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MAS 90 version 4.0 has been a sneak peek of what we’re going to be getting in version 4.1 this September. Last month at Insights, ACC got to see a sneak peek of what’s coming out. Version 4.1 is going to be changing the coding similarly as done to the General Ledger Modules, to Sales Order, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, eBiz, and Return Merchandise Authorization.

Some major enhancements in 4.1 will include Sales Order to Job Cost integration, one Sales Order or Invoice may be issued against a Job. Sage Software will be offering a Sales tax calculation and reporting online service. This service will not only report the Sales tax appropriately per sale, but automatically correct and update addresses, a great addition for shipping accuracy, as well.

4.1 streamlines a lot of the screens replacing some lookups with hyperlinks which allow quick access into maintenance screens. For instance from AR Customer Maintenance you can click on the hyperlinked Terms Code and bring up Terms Code Maintenance on the fly.

Memo maintenance has a few nifty improvements. First we can choose when it pops up. Currently we can only select during data entry, but now we can specify if it’s during Sales Order Entry, Invoice Entry, or even Shipping entry, for example. One of the nicest additions is we can attach documents to the memo’s, for example a PDF file.

Sage as integrated an AR Statement emailing component into the MAS90. All you need is a normal email account and you can begin to send statements in PDF.

There will also be a link into Job Cost for the Timberline Estimating program, another great addition from Sage’s acquisitions.

As MAS90 progresses to version 4.2, next year will bring us changes primarily to Accounts Payable. Payroll, though will have MAS CRM integration, Online Payroll Tax integration and the Business Insights Explorer. Accounts Payable will soon allow us to post to future periods beyond one month without problems to out period to date values, functioning similarly to the General Ledger. Version 4.3 is expected to bring changes to Inventory Management and Purchase Order, as well allow for Electronic payments in AP.