If you are in the Retail, Distribution, Services or Manufacturing Sectors, Sage 200 could well be the right fit for your business.

There are many additional factors to consider such as size, scale, complexity of requirements, local or global etc.

Sage 200 is widely installed throughout the UK and Ireland with thousands of customers using it to run their entire businesses.

Sage 200 comes equipped with a Purchase Order Processing and Purchase Requisitions solution. Purchase approvals can be put in place and managed via the web accessed Workspaces making it easy to request or approve with full transparency as to the status of the purchase requisition.

For more advanced purchase approvals, we recommend that Sage 200/WAP solution which includes additional functionality and flexibility.

With either option, you will have a solution that will help you manage your costs easily and efficiently.

Open: Sales Orders > Quotations > Convert Quote to Sales Order.

If the customer accepts the quotation within the allotted time, convert the quotation to a sales order and then proceed by processing the sales order.

You can set up your own menu within Sage 200 by setting up your most used choices as favourites. To do this, right-click on the option you wish to add and click on the star icon.

To see a list of all your favourites, choose the star list option at the top of the screen.

You can organise your favourites menu in the way you want by clicking on the Edit icon.

Sage Services replaced the original SALP back in 2014. Sage Services now gives you both your annual Sage 200cloud license and also gives you access to a range of additional Sage 200cloud benefits that have been created to add additional value to your business and make the most of your software.

Some of the benefits of Sage 200cloud Services Standard are:

• Access to a large number of out-of-the-box reports
• A report design service providing you with up to 3 customised reports per year
• Access to an entire library of webinars with how-to information and hints & tips on Sage 200cloud within the Sage Business Community
• Access to the Sage 200cloud Ideas Hub
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Sage 200 Services Extra also includes:

• 2 additional Sage 200 Connected Users
• Access to the Sage 200 Excel Reporting Add-On which means you can take data from Sage 200 and filter, format and formulate within the familiar environment of Excel
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Sage has a software lifecycle policy in which they will withdraw support for older versions – 3 versions back from current version.

We would recommend that you upgrade your Sage 200 every couple of years. Not only will your system be fully compliant will all of the latest legislative updates, but you can also avail of all the latest features and functionality by being on the latest version.

There are variations of this error but they will all be similar.

In order to clear this error, you need to check the User Login Status. In the top right corner of the screen, click on the Settings wheel cog and choose User Login Status.

OR

Go to the Accounting System Manager, select “System Utilities”, Select “User Login Status” Select “Users” tab, to see Users currently “Logged On”

To remove “Disconnected Logins”, highlight the user and Click “Log Off” in the bottom left corner of the window.

Upgrading from Sage 50 to Sage 200 involves a few key steps:

1. Consultation: Discuss your needs with your Sage provider to confirm Sage 200 is the right fit.

2. Planning: Review your current setup and prepare for migration.

3. Data Migration: Your data is securely transferred from Sage 50 to Sage 200.

4. Setup & Training: Sage 200 is configured for your business, and users are trained.

5. Go-Live: Once everything is ready, you’ll go live with support from your provider.

Working with a Sage partner ensures a smooth and secure upgrade process.

For more information regarding Sage 200 upgrades, click here

All Sage 200 upgrades now require a Test & Recovery license. As the name suggests, this is a license that is used for testing prior to upgrades or installations of new software or for disaster recovery purposes.

It means that testing can now be done away from the live environment, removing the risk of issues in the customer’s live system.

NOTE: Upgrade/Testing Support will not be provided to any customer site without a T&R License.

Since 1 January 2021, the Irish government has introduced a new system called Postponed Accounting for Import VAT for businesses that are registered for VAT and who import goods into the UK from anywhere else in the world.

This postponed VAT system will allow businesses to avoid the payment of import VAT at the point of entry, instead is it recorded on your VAT return.

For more detailed information on Postponed VAT, take a look at our blog here