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Coming Attractions:. Sage PFW Version 5.6. Agenda. What Version Are you Running? Version 5.6 Important Dates Special Thanks Highlight New Features Questions and Answers Technical Details Questions and Answers. Older Version of Sage PFW?. Where to find more information: Release Guides - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Coming Attractions:

Coming Attractions:Coming Attractions:Sage PFW Version 5.6

Page 2: Coming Attractions:

Agenda

• What Version Are you Running?

• Version 5.6 Important Dates

• Special Thanks

• Highlight New Features

• Questions and Answers

• Technical Details

• Questions and Answers

Page 3: Coming Attractions:

Older Version of Sage PFW?

• Where to find more information:

– Release Guides

– Business Partner

– Customer Account Manager

• Brennan Petar

• x4663

– Pre-Recorded Webcasts

Page 4: Coming Attractions:

Sage PFW 5.6 Release• Research, Planning, Design - Complete

• Announcement Date - Complete– April 2007

• Beta Release - Complete– May 2007

• Controlled Release - Complete– June 2007

• AutoShip Date– Partners - August 20, 2007– Customers – September 30, 2007

Page 5: Coming Attractions:

Thank You Beta and CR Participants

• East Shore Specialty Foods

• Eagle Corporation

• Miller and Associates

• Pariser Industries

• Performance Coatings Corporation

• Franklin Foods, Inc.

• COMO Filtration Systems

• All our Partners!All our Partners!

Page 6: Coming Attractions:

Sage PFW 5.6 Shipment• Automatically Shipped

– Partners– Master Developers– Solution Integrated Partners– Consultants– Customers on Plan

• Package Content– Sage PFW 5.6– *PFWeb Decision Support

Please refer to FAQ for Vista capable software.

Page 7: Coming Attractions:

• Available in softcopy only

• Upgrade Guide– Sage PFW Autorun menu– Installation Instructions – New Features

• Release Guide– Business Desktop– Partner File Center– 5.6 CD

Sage PFW Documentation

Available on

Sage Software Online

Page 8: Coming Attractions:

Improved User Efficiency Improved User Efficiency

Page 9: Coming Attractions:

• Introduced in Sage PFW 5.5 • Quickly Find Information• Improve Accuracy With Custom

Lookup Views• Now in Transaction File Maintenance

Tables – Assist with Research and Auditing

Advanced Lookup Engine (ALE)

Page 10: Coming Attractions:

Advanced Lookup Engine (ALE)Add columns

Page 11: Coming Attractions:

• Security Enforced

Caption Hyperlinks

Page 12: Coming Attractions:

User Controlled Find Historical

• Uses Template Functionality to Establish Fields that Populate when Using Find Historical

• No Change Unless you Modify Settings

Page 13: Coming Attractions:

Effective Management of Your Effective Management of Your Business Business

Page 14: Coming Attractions:

International Address Support

More Room to Grow! Larger Field Sizes will Easily Accommodate International Address Formats & Languages

Page 15: Coming Attractions:

Multiple Customer Contacts

• Track Unlimited Contacts & Contact Types– First Name, Last Name & Full

Name– 5 Phone Numbers– 3 Email Addresses

• Relate up to 5 Contacts & Contact Type to Customer

Page 16: Coming Attractions:

Multiple Customer ContactsYou Define

Contact Key Types (New Menu Item)

Page 17: Coming Attractions:

Multiple Customer Contacts

Use Intelligent Contact Keys to fully

utilize unlimited contacts

Page 18: Coming Attractions:

Vendor Status• Vendor Status is used in

– Accounts Payable

– Purchase Order

– Purchase Order Pro

• Active (A)

– Allows all transaction

• Active-No New Purchases (P)

– Allows adjustments and payment, no new purchases

• Inactive (I)

– No transactions

– Not included on Sage PFW Reports

Page 19: Coming Attractions:

Vendor Status

Vendors set to Active No-New Purchases

Excluded from Lookup

Vendors with Active No-New Purchases status validated – Red Flag

Page 20: Coming Attractions:

Enhanced Customer Status• Sage PFW v5.5:

– Active– On-Hold

• Sage PFW v5.6– Active– Inactive– Prospect– On-Hold– In Collections

Page 21: Coming Attractions:

Enhanced Customer Status (cont.)

