Consulting and Upgrades
As of January 5, 2022, Windows Server 2022, Standard and Datacenter are supported for Sage 100 version 2019 through 2021. When Sage 100 2022 is released ( eta April 2022 ), we expect that Windows Server 2022 will be supported for that release as well.
A full set of supported platforms documents for supported versions of Sage 100 may be downloaded from here.
We’ve heard from some users that after upgrading Sage 100 to version 2020 that they’ve experienced slower performance.
Slow performance can be cause by many things ( see below for a list of the top 8 reasons your Sage 100 might be slow ).
In many instances the slowness of a new Sage 100 upgrade can be traced back to overly aggressive anti-virus or malware scanners causing interruptions in processing.
The suggestions below may ( or may not ) help speed up your Sage 100 system. Prior to calling support I recommend walking through each and seeing if they might apply to your particular installation.
All information was drawn from this Sage KB article – Slow performance when opening a new task or starting Sage 100, or when running Sage 100 across a network
No matter how fast your computer system hardware may be there is always room for improvement. One way that Sage 100 users have found to improve the speed of their accounting software is by excluding certain Sage 100 files from scanning by antivirus software.
Be sure you consider all anti-virus and malware applications. In at least one case we’ve had a user who added exclusions ( as suggested by Sage below ) and found that Windows Defender was also running on the server and once exclusions were added to Windows Defender their slow speed problems vanished.
Sage has a published list of the files and file extensions which may normally be excluded from scanning by antivirus software.
Since these file extensions are specific to Sage 100 there is a small risk of infection which leads Sage to recommend their exclusion.
There is a Sage knowledge article available online – How to exclude Sage 100 from antivirus scans.
The article recommends the following antivirus expulsions which may speed up the processing of Sage 100.
In general these exclusions should happen on both the server and workstation.
Update 3/2/2021
Consider testing by temporarily disabling your antivirus product to see if this improves performance: speed, file locking problems encountered, error messages, etc.
If performance improves, exclude the Sage 100 programs, folders, and file extensions from your Antivirus program:
In your Antivirus product ( To ensure you have the latest info please verify the list below against this official Sage KB article prior to making changes ):
Note: It is okay to run nightly scans when users are out.
We advise that you consult with your IT staff prior to making any exclusions. Never disable your antivirus or malware scanners without understanding the risks involved.
If your workflow is now like that of many companies you probably have most or all of your staff working from home.
When your staff is working in Sage 100 they are likely printing and updating journals and registers as they go about their regular workday.
These registers require paper and if you are manually printing and requiring staff to come into the office to later file the journals and registers – you are working too hard.
Sage 100 includes a feature called Paperless Office. It’s essentially taking all those journals and registers and automatically saving them as PDF files in a location determined by you.
What’s nice about this feature is that once enabled it automatically saves a copy of the output no matter whether your staff tries to send it to a printer or manually creates a PDF.
Sage has a set of detailed instructions online. These only look complicated as the actual setup is fairly straightforward.
If you decide to setup Paperless Office in Sage 100, here are a couple quick tips.
That’s it. It’s very easy to automatically saved copies of your journals and registers to PDF automatically which will save your staff from having to manually file those documents.
With a little more setup effort you can also email out invoices using paperless. Some third-party credit card processors also support embedding links inside the invoices so your Sage 100 customers can pay directly from the invoice.
Previously we’ve had some customers dismiss paperless office as an unnecessary step. Now with more companies adjusting to working from home this handy feature is not only included in your product but can provide a very real return on your Sage 100 investment.
For the 2020 tax year, the IRS introduced a new 1099-NEC form. This new form replaces the 1099-MISC for reporting non-employee compensation.
Sage has incorporated this update into accounts payable provided you are using the most recent versions.
What has been missing is the ability to set 1099-NEC boxes in the Purchase Order Module. Initially Sage indicated that this functionality would be added in a future release.
Recently Sage provided guidance on how they would add 1099-NEC functionality for those who rely on purchase orders.
The following Sage 100 versions will receive an update adding 1099-NEC functionality to purchase orders (Estimated release – Spring 2021 ):
Sage 100 2021
Sage 100 2020 Update 2
Sage 100 2019 Update 5