AGE 100 NEWS + TIPS
05/30/19 EDITION
SCHULZ SAYS NEWSLETTER
Welcome to another edition of the weekly Schulz Says email newsletter
I've been receiving quite a few inquiries about Sage Production Management and while it's still early and the module was only released about two weeks ago the level of inquiries seems strong.
Please keep in mind a few key things about Production Management
- It's presently the replacement for Work Order ( which continues to be supported through 2022 )
- PM doesn't presently convert WO history
- If you install PM it takes effect for all companies and puts WO into read-only for all companies
- PM users are licensed separately ( min of 3 ) and they are concurrent
- Sage is presently sending email notices to those users with Work Order advising of PM availability
- MRP is scheduled to be available later in 2019
- Additional enhancements are planned through the year
- I have not seen an announced product update 1 timetable but expect one might arrive June/July 2019
- Download info + key requests for Production Management - here
Tech News
- New iPod models released - start at $199
- 3D touch may be removed from 2019 iOS devices in favor of haptic touch
- Latest iOS and Android version of Excel allow using the camera to import a spreadsheet
- Microsoft announces Modern OS
- DropBox introduces revamped plans
- Salesforce introduces a low-code development platform based on the blockchain for sharing sales data among partners
Industry News
- Sign up to be notified of the next Production Management training courses - 70 consultants have gone through the initial two courses of training. No additional courses to announce yet but register on this page to learn about upcoming courses.
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Wayne Schulz
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SAGE GENERAL NEWS
Sage Announces Return To Sage X3 Naming for Enterprise Management Product
On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, Sage announced to their channel partners that they'll be changing the name of Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management back to Sage X3. This comes on the heels of Sage rebranding the product to Enterprise Management in mid-2018.
In part, the email says:
We’ll be working to transition the name back over the coming months with all efforts completed by the start of FY20 in October.
This appears to be more of a marketing change. The email states there will be no change to the functionality and customers can continue using their existing system.
SAGE 100 TECHNICAL NEWS
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Supported Platforms for Sage 100 Updated May 10, 2019
Sage has updated its supported platforms matrices ( SPM ) as of May 10, 2019. These documents are available for each Sage 100 flavor - Standard, Advanced and Premium ( SQL ) and serve as the Bible of computer and OS compatibility for Sage 100.
If you've previously downloaded an older version of the guide then it's time to revisit this link and download an update.
Sage Fixed Assets 2019.2 Released
Sage Fixed Assets 2019.1.2 is available. The release is an update to Sage Fixed Assets 2019.1 and 2019.1.1. Please see KB ID:97145 How to apply the 2019.1.2 update to download the update.
The 2019.1.2 update includes the changes made in the 2019.1.1 update (See KB ID:95862 List of fixes in Sage Fixed Assets 2019.1.1 for details) and can be applied directly to the 2019.1 Tax update.
New Features
- Section 199A Report – This new tax report calculates the 2.5% qualified property amount needed when determining the Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction under IRC Code Section 199A. KB ID:92793 - Section 199A Report has more information about the new report.
- Luxury Vehicle Safe Harbor Rules – The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-13 in February 2019. The revenue procedure changes how depreciation is calculated when 100% bonus is taken on vehicles subject to the luxury vehicle depreciation limits.
- This change is retroactive. If you have Property Type A (autos) or T (light trucks and vans) placed in service after 9/26/2017 that are taking 100% bonus or Section 179 expense in your tax book(s), See KB ID:41446 How Property Type A or T is calculated with 168 Allowance for additional information.
Issues Corrected The following notable issues have been fixed in this update:
- Asset List The Asset List view applied the first sort level only for a selected Group that had two or more sorts specified.
- Asset List The wrong book field values were shown in the Asset List in the following situation: Customize the Asset List to include book fields, such as the Net Book Value field. Choose a book other than the tax book to display. Then perform a Find to select assets within the displayed group. The asset list displays the tax book's values in error, instead of the selected book's values.
- Bulk Edit Assets created from a partial transfer or partial disposal are now appropriately changed with the Bulk Edit feature. Previously they were not changed when they otherwise qualified for the Bulk Edit change. Please See KB ID:97635 Bulk Edit Validation error on partial and whole transfers for details
- Bulk Edit An asset's Depreciation Method and Estimated Life failed to change if the asset's EXISTING Estimated Life was not valid for the new Depreciation Method even though the new Estimated Life was valid.
- Copy Setup - Templates If an asset template has more than 256 characters the Notes area, only the first 256 characters are copied with the template when using Copy Setup to replicate the same template in another company.
- Customize Fields Decimal points are no longer saved to the database for assets with data entered into a field with an entry mask that contains a decimal point (for example: NN.999).
- Report Customization The Acquisition Value field can now be removed from reports when customizing reports. Previously, on some reports, if the Acquisition Value field was highlighted and the left arrow to remove the field was selected, the field that displayed below Acquisition Value was removed in error.
For more information visit the Sage KB
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Edited by:
WAYNE SCHULZ
wayne.schulz@schulzsays.com
Office: 833-724-3100
Cell: 860-516-8990
About Schulz Consulting:
We provide consulting for all versions of Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud. This includes upgrades, paid system reviews, second opinions, and new implementations. Our office is in Connecticut and we have customers in over 30 states including Hawaii, Alaska, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Utah.
The opinions and advice supplied in this newsletter are general in nature and represent the views of Wayne Schulz and no other entity or sponsor. You are advised to consult your Sage partner prior to implementing any recommendations or advice from this newsletter.
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