Hi Catriona,

If you drop in to our Live Q&A session we can arrange a callback for you, the link is: 

https://ask.sage.co.uk/scripts/ask.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=43791

It's open Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Thanks 

Lauren Marks

Thanks Lauren, but the person I spoke to on the callback you already arranged basically said no, but we can do it for you because it's too complicated. I'm just going to have to keep trying stuff.

I'm the same Catriona. It's like breaking into the KGB, what's the big secret? Is report designer a powerful reporting tool or is it a waste of space overtaken by better systems? It has got to be one of the most confusing looking features ever. None of it seems intuitive, what the hell is Audit_Split header, could they not have come up with something in plain English. 

Hi Jimmy and Catriona,

Unsure what you need to report on but there are now some add-ons that will do that for you:

- Roveel is an excellent tool for financial reporting

- Castaway is great for cahflow and forecasting

- Xapsys CRM has built in business intelligence with unlimited dashboards/widgets/reports that can easily be configured to report on anything coming from Sage 50, plus you can also connect other data sources.

Check them out, they all have free trial and plugNplay Sage 50 connectors

kindest regards

Hugo

Hi Catriona. My company specialises in Sage 50 training and support and we offer Report Designer training. Feel free to check out my bio and get in touch for a chat.

Hi Jimmy. To answer your query about whether it's a "powerful reporting tool" - to be honest, it depends what you're looking to achieve. There's always reporting outside of Sage using the ODBC Connection MS Query tools to achieve something more sophisticated at no extra cost. It's really more a case of figuring out what you want the end result to be and determining the best tool to get you from A to B. Happy to have a chat about it if you need clarity. Check out my bio if you want to get in touch.