Page 22: Coming Attractions:

Enhanced Customer Status (cont.)

• Customer Status Field Use

– Create Custom Views in the Advanced Lookup Engine

– Customize Reports

• Customer Status and ALE

– Filter by Customer Status

• A = Active

• H= Hold

• C= In Collections

• P= Prospect

• I = Inactive

Page 23: Coming Attractions:

Sales Order Hold

• More Flexibility

• More Efficient

• Available in:

• Order Entry Pro

• Sales Order

Page 24: Coming Attractions:

Credit Fields

Page 25: Coming Attractions:

New Credit Tracking Fields Stored in

ARTRAN

Credit Calculations

Page 26: Coming Attractions:

Credit Calculations

Print on Customer Profile

Page 27: Coming Attractions:

Better Auditing & Data TrackingBetter Auditing & Data Tracking

Page 28: Coming Attractions:

Universal Notes & Attachments

NewNew Universal Notes & Attachments for Order Entry Pro and Purchasing Pro

Page 29: Coming Attractions:

Universal Notes & Attachments

Track Attachments – Track Attachments – Graphics, Graphics,

Specifications, Etc.Specifications, Etc.

Page 30: Coming Attractions:

Universal Notes & Attachments

• Easily Find Notes or Attachments by Category

• Creator and Creation Date now in the view list as columns

Page 31: Coming Attractions:

Universal Notes & Attachments• Order Entry Pro

– Sales Order Shipment Entry for Invoice

• Header

• Line Items

– Transaction Line Item History

– Transaction Sales Order History

• Purchasing Pro– Accrued Receipt Entry

– Purchase Order Entry

– Purchase Order Receipt Entry

– Return Entry

– Return Shipment Entry

– Vendor Item

– Transaction Purchase Order History

Page 32: Coming Attractions:

Pervasive AuditMaster• Trouble-Shoot which

Menu Item was Used to Update Data

– Transaction File Maintenance Update vs. Post

Page 33: Coming Attractions:

Invoice Processing

• Retain Original Invoice Number– Optional during Print & Post Invoice

– Improved Auditing

• New and Improved -Invoice History Report– TRUE Invoice Reprint in ALL

Circumstances

Page 34: Coming Attractions:

Increase Performance Increase Performance

Page 35: Coming Attractions:

Data Optimization Utility• New Utility to Rebuild (Optimize)

Sage PFW Data Files – Optimizes All Keypaths– Reduce File Size– Improve Performance– Maintains Line Item Order on ??Line

Files

• With 5.6 Only– Use Pervasive Rebuild Utility to

optimize all Data Files at Once vs. Individually

– Updates made to Sage PFW Files to Maintain Data Integrity

Page 36: Coming Attractions:

Third Tier Processing

• Optimize Performance using Three Tier Architecture and Report Scheduling & Distribution

– MRP– Inventory Pro

Page 37: Coming Attractions:

Report Optimization

• Production Module– All Order-By’s– Filters– Options

Page 38: Coming Attractions:

Microsoft Vista Support Microsoft Vista Support

Page 39: Coming Attractions:

Microsoft Vista Business & Ultimate Editions• Sage PFW 5.6 Certified on Vista

– FAQ Currently Available on Sage Software Online Sage PFW Support Site

– Microsoft FRx• Not compatible until R09

• Available as Service Pack

– Pervasive• Not compatible until 9.6

• Available as Service Pack

– Strongly Advise Full Systems Analysis

Page 40: Coming Attractions:

• Who Belongs at Sage Summit:– Business Executives– Software Users– IT Professionals– HR Directors– YOU!!

• Where and When:– November 3-6, 2007– Chicago, IL

• Join the excitement:– More Information: www.sagesummit.com – Early-bird registration

• Why join us:– Learn Something New– Build Your People Network– Discover the Latest Innovations– Networking and Knowledge-sharing

• What you will see:– Inspiring, Visionary Speakers– Product Experts

• One-on-one advice• Tutorials• Problem Resolution

– Over 300 content-rich sessions including hands-on learning

Upcoming Events - Customer Conference

Page 41: Coming Attractions:

• Questions – Ask Now!

