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Starship for Sage 100 ERP (fka MAS90) Upgrade Tip

December 23, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

Just a quick reminder for anyone using Starship shipping integrated with Sage 100 ERP (fka MAS90 or MAS200). If you have not upgraded in a few versions and are still on the Sage Starship Link then you will definitely need to get in touch with V-Technologies BEFORE you do any upgrades since the Starship Link will come off the menu (because Sage no longer provides the software).

Instead V-Technologies has to activate the link as part of your customer’s separate maintenance plan with V-Technologies.

This is a pretty easy thing to setup but you need to do it in advance if you do not want to be fielding calls from shipping about where their link went and why they can’t ship all the packages that backed up while you were upgrading.

More detailed instructions on the Starship Link process

What Does Sage Business Care Support Include?

December 18, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

Included with Sage 100 ERP Silver Support – which is the lowest level of support you can enroll in with Sage – are 5 calls to their technical support department. These calls, as defined by Sage here, are primarily for troubleshooting and explanation of confusing procedures.

Customers enrolled in Silver Support for their Sage 100 ERP (formerly MAS90 and MAS200) also have access to the online knowledgebase where they can lookup answers to technical questions and error messages.

sage business care silver gold

For a more detailed explanation of the types of services included by Sage – see this summary of Sage Business Care Support Services

Where Can I Download Sage 100 ERP (fka MAS90 or MAS200) version 2013?

December 14, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

Sage has just turned on their landing page for the new release of Sage 100 ERP 2013.

This release of Sage 100 ERP 2013 is available entirely by download. There are no disks sent by mail. Luckily the process for downloading the 2.29 GB file is very simple (see instructions below) and takes under an hour (depending upon your connection speed).

Once downloaded you will have a single self-extracting EXE file which when clicked creates a folder holding the entire installation disk (including Crystal Reports). Separate downloads are needed if you use Sage CRM or Sage Intelligence reporting.

Once downloaded you can install your upgrade (we strongly recommend consulting your Sage business partner first) from the source files on your server.

Schulz Consulting / DSD Business Systems customers should not worry about downloading the file as we’ve already secured copies and will transfer this file (as well as all other files needed to upgrade) onto your servers via the use of Dropbox which will synchronize the files overnight for you.

This update introduces several enhancements to Sage 100 ERP (fka MAS90 and MAS200)

Visual Process Flows – Menu “maps” make navigating the system easier than ever.
Sage Exchange integration for credit cards now allows for use of credit card swipers (Important: Talk to your partner about the conversion process as it may be more time consuming if you have many years of credit card history. Also please recall that PC Charge is no longer supported on Sage 100 ERP 2013).
Customers and vendors may now be designated as inactive.
Cleared checks from Bank Reconciliation now show up in Account Payable vendor maintenance.
Multiple ERP companies can access a single Sage CRM database.
Sage Advisor notifies you when it’s time to upgrade

The Sage 100 ERP 2013 software may be downloaded from:

CUSTOMERS:

Sage 100 ERP customers on a Business Care plan can download your copy by logging on to the Customer Portal, and then clicking on www.Sage100ERP.com/download2013. Before you download, Sage recommends that you check with your certified solution provider to assist with your upgrade.

PARTNERS:

Sage 100 ERP certified Business Partners can download your copy by logging onto the Partner Portal, and then clicking on www.Sage100ERP.com/download2013.

Detailed Information On What’s New in Sage 100 ERP 2013 fka MAS90 MAS200

For a more in-depth description of new features in this release – please review either of the PDF files

Sage 100 ERP – At-a-Glance Version Enhancements Version 2013 (PDF)

Sage 100 ERP 2013 Detailed Release Guide (PDF)

Need help understanding your upgrade options? Contact Us.

How to export the Sage 100 (fka MAS90) company code (sy_company) using Visual Integrator

December 9, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

Here’s a very interesting two step process to perform a task which at first seems impossible. A member of the Sage 100 ERP Linkedin Group asked:

Anyone know how to link SY_Company into VI Export so I can get the Company Code in an Export from AP?

The answer is a relatively easy change that you must make to Visual Integrator which includes adding a temp calculated field and then assigning that value to an unused standard Sage 100 field.

Apparently this is needed because Sage Visual Integrator won’t export temporary fields.

Read the entire solution here.

Federal Medical Device Excise Tax (MDET) for Sage 100 ERP (fka MAS90 and MAS200)

December 9, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act imposes an excise tax of 2.3 percent on the sale of certain medical devices. Recently the IRS issued TD 9604 (here) which spell out more of the guidelines for the MDET.

Deal or No Deal, Obamacare Taxes Poised To Hit Next Month

We recommend that you consult with a tax professional on how (or if) this new regulation may apply to your company.

Some users of Sage 100 ERP (formerly known as MAS90 or MAS200) have asked how to best change their software to account to capture any required excise tax.

One solution which is on the horizon is from Avalara who is a provider of integrated sales tax computation and reporting services. Their solution integrates to Sage 100 ERP and computes taxes during the order entry and invoicing process. They also offer tax reporting and filing services to help make the process manageable.

Avalara reports:
We want to update you on the next release of AvaTax Calc, which includes changes to the AvaTax WSDL (Web Services Definition Language), enhancements to the user interface and support of the new Federal Medical Device Excise Tax. The AvaTax Calc SDK-DEV environment will be updated on December 12, 2012 from 5:00-9:00pm and to the production environment on December 27, 2012 from 5:00-9:00pm. These enhancements will not affect your product usage or ability to access AvaTax Calc.

Medical Device Excise Tax

We have updated AvaTax Calc to support the Federal Medical Device Excise Tax (MDET) going into effect as part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 in January 2013. In support of this, AvaTax Calc will allow you to calculate medical device excise taxes and generate a report to file the appropriate federal IRS tax forms.
We are introducing a new report and two new Entity Use Codes. The Entity Use Codes, used in combination with a Tax Code, will support the proper tax calculation.

Federal excise tax summary report

MED1 – calculates excise tax only (exempt sales and seller’s use tax)
MED2 – calculates excise tax in addition to sales and seller’s use tax (taxable sales and seller’s use)

Avalara – Avatax