SAGE's MAS 90/200 4.X Road Map

Sage Software's MAS 90/200 ERP new roadmap for the future started with the introduction of version 4.0. The roadmap continues with the newly release version 4.4 and its first accompanying product update. In short version 4.x along with the product updates that will be released about 1 per quarter is the biggest set of new feature enhancements that I have seen in MAS 90/200 since 1998.

Spring 2010 Timberline 9.7 Enhancements Released!

The more efficiently your business management system allows your team to locate and act upon key information, the faster and easier they can do their jobs. That’s why we’ve enhanced Sage Timberline Office to provide everyone on your team with a wide range of automation, workflow and process improvements to make it easier to get more done in less time, including:

1. Simplified reporting and data analysis with new tools that are familiar and easy to use.
2. A higher degree of work process automation so your team  has the freedom to focus on other tasks
3. Easier ways to share documents and manage internal approval processes making your entire team (and business) more efficient.

Features Include:

• Simplified Installation
• Document Management Rules-based Routing
• Technology Updates
• More Comprehensive Tax Filing Capabilities & Improved Payroll Management
• BIM–Estimating Quantity Takeoff Integration
• Advanced Assembly Databases
• Excel-based Reporting—Office Connector Starter for Sage

For a demo, call CPA Technology at (610) 862-1998.

Timberline 9.7 Enhancement Brochure: Download PDF

Are You "REALLY" prepared for Year-End?

Year-end is closer than you might think, and we would like to help you make a smooth transition by providing information that you can use now to resolve potential issues in the future.

If you process your Payroll through Timberline Office, visit our Year-End Resource Page for important year-end information regarding your Timberline Office software.

http://www.cpatechnology.net/yearend.html

CPA Technology Newsletter- Fall/Winter

Read CPA Technology's 2009 Fall/Winter's Newsletter edition for some important updates, Timberline Year-End information and more…

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Read “The Net” – Fall/Winter 09, Volume II

Helpful Hint for the Upcoming Holidays (I Sent a Holiday Card to....Oh Wait....Did I???)

(Q): Help! How can I use Accounts Payable to track which AP vendors we send holiday cards to each year?

(A): You can actually use Timberline Office to record and report on your company's sent holiday cards! Just follow the steps below to create a custom field that tracks which Accounts Payable vendors you sent holiday cards to:

1) From the File menu, select Company Settings > Custom Fields (for v 9.5.x and later) or Data Folder Settings > Custom Fields (for v 9.4.x and earlier).

2) In the Available Records list, select AP Vendor.

3) Click [Edit] and then click [Add].

4) In the Description box, type Sent Holiday Card.

5) In the Type section, select Check Box.

6) Click [OK] and then click [Close].

7) Click [OK] to close the window that appears.
Note: Upgrade your files to add this custom field to your other data folders. The next time you use the Upgrade Files tool in TS-Main (Tools > Upgrade Files), vendor custom fields from other data folders are added to the vendor custom fields on the folder you upgrade.

8.) In Accounts Payable, from the Setup menu, select Vendors.

9) Click [List], select a vendor, and then click [OK].

10) Press ENTER, and then select the Custom Fields tab.

11) You now have a check box that you can select to indicate that you sent this vendor a holiday card. You can use this field in reports and conditions.

12) Click [Save] and then click [Close].

Sage Timberline Office Users...Go Green! (& Save a Tree or Two!)

Looks like everyone and everything is "going green" nowadays and has quickly become the "hot, cool trend." Is your business concentrating on becoming more environmentally friendly?

On top of adopting the standard "green" practices such as recycling office supplies, replacing company cars with hybrids or installing solar panels into your commercial space, have you thought of other ways, specifically in the software you use on a daily basis or through your network infrastructure? Going green cannot only preserve our world's natural resources, but it can also save your business money.

In an effort to save a few more trees (and a few more bucks), here are a few tips for you Timberline Office users to reduce the amount of paper when printing from STO:

• Print preview your reports to verify the information is correct before you print to paper


• Save and file electronic copies instead of paper copies. Print your reports to a .prn or .pdf and save them to a designated location on your computer's hard drive disk or on your network.


• Set your printing defaults to print to file.


• Use selection criteria to limit the number of pages that print for the report.


• Send copies of reports by e-mail instead of printing paper copies and handing them out.

To jump on the "green" bandwagon, I'm going to conclude by stating "please consider the planet before printing this page." Pass it on via email - you'll help save a tree, reduce desk clutter and save your friends and co-workers from adding to the avalanche of "needless paper." :)

Have you been thinking lately about adding Timberline users or modules?

For a limited time only, Sage is running a special summer promo for the following purchases...

- Purchase one additional module or use and get 10% off
- Purchase two additional modules or uses and get 15% off
- Purchase three or more additional modules or uses and get 20% off

Give CPA Technology a call soon, (610) 862-1998... this special only runs from June 3 - July 31st!