Sage BusinessWorks

Hi, We've been using Business Works for years and now need to integrate Order and Invoice data into our in-house proprietary external database that manages our operations. We have a few questions: Can we use SQL to set up an ODBC connection? …

What's new This update contains additional updates for the 2023 payroll taxes and program fixes. For detailed information about this release and payroll tax changes please see: Sage BusinessWorks 2023 Release Notes Sage BusinessWorks Accounting…

Hello! I just discovered I have duplicated a deposit, in error. How do I correct this? Thanks in advance!

Thinking of upgrading to Sage BusinessWorks 2023? Things you need to know before you begin. Sage BusinessWorks 2023 is upgrading the database engine from Pervasive 10.3 to Actian Zen 15.1 Ensure compatibility with any software that may use Pervasive…

Is Windows 11 go to go for the client PC ? Is MS Server 2022 good for the Server in a CS version ? I did look at all the docs online, and could not locate this information. Vince

We're pleased to announce the Sage BusinessWorks 2023 release! Important note Sage BusinessWorks 2023 release will require new Microsoft C++ files to be installed on your computer. No other interaction will be required as the install package will…

I am trying to export the component list for parts within Business Works. There is no way to do this through the program, but was told you can do this through a query in excel. Does anyone have experience with this? Can someone provide steps to query…

I have recently upgraded to version 2021 SP13. Since then my task windows are so very tiny, especially in GL. The task window does NOT give me the option to resize the window. Can anyone tell me how to resize the task window in this version. Liz Du…

A check issued in May was voided in August AND voided in May. So the check has been voided twice thru A/P. How do I fix this problem? Thank you!

Hello everyone, we have been having problem lately with our businessworks 2013. It is not opening up and giving us bunch of different error messages. I uninstalled it hoping to get the installer from sage to reinstall but sage is not helping me here…

I needed to void an A/P entry I had made as a prepaid Invoice paid by EFT. I Voided the payment, however, I then saw the open invoice and when I voided that, I ended up with two debits in my checking account under A/P. So it looks like the amount was…

Hello! When attempting to download BW version 2021, this message pops up: Sorry, there has been an error We are sorry for the inconvenience. It seems you are not authorized to view this document. My support plan is current. What's weird is that…

Received a credit memo from a vendor that is paid by credit card. How do I post this to show in Vendor's account and to reduce amount owed to credit card company?

When employee has over 40 hours per week, some of the hours are showing as OT1, some OT2 - how is this determined

We the current situation our vendors are sending use notices of temporary price increases. Is there a way that I can add a flat % to a quote, similar to the freight charge? Also, is there a way to add an option for an additional line for adding a % for…

SMUSERTASKS - if this is too technical of a question we can ignore it(delete). As a BW user for 28 years our file SMUSERTASKS has grown to nearly 10MB and takes 4 to 5 minutes to backup or restore (SYSTEM backup) . Should this file be this large and…

A user can either not be able to change any passwords including their own or be able to change all passwords including the MANAGER account. This acts as a high security risk and that there are no options to require a strong password. Is there any enhancement…

We've been using Sage BusinessWorks for awhile now, but we're starting to have employees that need to access it more from outside the office. We are using a VPN and a terminal server for them to be able to do that, and it's working fairly well, however…

Installed SP6 but received an "Access is Denied" error msg about DBRegister which does not work now.

I've installed SageBW 2020 on a new Windows 2019 datacenter server. I am at the step where i need to restore the systems db and running into the following... should i proceed with update of Sage BW DB's?

I see how to create a CSV file to import invoices, but it seems to only import a total value. Is it possible to import an invoice with multiple line items?

how do I clean up customer deposits that either will not have an invoice to offset it or will not be refunded back to the customer.

I am looking for information on how I might be able to run a report in general ledger that gives me the breakdown by vendor and GL code. Like how many costs are coded to a specific vendor.

I have a client that has concerns regarding the COST on Maintain Parts now available to change on inventory parts that have quantity on hand in the new 2021 version. This is new and NOT a good upgrade. Can you let me know if this is going to be corrected…

Will 1099NEC/1099MISC processing being available in v2020 or only in v2021? Thanks, Barbara McNary