • Bank Reconciliation – Positive Pay Export (similar to BR-1004) Deter check fraud using the new Positive Pay features in the Bank Reconciliation module. Positive Pay assists your financial institution to monitor against suspicious check activity using a file you create and submit for comparison and verification. The Positive Pay file contains key information, such as check numbers and dollar amounts, to identify only the checks you have issued and authorized for payment. Components of the check must match exactly, or the check will not be paid by the financial institution. Checks sent to the bank using Positive Pay are identified with an Exported check box In Check, Deposit and Adjustment Entry.
  • Bank Reconciliation – Positive Pay Export Wizard (New) Use the new Positive Pay Export Wizard to create the proper export file format specified by our financial institution, for comparison of the file you send with the checks that are presented for payment. To help you understand and translate formatting requirements, we’ve included a reference document that outlines the most commonly used field formatting and export details required by financial institutions. And, if your financial institution updates their specified file format, you can also use the Positive Pay Export Wizard to make the necessary changes without depending on a programmer to re-format it for you.
  • Bank Reconciliation – Expanded Comment Field (New) In Check, Deposit and Adjustment Entry, the Comment field has been expanded to 2048 characters to allow you to add information to track why the adjustment was made.
  • Accounts Payable – ACH Electronic Payments(similar to AP-1063) Increase your efficiencies, improve your cash management, reduce operating costs and lessen the risk of lost or stolen checks by paying vendors electronically using an ACH file created from the Accounts Payable module. Enable ACH electronic payments, define how they will be handled by your company, and the type of information that will be transmitted to your financial institution. You have the flexibility to select and set up one or more financial institution(s) for your electronic payments, and for each one you select, define the format and layout of the ACH file. The feature includes pre-note functionality, and flexibility in your electronic payment distribution, including options to allocate amounts between one or more accounts. ACH information on processed payments, historical information and vendors paid electronically is available on AP Reports. They can include auto checks, manual checks, voided checks, reversals, credit card transfers, electronic payments, wire transfer information in any combination.
  • Paperless Office — Accounts Payable Checks, Extended Stubs, and Electronic Payment Remittance Advices (similar to AP-1095) Save time, money, and the environment by utilizing Paperless Office to process, send and retain electronic copies of Accounts Payable checks and extended stubs, and remittance advices created for ACH Electronic Payments in PDF format. Add a unique message to include when emailing or faxing electronic remittances. The PDFs you create are also available to e-mail and fax, retrieve and archive. Easily access PDFs using the Vendor Viewer from Paperless Office or the Checks panel in Vendor Maintenance Inquiry.
  • Product Update Pre-Installation Scan Feature (New) Utilize the Product Update Pre-Installation Scan to ensure good data integrity during the installation process of Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 4.4 Product Updates. Conveniently add this maintenance step to your normal process whenever you install a new product update to ensure your data is sound. Determine your data’s health during your routine Product Update installation, and utilize Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 Library Master Utilities for corrections as needed.  Prevent spending hours correcting data from a power outage or other natural or human-induced disaster.

MAS 90 and 200 Product Update 4.40.0.1

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Brian Rice
on March 29, 2010
in MAS 90 and MAS 200
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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.