ISTUG Update 18/9/2002 Nick Voller Product Manager

ISTUG Update 18/9/2002

Nick VollerProduct Manager

Agenda

• MBE Update • Where we are with Line 500 V5

– Release status– Supported platforms

• Plans for Line 500 V6

MBE Update

MBE Update

• Six Projects delivered since July– In General Ledger Transaction Enquiry, hold period date selection values

and only clear on exit from option (219573)– Provide ability to force F6 numbering in Accounts Receivable - Invoice

Batches, Cash Batches, Refund Batches & Journal Batches (221294)– Print order quantity on order status report if POQTYKEEP = YES (229721)– POTRANCOA, POTRANCOB & POTRANCOC to be available without the

use of Supplier Contracts (215443) – Provide ability to force F6 numbering in Accounts Payable - Invoice/Credit

Note Batches, Cash Batches (including Generate payments from List), Journal Batches (221297)

– In OP history cleardown - If changed to y and no date entered, a warning message will be given (227669)

MBE Update

• In Progress targeted for delivery in Line 500 V5– Inter-Warehouse transfers to allow transfer of items with different UOM's

(217388)– Allow entry of negative value in Production Issues (220580)– Print currency code & description on Accounts Receivable statements -

(220470) – PL & SL enquiries to include a browse on 2nd ref/cheque no. field (224224) – Open item enquiry screens in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable

to display currency exchange rate (222072)– Payroll log to record details of what causes payroll parameters to trip

(224192)

MBE Update

• Candidates for version 6 (from Q3 & Q4 voting list)– Enter due date against service lines (OP 222724)– Form for entry of project codes to be automatically displayed (OP/PO

218376)– Enquiry only option for price lists (OP 222732)– Give warning message if negative value entered in Sales Credits (OP

220640)– The key OPPLPOINT only reacts to a price line set up in the 'Local' Price

List i.e. at the Delivery Address. Optionally, use the pricelist from the invoice customer (OP 225043)

– Force F6 numbering in Sales Orders, Sales Invoices and Sales Credits (OP 221301)

MBE Update

• Candidates for version 6 (from Q3 & Q4 voting list)– Add promised date of SOP order detail line to Predict Future Stock display

(OP 231088)– If the header required date is changed and order lines exist then the user

will be presented with a pop up asking if existing order detail CRSD dates should be changed. (OP 228746)

– Sales Order Enquiry will provide a previous order button (OP 237111)– Add word "Reprint" to SOP invoice re-prints (OP 233547)– Provide a quick quote option for pro-formas in Telesales (AT 230280)– Provide F2 browse on customers (JC 216000)

MBE Update

• Candidates for version 6 (from Q3 & Q4 voting list)– Provide F key to display previous order in PO enquiry (PO 220776)– Allow F key in "Orders by Supplier" Enquiry to reverse the sequence of

orders to latest first (PO 228474)– Print date and time printed on PO (PO 227499)– Purchase Order receipts to be written to the system log (this would not be

switchable) (PO 228886) – Extend stock history form horizontally (ST 218884)– Print works order comments on works order pick list (WO 233390)

MBE Update

• Candidates for version 6 (from Q3 & Q4 voting list)– Improve Run Batched Reports, so that reports can be chained together with

run time prompts on the reports, and added to the menu. (RW 206902)

– Allow Data Import (Tetralink) built in function AfterPLinvoice/EndPLinvoice to pick up due date from PLPAYTERMS syskey/supplier Payment Term field (TL 206738)

– Provide ability to force password changes (MS 218604)

– Set minimum length of password (MS 218950)

MBE Update

• In summary– The MBE process has been well-received and will continue– As previously stated, we need to change delivery slightly to improve

efficiency– Future voting lists will identify a target version, rather than a development

quarter– The next voting list will be issued in October, targeted for version 6

Line 500 V5 Update

Line 500 V5 Update

• Line 500 V5 development is now ‘closed’– Two new modules – Fifteen ‘chunks’ of new functionality– Two new platforms and One new database

• Beta platform release schedule– IBM iSeries / DB2 : RELEASED– SuSE Linux / Informix Dynamic Server : RELEASED– Microsoft Windows / SQL Server : 1st November– Other platforms subject to demand

• Production release schedule– Dependant on Beta feedback and corrections

Sage Line 500 Platforms

Sag

e Lin

e 500

RISC

Intel

UNIX

Windows

SuSE Linux

IBM•pSeries•iSeries

HP•HP-UX•Tru64

SUN•Solaris

Windows 2000

Server

Windows 2000

Server

SCO•Open UNIX•OS5

Sage Line 500 Platforms

Sag

e Lin

e 500

RISC

Intel

UNIX

Windows

SuSE Linux

IBM•pSeries•iSeries

HP•HP-UX•Tru64

SUN•Solaris

Windows 2000

Server

Windows 2000

Server

SCO•Open UNIX•OS5

Plans for Line 500 V6


• ‘Blueprint’ for Line 500 V6 is being collated now

• Focus on following key areas– Extended Reporting to get the most out of the data– Integration with Sales Logix CRM– Top Requested Application Features– Legal and Fiscal Updates– Expanded Infrastructure for easier 3rd party integration– Enhanced Usability to make it all easier to use

• At the moment it’s a moving target !


• Extended Reporting capability through 3rd party reporting tools– Further integration with Analyst Financials to provide more templates– Possible adoption of other reporting solutions

• Integration with Sales Logix CRM application– Provide Sage customers with the authors ‘Best of Breed’ application to improve effectiveness of their sales and marketing campaigns.


• SOP - Insert an order line• Stock control - user-defined

stock status• Manufacturing - alternate

assemblies and routes• Manufacturing - record time and

issue of receipt• Manufacturing - MRP

enhancements• Legal and Fiscal - Intrastat

enhancements

• Extended Purchase Invoice Number

• Purchase order/MRP Reporting Improvements

• Works orders variance• Ability to reopen Items• Sales Order Allocations• Browse supplier bank accounts• Customer specific Supersessions

& Alternatives• Transaction Level Payment types

• Delivery of additional functionality across the product


• Legal and Fiscal Updates– To the application suite as well as Payroll

• Expanded Infrastructure– All internal application configuration will be held in the database on RDBMS platforms.– New ‘connector’ which will allow easier development of 3rd party integration.


• Enhance the usability of the User Interface through the concept of a ‘Generic Browser’

– Easily installed stand-alone client application– Provide an easy to use environment in which to find information– Launch Sage Line 500 option directly to understand more

Thank you

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ISTUG Update 18/9/2002 Nick Voller Product Manager