Archive for Beth Bowers
“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 does [...]
Installing MAS90 3.x workstation to Windows Vista or Windows 7 [solved]
Officially the use of MAS 90 3.x on Windows Vista or Windows 7 is not supported by Sage.
Support for the latest Microsoft operating system was only added to version 4.1 and higher of Sage MAS 90 and 200 (review the official MAS90 and MAS200 supported platforms here).
However if you use a workaround you may be [...]
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, use “Invoices [...]
Tips and Tricks for MAS 90 Paperless Office Setup
Paperless Office is now included with all versions of Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 starting at level 4.3. This useful program feature uses a PDF writer to take your normally printed output and turn it into digital output. Instead of making repeat trips to the filing cabinet you can store all your printed reports [...]
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. In [...]
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 Paperless [...]
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 will [...]
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, chr(10) & [...]