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Starship Link 2.0 Setup Notes

August 1, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

Version(s):

4.5

Problem / Description:

How can I setup Starship Link 2.0 for Sage 100 v4.5+

The relationship between Sage and V-Technologies (publisher of Starship) has changed and V-Technologies now sells the link between Starship and Sage 100 (aka Starship Link) directly.

There are two versions to the link:

a. Business Objects Interfact (BOI) — must have BOI keys from Sage (should be free but not always included in older keys – be sure to update)

b. Starship Link 2.0 (As of July 2012 seems less problematic)

In order to use Starship Link 2.0 you must call V-Technologies and have them add it to your account and then install the Starship Link 2.0

Once V-Technologies have applied the license change (should be no charge if on support with them) you can update your license within Starship.

To apply these changes:
1. Exit out of all StarShip clients

2. Run StarShip Server Manager

3. Click Tools > “Check for Registration/Data Updates”

Then go to the Starship Program and change the financial system to Sage 100 v4.50

Starship Online Guide / Starship Link Setup:

http://www.vtechnologies.com/help/migrate/maslink2/index.html

Starship Link 2.0 Announced

February 28, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

V-Technologies, the creator of the popular Sage 100 ERP Starship Shipping Solution have announced the availability of their Starship Shipping Link 2.0.

2/28/2012

Dear Valued Partner:

With all of the news surrounding shipping solutions lately, I just wanted to reach out to provide a quick update on StarShip. The shipping solution you have grown to know and trust continues to provide workflow flexibility with two Sage 100 interfaces. We have recently released a new iteration of the StarShip Link, version 2.0, which works with Sage 100 version 4.5. With StarShip Link 2.0, we added many of the features we built into the BOI interface in Shipping Data Entry so a customer could stay with their current workflow AND still have field customization, etc.

StarShip Link 2.0 will give you all the features of the previous interface PLUS several enhancements:
• Line item integration – retrieves item info to further automate international and LTL shipments
• Field mapping optimization – an easy-to-use interface provides access to modify the default set of field maps and translations
• Access to user-defined fields provide unmatched flexibility for personalizing the interface
• Electronic scale integration allows you to weigh the package while in Shipping Data Entry for more efficient package handling
• Coming Soon – access to the StarShip dashboard from Package Summary Tracking gives you instant access to tracking info across carriers and modes (parcel/LTL)
V-Technologies will continue to support the BOI interface. A few reasons to consider the BOI interface:
• Customer is running versions 4.1 – 4.4 and wishes to have field maps/customizations
• Customer wishes to ship MAS orders outside of Shipping Data Entry (i.e. shipment initiated in StarShip)
• Customer would like to ship against multiple orders (consolidate into 1 shipment)
• Customer requires shipments associated to customers or invoices
I also want to make sure you are aware of our ShipGear product. ShipGear is an industry standard for providing ERP integration for UPS WorldShip and FedEx Ship Manager. We consider ShipGear more of an entry-level solution because it supports the carrier provided software which is single carrier. This is a great option for the customer who ships primarily 1 carrier or may not be quite ready for a full, multi-carrier solution. ShipGear is one of the few software applications available via the UPS Customer Technology Program where UPS will pay for the license! Our Sage 100 interface is a relative new comer to this product so we’re still educating our Sage partners. With that, I invite you to join us for a ShipGear webinar

. We are also hosting weekly StarShip sessions, feel free to join us to learn more about the StarShip Link 2.0.

Thanks,
Caroline

Caroline Walsh
Director, Sales & Marketing
800-462-4016 x213
cwalsh@vtechnologies.com

Credit card unauthorized/authorization expired. Unable to ship this order

February 25, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

If you use Sales Order entry on version 4.40 or 4.50 and have tried to ship and order where a deposit was paid by credit card that did not have a pre-authorization then you may have run into an issue where the screen hangs in shipping data entry.

The message “Credit card unauthorized/authorization expired. Unable to ship this order” is displayed and you are forced to exit from the shipping data entry screen.

Sage have issued a fix for this issue and you can download it from the following link:

Version 4.50.2.0
Version 4.40.0.8

Starship Link 2.0 for Sage 100 ERP (Formerly Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200)

February 17, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

Yesterday one of my customers was upgrading their Starship software to the latest version (12) and they received this updated regarding both the versions that the latest Starship works with and the capabilities of the Starship Link 2.0.

Recall that V-Technologies ceased acting as an Endorsed Partner for Sage just about a year ago when they sent a Valentine to users dated 2/14/11 that they’d be marketing their solution solo.

This latest info from V-Technologies does not contain any information they’ve yet to announce – though I think it’s a nice reminder that Starship Link 2.0 (which we believe is being developed by Sage partner SWK Technologies) is still available for those using Starship.

Here’s the update from V-Technologies:

StarShip v12 is compatible with v4.3 and 4.5. I am also providing some information regarding v4.5 below.
We have a new StarShip Link 2.0 that has many enhancements over the older StarShip Link that is available for Sage MAS 90/200 v4.5. We also have our BOI Direct Interface for MAS v4.5.
1. BOI – this is our direct interface that accesses the shipping data from outside of Shipping Data Entry and is available for $500.00.

2. StarShip Link 2.0 – this is our new interface that provides the same workflow as what you are familiar with now with the original StarShip Link and is available at no extra cost. In addition, we’ve enhanced the interface to include the following:

Line item integration – retrieves item info to further automate international and LTL shipments
Field mapping optimization – an easy-to-use interface provides access to modify the default set of field maps and translations
Access to user-defined fields – from within this utility
Scale integration from Shipping Data Entry

Our Install service is $695, covers the server and 2 workstations. Prior to the install, you will need to fill out documentation, and faxed it back to 866-478-4922. Once payment is received and documents, a Technical Team member will contact you and go over any additional questions, and set this appointment.

via: 90 Minds Consulting Group – Starship Link 2.0

Server Error 404 – File or Directory Not Found When Tracking Shipments Within MAS 90 or 200

January 5, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

When attempting to track shipments online from within Sage ERP MAS 90 or 200 the message “Server Error 404 – File or Directory Not Found” may appear. This seems to be an issue with the underlying web URL being changed so that when the link is clicked within MAS 90 or MAS 200 the Error 404 results.

Temporarily work around this by adding an “x” to the end of the url as shown below:

via: 90 Minds

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