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September 24, 2010
Closing the Year – MB 15 or MB 16?
Closing the Year – MB 15 or MB 16? We have received many calls regarding a recent e-mail from Sage Master Builder. The e-mail implies that to close the year, you must be running version 16. We remember similar communications in prior years, so we contacted Sage to clear up a few things. Closing the […]
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September 09, 2010
What’s New in MB 15 – Payroll Navigation
What’s New in MB 15 – Payroll Navigation Payroll Changes – What has been moved Sage has stepped up the frequency of product upgrades. Many Master Builder users are running version 14. With the release of version 15 at the beginning of 2010, there were several significant changes to various modules and quarterly payroll reports. […]
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September 01, 2010
What’s New in MB 15 – Accounts Payable Payment Options
What’s New in MB 15 – Accounts Payable Payment Options Sage Master Builder version 15 – What’s Changed? Sage has stepped up the frequency of product upgrades. Many Master Builder users are running version 14. With the release of version 15 at the beginning of 2010, there were several significant changes to various modules and […]
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August 27, 2010
What’s New in SMB 15? – Accounts Payable
What’s New in SMB 15? – Accounts Payable An Overview of Accounts Payable Changes Sage has stepped up the frequency of product upgrades. Many Master Builder users are running version 14. With the release of version 15 at the beginning of 2010, there were several significant changes to various modules and quarterly payroll reports. As […]
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July 26, 2010
The Impact of Voiding Payroll Records Across Periods
The Impact of Voiding Payroll Records Across Periods Applies to : Master Builder 11.x and earlier, 12.x, 13.x, 14.x, 15.x Some of our clients have a hard accounting period close. That is, once an accounting period has been closed, there are no additional corrections or transactions allowed to that period. In the case of payroll, […]
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June 11, 2010
Making a Quick Backup of Master Builder Data
Making a Quick Backup of Master Builder Data Updated 12/5/12 Applies to : Master Builder 11.x and earlier, 12.x, 13.x, 14.x, 15.x, 16.x, 17.x, 18.x Sometimes it is useful to have a backup of a Master Builder data set that is independent of the system backups. For instance, when we close the books for a […]
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September 01, 2009
SMB Behavior – A Quick Primer on Security
SMB Behavior – A Quick Primer on Security Applies to : Master Builder 11.x, 12.x, 13.x The security in Master Builder is a little bit atypical from the usual. Here is a quick primer on the key points of the basics. These basic points proabably cover about 80% of the questions we receive regarding Master […]
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August 01, 2009
SMB Performance – Intermittent Slow Response
SMB Performance – Intermittent Slow Response In a network environment, Master Builder can exhibit very slow performance at intermittent times. In some cases, the slow performance can affect other applications running on the server. One of the common causes for this issue is the Sage Service Host. The Sage License Server The Sage License Server […]
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February 17, 2008
Tip – Creating a secure signed check form
Tip – Creating a secure signed check form Last Tested with Sage Master Builder Version 13.2.0.3 With our larger clients, there can be hundreds of checks generated at a time for both payroll and accounts payable. Naturally, people want to create a digitally signed check form to avoid having to physically sign the checks, but […]
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January 19, 2008
Tip – Printing Large Quantities of W2 Forms
Tip – Printing Large Quantities of W2 Forms We have quite a few clients that print hundreds of W2’s for their employees. Using Adobe to print the W2’s makes the process work better and avoids the hassle of collating hundreds of forms. 1) Purchase your W2’s in sets. Typically, we use the 2 up, 6 […]
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