what's new in sage businessworks 2010The fresh look of Sage BusinessWorks 2010 is the first sign of the remarkable changes that have taken place in your Sage BusinessWorks Accounting software. Select a section to learn more:
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Access all of the modules from the button bar across the top as you always have, or select from the module list in the left navigation pane.
Your Sage BusinessWorks Accounting software has undergone an extraordinary facelift over the past year, resulting in a product that is easier to use than ever before. Sage BusinessWorks 2010 is a culmination of months of development and collaboration not just with the Sage development team but also with customers like you. Through extensive usability testing, we reached out to Sage BusinessWorks customers to ensure the new look and feel of Sage BusinessWorks 2010 is not just pretty, but also highly functional and intuitive. As you navigate through the new launcher, you will be able to take advantage of all the new features with minimal training because the basic workflow is virtually identical to what you are used to.
As you read through this page of enhancements, we hope you will be amazed at the sheer number of exciting new features available in Sage BusinessWorks 2010.
Enhanced Usability
Readily access your most used tasks
The Welcome page introduces the new look and feel of Sage
BusinessWorks 2010 with a wealth of information available at a
single click. Access all of the modules from the button bar across
the top as you always have, or select from the module list in
the left navigation pane. Selecting from the module list opens a
whole new workspace that will simplify your work flow—choose the Common Tasks tab for a hyperlinked list of tasks that are used
most often, choose the All Tasks tab for a hyperlinked list of all tasks
in that module, or choose the Checklists tab for a hyperlinked list of
setup or period-end tasks. Further streamline your business processes
by creating your own “My Shortcuts” list with the Sage BusinessWorks
tasks you access the most. The Startups option will ensure you are
ready to go by automatically launching selected tasks when Sage
BusinessWorks is started.
Stop toggling to see company contacts
Sage BusinessWorks 2010 simplifies maintenance of finance and purchasing
contacts in Maintain Customers by displaying both contacts on the main
screen. Both may be viewed and edited without having to toggle between the
two contact records. The same simplification was carried through to Maintain
Vendors where the finance and sales contacts are displayed on the main screen.
Reduce worry when voiding checks
Take the risk out of voiding a range of checks with the new, simplified Void
Checks by Range interface. The new interface significantly reduces the chance of
voiding the wrong range of checks by displaying a list of the checks selected to
be voided. Checks may be deselected by removing the check mark from the Void
box. The count and the total amount of checks selected to be voided dynamically
updates as checks are selected and deselected.
Forget about running out of invoice numbers
The Accounts Receivable (A/R) and Order Entry (O/E) invoice number fields have
been expanded to 9 characters, significantly expanding the range of available
invoice numbers.
Save time with a single invoice for credit card charges
Save time and inconvenience by simply adding, deleting, or editing lines on
Easily enter a single invoice for credit card charges or other invoices now that
the General Ledger (G/L) distribution accounts have been expanded to 999
unique accounts on Accounts Payable invoices.
Simplified Business Processes
Get orders out faster
Two new fields—phone number and e-mail address—have been added
to the Ship To form to facilitate processing of Drop Shipments. The
fields are available to be added to sales order and invoice forms as well
as the purchase order forms.
Store employee and customer information
without worry
Sage BusinessWorks 2010 now encrypts sensitive information inside
the database to better protect your employees and customers. All
credit card numbers and social security numbers are encrypted in the
database to assist you in complying with the PA-DSS requirements
(Payment Card Industry). To further protect credit card numbers and
social security numbers, Sage BusinessWorks 2010 adds a new
security setting that allows you to decide if a user may view and edit
the credit card number and if a user may print the credit card number
or print splats and the last four numbers. The same settings are
available in Payroll for protection of the social security number. A user
may be given View/Edit and/or Print capabilities.
Go green with reduced paperwork and
manual record-keeping
Throw away your manual records for saving customers’
credit card information with the enhanced credit card
maintenance capabilities. You can save an unlimited number
of credit cards for each customer within the protection of the
Sage BusinessWorks 2010 database.
Eliminate the chance of overwriting
backup data
Quickly back up your company data files without worrying
about overwriting an existing backup as the backup utility
appends a date/time stamp to the default backup file name.
Report payroll figures with confidence to
the government
Accuracy of payroll figures is vital when reporting to state
and federal governments. Changes to method, category, or
taxable status are no longer allowed within Deductions and
Other Pays that have transactions against them, ensuring
greater accuracy at year end.
Access your archived company more easily
than ever
Save time when creating your archive company by selecting
to copy the security during the copy company process. The
resulting copy of your company will contain the exact security
settings of your existing company.
Keep IT happy with Pervasive v10 Compatibility
Pervasive v10 contains a number of performance-enhancing
features. Most important is that it allows full support of Microsoft®
Windows Server® 2008 with Sage BusinessWorks 2010.
Improved Reporting
An easier way to extract information so you
can give everyone what they’re asking for
A whole new reporting system implemented in Sage
BusinessWorks 2010 gives each module at least two new
reports for virtually unlimited customization capabilities.
And in the future, the existing reports will be migrated over to
the new reporting system, allowing them to be customized as
well (for now no changes have been made to the existing reports,
so there is no learning curve or change in your workflow).
The new reporting system gives you:
- Drill-down capabilities to the details of transactions
- Drill-down capabilities to the task screen
- Three levels of report customization:
- Quick Reports for those who want to add/subtract/move fields or change the filter or sort options.
- Comprehensive Reports for those who are more comfortable in the report design arena. Allows you to add/subtract/move fields, add calculations, add your own drill down or drill to fields, and more.
- SQL Report Programming available with the Custom Office module. This option is available in the Comprehensive Reports option.
- Virtually unlimited calculation abilities
- Access to all company data fields
- Option of adding tables to existing reports with the Custom Office module
- Columnar Quick Reports so they export into Microsoft Excel® exactly as seen on screen
- Data pull capabilities from multiple modules through Custom Office module for better business decisions
- Protection by utilizing the existing Sage BusinessWorks security model
And to help you get up to speed quickly, Realtime Learning courses and other tools will be available.
Note: SQL Report Programming is beyond the scope of the Sage BusinessWorks ClientCare plans due to the advanced knowledge required.
Easily keep up with customer payments
Stay on top of your customer payments more easily now that
detail payment records have been added to Pre-Paid Accounts
Receivable invoices. The added records are available in Custom
Exports as well as in Crystal Reports® or when using ODBC
queries to report on Sage BusinessWorks data.
Keep IT happy with Pervasive v10 Compatibility
Pervasive v10 contains a number of performance-enhancing
features. Most important is that it allows full support of Microsoft®
Windows Server® 2008 with Sage BusinessWorks 2010.
Break down allocations with more precision
More precise posting and reporting are at your fingertips with the
5 decimal place precision added to the AP Allocation Tables.
Quickly show accurate sales figures
Maintain control of your true sales figures by posting returns
to the original sales accounts without having to account for
adjustments. The original functionality of the Invoice Returns and Part
Return features is maintained by providing the option to post
to Sales Returns as in the past or to the original sales account.
Sage BusinessWorks 2010 Video Series
To learn more about the new features in Sage BusinessWorks 2010, view our What's New is Sage BusinessWorks 2010 Video Series
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