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SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Table of Contents Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................1 Availability .................................................................................................................................................................1 New Modules ........................................................................................
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Overview Sage MAS 500’s rich heritage as a technology leader has been a key foundation of the solution for more than one decade. As the first Mid-Market solution to develop an ERP application from the ground-up based on SQL Server and Visual Basic Technology, Sage MAS 500 has evolved by taking advantage of newer technologies that provide the value and flexibility that Sage MAS 500 users have come to rely on. From innovative ecommerce solutions to the latest .
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE New Modules Business Insights Dashboard The new Business Insights Dashboard module keeps customers in charge of their business by channeling all the information they need into one convenient and powerful web dashboard solution. Business Insights Dashboard provides an unsurpassed level of knowledge management that consolidates critical personal, corporate, and external information and enables single-click access to analytical and collaborative tools. Using .
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE The data view included with Business Insights Dashboard have been assigned individual task rights allowing administrators to set security for each KPI by company based on their appropriate role in the organization. The ability to modify the personal experience and to modify the global experience within the Dashboard is also securable through individual task rights.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Server SSIS, administrators can schedule the SSIS package to run on a regular basis. Furthermore, developers can modify the final package by adding scripting for additional validations and other complex transformations. Data Import Manager also addresses one of the most widely used applications in Sage MAS 90 and 200 platform - The Visual Integrator module.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Module Entity or Transaction AP IM Vouchers Pricing (including price sheets, groups, matrix and customer) Open Orders History Orders Open Orders History Orders Work Centers Routings Employees SO SO PO PO MF MF MF Capability Insert Insert Insert and Add Line Insert Insert Insert Insert Insert Insert Licensing Data Import Manager will be licensed as a new module and priced at $2,500. Pricing is subject to change prior to the release. Starship Freight v9.
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SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Usability Enhancements Warehouse Automation Pick by Order or Shipment A new flexible picking option within WA allows the operator to drive the picking process based on a sales order number or shipment number, thus allowing picking of urgent orders without completing entire pick list in addition to eliminating the need to return to the MAS 500 console as well as generate shipments before the picking process begins.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE A set of new options will allow warehouse managers to require handheld personnel to scan items and enter the customer number when picking or packing an order. This process will ensure a more accurate picture of the customer’s inventory situation prior to processing new orders.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Business insights Explorer has been enhanced to include a new “Active Memos’ Preview for the most common memos a user may need inquiry access to including Vouchers, Invoices, Work Orders, Projects, Purchase Orders, and Sales Orders.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Business Insights Explorer Introduced in Version 7.0, Business insights Explorer (BIE) has become the tool of choice for customers to inquire and navigate through the wealth of relational information stored within Sage MAS 500. BIE’s ability to personalize and share information with others has become a common theme mentioned among the Sage MAS 500 user community. The introduction of Quick Previews in version 7.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE The new HTML Help Center is a one-stop resource of information for the Sage MAS 500 software. Searching Across Help Systems The new HTML Help Center is more streamlined and presents one main window from which to search across all topics in all modules. Additionally, the index and table of contents are shared across all modules.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE The table of contents contains links to reference guides and overview PDFs. Module PDFs provide overview information for the main windows in the software. Shared Index The unified Help Center also allows you to look for topics across all modules based on commonlyused keywords making it easier than ever to locate information. Shared Search You can perform full-text searches across all the module Help systems from any Help window. 12 © 2007 Sage Software, Inc.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Printing Topics Although you can print individual Help topics within the Help system, you can also easily print a book of related Help topics. On the Help Center table of contents area, select the book of topics you want to print and click Print in the toolbar. You can also right-click a book and select Print. The Print Topics dialog box appears giving you the option to Print the selected topic in the display area or print the selected topic and all subtopics.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Overview Help Topic The new and improved overview Help window offers key navigation links that are easily accessible near the top of the Help topic. You can use these navigation links to access procedure, concept, and field-level information that pertains to that window. Field-Level Help Topic The new structure for the field-level Help topics allows you to view and print information for all the fields in a window from one topic.
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SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Sage Software Complete Solutions Sage SalesLogix 7.2 Your customers will be thrilled to hear that Sage SalesLogix for Sage MAS 500 has a new integration that will change the way they do business. Sage SalesLogix for Sage MAS 500 has been redesigned to improve communication, customer loyalty, productivity, and decision making by providing timely, accurate information. Sage MAS 500 Version 7.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE • Two user license of Crystal Reports v10. Additional licenses may be purchased for $155 for 1 seat and $765 for 5 seats, plus associated support fees. Abra eRecruiter v7.6 Resume Keyword Search In addition to structured searches, Abra eRecruiter now provides unstructured resume keyword search capabilities. Search resumes by groups of key words and view the occurrence of the key words within resumes.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Now with Abra eRecruiter, when an existing employee accepts a transfer offer or is promoted, the Abra HR system will recognize that an existing employee is either being transferred or promoted. That employee data will be made available in Sage Abra HR for a transfer or a promotion. Abra Benefits Enrollment Abra Benefits Enrollment provides online benefit administration, open enrollment, and life events management for Abra HR users.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE rolling period in addition to calculating for Fiscal, Annual and Anniversary plan types which accrue forward. The FMLA 12-month rolling period determines an employee’s balance of FMLA leave by measuring backward 12 months from the date an employee takes FMLA leave. As the calendar moves forward, the 12-month period moves forward day by day, hence the term “rolling”.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Abra OrgPlus profile views support field editing and chart navigation – use the profile views to easily change positions in the chart and update the chart information. Conditional formatting in profile views allow you to dynamically format your data to bring attention to certain employee information. For example, automatically highlight information in the employee’s to identify top performers.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE • Windows Vista compatibility including installation and UAC support. Sage Timesheet v9.61 Sage Timesheet v9.61 for remote Time and Expense entry and project management provides an integrated MAS 500 solution for professional service organizations that need to track and bill projects based on a fixed or time and material basis. A new 9.7 version of Sage Timesheet is currently in beta and is tracking towards a March release timeframe.
SAGE MAS 500 VERSION 7.2 PRE-RELEASE GUIDE Platform Support Overview The following are general platform support guidelines for this release. Please refer to the Current Compatibility and Resource Guide on Sage Software Online for detailed compatibility requirements. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005: Full SQL Server 2000 (version 8.0) and 2005 (version 9.0) support for Sage MAS 500 databases.
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