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Sage has seemingly reversed a policy to deprecate Sage Pro Series. This makes sense because Sage Pro is the only open source product Sage has in its ERP arsenal. One of the indicators of this shift in policy is a new website inviting anyone to post new feature requests for future version.   At the time of this writing there were 16 ideas posted. You can also vote on other ideas that have been submitted. If you need it sooner than the next release of Sage Pro, please call Precision Computer Methods Inc. at the number above and we can quote your idea on your system for you. For most ideas, there is no charge to obtain the quote.

(Reprinted with permission from Redtail Solutions, one of PC Methods EDI partners)

Why and how do you put barcodes on your accounting forms. Which ones can help you the most? This question when addressed properly can save a lot of time and effort on your ERP system's users part as well as on your business partners. It is not difficult to add barcodes to forms such as checks, purchase orders, sales orders, etc. There are even free fonts available which make adding the barcodes as easy as adding any other text string to an ERP system form. Any process where the ERP user has to read a form and retype the information into a computer is a potential process which can be improved by a barcode on the form. Since errors cost an average of about $50 to find and correct, it is well worth it to try to reduce them. The careful thought comes in during the selection process. Logical things to barcode include:

• Eliminate the need to pay extra for custom reports.
  A new customizable report option grid allows you to create custom filters and sort options for your reports and then save them for reuse.
  
• Access your favorite data drillers quickly and easily.
  A new data driller organization tool allows you to define Dataview Groups and associate default data drillers to each.
  
• Make sure preferred customers have priority on available inventory.
  A new check box in Sales Order lets you reserve inventory for a particular customer order, thus eliminating the risk of penalties due to low stock.
  
• Streamline your data import process with enhanced import options.
  • A new display indicating the current import status.
    
  • Quick Import no longer prompts you at each stage of the process, and now runs silently in the background.
    
  • New import options include Item at Location and Item Supplier. You can now also import line-level descriptions and import and export vendor cost levels.
    
• When importing payroll posting, there is an option to print the invalid posting report prior to completion.
  
• Enjoy enhanced flexibility in exporting data.
  You can now export from Data Center tables sending your tables and fields to several formats: Microsoft Excel, ASCII Delimited, XML, and CSV.
  
• Save money on payroll printing.
  The overflow check stub feature prints the overflow of check stubs to blank paper or a separate printer when a check has more than 12 advice lines.
  
• Set up multiple Inter-Company Transaction accounts for clearer audit trails.
  The Inter-Company Transaction (ICT) module now allows you to select any General Ledger account as the Inter-Company Clearing account.
  
• Easily access more details on Inter-Company Transactions through enhanced reports.
  You can run a summary report for Inter-Company Transactions that were distributed in the source company, received from other companies, or consolidated, distributed, or received.
  
• Enjoy expanded compatibility options.
  Sage Pro ERP is now compatible with Microsoft Office® 2007 and Microsoft SQL Server® 2008.
  
• Edit partially-released work orders.
  You can now edit the required quantities of released component lines of a work order keeping work orders more up to date.
  
• Change the order quantity of Sales Order finished good line items.
  Edit the order quantity of finished good line items easily. And when the quantity of that line is changed, reconfiguration of components takes place automatically.
  
• Improved performance in a multiuser environment.
  Sage Pro 2010 technology facilitates storing the screen positions in a local table instead of the system table SYUFSPR if preferred.
  
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Companies often make mistakes when rushing to meet regulatory compliance deadlines. You should be careful to ensure you don't weaken your company's security in the process. Below are 5 of the most common ways companies make these security missteps: