MAS 500 Product Roadmap

Support for MAS 500 Versions 6.3 and 7.0 will end on September 30, 2010. At this retirement date, tax updates, fixes, and Sage technical support will end. In an effort to focus development and support resources on helping a majority of users, Sage will scale back the number of versions it supports through 2012. By the end of 2011, Sage will move to a two-version support policy for MAS 500.

Sage will also move to provide product updates every four to six months (instead of monthly updates) for MAS 500. Product updates will include product enhancements, new features, usability improvements, and bug fixes to provide more value for customers on Maintenance Plans.

FRX and Financial Reporting Replacement

Microsoft has announced an end of support date of December 31, 2012 for FRx Desktop. Sage is creating an Excel-based alternate financial reporting solution (based on the existing Financial Reporter solution for Sage Accpac), to be provided free of charge to MAS customers. Sage will also establish a partnership with a business intelligence vendor to offer advanced financial reporting. MAS customers will be provided with one free license for this solution, wtih the option to purchase additional users.

Focus on Budgets

With the challenges facing businesses today, timely and accurate budgets are more important then ever. With Sage MAS 500 Active Planner, you can take control of your budgeting and planning process with an integrated and powerful solution that can deliver unmatched results.

Attend our one-hour live Webcast and learn how the Active Planner module can help you quickly respond to changing business conditions.

Learn how you can:

  • Automate your budget process and access all your data via ODBC using Active Planner's powerful calculation engine.
  • Provide Web based access to your planning and budgeting participants.
  • Efficiently and accurately forecast and analyze revenue and expenses.
  • Automate the execution of your compensation, capital, and project planning.
  • Create rolling forecasts with the flexibility and control your budgeting manager needs.
  • And much more.

Until December 31, you can save 20% on the Budget Control Bundle that includes everything you need to optimally define, analyze, monitor, and control your budgets.

  • Sage Active Planner (3 base users): Powerful enterprise-wide budgeting and planning solution.
  • Sage Active Planner Analyzer (3 base users): An integrated analysis tool that provides a graphical view of your budget data and lets you slice and dice it quickly and easily.
  • Sage Active Planner WebView (5 Web viewers): Allows remote and local users to interact and have input with your budget via their Web browser.
  • Sage MAS 500 Business Insights users (5 users): Enables budget contributors (who do not have access to Sage MAS 500) to view and analyze current budget status online at any time.

List price $16,950 if purchased separately. Budget Control Bundle price $13,560 (save $3,390)!
Also save 20% on any additional users/viewers for the bundle components listed above.

Attend our free webinar to learn more:

Date: Tuesday, 12/8/2009

Time: 10:00 AM PT

Click here to register!

Tips and Tricks: Vendor returns for non-inventory items

A vendor return may be processed only for items previously received in the Receipt of Goods option. The steps below assume the item has a prior receipt:

  • Expand Purchase Order, Activities, and Vendor Returns. Double-click Process Return of
    Goods
  • Create a new batch, and leave the Warehouse field empty
  • Click the Enter Return of Goods button, and then click the Next Number button
  • In the Return Date field, enter the transaction date
  • Click the Lines tab, and select the return lines from the original purchase order receipt
  • Adjust the quantity to be returned, and then click Save
  • Click the Register/Post button, and review the posting registers
  • Expand Purchase Order and Activities. Double-click Process Receipt of Invoice
  • Create a batch, and click the Enter the Receipt of Invoices button
  • From the Type list, select Debit Memo
  • In the Voucher field, enter a voucher number
  • Click the Rtrn field lookup button, select the vendor return, and then click Save
  • Click Register/Post, and post the batch.

For details or other assistance with MAS 500, contact Blytheco by email, or give us a call at 800.455.1368, extension 2500.