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Sage 100 Files to Exclude from Antivirus Scanning

March 2, 2021 by Wayne Schulz

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 ):

  • Disable any aggressive or continuous (also known as on-access, constant, or real-time, or “network scanning“) monitoring or scanning of Sage 100 (formerly Sage MAS 90 or 200) programs if they exist:
    • “..\MAS90\Home\Pvxwin32.exe“
    • “..\MAS90\Home\pvxiosvr.exe“
    • “..\MAS90\Launcher\Launch32.exe“
    • “..\MAS90\Launcher\Launcher.old.exe“
  • Exclude the “..\MAS90” directory and sub-directories and contents on the server where Sage 100 is installed.
    • Note: Do the same for the workstations, if using Sage 100 Advanced or Premium editions (formerly Sage MAS 200 and Sage MAS 200 SQL editions)
  • Exclude the following file extensions:
    • AUC, DCL, DD, DDE, DDF, EXP, LCK, LIB, KDF, M4D, M4L, M4P, M4T, M4X, PRM, PVC, PVX, RPT, SOA, XEQ
  • Spa.NA.Com must be a trusted site

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.

Filed Under: Sage 100c, sage 100cloud Tagged With: antivirus, malware, sage 100

Sage Readies Partner-Hosted Sage 100cloud on Azure

October 7, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

According to an agenda for upcoming Sage Partner Kickoff meetings being held on October 27-28, 2020 Sage is readying a partner-hosted Azure offering for Sage 100 and Sage 300.

Customers need more than one path to the cloud. That’s why we’re introducing our new partner-hosted cloud offering to give Sage 100 & Sage 300 customers the ability to move to the cloud without having to change systems. We’ll dive into the details of how our new Azure-hosted partner solution works including what you need to do in order to sell it.

We’ve been hearing rumors of some type of offering which creates another option for Sage 100cloud users who are unsure of how to move their accounting system to the cloud.

Cloud hosting for Sage 100 has been available for quite some time so Sage’s offering is likely more of a marketing campaign to make existing customers aware of the capability to run Sage 100cloud on hosted platforms.

Sage is also emailing customers about free Azure Active Directory Premium licenses. These licenses appear to offer a way for Sage 100cloud users to connect to the Sage Contact offering which connects Office 365 contacts to Sage 100cloud. The licenses may also provide a way to utilize an upcoming Sage 100cloud Open API Builder recently demonstrated on YouTube.

We will have more information about Sage 100cloud Azure hosting options once Sage formally unveils this program. There will likely be an additional fee for this hosting although it’s unknown whether this might be billed along with the Sage 100cloud subscription or separately by the hosting partner.

Stay connected with this and future Sage 100cloud news by joining our Sage 100cloud email newsletter.

Filed Under: Cloud Hosting, Microsoft Azure, Sage 100 ERP

Sage Extends Free Training To June 30, 2020

May 26, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

Free Sage 100 training via Sage University ( aka Sage U ) has been extended through June 30, 2020.

In order to assist customers with the widespread disruption cause by COVID-19, Sage bundled a series of anytime learning courses as well as live webinars to provide free training to Sage 100 users.

This training would be useful for bringing remote users up-to-speed on different tasks that they might not be used to performing regularly in Sage 100.

Sage also has scheduled a series of online Sage 100 training webinars in North America.

  • Creating a Payroll Report that Shows the Employee’s Encrypted Data
  • Creating Dashboards Using Sage Intelligence Reporting
  • Using Business Insights Explorer to Work More Efficiently
  • Making the Most of Visual Process Flows

To learn more – access the free Sage 100 training curriculum here.

Filed Under: Sage 100 ERP, Sage 100c

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.

Filed Under: Sage 100 ERP, sage 100 payroll, Sage 100c, sage 100cloud Tagged With: sageu, training

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.

Filed Under: Sage 100 ERP, Sage 100c, sage 100cloud Tagged With: sage 100, sage 100cloud

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