• For more information…

– Visit: www.sagepfw.com

– E-mail: [email protected]

– Call: (949) 753-1222 or (888) 473-5135

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Thank You For Your Participation!

Page 42: Coming Attractions:

Sage PFW 5.6 Installation

• Sage Software Online (SSO)

– FRx 6.7 (R06 & R09) patch

– Pervasive 9.6

– DDFs & Database Reference Guide* – Date file layout

– Release Guide* – Feature highlights, certified hardware, and software compatibility matrix

*Items also available on the Partner File Center

For Trouble-free Installation & Upgrades Take Advantage of All Available Resources:

Page 43: Coming Attractions:

Sage PFW 5.6 Installation Guidelines• Pervasive PSQL 9.1 Server

– Requires Clean Install

• Sage PFW 5.6 Server

– From Server!

– Procedure varies by Business

• Pervasive PSQL 9.1 Client

– Uninstall Previous Versions

• Sage PFW 5.6 Client

• Pervasive AuditMaster 6.3

• All Other Products *Same as Sage PFW v5.5!

*Be sure to double-check all custom report, customization, software & hardware compatibility. Microsoft Vista will require Pervasive 9.6 and Microsoft FRx 6.7 R09, both available by download

Page 44: Coming Attractions:

Get Ready to Install

• Install the latest OS service packs to support .NET 2.0

• Check Compatibility with Business Partner or Product Vendor on Custom Reports or Custom Programming

• Check Hardware Compatibility

• Insert in Shipment

• Review Upgrade Guide for Complete Installation Details

– Installation has changed

– Pervasive 9.1

– FRx Upgrade

Page 45: Coming Attractions:

• Sage PFW documentation is only available in softcopy

• Upgrade Guide available on the Sage PFW auto-run screen– Important installation instructions – New Menu Items

• How we determine security

• Where to setup security

• Release Guide & System Architecture contain hardware certification information

Available onSage Software

Online

Sage PFW Documentation

Page 46: Coming Attractions:

Sage PFW 5.5 Installation Guidelines

• Pervasive PSQL 9.1 Server– Uninstall Previous Versions

• Sage PFW 5.5 Server– From Server!– Procedure varies by Business

• Pervasive PSQL 9.1 Client– Uninstall Previous Versions

• Sage PFW 5.5 Client• Pervasive AuditMaster 6.3• All Other Products

Page 47: Coming Attractions:

Why Install in New Order?

• Sage PFW OEM Pervasive 9.1 installs a required HotFix regardless of the order installed

• Sage PFW Server Install then:– Sets the file creation version to v7 file formats

– Copies Pervasive Client installation files to the server for easy access

– Installs Pervasive OLE DB

– Sets the Embedded Spaces check box to unchecked

• Sage PFW Client Install– Sets registry setting to allow installation of

AuditMaster 6.3

Page 48: Coming Attractions:

What to Expect, if it’s Not…

• Embedded Spaces not Unchecked– 'Error 449 Argument not optional’ occurs when

launching Sage PFW– Resolution ID 1035: In Pervasive Control Center

on file server, uncheck Embedded Spaces

• HotFix for Pervasive 9.1 not installed– Lookup queries appear to hang in Advanced

Lookup Engine (ALE), with no timeout message– Resolution ID 467322: Verify the HotFix for

Pervasive 9.1 has installed properly.

• Installs Pervasive OLE DB – Company setup will not be able to successfully

create DSNs, which are necessary for ALE and Customer Insights.

Page 49: Coming Attractions:

FRx Installation

• Current 6.7 installations: Download and install R06 from Sage Software Online

• Current 6.5 installations: Upgrade from the FRx 6.7 RO6 CD, received with Sage PFW 5.5

Page 50: Coming Attractions:

• Questions – Ask Now!

• For more information…

– Visit: www.sagepfw.com

– E-mail: [email protected]

– Call: (949) 753-1222 or (888) 473-5135

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Thank You For Your Participation!