Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 200 Class Descriptions
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 Accounts
Payable - Part 1
Subjects
covered in the Accounts Payable Class - Part 1 include
set-up, vendor maintenance, invoice data entry, invoice
payment selection, check printing, and reporting options.
Set-up topics include, division maintenance, terms
code maintenance, bank code maintenance, and general
information related to maintaining invoice and payment
history.
Highlighted in the daily processing functions are
vendor maintenance, vendor inquiry, recording new invoices,
the check printing cycle, manual check processing,
and the proper way to do a check reversal. This class
will also cover how dates are used in Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software
and basic navigation options.
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Accounts
Payable - Part 2
The Accounts Payable Class - Part 2 will take the user beyond the basics and include special types of invoice data entry, managing 1099 records and printing forms, special utilities, period end processing, and managerial reports. The invoice data entry will include a lot of hands-on training, specifically with invoice adjustments, repetitive invoice entry and selection processes and credit card vendor application. Other topics will include linking Customers and Vendors, renumbering or merging vendors, and detailed instruction on setting up and printing forms for 1099 vendors (even if it is mid-fiscal-year).
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Advanced
Lookup Engine (ALE) / Master Console & Sage MAS 200 software
Host Manager (Currently not offered)
The
Advanced Lookup Engine (ALE) allows you the opportunity
to design and customize your look-up screens in Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software.
No additional installation is required for using
the ALE. The lookup screen simply replaces the lookup
provided in previous versions. ALE
allows users to customize any search or lookup screen,
including the use of calculated fields and filters,
plus you can use ALE as a mini-report writer and
actually print your filtered selections! Learn
how to use the Master Console to continuously monitor
the activity in Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software of all logged-in
users!. Additionally, find out how to "chat" with
others, broadcast short notes to users, and even
log out users who have left their workstation with
out logging off! If
you have Sage MAS 200 software running as a service on your server,
the Host Manager program allows you to see the Master
Console information without having to shut the Sage MAS 200 software
service down or log into Sage MAS 200 software itself.
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Accounts
Receivable
The Accounts
Receivable (A/R) class addresses startup and setup processes, daily
processing functions, invoice processing, reporting options, and period
end processing. The startup and
setup sections of the class provides hands-on training in maintaining divisions,
bank codes, terms codes, sales tax codes, salespersons
and sales codes. Daily processing
functions will cover customer maintenance and inquiry, invoice
history inquiry, entering invoices, invoice adjustments and cash receipts. Additional processes include finance charge calculation and commission calculation and reporting.
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Crystal
Reports - Basic
Crystal
Reports is a powerful yet easy to use program for creating custom reports,
lists and labels using data from within the Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software
data dictionaries. The Crystal
Reports Basic class will provide the training needed to navigate through the program, preset report options and pull data from the Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software database. Crystal
Reports training will also cover making calculations and comparison of
data values,
setting up sub and grand total calculations, testing for logical
relationships between values, converting data from one type to another,
and to perform numerous other useful reporting activities.
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Crystal
Reports - Intermediate
This class
will expand upon the concepts learned in the Crystal Reports Basic class. Intermediate tools discussed in the class include options for grouping report
data, advanced formulas, formatting and conditionally formatting
report sections. This class will also discuss advanced parameter masking and applications, file
linking options, setting up sub-reports and working with variables. Upon
completion
of this class, you should be ready to create a full range of reports
and access any Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software data you desire. The next step
will be to use your new skills, continually practicing and applying
them to a variety of reporting needs.
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Data
Files
Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software users primarily interact with the program through user interfaces such as data entry screens, inquiry screens, reports, and forms.
It is possible to perform all Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software processing with little or no understanding of the underlying programs or data files that exist. This class will provide you with valuable "behind the scenes" information about how Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software processes and stores information. A sampling of topics that will be covered in this class include, directory structure of Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software understanding program and data file structures, using the Technical Reference and Support Guide (TRSG) to research data files, accessing and understanding data file layouts, relating Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software Processing to Program and Data Files, special issues related to creating Crystal Reports from Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software data.
