Sage 200

Sage 200, Sage’s latest mid market solution

Sage 200 is Sage’s latest mid-range business solution, built on the .NET platform and Microsoft’s SQL database platform. It is a powerful accounts and trading solution with unrivalled usability and customisation capability. Straightforward to implement and easy to learn, Sage 200 offers the ideal solution ‘out of the box’ to many companies with complex business processes. Sage 200 is also an ideal upgrade path for many Sage 50 users who are experiencing rapid growth.

Sage 200 meets needs across your business.

Accounts and Finance

Sage 200 flexes to your business, allowing you to budget by cost centre and department.

Multi-company license can store up to 99 datasets, either old financial years of the same company or other companies operated within a recognised group structure from a single geographical location. Powerful consolidation of multiple companies – even with different nominal structures and operating currencies - means your system can grow with your business.

Extensive list of financial reports with historical comparisions. Allows you to keep up to 36 months history in the current ledgers plus unlimited history in the archives for customer and supplier ledgers. Nominal Account History available for all nominal accounts. Balance Sheet accounts keep a rolling history for the number of months selected whilst the trading accounts (P&L) history is usually cleared to the history file at the end of the financial year.

Alerts and batch entry features ensure rapid, error-free data entry, while in-depth reporting and graphical analysis ensure you are always in control.

Build in e-banking link to all the major UK banks - no additional charge

VAT routine with archiving facility for VAT return once complete.

Customers

Deal effectively with customers by storing all details and maintaining effective credit control. If a significant number of your customers need to deal in a foreign currency, Sage 200 gives you the tools to meet this need effectively

Full credit control functions including email Invoices, statements, and order documents. Attach documents to customer records such as credit references account application forms, orders, photographs or maps to site.

Simple transaction reversal routines if posting errors are made.

Suppliers

Maintain consistent, controlled relationships with your suppliers. Store full details of your purchases and benefit from tools to help you make best use of your credit terms with your suppliers. Attach documents to the suppliers account such as terms & conditions, product specifications, photographs or application forms.

Full supplier management functions including email remittances and order documents cheque printing or ebanking supporting all major UK banks

Simple transaction reversal routines if posting errors are made.

Stock Control

Sage 200 allows you to organise and closely manage your product lines.

Manage different stock locations completely independently, in terms of replenishment, sales, reporting and stock takes.

Full batch or serial number tracking by product group Custom search categories and wildcard searches will assist you in managing large numbers of product lines, and you can buy and sell in different units of measure.

History tracking by product and via "View Purchase Order & View Sales Order" facility for easy identification of customer and supplier order and invoice numbers.

Price Book

Powerful module for customer specific price lists and discount structures, allows you to set customer pricing without having to refer to manual price lists, file import routine available for simple updating.

Sales and Purchase Order processing

Allocation of stock available on sales orders either on order entry or despatch stock control update on despatch or on invoice. Purchase order processing, updates stock real-time when goods are received from or returned to the supplier. Matching of Invoice to Order and credit note to return before order can be completed.

Full history archive of old orders for both Sales and Purchase.

CRM

Customer Relationship Management software, Sage 200 now comes with one license for Sage CRM a fully functional customer relationship management system which allows you to track the progress of sales and prospects, gives you reminders for call backs, and integrates with the accounting system. Additional licenses available at addition cost. This replaces Act! Professional

Business-specific Requirements

Sage 200 can be customised for your business, and integrated with industry-specific software available from Sage Developer partners. Links to Sage Payroll, Payroll Professional, Excel and Crystal Report Writer.

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Program upgrades from Sage to ensure you are compliant with legislative updates and getting the best from your software. Mandatory with all new systems in the first year.