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Sage MAS 90/200 – 4.40 info
Here’s the recording of Sage’s “Something for Everyone in Sage MAS 90/200 4.40″ webinar from last week.
http://sage.edgeboss.net/wmedia/sage/channel_marketing/ff_something_for_everyone_in_mas90_44_012210.wvx
Regarding Partner Certification for 4.40, it needs to be completed by August 1, 2010.
Sage MAS 90/200 v4.4 Recertification – http://sageu.com/ns_acs/bp/cert/mas90certs.html
I also received a copy of the .M4X file of what I assume contains the demo Customizer/Scripts from Steve Malmgren’s [...]
Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 Payroll Taxes Get Update For 2010
Sage Software just updated their payroll tax tables for the 2010 payroll law changes.
This table, available via download only, can be used on any MAS90 or MAS 200 system that is at level 3.71 or higher.
In order to download the tables (none are send by disk) you’ll need to access the Sage Software online site [...]
Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 – Keyboard and Navigation Shortcuts
Select the Help menu at top of the MAS 90 screen, then Help Topics.
Click on the Contents tab, then click Navigating Through the Software.
Then on the right, click Keyboard and Button Navigation.
Posted by Brett Zimmerman of The Fitzgerald Group.
Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 – “Shutdown All” feature
Be aware of a possible issue with the “Shutdown All” feature in Sage MAS 90/200. When it is used it may actually stay set in the SY_System file, so when a user tries to get back in, they can’t: They’ll enter their login info, the Business Desktop/Launcher will appear briefly, and then immediately will shut down.
Resolution: From ‘Data File [...]
MAS 90 and MAS 200 – Filename extraction in Crystal Reports
In addition to using the “File Path and Name” Special Field in Crystal Reports, have you ever wished you could just show the Filename? You can with this formula:
Mid (Filename ,InstrRev (Filename,”\”) + 1 )
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Posted by Brett Zimmerman of The Fitzgerald Group.
MAS90 Service Updates Now Issued Quarterly
If you’ve ever experienced a bug with a software program then you’ve probably been directed to try curing the issue with a patch or service update.
That’s usually the first thing that is recommended by any technical support person when they try to diagnose a software issue.
Sage issues service updates for the most current version of [...]
Suggest a MAS90 feature online
Suggest a feature for MAS90 , MAS 200 or MAS 500 now live
Thanks to Dawn Anastasi for passing along the tip that Sage’s new Ideascope suggestion box is now live on the web.
You can use Ideascope as a way to communicate product suggestions directly to Sage. While the concept of “suggest a feature” is not [...]
MAS 90 and MAS 200 – Edit existing Label settings in Crystal Reports 10
Do you need to edit the settings of an existing Crystal Reports Label in Crystal v10? It can be done, just not the same way as with Crystal v8.5.
First you can access the File menu > Page Setup to adjust the margins. Then to edit the Label Size, Gap Between Labels, and Printing Direction, access the [...]
MAS 90 and MAS 200 – Onesy, Twosy Report selection criteria
When running a standard MAS 90 report and you need the ability to easily pick and choose a non-range of values (e.g., 10 specific Customers across your entire Customer Masterfile), simply use “Equal to” and separate the values by comma’s (e.g., 0032987, 0076352, 0919283, 0000111).
Posted by Brett Zimmerman of The Fitzgerald Group.
MAS 90 and MAS 200 – Launch a website from a Custom Office button
Ever have the need to add a button to a MAS 90/200 screen for launching a particular website? For example, maybe you want quick and easy access to current Exchange Rates (e.g., xe.com).
Via Custom Office: External Link button > Type = Program; Module = External Program > click Edit Script button > type web address (e.g., http://www.xe.com) [...]