In January, the schedule will continue with an online meeting available to all users. After learning about BIE (Business Insights Explorer), SMI (Sage MAS Intelligence), BizInsight, and the retirement of FRx, we will be looking at the reliable and endlessly useful Crystal Reports and our top tips for your forms and reports. Details including time, date, and registration will follow after the first of the year.

The year end user group is always full of information you will not want to miss. Lunch is provided and the meeting will close with the Open Forum so come ready to learn and ask questions.

Acuity Financial Center Board Room
7881 West Charleston Blvd. Second Floor
11:30 am -1:00 pm

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While required for businesses submitting more than 250 W-2s or 1099s, electronic reporting is a cost-saving and time-saving option for more and more organizations. With the Electronic Reporting module for MAS 90 and 200, users can generate and file online while printing and distributing forms to their employees and vendors as needed. The annual maintenance cost for the module is only $85.

Now there is also an option to out-source reporting and e-filing through Sage and the partnership with Aatrix. Through the e-File Center, form data is viewed and edited and after it is verified, ready to print or eFile. Once you eFile, you’ll receive an email confirmation that the file was received. The e-File Center will file your state and federal W-2s and 1099 and mail the employees’ W-2s or contractor’s 1099s directly to them or offer your employees their W-2s over a secured website. For more information, click here for the Frequently Asked Questions.

We will discuss this information and other year-end processes in the next user group meeting, December 9 at 11:30 am in the Acuity Financial Center. Register by clicking here.

This information and more detail will be addressed during the next Sage MAS 90/200 User Group meeting on Thursday, December 9 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. More details will follow, but you can register for the meeting now.

Sage MAS 90 and 200 2010 Year End FAQs Nov 2010

Our next Sage MAS 90/200 User Group meeting will be online, November 18 at 10:00 am. During the meeting will address several options for users to set up their desktop to best suit their needs by highlighting their most used tasks and reducing the mouse-clicks or keystrokes to accomplish any task. All of the topics on our agenda are available without any special licensing or additional products – that means you will be able to apply what you learn without restriction.

Space is limited for the online User Group meetings so leave a comment below to request a seat or respond to the invitation that will be delivered by email on Monday, November 15.

Thursday, October 28 at 10:00 am
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Click here to introduce a topic for the Open Forum

During this meeting, we will be showcasing some of the best features Sage has developed and included in the latest Product Updates. These are features that are bundled together and shipped as a part of your annual Business Care agreement. As with each User Group meeting, we will conclude with the Open Forum, an opportunity for anyone attending to raise an issue, pose a question, or suggest a topic for the group to resolve, answer, or discuss. Seats are limited at this meeting so please register early.

Thursday, October 28 at 10:00 am
Click here to register
Click here to introduce a topic for the Open Forum

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the next live Sage MAS 90/200 User Group, the annual Year End review, scheduled for Thursday, December 9 from 11:30am – 1:00pm.

You can begin to craft your CCM by reviewing 17 Fundamental of Effective Credit & Collections Management.

On Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 10:00 am, we will dive deeper into the requirements of a CCM system during the Sage MAS 90/200 Online User Group meeting. We will consider activity tracking, automation, documentation, work flow, and Business Intelligence. If you are interested in attending, leave a comment below and we will be certain to get your invitation to you.

Don’t forget that every User Group meeting concludes with the Open Forum where everyone has the opportunity to ask their MAS 90/200-related questions for feedback from other users and consultants.

Free Resources
Sage ERP MAS 200 SQL Version 4.45 Initial Pre-release Guide
This document provides an overview of the upcoming 4.45 release that will offer a SQL back-end for MAS 200 covering availability, restrictions, and information about retiring the initially offered SQL version of MAS 200.

Sage MAS 90 and 200 Chronicle of Releases
A more granular look at the various releases, including Product Update 1 and 2. Annette’s presentation yesterday focused on the features included with Product Update 2 (version 4.40.0.2).

Anytime Learning Course: MAS 90, 200 and EES Product Update 2 Course
This Anytime Learning course was designed to provide you with information on enhancements made in Product Update 2 and includes several topics discussed for possible future User Group meetings such as:

• Setting up Accounts Payable to create electronic payments for vendors.
• Automatically clearing checks in Bank Reconciliation based on a file received from the bank
• Configuring Positive Pay to verify checks processed against your account
• Using Paperless Office to electronically delivery documents

Paid Resources
Business Insights Explorer Workshop
We will gather in the classroom to have a deeper discussion. Each user attending will have access to a workstation and Business Insights Explorer to follow through exercises, set up their own views, and ask follow up questions. This two-hour workshop is $100 per attendee. If you are interested, please help us determine a date by completing this form or leaving a comment below.

The conversation will include:

• Bank Reconciliation – Automatically Reconcile Checks: Efficiently and automatically reconcile check information you download from your financial institution.
• Bank Reconciliation – Positive Pay Export: 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.
• Accounts Payable – ACH Electronic Payments: 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.

The content for each User Group is crafted to suit those that attend. If you have an idea for a presentation or are curious about a particular feature or topic, please leave a comment and we will try to incorporate it into our meetings.