AccountsMate Release – March 2021
Highlights
A new version of AccountsMate has been released. This includes the following main changes.
- New Nominal Account, Nominal Transaction and Nominal Data Analysis Enquiries (exposes Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet data).
- New Customer Quotation Enquiry.
- New Customer Invoice & Credit Enquiry.
- New Supplier Purchase Order Enquiry.
- Customer Transactions Enquiry improved to add name and aging by due date columns.
- Supplier Transaction Enquiry improved to add aged by due date column.
- Fixes and enhancements to performance (e.g. correct sales profit calculation, multi-company management, more information on license).
A video showing these highlights with ideas on how to use them can be seen here -> AccountsMate March 2021 Release Highlights
Details
Updating
The new version will be downloaded automatically the next time a user opens AccountsMate, just accept all questions and the software update will be installed.
Versions
To check if you are using the new software, check the versions under Help – About, they should be as follows.
- AccountsMate Console 1.3.0
- AccountsMate Plugin 1.5.0
Technical List of Changes
AccountsMate Console v1.3.0
About Form
- Now shows the Sage50 version.
- Only displays single version entry for AccountsMate plugin, rather than by function.
Company Change Form
- To change the existing Company working on no other forms can be open.
License Maintenance Form
- If not an application/organisation administrator, then block access to the form.
- Form loading speeded up.
- Can now import license details.
- Can now copy licenses.
- Summary added that shows a count of current licenses.
- When creating an installation string Accounts Type is now defaulted to Sage50
- Fixed bug where changes to data in property sheet were not being reflected in the grid.
- Can now filter/sort and export data if in System Administrator mode
- Fields Account Ref, Type, Reference added.
Application Start-up
- Changed so that if the current license is going to expire in 30 days, indicate if there is a new license that is going to become active or if the software will become un-usable.
- Message changed when prompting the user if they are Organisation Administrator where one does not exist.
General
- Change system administration mode access.
- Fixed bug that now clears Menu Security locks for the current user when they enter menu mode.
System Options Form
- Fixed bug where if prompted for administrator password it would still save the details entered even if the user selected ‘Cancel’.
User Maintenance Form
- Fixed bug where a System Administrator could not update the expiry date.
- Fixed bug where the ‘force logout’ option should only be enabled if System/Organisation Administrator.
- Fixed bug where changes to data in property sheet were not being reflected in the grid.
Company Maintenance Form
- Fixed bug where an Organisation Administrator could not add/delete Companies.
- Fixed bug where changes to data in property sheet were not being reflected in the grid.
AccountsMate Plugin v1.5.0
Customer Transactions
- New fields Aged by Due Date and Aged by Date that based on the due date/transaction date and set to Current, 30, 60, 90 ,120+ for outstanding transactions or ‘Not Aged’ if not outstanding.
- Customer Name now part of default layout.
Quotation Form
- New form showing Customer quotations.
Sales Analysis Form
- Type criteria now defaults to include credits rather than excluding.
- New fields Aged by Due Date and Aged by Date that based on the due date/transaction date and set to Current, 30, 60, 90 ,120+ for outstanding transactions or ‘Not Aged’ if not outstanding.
- Fixed bug where Profit was being calculated incorrectly.
Supplier Transactions Form
- New fields Aged by Due Date and Aged by Date that based on the due date/transaction date and set to Current, 30, 60, 90 ,120+ for outstanding transactions or ‘Not Aged’ if not outstanding.
Purchases Analysis Form
- New fields Aged by Due Date and Aged by Date that based on the due date/transaction date and set to Current, 30, 60, 90 ,120+ for outstanding transactions or ‘Not Aged’ if not outstanding.
Nominal Form
- New function that allows a user to enquire on Nominal account data.
Nominal Transaction Form
- New function that allows a user to enquire on Nominal Transactions.
Nominal Data Analysis Form
- New function that allows a user to analyse Nominal Transactions by COA.
Customer Sales Invoices and Credits Form
- New function that allows a user to enquire on a Customer’s Invoices and Credits
Supplier Purchase Order Form
- New function that allows a user to enquire on a Supplier’s Purchase Orders
Initial Installation
- The installer can now change the Sage50 user/name password at Company level if required when setting up Companies.