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- For client workstations, make sure to exclude virus scanning pointed at your network MAS 90/200 installation folder. Since these files are in constant change, an anti-virus scanner will attempt to “scan” each file every time this happens, causing significant performance issues. Note: MAS 90/200 supports only corporate editions of anti-virus packages.
- All modern versions of MS Windows can benefit from more RAM. If you are running less than 1 GB of RAM, consider upgrading to at least 2 GB’s. More is always better, in this case. The overall performance improvement in all Windows applications will be significant.
- If you are running MAS 200, network performance is critical. Make sure you are running at least 100MB network interface cards (in full duplex mode) and your workstation and cabling can support these speeds (Cat 5 10Base-T cabling is a good choice). If you are running a large installation with 20+ workstations, consider using a managed Ethernet switch to support high throughput. (Editors note: My experience is that Gigabit Ethernet is the single biggest improvement of speed with MAS90 in version 4.x. The application sizes have grown 400% since version 3.71 and all applications are pulled over the network when you launch them. 100mbs sounds fast, but its ‘megabits’ not ‘megabytes’ . Remember it takes 8bits to make a byte so this speed, with additional network collisions and overhead isn’t even enough to watch a single high definition video)
- If you are running MAS 200 and Crystal Reports are slow to print, consider trying the Crystal client/server ODBC driver.
- If you are running MAS 90 and experience intermittent hanging of the application, make sure all the printers in the windows printer manager are valid printers. If a printer has been removed from the network but not removed from the Windows printer manager, you may see intermittent hanging as MAS 90 attempts to connect to a printer.
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Improving the Performance of MAS90 and MAS200
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What has changed with MAS90 and MAS200 throughout the past version updates
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010I found a well hidden section on the Sage website that outlines all of the enhancements that has occurred with every release going all the way back to version 3.50 (circa 1997)
I turned this section into a PDF document that you can take with you. It goes all the way up to the brand new Version 4.40 release that you will be receiving this week if you are current on maintenance.
You can download it HERE.
Completing a Backordered Purchase Order in Sage MAS 90 & MAS 200
Thursday, January 14th, 2010How to complete a backordered purchase order
Product:
Sage MAS 90 ERP
Sage MAS 200 ERP
Sage MAS 200 ERP – SQL Server Edition
Application: Purchase Order
Version Reported: 3.71. Should apply to versions through 4.3.
Subject:
How to complete a backordered purchase order.
Possible Resolution:
Dynamics AX 2009 Technology Enables User Experience Customization
Monday, October 5th, 2009Dynamics AX 2009’ technology provides the capability for users to modify screens easily in Dynamics AX 2009 to meet their requirements and make their jobs easier to perform and data entry much more efficient.
Here is a screenshot of a standard Dynamics AX 2009 customer record screen, showing the general tab:
The user may find that many of the fields are not needed in this form and that navigating between the needed fields is time-consuming.
This is not a problem because Dynamics AX 2009’s technology makes is a simple matter to change the look of this form (and any other forms) to meet the user’s needs.
The user can right click on an unneeded field, or field group, and one of the options includes “hide” as shown below. Now the user can go through the form and hide any fields or groups that the user does not need.
Here is the same form, after the user has spent some time re-organizing it:
Notice that numerous fields been hidden and that the landscape that the hidden fields used to take up has been automatically rearranged as well. By the way, this change took less than 2 minutes to make. Now the user only sees what needs to be seen, thus speeding up data entry.
Keep in mind that access to this functionality is permissions-controlled and that changes made can be done for individual users or system wide.
Contact us through our website or by calling 888-222-8827 to learn how Dynamics AX 2009’s technology can help to make the user experience more efficient and productive. Ask us also about other features and benefits that Dynamics AX 2009 delivers.