June 9, 2011
As a Sage MAS ERP user (whether 90, 200, or 500), you keep and process all of the data that is critical to your business finance and operations within your software solution. However, that data does nothing unless you have the capability to quickly and easily extract and report on it so that you have [...]
April 5, 2011
Even though consumers have enjoyed the convenience of online banking for years, many businesses have been slower to adopt the technology and still “cut checks” the old-fashioned way. But with the ACH and Positive Pay features introduced with Sage MAS 500 Version 7.3, Accounts Payable has gone online – making it easier for you to [...]
March 3, 2011
“Out of the box” is a common phrase in the world of software. It refers to all of the features and functionality that’s packed into that box of software you purchased. Unfortunately, “the box” doesn’t always take your unique business processes into account. Maybe you’d like to change some of the text on your screen [...]
January 20, 2011
After a year of incrementally adding value to the ERP MAS 500 product through Product Updates in 2010, Sage has big plans in store for the product in 2011. Sage is on pace to release MAS 500 version 7.4 in the second quarter of this year. This next release promises enhancements to the product along five [...]
December 13, 2010
For MAS 500 clients using the manufacturing modules, a need may arise to schedule production and manage your resources. A scheduling tool is crucial to the director of manufacturing to monitor deadlines, fit in high priority orders and move scheduled orders to a different machine if one breaks down. A scheduling tool also gives visibility to sales [...]
September 22, 2010
As part of the base product, MAS 500 has features that allows for intercompany transactions. The intercompany feature is a time saving feature in environments where multiple companies are used. Instead of having to switch companies to make journal entries, MAS 500 gives us the ability to record this in one entry.
September 2, 2010
As part of the base product, MAS 500 has some a wide variety of choices for determining the price of an item. Each time a sales order is entered, the program checks the customer, date, item and quantity to determine the pricing method to use. The key to understanding the pricing options is to understand the hierarchy of how MAS 500 comes up with a price for an item.
July 23, 2010
Are you looking for a Sage MAS 500 module to help you with bank reconciliation and more? In MAS 500 the cash management module is the place to perform bank reconciliations but it also has additional features that assist with banking functions.
July 9, 2010
If you use FRx with your Sage MAS 90, 200 or 500 ERP software, you’ve no doubt heard that FRx is being phased out. So where does that leave your business? Although Sage has committed to supporting current FRx deployments until 2012, you will need a long-term reporting solution to bridge the gap. While Crystal Reports [...]
June 17, 2010
Earlier this year, Sage announced that it would no longer be releasing the monthly updates to the MAS 500 ERP product. Instead, they are now releasing a product update once every 3-4 months. Less frequent updates mean less time upgrading and more time using the system to better manage your business data and processes.
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