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General
Ledger
The General
Ledger (G/L) class covers G/L setup procedures, daily processing functions,
budget maintenance and setup, reporting, period end processing, year
end processing, and data exchange. The options established
during setup control G/L account number format, fiscal year maintenance,
chart of accounts, account break and type maintenance, department and source
journal maintenance, as well as account delete/renumber/merge functions. Daily processing functions include journal entries, transaction journal entries, recurring journal entries, inquiries, drill-down/drill-across functions and reporting. The class also
discusses the Bank Reconciliation module and integration with other Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software applications.
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F9
This course
is designed to provide attendees with an understanding of all of the functionality
of the F9 program. Processes discussed in the class include
GL and NGL Functions, BSPEC Functions, DESC and SDESC Functions, ACCTDATA
and CODATA Functions, GLTRAN Functions. Additional tools
include chart and list, zero suppress, analyze accounts, budget write-back
and the Report Wizard. Excel commands that enhance F9 performance will also be discussed. These include check totals, charts and graphs, view manager, report
manager, drop-down lists and simple macros..
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Inventory
Management
The Inventory
Management (I/M) class covers I/M startup procedures, daily processing
functions, physical count processing, reporting highlights, and period
end processing. The options established
during setup control pricing options, price code maintenance, unit
of measure conversions, product
line maintenance, warehouse setup, buyer/planner codes, item valuation changes, and item delete/renumber/merge processes.
Daily processing activities discussed in the class include inventory maintenance, reordering methodologies, item pricing setup, inventory
transaction processing and item quantity and cost adjustments. The class
also addresses the I/M integration with other Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software applications. such as Purchase Order, Sales Order and the manufacturing modules.
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Payroll
The Payroll
(P/R) class addresses startup and setup processes, payroll processing, reporting options, and quarter and year end closing. Startup
processes discussed in the class include set up options, defining
earnings and deductions, maintaining payroll tax tables, building a
list of employees, entering pay information and calculating payroll taxes.
Highlighted in the daily processing functions are printing checks and check registers,
recording direct deposits, printing quarterly reports
and processing year-end and printing W-2 forms.
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Purchase
Order
The Purchase
Order (P/O) class addresses startup and setup processes, daily processing
functions, material return and requisition processing, reporting options,
and period end processing. The startup and
setup section of the class provides hands-on training in ship to maintenance,
miscellaneous charge
code maintenance, and vendor price level maintenance. Daily processing
functions will cover purchase order entry, automatic purchase order
generation, receipt of goods, and receipt of vendor invoices. Additional topics include reconciling the Purchases Clearing Report, using reorder information and setting up pricing schedules. The
class will also cover the special P/O features of Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software
and how it integrates with the Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software Accounts Payable and Inventory applications.
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Sales
Order
Sales Order
(S/O) processing classes review startup procedures, daily processing
functions, reporting options, and period end processing. Startup processes
discussed in the class include customer maintenance, division maintenance,
salesperson maintenance, and miscellaneous charge maintenance. Highlighted in the
daily processing functions are sales order entry processing, picking sheet and sales order printing, recording pre-payments, shipping data entry, and invoice processing. Additional topics include master and repeating orders, debit and credit memos, and order tracking. The class
will also cover the special S/O features of Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software and how
it integrates with other Sage MAS 90 • Sage MAS 200 software applications, such as Accounts Receivable and Inventory Management.
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Year
End Processing (Currently not offered)
Each
2 1/2 hour class is broken into three sessions: Core
Accounting, Payroll and Distribution. All sessions
will cover Special Considerations for each Module,
Closing Checklists, Helpful Hints, Purging and Cleanup
Options. In Core topics covered will be which reports
you should be printing and why need to do some clean
up. In Distribution topics covered will be preparing
now for an accurate year-end cutoff, physical
count & time-sensitive reporting. At the
Payroll class will cover saving your payroll
data so you can process your 2003 Payroll data
before
printing your W-2s and find out which Payroll
Reports to print.
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