• Cost Tier Adjustment

    Adjustments to inventory value are made using Process Cost Tier Adjustments task. Here are some important things to know about cost adjustments : Inventory Quantity cannot be adjusted through Cost Tier Adjustments. Quantities in the cost tiers are…
  • Are nested routings possible in a way that does not cause a cost composition issue when hitting the GL upon invoicing?

    Thanks to everyone for reading ahead of time! Question Is there a Sage, E2B, or other third part plugin, configuration, hotfix, or other solution that would allow for creating routings that nest other routings to help allow for machining of parts…
  • What is the difference between the Inventory Cost report and the Inventory Valuation report?

    What is the difference between the Inventory Cost report and the Inventory Valuation report? Why is there an option for both Cost and Valuation in the Cost report? The differences between the Inventory Cost and Inventory Valuation reports are primarily…
  • Cost Tier table schema

    The cost tier is an important costing feature provided by IM which allows the system to track the actual cost at which an item was purchased every time. Sage 500 stores the cost in table timCostTier . Here is the schema for that table: A cost…
  • Is there a way to get real-time variance if an independent timekeeping and payroll system is used? Can you get real-time variances if you are using the payroll module in MAS500?

    We are a manufacturing process whereby management and ownership would like real-time variances specific to Labor. However, hours worked and pay per hour are not recorded in MAS as a third party provider is used for the time keeping system and then another…
  • Standard Cost Issue...

    Hello, I am trying to build my standard costs in a way where I leverage the Bill or Materials to add non-inventory Items which I can cost at specific rates and re-direct through the GL Accounts to specific account. The purpose of this will be to be…
  • Understanding Cost Tiers

    Hi there. I often talk to our customers about inventory costing and thought many of you would find this document helpful when trying to figure out how the cost for an inventory transaction was determined. So here it is: A cost tier stores the cost…
  • Costing

    I have a client who leases space and provides food and beverage for events. She wants us to be able to provide reports that will show the profitability of specific events. So, we would need some way to specify the event in the expense line item, and we…