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How To Speed Up MAS 90 or MAS200?
The question of how can Sage 100 ERP (Formerly Sage ERP MAS 90 or 200) be sped up when a user is migrating from version 3.71 to 4.4 (or higher) has just arisen in our private collaboration area. We thought it might be helpful to provide some real time feedback from members of the 90 [...]
Sage MAS 90/200 Quick Tip from Zip: Restrict Date fields
If you’ve ever wanted to restrict any Date fields in Sage MAS 90/200 (e.g., Invoice Date) so that only certain dates were allowed, there’s an easy solution. (For example, if users are occasionally making keying errors.) Assuming you have the Custom Office module, and depending what version of MAS 90/200 you’re running, you can go [...]
Sage MAS 90/200 Quick Tip from Zip: Searching Item Extended Descriptions
In previous versions of Sage MAS 90/200, you couldn’t simply search Item Extended Descriptions (1 option was to create a User-Defined field to additionally hold this data for being able to search via an Item lookup). Well now it’s a snap. At your Item lookup, click the Custom button to personalize your lookup. In the Available [...]
Sage MAS 90/200 Quick Tip from Zip: 4.40 Upgrade – Open PO Report reconciliation
If you’ve upgraded to Sage MAS 90/200 4.40 and are having trouble reconciling the Open PO Report, be sure to take ”Completed” Orders into consideration. It appears this report in 4.30 (and likely prior versions) displays actual $$ for Completed Orders, whereas 4.40 shows $0. – Posted by Brett A. Zimmerman - www.brettzimmerman.com – Twitter: MAS90_Zip
Worldwide Conference Sage ERP X3 – May 26, 2011
Sage have just announced a followup to their January 2010 ERP X3 V6 Launch slated to be held on May 26, 2011. Expect to hear about the latest progress on Sage’s global ERP X3 product from Sage Chief Executive Guy Berruyer, ERP X3 Worldwide GM Christophe Letellier, SR VP and GM Laurie Schultz, SVP Emmanuel [...]
“Tasks Are Still Active For This Workstation” Error With Similarly Named Workstations
Users of MAS 200 version 4.4 and Product Update 5 may run into this bug which was just caught by 90 Minds Member Todd Martin of MBA Business Software. If you have multiple network workstations with similar names (ex. client1, client2, client3) and you have MAS 200 running on one of the clients and you [...]
Sage MAS 90/200 Product Update 5 for 4.40 (detailed overview)
Courtesy of Jeff Schwenk of Bottomline Software, here is a nice detailed overview document (with screen-shots, graphics, etc.) that explains what’s included in the latest Product Update 5 (PU5) for Sage MAS 90/200. Enjoy! What’s New in PU 4.40.0.5? – Posted by Brett A. Zimmerman - www.brettzimmerman.com – Twitter: MAS90_Zip
Sage MAS 90/200 Quick Tip from Zip: What’s New in Sage MAS 90/200?
Are you considering upgrading your Sage MAS 90/200 system? Well here’s a great resource which details the major functionality and enhancements incorporated in the software since v3.50. http://services.sagesoftware.com/mas/whatsnew/default.asp – Posted by Brett A. Zimmerman - www.brettzimmerman.com – Twitter: MAS90_Zip
Sage MAS 90/200 Quick Tip from Zip: Compacted Date Table
Did you know that there’s a logical explanation behind all the funky characters that appear in the various Sage MAS 90/200 date fields (when viewing the data via Data File Display & Maintenace for example)? These are called Compacted Dates – where the 2-character values represent 4-digit years ( e.g., 2011 = ?; ). Compacted [...]
Sage MAS 90/200 Quick Tip from Zip: Edit Item Standard Cost in 4.40
Have you noticed in Sage MAS 90/200 4.40 that you are likely unable to edit the Standard Cost field in Item Maintenance? It’s grayed out. That’s because there’s now a new Standard Cost Adjustment Utility. http://infosource.sagesoftwareonline.com/infasp/kdb.asp?isresolutionconceptid=523315 Posted by Brett A. Zimmerman - www.brettzimmerman.com – Twitter: MAS90_Zip
