What's New in Sage 300 2017

We've made a number of design enhancements to improve workflow and efficiency on frequently used web screens so you can get more done.

Design changes to web screens include the following:

• Easily hide infrequently used fields and controls on key transaction entry screens. We've organized fields and controls on frequently used transaction entry screens into collapsible sections, making it easy to hide the fields and controls you use less often. More...

  

  The following screens have been redesigned to include collapsible sections:

  • Accounts Payable: Invoice Entry and Payment Entry.
  • Accounts Receivable: Invoice Entry and Receipt Entry.
  • Order Entry: Order Entry.
• Scroll less, see more. Fields and controls have been organized on most transaction entry screens so you can see more without scrolling.

• See and use more columns in data entry tables. Detail entry tables are wider on transaction entry screens, so you can see and use more columns without scrolling.

  

If you use Payment Processing:

• New buttons appear on Sage 300 web screens you use to process credit card transactions, enabling you to process transactions with one click.

  Quick Pre-authorize

  This button appears on the O/E Order Entry screen.

  Quick Charge

  This button appears on the following screens:

  • A/R Prepayments (which you open from the A/R Invoice Entry screen)
  • A/R Receipt Entry
  • O/E Prepayments (which you open from the O/E Order Entry screen)

  Note: The Pre-authorize and Charge buttons are still available for situations when you need full control over transaction details.

• In Accounts Receivable, a new Process Credit Card Payments screen allows you to process credit card payments from your customers for multiple invoices. Previously, it was possible to process credit card payments for only one invoice at a time.

  

• On the Payment Processing Options screen, a new Allow Terms Discount on Credit Card Receipts option allows you to specify whether terms discounts (as specified on invoices) are available on the A/R Process Credit Card Payments screen.
• On the A/R Credit Card Information screen, a new Approved for Automatic Payments option indicates whether a customer has given you formal approval to charge their default credit card automatically (without contacting them) when invoices are due.

  Note: To use a credit card on the new A/R Process Credit Card Payments screen, both the Approved for Automatic Payments option and the Use This as Default Card option must be selected for the card.

• You can now process payments using smart cards (credit cards that have a built-in chip).

Use the web toolbar to add notes to customers, vendors, and inventory items, and to manage notes, in the handy new Notes panel.

If you use customized SAP Crystal Reports®, a new Reports list lets you create a list of links to the custom reports you and your team use most often.

Administrative users can use a new Customize option to show and hide fields and controls, and to change text labels for fields and controls, on most web screens.

This release includes additional web screens from General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable that you can use to create accounts and to enter, manage, inquire on, and process transactions and transaction batches. More...

On the A/P Invoice Entry screen, a new Import Declaration Number field allows you to specify an import declaration number for an invoice.

This release includes new web screens from Tax Services (Tax Clear History and Tax Tracking Report) that you can use to manage and report on tax information.

This release includes a new Bank Credit Card Types web screen that you can use to add and manage credit card types in Bank Services.

This release includes new web screens from Administrative Services (User Authorizations and Security Groups) that you can use to manage users and security.

Batch list and transaction entry screens in General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable have been updated to make it easier to post transactions.

• Most batch list screens in General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable now include a Post All button.
• Most transaction entry screens in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable now include a Post button.
• The Reconcile Statements screen in Bank Services now includes a Post button for posting bank reconciliations.

Batch list screens in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable have been updated to support drilldown to posting journals and posting error reports.

On most batch list screens in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable:

• A new Edit button in the Posting Sequence column opens the Posting Journals report for the selected batch.
• A new Edit button in the Number of Errors column opens the Posting Errors report for the selected batch.

A Sage 300 Web Application Program Interface (API) is now available as part of the Software Development Kit (SDK) for members of the Sage Development Partner Program.

The Sage 300 Web API makes it easier than ever to develop services that integrate with Sage 300 data and business logic. You can use the Web API to create integrated services for Sage 300 using many frameworks and tools—even just a web browser.

This release of the Web API includes a limited set of initial features, with additional features planned for future product updates and releases.

To download documentation and get started, see Sage Knowledgebase article 75211.

For more information about partner programs, visit sage.com/us/partners.

A new Notes button on the Sage 300 desktop toolbar lets you add and manage notes for customers, vendors, and inventory items.

For more information, see the "Adding and Managing Notes" topic in the System Manager Help.

On the Licenses tab of the License Manager, a new Count column displays the maximum number of employees for a product subscription. If you have a Sage Payroll subscription, this column displays the number of employees for whom you can calculate payroll.

Note: A count of 999 indicates that you can calculate payroll for an unlimited number of employees.

If you use Payment Processing:

• A new Quick Charge button enables you to process credit card payments with one click. This button appears on the following screens:

  • Prepayments (which you open from the Invoice Entry screen)
  • Receipt Entry

  Note: The Charge button is still available for situations when you need full control over transaction details.

• A new Process Credit Card Payments screen allows you to select pending invoices for multiple customers and process payments for those invoices with a single click. Previously, it was possible to process credit card payments for only one customer at a time.
• A new Approved for Automatic Payments option on the Credit Card Information screen indicates whether a customer has given you formal approval to charge their default credit card automatically (without contacting them) when invoices are due.

  Note: To use a credit card on the new Process Credit Card Payments screen, this option must be selected for the card.

• If you use Payment Processing, the following new buttons enable you to pre-authorize or process credit card payments with one click:

  • Quick Pre-authorize. This button appears on the Order Entry screen.
  • Quick Charge. This button appears on the Prepayments screen, which you open from the Order Entry, Shipment Entry, or Invoice Entry screens.

  Note: The Pre-authorize and Charge buttons are still available for situations when you need full control over transaction details.

• Sage Exchange Desktop 2.0 allows you to process payments using smart cards (credit cards that have a built-in chip).

  Important!

  • You must install Sage Exchange on every workstation you will use to process credit card transactions.

    To download Sage Exchange, visit https://www.sageexchange.com/install/sageexchangedesktopbootstrapper.zip.

  • If you have Sage Exchange Desktop 1.0 installed, you must uninstall it before you can install Sage Exchange Desktop 2.0.
• On the Options screen, a new Allow Terms Discount on Credit Card Receipts option allows you to specify whether terms discounts (as specified on invoices) are available on the A/R Process Credit Card Payments screen.

If you use Technisoft Service Manager, Sales Analysis now supports Cost Only transactions.

Note: Cost Only transactions that were processed before you installed Sage 300 2017 are not included automatically in Sales Analysis, but can be flagged for retrieval. For more information, see Knowledgebase article 74010.

New reports are available via the Report Utility. For more information, see https://www.sageintelligence.com/report-utility/sage-300.