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What will Sage ERP MAS Intelligence include?
(This information was correct as of 7/8/10) Sage’s new Business Intelligence product, MAS Intelligence, will begin shipping to partners later this month (July) and to end users next month. “Shipping” actually consists of a download. The product is made up of several modules, including the Report Manager, Report Designer, Security Manager, Report Viewer, and Connector [...]
“Data Entry in Progress” During MAS90/MAS200 Period End Processing
While performing Period End Processing, you may receive a warning about Data Entry in Progress for a particular module. For example, while closing Accounts Receivable, you may be warned that “S/O Invoice Data Entry is in progress”, or while closing Sales Order you may be notified that “RMA Receipts Data Entry is in progress”. This [...]
Attaching Scanned AP Invoices in MAS90/MAS200
If you’d like to go one step further with your “paperless-ness”, you might want to save scanned copies of your AP invoices (attached to the actual invoice in MAS90) and pitch the originals (thus saving a ton of filing cabinet space). I won’t discuss the actual scan/save portion of this equation, as that varies depending [...]
MAS90/MAS200 Additional Tips
· If on version 4.30, run the Daily Transaction Register from the General Ledger module on a regular basis, to pick up “missed” updates. · Right click in any 4.x screen and choose System Info to see who created and last updated the record displayed. · To more easily find “old” invoices for a customer, [...]
Problem Deleting Items in MAS90/MAS200 With No QOH?
The Delete/Renumber/Merge Utility in Inventory is handy for deleting items no longer in use. These items must not have any quantity on hand, though, in order to be deleted. Occasionally, even though there is zero stock in each warehouse detail, an item will list that it is not being deleted because of Quantity on Hand. [...]
Clearing a Corrupt AP Credit Card Transfer
If you encounter a problem while transferring a credit card transaction to the credit card vendor in Accounts Payable Invoice Data Entry in MAS90/MAS200, you may end up with a deleted invoice but a credit card transaction that is in limbo. If you attempt to transfer your credit card invoices again and they do not [...]
MAS90 Payroll Reports May Disappear Under Paperless Office Settings
Beware – if you have selected the “Keep Only the Last PDF Copy” for Journals and Registers in 4.30 MAS90 or MAS200, you can lose your payroll reports each week. The reports from the Main Menu in Payroll (from the Payroll Data Entry Audit Report through the Pre-Check Register) will overwrite the prior entries in [...]
Sage MAS90/MAS200 – Why won’t my comments print completely?
In Sage MAS90/MAS200 version 4.10 or higher, Sales Orders and Sales Order Invoices have the ability to have unlimited comment text fields. However, the STANDARD form defaults to printing comments PARTIALLY. Create a new form code and you will be able to save the Print Comments FULL option with the form code, and your comments [...]
Crystal Reports Tips and Tricks – Listing Selected Parameters
If you have a prompt in your Crystal Reports (known as a “parameter”) which can have multiple selections, you can list these selections on your Page Header. To list them in a column (remember to mark the field as Can Grow), use a formula such as (sample assumes String type parameters): @ParameterList = join (?Parameter, [...]
MAS90/MAS200 Open Order Report – Printing Only Orders With XXXX Product Line Items
A client wanted to see the open order report only for orders containing items in XXXX product line. However, he wanted to see the ENTIRE order if ANY item was in that product line. You would not know until you had read the entire order whether any items were in the selected product line, so [...]
