A role, a department, a phase? It’s typical in any size company – large or small – to become compartmentalized, and operate in informational silos. Construction Project Management is many things—let’s take a look at what it is NOT. There are many reasons for dysfunctional operations. They commonly include poor cross-company communication, managerial information gatekeepers, […]
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Year-End Preparation for Sage CRE Your ‘to-do’ list The beginning of the holiday season is fast approaching! Being prepared for year-end activities in your Sage 300 CRE software can help make your holidays the happiest. Some items for your “to-do” list might include: December Tasks 1. Version upgrade The only version supported at year-end will
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Avoid 3rd Party Integration Mistakes for Sage 300 CRE Enhance Sage 300 CRE with APPROVED apps and automation New software products and technology can make a huge difference in our daily work lives. Add-on products for Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate, like MyAssistant, Procore, AboutTime, Sage Paperless, and TimberScan, are user favorites. They automate
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Estimating tip highlight it The latest version of Sage Estimating makes it easy to focus on the items that matter most. Simply highlight it! Right-click any cell and select ‘Edit Highlight.’ To make it even easier, add a Tag that will appear when you hover over the item. Once you’ve highlighted the necessary items, you
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Pay Tax on Social Security Benefits? If you’re nearing retirement, you may wonder: Will I have to pay taxes on my Social Security benefits? And if so, how much will you have to pay? It depends on your other income. If you owe taxes, you may have to pay tax on 50% to 85% of
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Integration app with 300 built-in tasks How efficient could you become at work with help for the more tedious tasks? MyAssistant — a virtual assistant for Sage 300 CRE, will save you time, increase efficiency and timeliness in reporting, expedite communications with vendors, customers, and employees, and even help improve accountability and profitability! And what
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Don’t underestimate spreadsheet errors! Underestimating a project or losing bids by overestimating can seriously erode profits. Too often these problems are caused by errors in spreadsheets. A PricewaterhouseCoopers study once showed that up to 91 percent of sophisticated spreadsheets contain errors. Another study concludes the error rate is 94%. Regardless, errors are prevalent, so let’s
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Knowing when to expect the elements of Job Costs to be on a report is a key financial strategy. Using the Committed Cost Report – Landscape Form (report 6-1-2-31) below as a guide, the most common elements of many Job Cost reports are explained. Which report? One of the best Job Cost Reports in Sage 100
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Directly write reports in Excel Connect reports directly to the Sage 100 Contractor database Sage 100 Contractor has a robust report designer, but some reports are either too cumbersome or take too long to export from Sage directly to Excel. For that reason, sometimes it is beneficial to connect your reports directly to the Sage
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Your secret sleuth… Did you know that Sage 300 CRE creates a log record for every process you start and end, along with all the steps in between? Although you may be diligent in reading the print journals produced after every data entry and processing task, you may sometimes see the message, “Errors found –
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Export pre-built inquiries Excel Inquiring minds want to know! Meaningful information, at your fingertips – is a common expectation for today’s business software. Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate does this well with an abundance of pre-built inquiries. Inquiries provide instant access to information for users at all levels. From AP/AR personnel to operations and
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