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Using MAS Task Menus

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Task Menus allow you to group tasks for easy access.  They may be private or public, and can be labeled to make their purpose obvious, i.e. Period End, Collections. To create a Task Menu, click on the MyTasks tab when … Continue reading

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Beth’s Notes from Sage Summit 2011

Random thoughts on info I gleaned at Sage Summit:  PC Charge will soon no longer work with MAS90/MAS200.  Sage is removing all storage of credit card information from within MAS90/200 and will instead link to an outside secure source for … Continue reading

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Product Update 6 for MAS v4.40

Product Update 6 contains several fixes for reported issues and on cool new feature:  When saving Form Code and Report Settings, Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 4.4 retains the last printer used by workstation ID. This is useful in multi-user … Continue reading

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Is your ERP a Technology Dinosaur

The following scale was created by Dr. John Sullivan in an article published on ere.net. Dr. Sullivan states technology is never the solution in itself, but it enables the development of leading-edge solutions and approaches. It is his belief that … Continue reading

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Product Update 5 for Version 4.40

The following features have been incorporated into the 5th Product Update for version 4.40 (along with any bug fixes).  Multi-Company Aged Accounts Payable Invoice Report – This allows you to combine the aging for more than one company, grouping like … Continue reading

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Inventory Transaction Codes

Bill of Materials:  BI-Product Issue (raw material) BR- Product Receipts (finished goods)  BZ-Negative Quantity Adjustment Inventory:  IA-Item Adjustment  II-Item Issued IN-Negative Tier Adjustment  IP-Physical Count IR-Item Received IS-Item Sold IT-Item Transfer IX-Purged Transactions  IZ-Cost Tier Adjustment Purchase Order:  PM-Material Requisition PO-Purchase Order Item … Continue reading

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Negative Tier Adjustment

What does the Negative Tier Adjustment report do?  Why and how often should I run it?  First, let’s discuss how a negative tier gets created.  If you are using LIFO or FIFO valuation methods for your items, you may have … Continue reading

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Positive Pay

Positive Pay is a generic term that describes a banking service used to combat check fraud. This security measure is offered by most U.S. commercial banks and is sometimes required. The concept is simple and effective.   When a check … Continue reading

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Tracking Down Problems Ain’t Always Easy

Having been erased, The document you’re seeking Must now be retyped.   From Sage’s web site – just a reminder that it can be DANG difficult to track down problems and sometimes you just get lucky.  Sort of.  Interesting way … Continue reading

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Sage Releases MAS200 SQL Version 4.45

Sage has begun shipping MAS200 SQL Version 4.45 to new clients only.  The release, which can run on one of 2 flavors of SQL (Microsoft’s being one of them), offers similar processing speed but faster reporting speed.  The current version … Continue reading

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