What's New in Sage 100 2020

Sage has announced the release of Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud 2020. Let’s take a look at some of the top new features included in these latest versions.

NEW! Sage 100 2021 now available as of April 2021

UPDATE:
This article has been updated to include what's new in Sage 100 2020.1 (Release 1 following the original release of Sage 100 2020). Scroll to the end of this article to get the latest updates.

Global Enhancements

Here are some of the top global enhancements that are carried throughout multiple modules:
 
Expanded Name Fields – several fields have been expanded from 30 to 50 characters including Customer Name, Customer Contact Name, Vendor Contact Name, Confirm To Name, and Requested by name.
 
International Address Support - to support international business, several fields have been modified to support international addresses for customers, vendors and contacts.
 
Multiple POs on a Single Receipt – similar to the existing multiple Sales Orders on One Invoice feature, you can now combine multiple POs into a single receipt.

Easier Excel Exports for List Boxes - A new 'Export to Excel' button allows you to export the contents of a list box to Microsoft Excel. This new button has been added for numerous list boxes throughout Sage 100.

See Also:
What's New in Sage CRM 2020
What's New in Sage 300 2020?
What's New in Acumatica 2020 R1?

Sage is Listening!
Many of these global enhancements were highly-requested feature recommendations submitted by customers to the Sage 100 Ideas Website.

eInvoicing With Paya Connect

eInvoicing with Paya Connect combines click-to-pay functionality with a customer self-service payment portal, helping you save time through payment automation.  Your customers can use the payment link to make online credit card and ACH payments. If you’re using Paperless Office for invoicing, the invoice PDF is attached to the email. After customers make online payments, you can easily import them into Cash Receipts Entry.

There are two ways to enable eInvoicing for your customers:
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1. To enable the feature for an individual customer, select the eInvoice Payments check box on the Additional tab in Customer Maintenance.
2. To enable the feature for a range of customers, use the Global Customer Field Change utility.

 
Note: this feature is only available for Sage 100cloud and requires a merchant account with Paya (formerly Sage Payment Solutions).
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New Reverse Check Run Utility

If you’ve ever processed a check run with the wrong information, you already know how much time and manual effort can be required to walk it back. But now, the new Reverse Check Run Utility in Accounts Payable automates the reversal of checks or electronic payments created via the Check Printing and Electronic Payment Menu.

Sage 100 Reverse Check Run Screen

See Also: How to Reverse a Check in Sage 100 Classic

Lot / Serial Expiration Dates

Expiration dates can now be added for items with lot or serial numbers when they are received into inventory or produced through Bill of Materials. An important feature for manufacturers, and distributors who deal with food & beverage, chemicals, and medical equipment, this represents the first phase of the Sage 100cloud lot / serial journey with lot & serial tracking features coming soon in a future release.

Job Cost Updates

A variety of updates in Sage 100 2020 have been applied to the Job Cost module as follows:

​Option for Expensing Work-In-Process Costs - A new 'Recognize WIP when Billing % Complete Jobs' field has been added to the Main tab in Job Cost Options. This field is available when the (Post to General Ledger) Work in Process check box is selected.

​Actual % Complete Field - A new 'Actual % Complete' field has been added to various screens so that you can enter the job’s completion percentage when processing invoices for the job.

eInvoicing for Job Cost Invoices - the eInvoicing by Paya Connect feature mentioned earlier in this article is also available in Sage 100 Job Cost.

NOTE: many of the features mentioned in this article are only available on the Sage 100cloud platform.  Contact your Sage 100 Reseller for details about which features are available for your current product or to discuss a migration from Sage 100 Classic to Sage 100cloud.

Upgrading to Sage 100 2020 or Sage 100cloud 2020

These are just a few highlights and a handful of top new features. Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud 2020 includes much more than we can cover in just one article.

For full details, please refer to the following helpful resources:
Sage 100 2020 Release Notes
What’s New Documentation
Sage 100 2020 Upgrade Checklist
Sage 100 2020 System Requirements

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UPDATE: What's New in Sage 100 2020.1

Click the "+" below to expand the accordion and find out what's new in the first product update to the Sage 100 2020 original release:

Sage 100 2020.1 (Release 1)

Accounts Payable and Receivable Changes

In Accounts Payable, a new ’Net Balance’ button is now available, making it easier to add any    undistributed balance to the current line item. The new button is available in Invoice Data Entry Lines tab, Repetitive Invoice Entry Lines tab, and the General Ledger Distribution window accessed through Manual Check and Payment Entry.

In Accounts Receivable, a Payments tab has been added to Invoice History Inquiry and shows all payments applied to the selected invoice. You can click the Cash Receipts History button to view details about payments processed through Cash Receipts Entry or click the Payment Information button to view details about credit card and ACH payments.

Tracing by Lot and Serial Numbers

With Sage 100 2020.1, you now have multiple options to trace where items have been used. A new ‘Where Used’ button added to the Lot/Serial Inquiry window (accessed from the Main menu or from Item Maintenance) displays where items from the current lot or with the current serial number were used as a component of a sales kit or a bill. The button is available when you select a Sales Order invoice with the type SI, or a Production Entry transaction with the type BI.

Certain changes were made to the Lot/Serial Inquiry window to accommodate the new Where Used functionality. In addition, a ‘Print Where-Used Items’ check box has been added to the Lot Serial Transaction History Report.  Lastly, a new Customer Recall Report has been added to the Reports menu that displays a list of customers to whom you have sold or shipped lot or serial items that must be recalled.

Fixed Assets Enhancements

The posting book check boxes in the Period End Processing window have been replaced by a grid with Book Name and Close Book columns. The Close Book column contains check boxes that you can select for the books that you want to process for period end. The change was made to support the additional posting books added in Sage Fixed Assets version 2021.

See Also: What's New in Sage Fixed Assets 20201

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