Sage 100 ERP

What’s New in Sage 100 4.4 through 2020?

April 19, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

Sage 100cloud version 2020 was released on March 18, 2020. This update includes new features including the ability for customers to pay by credit card from an emailed invoice, multiple Purchase Orders on one receipt of goods/invoice and an easier way to reverse an entire run of Accounts Payable checks.

While Sage offers an extensive overview of new features in their Customer Upgrade Guide ( 2020 Version ), I’ve summarized dozens of pages into the top new features for each release starting with version 4.4 and ending with the latest 2020 release.

This What’s New Brief – Sage 100 4.4 to 2020 is available here. Please print it or refer to it as you go about your Sage 100 upgrade.

Sage Sets New Date for Sage Summit 2020

April 10, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

Sage is notifying those who registered for their since postponed Sage Summit 2020 conference that the new date is December 2020.

Their event website shows a new date of December 8-11, 2020 with a schedule that is largely unchanged. The venue remains Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center – Orlando, FL.

Thank you for registering for Sage Summit US. With the safety of our attendees in mind, we have rescheduled the event for

December 2020.
Partner Day: December 8, 2020
Conference: December 9 – 11, 2020
Your registration is valid for the new event dates in December. You do not need to take any further action now. If you are unable to attend, you may cancel your registration for a complete refund.
We are committed to delivering this impactful event to the Sage ecosystem in a healthy and secure environment.
Please visit www.SageSummit.com/US to view the updated agenda.
We look forward to seeing you in Orlando this December.
Regards,
Your Sage Summit US Team

Sage Summit is the annual conference hosted by Sage Software North America for customers and partners. Starting in 2018 this event swapped between being a series of one-day events and a larger multi-day conference. This year marks the first year since 2018 that Sage returned to a larger conference format.

Sage Summit Breakout Sessions

Hands-on Learning – December 9 and 10, 2020 – Sage will be hosting a series of hands-on virtual labs to test-drive Sage software.

These self-guided labs allow you to try specific software you’ve seen demonstrated in Sage Software breakout sessions. Those who attend a breakout will have access to the solutions used until December 18, 2020.

Product Innovation Sessions – December 9 through 11, 2020 – Sage will host a series of 49 sessions broken out into 5 sub-tracks

– Accountants
– Small Segment
– Sage 100/100cloud
– Sage 300/300cloud
– Business Management

Executive-to-Executive Learning ( Invite Only ) – December 10, 2020 – Geared toward senior business leaders. The track will not focus on products but instead will have a thought leadership focus.

Sponsor Showcase – December 10, 2020 – The exhibit hall area where various sponsors will prevent sessions focused on their products and how they help Sage users make better use of their solutions.

Sage Timeslips Partners Only – December 10, 2020 – Content exclusively for Sage Timeslips Partners.

Sage Certifications – December 11, 2020 – Learn more about the Sage certification process and receive a voucher for a free certification test. Products covered include Fixed Assets, Sage 50, Sage 100, Sage 300.

Sage Summit Agenda PDF

Download the current Sage Summit 2020 agenda ( PDF ) from the Sage Summit website here. For more information on Sage Summit 2020 visit the event site here.

Free Sage 100 Training Through May 31, 2020

April 7, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

Through May 31, 2020, Sage is offering a variety of free online training for many of its products – including Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud – via their Sage U online training site.

To access the free training you’ll need to create a Sage U account ( free ) and then access the Sage 100 courses via this link.

After completing the training, you can optionally take a variety of certification exams available for:

General Ledger Specialist
Accounts Payable Specialist
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Payroll Specialist
System Administrator Specialist

Available courses include:

General Ledger
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Payroll 2.0
Inventory Management
Purchase Order
Sales Order
Job Cost
System Administrator
Program and Data Files

Sage 100 Cloud Learning Series

Sage is also hosting a learning series that offers monthly courses designed for new customers or those who want a refresher.

Crystal Reports for Beginners – April 16, 2020, 12 PM EST
- How to create a basic report for Sage 100 using the Crystal Reports Wizard
- How to determine your data source which will be used to populate the report
Creating a Payroll Report that Shows the Employee’s Encrypted Data – June 18, 2020, 12 PM EST
- How to use Crystal reports to create a report that will allow you to see encrypted and highly sensitive employee information
Creating Dashboards Using Sage Intelligence Reporting – August 12, 2020, 12 PM EST
- Would you like to see a visual representation of your data with the ability to filter interactively?
- How to create a dashboard using Sage Intelligence Reporting
Using Business Insights Explorer to Work More Efficiently – October 6, 2020, 12 PM EST
- How to streamline access to critical data by creating default settings for data you regularly view and personalize it to meet your individual needs
- How to easily use drill down and drill around functions as well as how to access related tasks
Making the Most of Visual Process Flows – December 9, 2020, 12 PM EST
- Would you like to navigate easily through processes – perhaps those you use infrequently or to help new employees learn how to streamline their workflows?
- About visual process flows available to you
- How to modify a process flow and add it to your desktop

For more information about the free Sage 100 training opportunities available to you from Sage please visit the Sage U website here.

Sage Extends Support for Sage 100 Version 2017 To September 2020

April 1, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

Sage has officially extended phone support for Sage 100 2017 through September 30, 2020. Previously, official support for this release was slated to end with the release of Sage 100 2020 ( March 18, 2020).

Sage notes extended support is only for phone support.

Phone support only. We may not research newly reported defects in this version of the product

Important Considerations For Payroll Users Still on Sage 100 2017

2019 IRD (released in December, 2019) was the last IRD that will be released for Sage 100 2017, and the 2020Q1 Tax Table Update (released on January 30, 2020) was the last TTU that will be released for Sage 100 2017.

In order to stay compliant with Payoll and AP 1099 form printing, you will need to upgrade to Sage 100 2019.3 or higher and (if using Payroll, upgrade to Sage 100 Payroll 2.20.1 or higher).

Due to substantial changes to the tax code that materially impact the 2020 payroll tax year, the IRS released a new Form W-4.

Sage 100 2017 and earlier will not support the additional fields necessary to correctly calculate federal withholding taxes. If you are unable to upgrade to Payroll 2.20.0 or higher prior to needing to use the new Form W-4, you will need to manually calculate Federal Withholding for every payroll for employees who need to use the new Form W-4.

Sage Supported Platforms – Sage 100cloud Version 2020 ( 3/18/2020 )

March 24, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

Sage has released the Supported Platforms Matrices – aka SPM – for Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud 2020. Documents for the older versions do not appear to have been updated.

The SPM provides guidance on the exact server and workstations operating systems supported by the various Sage versions as well as their suggested memory requirements.

The Supported Platform Matrix for version 2020 has an update date of March 2020. Documents for the earlier versions still contain a May 2019 date.

A quick review of the prior and current SPM reveals that the main change appears to be the addition of Server 2019 to the list of supported network servers. Also, memory requirements have been boosted from a minimum of 3 GB to a minimum of 8 GB starting server RAM.

To download a copy of the Sage 100 Supported Platforms Matrices – visit the Sage support website here.

Sage Summit Breakout Sessions

Sage Summit Agenda PDF

Sage 100 Cloud Learning Series

Important Considerations For Payroll Users Still on Sage 100 2017

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