Quicker Way To Find When A New Feature Was Added To Sage 100 ERP

January 28, 2013 by Wayne Schulz

Have you ever had the unpleasant task of trying to figure out when a particular feature was added to Sage 100 ERP (formerly MAS 90 or MAS 200) ?

If so you’ve probably discovered that this link takes you to a “What’s New” site with individual URLS that can take hours to explore fully.

Instead of spending all day browsing (and backing up from links that don’t provide the answer) you can use a Google search command to narrow your search to only the documents on Sage’s “What’s New” site.

Here’s how.

First, navigate to Google search – http://www.google.com

Now in the search box type in SITE:services.sagesoftwareinc.com/mas/whatsnew/ followed by your search term. I’ve used quotes so that I’m returned only results where my keywords appear exactly as queried.

Your Google Search Box should contain:

SITE:services.sagesoftwareinc.com/mas/whatsnew/ “job status”

Will yield only results from the site you specify matching the keywords:

Note: I have received different results when I put the keyword both in front of the Site: xxxx and at the end. You may find that your search works well based on placing the keyword either before or after the “Site:xxx” portion.

You can always use Google Advanced search which will guide you through every parameter:

Google Advanced Search

Google The Latest Sage Documents – Hot Tip

August 6, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

Here’s a quick power tip for Sage users who want a quick look at the latest documents posted on the Sage website.

If you’re looking for a faster way to uncover public documents listed in Google (this won’t work for documents hidden behind a “gated” Sage login ).

Using a special format for Google search you can view all the latest indexed pages from the North American Sage website – na.sage.com. You can quickly slice and dice this data so you only view updates from the last hour, 24 hours, past week, past month or a custom range.

This search can further be narrowed to search only for pages with PDF or other file types (helpful for finding new whitepapers).

Google Advanced Search

For even more powerful search capabilities — use Google Advanced Search (http://www.google.com/advanced_Search )

GetX: Global search for Sage ERP MAS 90 and MAS 200 v4.4+

December 16, 2011 by Wayne Schulz

Have you ever wished there was a way you could search all of your data within Sage ERP MAS 90 or MAS 200 from one screen?

I just attended a demonstration hosted by VAR XKZERO that spotlighted their GetX search tool for Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200. This affordable solution provides a single search screen from which you can look at data in any of your Sage ERP MAS 90 or 200 framework modules.

The setup of the software looked very fast. The only software required is a .NET component (typically included with all modern computer operating systems) and a Providex program that works on the server.

Indexing of your Sage ERP MAS 90 or MAS 200 data files can be scheduled for certain time periods of the day. You can limit the company codes, data tables and fields that are indexed. Expect that the indexes will be about the same size as your normal Sage ERP MAS 90 or 200 data files.

System security is fully supported so that only authorized users can scan through accounting data. Presently the solution is available for Sage ERP MAS 90 or 200 (nothing for SQL) on versions 4.4 or 4.5.

Pricing is $ 250 for the software component and $ 60 per user per year. The user licenses must match those which you already own from Sage. So if you have a 10 user Sage ERP MAS 90 or 200 system you’d need 10 licenses of GetX.

For more information visit – http://www.gogetx.com

How and Why To Link Your Google Profile To Search Results

November 12, 2011 by Wayne Schulz

The world of online search is growing more competitive by the day. If there were a way for your website’s results to stand out from the competition – you’d probably want to know about it – right?

How about if the way to make your site standout was completely free and took about 5 minutes to setup?

Here’s one way that many site owners are using to standout. They’ve seized upon Google’s new pilot program that links author information in Google Profile’s to web search results.

When Google users search the web for information Google now will associate the author of a post (provided they’ve set this up) with the search result. This means the author’s Google profile headshot and a link to add that profile to a Google Plus shared circle will both appear.

This is an easy way you can establish credibility with those who are searching as well as standout from competitors who’ve not taken the time to establish the link between their Google Profile and their web site.
If you want your author information to appear in search (Google News too) results for the content you’ve created then first create a Google Profile with a good recognizable headshot as your profile photo.

Sample:

Wayne Schulz Google Plus Profile (link)

Then verify authorship of your online content by associating it with your profile using one of two methods provided by Google (details):

Add your name and email to the post (Google’s recommended method – and easiest)
Link your web post to your Google profile (and your profile to your web post)

Once you’ve completed those steps – notify Google here.

It can take a week or so for Google to pick up on this (provided that you’ve followed the setup instructions precisely). And when they do you may not see every one of your blog posts indexed – rather you’ll see a few posts at a time gradually have your profile headshot and Google circle link added.

The results is a search result that stands out from competitors and conveys more authority – and hopefully translates into greater results for your company.

Google

How To Use Google To Search Sage’s MAS90 & MAS200 Knowledgebase

October 22, 2011 by Wayne Schulz

Frustrated by search results that appear when you look for support articles in the Sage Software MAS90 knowledgebase?

Here’s a quick tip.

Use Google and a special parameter (site:infosource.sagesoftwareonline.com) when you do a Google search. This instructs Google to review all public posts that originate from the Sage knowledgebase and which contain your search string.

Use quotes in the initial search for direct matches:

“tax tables” site:infosource.sagesoftwareonline.com

What’s unique about this search is that you’ll often receive results from Google which also include program patches, tax table updates and other more difficult to locate technical information.

Remember that this type of Google search only returns results that are PUBLIC. If a login is required on the Sage site to view information then you will be unable to use Google to view the resulting data.

via: MAS90GURU

Google Advanced Search

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