by Rob | Oct 12, 2017 | Accounting software, Tips and Training
[Update 10/30/2017: See the following Microsoft blog post for more information: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dataaccesstechnologies/2017/10/18/unexpected-error-from-external-database-driver-1-microsoft-jet-database-engine-after-applying-october-security-updates/...
by Rob | Aug 23, 2017 | Accounting software, Tips and Training
[Edit: The error came back for me on 8/25/2017. I checked the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\VFS\SystemX86 folder and the MSCOMCTL.OCX was dated 8/25/2017 so I had to copy the file again as outlined below. – Rob] There was an update to Excel 2016...
by Rob | Jan 3, 2017 | Accounting software, Tips and Training, Year End
(reading time < 10 min) Year End in Sage 300 is a simple process. There are a few things involved but the timing of them is pretty much up to you. The following assumes a calendar fiscal year but the steps are the same if your Fiscal Year does not end on December...
by Rob | Sep 27, 2016 | Accounting software, Tips and Training
(reading time < 5 min) You are probably aware that Sage 300 grids can be modified user-by-user to size, reorder or hide fields. Place the cursor between two column heading and left-mouse-click-and-drag to change the width (see below). Click and drag on a column...
by Rob | Mar 31, 2016 | Accounting software
(reading time < 5 minutes) When starting Sage 300 you may be prompted with the following, ominous-sounding message: Despite the exclamation point icon, this is for information only and nearly always there is nothing to be concerned about. This doesn’t mean...
by Rob | Mar 16, 2016 | Accounting software, Tips and Training
(reading time < 10 minutes – these few minutes can save you hundreds of dollars!) In the last few weeks we’ve had a few clients (and us too) fall victim to different variants of an encryption virus. This virus encrypts files on your machine and leaves...
