It's time for some of you to close your Sage 50 Fiscal Year. Here is a helpful checklist of items that you should perform prior to your closing. If you need help or would like DataSoft to close your year for you, just let us know. We would be happy to schedule an appointment for you.

Windows 10 July 2018 update causing problems loading Sage 50 Accounting.

Some users have experience that Sage 50 US will not start after Windows 10 July update.

After clicking the Sage 50 Icon nothing is showing on the screen.  Sage 50 fails to load, or you get a gray screen, or Sage 50 Won’t Open.

Look in the Task Manager, you may see Sage 50 running as a Background Process. (You will see other Sage and Peachtree related processes there but you are looking for Sage 50 (peachw.exe). This is to verify that the Sage 50 icon has been clicked on and is trying to run.

If you have set the Compatibility Mode from a prior Windows Update to get Sage 50 to function correctly, it is no longer needed.  You can just turn off the Compatibility Mode.

If option 1 works great, you are good to go.  If you still are experiencing problems then you may need to perform option 2.

Option 1

1. Right-click the Sage 50 Icon on your desktop.
2. Choose Properties at the bottom of the menu.
3. Click on the Compatibility Tab.
4. Uncheck Run this program in compatibility mode.
5. Exit out of Properties.
6. Reboot your computer

Option 2

Run the Sage 50 Installation Repair or remove and reinstalling the Sage 50 application.  Both of these tasks may be performed by using the Control Panel, Apps & features area.

July 10, 2018—KB4338819 (OS Build 17134.165)

The efficiently of barcode scanning comes to DSStudio with Camera Barcode Scanning.

You can now use your PC Camera or Laptop Camera to scan barcodes as a quick entry into DSStudio Report Prompts.

Just hold your barcode up to your camera, click read and DSStudio will retrieve the value and perform its magic.  

We support the following Symbologies: UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, ITF, Codabar, MSI, RSS-14 (all variants), QR Code, Data Matrix, Aztec, and PDF-417.

Page by Page Email is now AVAILABLE in DSStudio!

Page by Page Emailing allows you to send out sections or pages of your reports to different email addresses.  

So generate your daily Sage 50 invoices and send each Customer their invoice in one quick click.  The email address for reports are supplied by the Customers Records, so it all so automatic.

More Information on Page by Page Emailing

Our DSStudio Reports for Sage 50 and Peachtree Accounting now allows you to Archive Reports.

You now have the ability to take a snapshot of a report and its data then save it to an Archive Report.  These are not just any archived report, they are active reports that are interactive!

You can sort them, email them, select page ranges, export to Microsoft Excel, CSV or any other format DSStudio provides.

If you change the data inside Sage 50 the report will remain the same because we archive the data right into the report.  Imagine taking an old report and working with its data again.  You can even export the data and import it back into another company. 

Works with all Version Sage 50 and Peachtree Accounting products.  Also works with any other data provider that DSStudio Supports.  This includes Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, CSV, TXT, XML, Pervasive, Oracle, Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, IBM DB2, Firebird, PostgreSQL, VistaDB, and SQLite.

Sage 50 Accounting Sales Quotes Expiring Report

Report is sorted and grouped by either Employee or Customers.  Provides the ability to distribute each employee with their own report.

Includes useful data such as Customer Contact, Phone Number, and Email Address.   Customer Email Address is clickable directly to a new email to the customer.  You can also toggle the quote details with Hide / Show Details link right inside the report.

DSStudio reports have the ability to copy formatted text right from the preview windows.  This provides the ability to copy and paste report data right into the Customers Email.

There is 3 different version of this report:

1. All open quotes by Customer ID
2. Grouping by Salesperson, by Customer. 
3. Selected Salesperson, by Customer

Works with all Version of Sage 50 US Accounting and Peachtree Accounting Software.

We have developed a new modern Sage 50 Accounting and Peachtree Accounting invoice form.

This invoice has the ability to be printed or emailed using our Page by Page Emailing Blast.  We also developed a matching Quote form to keep the theme going.  Get bold and attract some attention with this invoice format. 

Page by Page Emailing allows you to select a group of invoices and blast them via Email all at once.  No Outlook required. 

Works with Sage 50 Accounting US and Peachtree Accounting all versions.

DSStudio Version 2 is here!!

DSStudio is DataSoft's reporting, exporter, emailer, and swiss army knife of the reporting world.  Connecting directly to your live data, reporting has never been more flexible and productive.

If you are using Sage 50 or Peachtree Accounting Software you have found your reporting solution.