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Sage Summit 2020 Location Announced for May 12-14, 2020

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We’ve received many inquiries about where and when Sage would host their Sage Summit 2020 event in the United States.

Sage Announces Sage Summit Orlando Location – May 2020

While the location(s) initially mentioned included both west and east coast locations it appears that Sage has decided on Florida as the location for their mid-market flagship event in 2020.

The event website indicates Sage Summit US will be hosted May 12-14, 2020 at the Gaylord Palms Orlando.

This hotel has previously held Sage Summit events and has the capacity to hold groups significantly larger than the last few Sage Summit events.

Note from Sage: Sage Summit US, May 12-14, 2020, is for small and medium-sized businesses, not the Sage X3 audience. The Sage Partner Summit, March 2-4, 2020, will be held for Sage X3 partners only.

According to the Sage Summit US website:

Our largest event series is coming to Orlando in 2020. Save the date for Sage Summit US, your opportunity to learn, connect, and grow with the Sage ecosystem. Sage Summit US brings Sage customers, partners, and accountants from around the country together for multiple days of deeper learning, product training, thought leadership, and networking to help your business thrive.

You can expect inspiring speakers that lead impactful conversations, dedicated networking opportunities to share ideas, best practices, and knowledge, and future-thinking technology from Sage and our ecosystem.

Additional details including agenda, speakers, and more will be coming later this year.

It’s still early in the planning process so undoubtedly we will see more details prior to the event date.

The Gaylord hotels are larger venues which seem to indicate Sage is leaning back toward hosting larger events in central locations versus a series of smaller sessions.

For more information on Sage Summit US 2020 in Orlando visit the Sage Summit Orlando website.

Warehouse Wizard Series Parts 4 – 6

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Last month we brought you parts 1 – 3 of the six-part “Warehouse Wizard Series”, a joint effort by ScanForce and Sage Inventory Advisor to provide educational content for Sage 100 users who operate warehouses.

Read Parts 1 – 3 of the Warehouse Wizard Series

And now for parts 4 – 6:

Part 4: Incorrect Levels Drive Excess Inventory

While having excess inventory on hand can seem like a safe bet to make sure you can meet demand, it is not cost-effective and can stunt your business’ growth.

On the other hand, you can have the best methodology imaginable in place to optimize replenishment and avoid excess inventory, but if your inputs are wrong, you will still fail. Good decisions start with accurate data.

Read Reducing Excess Inventory to learn about how to address the complexities associated with not having a source of truth for your levels.

 

Part 5: The Advantages of ABC Analysis

Ranking your items lets you focus on the ones that really matter. Whether they’re high velocity/high value or slow moving/low value or anywhere in between, these criteria can help you make better decisions about where to focus your time and working capital.

 

 

Read up on The 5 Advantages of an Effective ABC Analysis to learn how these classifications can lead to increased profits.

 

Part 6: Free Tools for Sage 100cloud to Optimize Inventory

Your Sage 100cloud subscription comes with a number of free tools that were previously only available for purchase. Two of these products that are included “out of the box” are:

Are you taking advantage of these features you already own? The infographic shows some of the functionality available to help you optimize inventory without purchasing any additional software.

That’s it for the series. Thanks for reading along! You’re a Warehouse Wizard!

Contact ScanForce or Sage Inventory Advisor if we can be of assistance with any of the initiatives you learned about in the series.

Guide To Credit Card Processing Terms for Sage 100 Users

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Confused by the various credit card processing terms used by your merchant? Chances are that you are not alone!

American Payments has a blog post which explains the top 40 credit card processing terms –and their meaning.

Some terms covered include:

  • AVS
  • Interchange Fees – Interchange Plus
  • Level 3 Processing
  • Tiered Pricing
  • Europay, MasterCard, and VISA – EMV
  • PCI-DSS
  • Self-Assessment Questionnaire – SAQ
  • Gateway
  • Tokenization

Sage 100 can integrate with various credit card processors and allow you to automatically charge a customers card upon shipment or as a deposit prior to beginning the process of shipment.

We recommend that you periodically review your credit card fees and compare them to a competitive quote to ensure you are receiving the best rate.

If you are swiping cards manually and entering them after-the-fact into Sage then it’s probably worthwhile for you to review an integrated credit card solution that saves you processing steps.

Read more about the top 40 credit card terms

Sage Abra Suite End-Of-Life FAQ

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Sage recently announced end-of-life for their Sage Abra Suite. This has resulted in some questions about the process including when support and sales will end for this HR product.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM IMPACTED BY SAGE ABRA SUITE END-OF-LIFE?

This change impacts ALL customers who utilize Sage Abra Suite.

2. WHAT DO I DO IF I AM IMPACTED?

We recommend that you discuss your needs with your DSD account manager to review the migration path from Sage Abra Suite to another supported HCM solution.

3. WHAT HAPPENS IF IDON’T MIGRATE?

Sage Abra Suite will continue to function after December 28, 2020. However, you will not be able to receive updates, security fixes, tax, and legislative updates, or access the Sage support center for assistance as of December 28, 2020. This is pertinent because the new tax tables and forms would normally be available prior to year-end reporting, but will now not be available.

4. WHAT IS THE DATE OF THE LAST UPDATE ON SAGE ABRA SUITE?

The final compliance and maintenance update for Sage Abra Suite will be released in September 2020.

5. WHAT IS THE LAST DATE SAGE SUPPORT WILL HELP WITH ABRA SUITE?

The final date for Sage to support Abra is December 28, 2020.

6.WHAT IF MY RENEWAL DATE IS AFTER DECEMBER 28,2019?

Sage will prorate your M&S to December 28, 2020.

7. WHERE CAN I ACCESS INFORMATION ON HCM PRODUCTS THAT DSD OFFERS?

Many HCM solutions which integrate to Sage or can be used standalone are featured on our website.

 

Sage 100 2019 Product Update 1 Released ( June 19, 2019 )

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Sage has released the first product update for their Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud version 2019 product which released in April 2019.

This product update contains various program fixes as well as these feature enhancements: 

View Paperless Documents from Journal Drill Down Window

A paperless viewer button is now available within the journal drill-down windows. Those users with the appropriate security role can now view paperless documents from the journal and register viewer for these tasks:

  • A/P Invoice History Inquiry
  • A/P Payment History Inquiry
  • A/R Invoice History Inquiry
  • G/L Account Maintenance Inquiry
  • G/L Source Journal Maintenance
  • I/M Item Maintenance/Inquiry
  • P/O Receipt History Inquiry

Links to Sage University Training ( Grad Cap icon) are now live for more task windows.

Sales Order has been updated to allow the addition of tracking numbers to email messages for Sales Order Invoices ( subject or body ). Tracking numbers added to the body of an email message are clickable.

 

For more information and to download Sage 100 2019.1 please visit one of the following links and search 2019.1

 

For Sage partners visit the Sage KB and login here

For Sage customers visit the Sage KB and login here

 

Once logged in – navigate to the knowledgebase area for Sage 100cloud and search for 2019.1

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