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SAP Business One Versus (vs.) Sage MAS 500

We are always being asked to compare and contrast solutions. Below is a bulleted list comparing SAP Business One and Sage MAS500.

SAP is a Total Business Solution. Includes Accounting, Distribution, Manufacturing, Sales Force Automation & Customer Service in one integrated solution with one code base, one database with a single installation. It’s your choice [...]

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 [...]

Extended Solution Upgrade? Sage Preferred Developer List Available

As you know if you’re using an Extended Solution that is not making the trip into version 4.4 then you’ll have to decide whether to upgrade that solution on your own or find a developer to do the work (for a fee).
Sage has announced that 56 of their Extended Solution catalog will be incorporated into [...]

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 [...]

Extended Solutions Preferred Development Partners

Sage have just issued their list of Extended Solutions Preferred Development partners who they describe as:
Sage MAS 90 and 200 Development Partners are an important member of the Sage partner community, providing valued specialized solutions for Sage MAS 90 and 200 ERP customers.
The library of over 1000 Sage MAS 90 and 200 Extended Solutions titles [...]

Select Extended Solutions for MAS 90 and MAS 200 Incorporated to Future Releases – Remainder Retired

The Sage MAS90 Extended Solutions catalog is a broad list of over 700 program enhancements that Sage re-sold individually to MAS 90 and  MAS 200 users. The enhancements slightly tweaked the ERP system to perform custom functions such as adding ACH Ability to Accounts Payable or increasing the retention of Accounts Payable invoices to 9,999 [...]

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.

“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 [...]

Connect to MAS 90 from ASP

MBA was working with a client trying to create the ASP read from ODBC and we realized that there were a few people out there trying to figure out how to do this. This blog will document a few key elements needed to read from the ODBC driver using ASP. This is for version 4.x or greater. Hopefully this will help others trying to do the same thing.

Business Insights Explorer (BIE)

Business Insights Explorer (BIE) provides comprehensive business intelligence, plus workflow and reporting tools that enable users to quickly drill down and get specific data on customers and much more. BIE includes 75 predesigned views in version 4.3 of Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200. Let your customer service reps benifit from one screen for all information.