Sage Changes and Happy Memorial Weekend

25 May

Happy Friday everyone!

You should have received an email from Sage last week regarding product name changes and the launch of their new website: NA.Sage.com

I checked out the website and it’s pretty cool, very easy to navigate and locate resources/information.

As you may have read, MAS 90 and MAS 200 are no more…the names that is. Sage has decided to identify products with a numbering approach where higher numbers denote increased level of product capability. Sage 100 replaces the formerly used MAS 90 and MAS 200.  The name change is more than just a name change as the product families will offer new integrations like CRM, Fixed Assets,  HRMS and Payroll. Sage is making a lot of changes and we at SGS are progressing and adapting. If you have a question about the new Sage changes, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

We will be closed on Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day.  Have a safe holiday weekend!

How Pixar Almost Lost Toy Story 2 to a Bad Backup

17 May

Great little video about one of my favorite movies. Hat Tip to @RobertWood from LinkedIn for sharing this.

The moral of this story is… TEST YOUR BACKUP AND RESTORE PROCESS! REGULARLY!

Yes, I am shouting. That is all.

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Don’t Forget: FAS Webinar This Wednesday

14 May

Greetings! We are hosting a free webinar on the new FAS enhancements this Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10 a.m. (MST). Sage has made strides in updating FAS to become more intuitive and flexible. We have a small group registered so you can ask specific questions to our FAS guru, Brian Holloway. Below are the details and registration. We hope to see hear you on Wednesday. Feel free to forward to anyone else you think may be interested in attending.

Register here

Title: FAS 2012 Enhancement Webinar
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MDT
Sage FAS software has undergone an extraordinary facelift over the past few years, resulting in a product that is now easier to use than ever before. We would like to show you a quick and complimentary demo of the new enhancements available in Sage FAS 2012. We know you are busy and will keep it brief and give you an opportunity to ask questions to our expert technician, Brian Holloway. If you are interested in joining, please register by clicking the above link.

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Paperless Office — If you aren’t using it, you should

19 Apr

One of my best clients is dealing with a situation this week: Their payroll clerk decided to leave. No notice, no prior warning. She left. But, this post is not about ethics and whether that was right or wrong. It just is, and there isn’t anything we can do about it.

Now, the time is drawing near for this client to file their quarterly tax returns. And guess what? They didn’t follow the time-honored tradition of backing up their Sage 100 ERP (formerly MAS90/200) company prior to closing their payroll. Major no-no. Especially if you don’t print out your 941s before you close the period.

Well, the bookkeeping CPA is in the office today, trying to file the 941s, and there are no longer available, and he can’t find any printouts from the quarter end. Fortunately for him, paperless office was turned on, and we were able to reprint a bunch of the necessary tax reports from the payroll system, and now he can prepare a 941. Backups are best, but in case your backup doesn’t work, make sure you are using paperless office.

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Custom Scripts Available for Purchase

6 Apr

Happy Friday!

We mentioned a couple custom scripts at the Users Meeting and a few of you displayed some exuberant enthusiasm. I’ve never seen Aaron so popular! We added details on our website on GL Reversal and Signature Capture. Click here to check it out.

We’ve done other customizations, but these two are very popular. If there is something in particular you are looking for, contact us and we’ll check into it for you.

Thanks and have a great Easter weekend.  

Rebecca

 

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Upcoming Training Courses

30 Mar

Greetings!

We want to thank all those who attended the Users Meeting and hope you were able to take back some good information.

We are offering Crystal Reports and SMI training classes in April. Please see details and below and if you’re interested in participating, contact Joni and she will register you. Seating is limited so reserve your space today.

Thank you!

Crystal Reports Training Class – UTAH
 
Date: April 17 and 18, 2012  8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: SGS Technology Group Training Center
5929 S. Fashion Pointe Drive, Ste. 300
Ogden, UT 84403
Cost: $825 for two-day training with materials*
Registration: Contact Joni at 801-337-3799 or jwilliams@sgstech.com 
 
Proper reporting is essential to any business. Attend this course and learn the fundamentals of using Crystal Reports. This course will begin with creating simple reports by accessing your accounting data and applying varied formatting, and will progress to more complex concepts such as using multiple tables and creating user-defined parameter fields. 

Attend this course and learn to create presentation-quality reports and utilize the new features in Crystal Reports. CPE is available for this training class.  *Discounts available if two or more students from the same company attend.  

SMI Training Classes – UTAH

Intermediate
Thursday, April 19th, 8:00 a.m. to Noon
$275 Enrollment Fee
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of report design with Sage MAS Intelligence. You will learn about data containers and how to access Sage MAS data, define report settings and use drilldown to enhance reports.

Financials
Thursday, April 19th, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
$275 Enrollment Fee
Do you want to learn how to create meaningful financial reports? Attend this course to obtain hands-on practice modifying the financial reports provided with Sage MAS Intelligence. The course is a series of activities stepping you through different ways to customize these reports.
 
Advanced
Friday, April 20th, 8:00 a.m. to Noon
$275 Enrollment Fee
This class goes beyond the basics of Sage MAS Intelligence to help you define more sophisticated reports and work with higher level functionality. In this class you will learn about building reports that consolidate multiple companies and other external databases such as SageCRM.
 
For participation in multiple classes, SGS will offer a 10 percent discount. CPE is available for these training classes.
 
For more information, or to register please contact Joni at 801-337-3799 or jwilliams@sgstech.com
 

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Users’ Meetings Today and Thursday

27 Mar

Sorry for the late announcement, but most readers are aware that there will be MAS90/200 Users’ Meetings today in Salt Lake City and on Thursday in Boise. We’ll be talking about SGS Care, The new Sage Portal, and (if time permits), I’ll be showing off a couple of scripting customizations that we’ve built. As always, we’ll provide refreshments and dry humor.

We hope to see you there. If you need directions or anything else, please let us know.

Uppercase only for MAS90/200

21 Feb

We recently had an inquiry from another consultant about ensuring that all the data that gets entered into MAS90 or MAS200 (or Sage ERP 100 as it will soon be known) is done in uppercase. There were a couple of hacks suggested, but rather than hacking it through the registry (which forces uppercase for all programs), I created a little program that you can run that will effectively convert all lowercase (or “miniscule” for the scrabble geeks) into uppercase (or…. get ready for it… “majuscule”) for only MAS90 or MAS200.

Here’s a link to the program that converts lowercase to uppercase. Remember, this only works in MAS90/200. If you need similar functionality in a different program, please let me know. It’s usually a simple thing to do, and I can put it together in less than 15 minutes.

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Hot Fix for Sales Order Invoicing in version 4.50

25 Jan

Sage has posted a hot fix for Sales Order Invoicing in version 4.50. There had been a problem with certain transactions where the GL posting was doubling the invoice. They traced the issue and were able to resolve the bug with a quick patch to the system. You can download the hotfix from Sage Software Online. If you need any help applying this patch to your system, please feel free to contact us.

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Email down

19 Jan

SGS Email is down right now due to a power outage last night. Feel free to text, call, IM, or Skype us. We’ll let you know when it’s back up.

UPDATE: We’re back up and running. Thanks for your patience.

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