Sage Construction & Real Estate

Hello~ I need to break out the YTD jobs costs by L,M,E,S,O, but I can only do this with JTD costs. I'm a newbie and not yet familiar with all the reports. Thank you, Katherine

Does anyone know why the jobs I set up in Job Cost doesn't show up in the range selection. For instance, I'm trying to run a Labor Hours report and the jobs I set up recently aren't showing up int he ranges. Help! please and thank you!

Manually performing a company backup works fine but the scheduled backup does not backup the CompanyData folder. Is this a permissions issue as the scheduled backup is running the scheduled task as SYSTEM?

I am trying to setup a job that will have two different customers. For the purposes of the job level P&L--I need receivables from both customers to go to the same job revenue account. I don't seem to be able to do that in job setup, which seems to limit…

I am in desperate need of a professional/friends help. I'm the new Controller since September of this year. I've closed the year before I can audit/reconcile any errors so I can process the payroll so everyone can get paid on time. I did a test run for…

Is there a way or method I can run a Profit and Loss for a specific time period - for example, 7/1/2018 through 6/30/2019?

I am attempting to created equipment repair jobs to track all shop personal activities. We use HCSS Heavy Job for time keeping in the field and we are looking at having our mechanics use it. Does anyone have a good template for equipment repair labor…

I am in need of a purchase order import template. I have tried using the help section to create one with no luck. Our consultant doesn't have one and I cannot work backwards by exporting because I get the following error: Can someone please send me…

Would like to know if there are going to be changes to the Importing of Flatfile. We currently use this to integrate Job Costs with Sage 300 CRE and Prolog. Also, What are the impacts/look changes for the EndUser with this update from 17 to 18?

Just out of curiosity does anyone have older macros from 16 and before that has been brought over to 17 and was able to successfully use them with 18.2?

Has anyone had experience with archiving the PO module? According to KB articles, moving POs and COs to history is the first step in improving performance in the PO module. Clean out all those old records. I have done this in a test environment and can…

Good afternoon, Seeing if anyone has found a good way to account for contract allowances. If a contract has a built in allowance it's noted in the original contract, but trying to fid the best way to track and bill against that allowance. I haven't…

My TB is out of balance by $.72. When I try to run a Totals by Bath report in GL, it freezes up every time before it even gets to the report screen. Has anyone had this issue, and how do we fix it?

We are currently on Sage 300 version 16.1.8 and want to upgrade to version 18.2.2. Do I have to upgrade first to 17.1.8 before upgrading to 18.2.2? Can anyone also tell me where can I find any documentation on version upgrade installation. Thank you…

We recently upgraded to Sage 18.2 and have noticed a significant delay using Sage Desktop. Clicking on an application can take 5-10 seconds to respond and open the menu. Additionally, particularly in AP, clicking on Tasks takes an additional 5-10 seconds…

What is the standard practice for creating/updating labor rate tables? Do you create a new rate table every time rates change (we do annually) - or do you just update the current table with the new rates? I'm new to Sage so looking for advice on how to…

I am trying to close the period for November but it is attempting to close the year. It appears that the close period end dates are a month forward, so it thinks the period end date is 12/31/18 instead of 11/30/18. How can I correct this? I am using Property…

I just received a new computer from our IT department and when I go to run Recalculate Custom Totals in Job Cost, the window appears stretched and distorted. I've tried changing my computer's scaling, reinstalling fonts, etc. Is there anything else I…

We need to upgrade to Sage 2017 for end of year updates and are not prepared to upgrade our server at this time. Has anyone been able to upgrade from 16 to 17 on Server 2008 R2 w/SP1? We are looking to do this temporarily until we can upgrade our…

Hi, I am trying to add the sample accounting data to my company list but I keep getting an error that says a company with that name already exists even though I can't see it. Can someone shed some light on what I am doing wrong? Thanks, Amanda