Sage 300 ERP 2014 Release Highlights

Great News – Sage released Sage 300 ERP 2014 on March 18^th!
In my previous blog post called What’s new in Sage 300 ERP 2014 published Oct 22, 2013, I highlighted some improvements to the look and feel of the Sage 300 ERP desktop and some of the new features added. In this blog let’s focus on the enhancements that were made in Sage 300 ERP 2014 as it relates to specific modules.
System Manager 2014 includes the following new features and improvements:

• Sage 300 ERP 2014 now supports Microsoft Office 2013 32-bit.

Improved user management for LanPak and IAP licenses. The LanPak Users and IAP Users screens have been combined into a new Current Users screen, which provides information about users who are currently signed in, helping you to decide whom to ask to sign out.

In addition to the information that was displayed in the LanPak Users and IAP Users screens, the Current Users screen displays:

• Contact information for users.
• Information about user activity, such as the screens each user is using.
• Information about users who are signed in without using a license, such as Timecard users.

Also, you can access the Current Users screen at any time, even if the maximum number of users for your LanPak or IAP license are signed in.

• New job role and contact information fields on the Users screen. Four new fields—Job Role, Phone, E-mail 1, and E-mail 2—allow you to specify a user’s job role and contact information. Also, new users receives an e-mail from Sage with information relevant to job role with an option to indicate whether the user consents to receive e-mails from Sage.

General Ledger 2014 includes the following new features and improvements:

• When printing the G/L Transactions Listing, you can now print a report that spans multiple fiscal years and periods.

 
Accounts Receivable 2014 includes the following new features and improvements:

• Improved help and documentation. Revised Accounts Receivable help to improve search results, enhance the readability of help topics, and make it easier for you to find important information and instructions.

Also, added a new Accounts Receivable User’s Guide, available in Docs\62A\ENG.

• New options for Sage Billing and Payment customers.
  • On the A/R Customers screen, the Sage Billing and Payment Customer option allows you to specify that a customer is a Sage Billing and Payment customer.
  • On the A/R Invoices screen, the Include Sage Billing and Payment Invoices option allows you to specify whether to print invoices created in Sage Billing and Payment.
  • On the A/R Statements/Letters/Labels screen, the Include Sage Billing and Payment Customers option allows you to specify whether to print statements for Sage Billing and Payment customers.

Accounts Payable 2014 includes the following new features and improvements:

• US tax forms updated. The 1099 and 1096 forms have been updated to meet the following changed IRS specifications for 2013:
  • The alignment and positioning of some information has been changed so that it prints in the correct place on these forms.
  • The 1099-MISC form now includes the following boxes:
    • 11 Foreign tax paid
    • 12 Foreign country or U.S. possession 

Inventory Control 2014 includes the following new features and improvements:

• A new Allow Duplicate Serial Numbers option on the Options screen. This option allows you to specify whether multiple items can be assigned the same serial number.

Note: Clearing this option does not change existing assigned serial numbers, so any existing duplicated serial numbers remain.

• A new Unit Cost field on the Lot Numbers Inquiry screen. This field displays the unit cost for items in a lot, calculated based on the quantity of items in the lot and the total cost of the lot.

• A new Use As Default option on the Bills of Material screen. This option allows you to specify a default number to use for a BOM item when it is entered on the I/C Assemblies/Disassemblies screen. This information is also displayed on the Bills of Material report.

• Four new fields enhance integration between Sage 300 ERP and Sage Inventory Advisor.
  • On the Location Details screen:
    • Inventory Minimum (SIA). This field allows you to specify the minimum quantity of an item that must be in inventory at a location.
    • Lead Time (SIA). This field allows you to specify the lead time to allow when ordering goods.

• On the Vendor Details screen:
  • Order Minimum (SIA). This field allows you to specify the minimum quantity of an item that you must order from a vendor.

• Preferred Vendor (SIA). If you purchase an item from multiple vendors, this field allows you to specify a preferred vendor for the item.

• On the Lot Numbers screen and the Serial Numbers screen, you can now change the stock date.

Order Entry 2014 includes the following new features and improvements:

• You no longer need to edit the OERPT.INI file to switch between datapiped and non-datapiped invoice forms.
• You can now specify whether miscellaneous charges are discountable by default. To do this, you edit the [ApplyInvoiceTermsDiscountToMiscCharge] setting in the OE.INI file.

Purchase Orders 2014 includes the following new features and improvements:

• A new Entered By field on transaction entry screens (Requisition Entry, Purchase Order Entry, Receipt Entry, Invoice Entry, Return Entry, and Credit/Debit Note Entry) indicates who entered the transaction.

• You no longer need to edit the PORPT.INI file to switch between datapiped and non-datapiped purchase order forms.

• Two new fields on the Vendor Details screen enhance integration between Sage 300 ERP and Sage Inventory Advisor:
  • Order Minimum (SIA). This field allows you to specify the minimum quantity of an item that you must order from a vendor.
  • Preferred Vendor (SIA). If you purchase an item from multiple vendors, this field allows you to specify a preferred vendor for the item.

• If you do not allow negative inventory, you can now specify whether this setting is strictly enforced. To do this, you edit the [NegativeInventory] setting in the PO.INI file. 

Are you ready to upgrade to Sage 300 ERP 2014? Contact us today!
Customer webcasts are scheduled for April 10  and April 29 so you can learn more about the great new features available in 2014. REGISTER NOW!