When Sage 100 2018 is released in late October 2017 it will use a newer version of Crystal Report Writer than prior Sage 100 releases.
This updated Crystal Report version will come on the system download that you’ll use to install Sage 100 onto your computer. You can generally find the full installation of Crystal Reports for Sage on your Sage 100 program disks which you download from the Sage knowledgebase.
Important: Crystal Reports 2017 is NOT backward compatible with earlier versions of Sage 100. If you receive the error:
Unable to cast COM object of type” when printing in prior Sage 100 versions after installing Sage 100 2018
You will need to follow these steps if you intend to run two versions of Sage 100 which do not use the same Crystal version.
In most cases, install the full version of Crystal Reports onto any workstation that will be making edits to forms or reports. Crystal Reports is the tool used to modify forms and reports in Sage 100.
Sage 100 2018 – Crystal Reports 2016 for Sage 100 + Sage 100c
Sage 100 2017 – Crystal Reports 2011 for Sage 100 + Sage 100c
Sage 100 ERP version 2016 – Crystal Reports 2011 for Sage 100 + Sage 100c
Sage 100 ERP version 2015 – Crystal Reports 2011 for Sage
Sage 100 ERP version 2014 – Crystal Reports 2011 for Sage
Sage 100 ERP version 2013 – Crystal Reports 2011 for Sage
Sage MAS 90 or 200 version 4.50 – Crystal Reports XI Release 2 for Sage (11.5)
Sage MAS 90 or 200 version 4.40 – Crystal Reports XI Release 2 for Sage (11.5)
Sage MAS 90 or 200 version 4.30 – Crystal Reports 10.0 for Sage
Sage MAS 90 or 200 version 4.20 – Crystal Reports 10.0 for Sage
Sage MAS 90 or 200 version 4.10 – Crystal Reports 10.0 for Sage
Sage MAS 90 or 200 version 4.00 and 4.05 – Crystal Reports 8.5 for Sage
Sage MAS 90 or 200 version 3.70 and 3.71 – Crystal Reports 8.5 for Sage
If you find you don’t have the original disks for your Sage 100 version you can contact Sage to request a copy.
