Sage 100

A customer just sent me a note that they are looking for a deferred revenue solution for Sage 100. At the moment I'm looking for options that have already been written and used by others. The customer Google'd up a deferred revenue add-on for MAS 500. Does anyone use anything similar for Sage 100 ?

DSD appears to have had or still does have a Deferred Revenue for AR & SO.

If they need MFG, JobOps has Deferred Revenue.

I too was going to suggest the [DSD enhancement](http://www.dsdinc.com/enhancement/sodr-deferred-revenue-posting/), However, it _appears_ it only addresses the G/L piece, but not the A/R side of things.

Here's another option I had provided to a client 3yr ago: Although it could get a little messy without the proper process management, you may be able to accomplish this via some variation of transactions (e.g., create 1 big invoice using a Sales Code to hit deferred for the year with EOY due date, then each month create a regular invoice to hit normal revenue and current AR, and an equal credit invoice against the original big invoice, reducing long-term AR and deferred revenue). Granted this quick example may not be entirely accurate for your purposes, but I just wanted to give you a rough idea of this option.

What does the one for MAS 500 do differently?

Deferred Revenue Processing for Sage 500 Automate Deferred Revenue Recognition (Integrated with: AR/SO/GL) Deferred Revenue can be a significant accounting headache for a company's finance department. Managing and tracking it with spreadsheets can be a significant resource drain, absorbing time and money, and exposing a company to errors resulting in incorrect reporting of revenue. With Deferred Revenue for Sage 500, managing deferred revenue is an automated, efficient process. The Deferred Revenue module tracks revenues collected in advance of the delivery of maintenance, support or other prepaid services, and enables the user to manage and recognize revenue through a flexible, easy to use interface. Revenue is recognized and posted automatically to the General Ledger module within MAS 500. Integration with both Sales Order and Accounts Receivable provides for initiating a new contract when the sale transaction is entered. Recurring Invoice and Contract Renewals functionality provide for recreating a contract and deferred schedule for repeat business automatically. Built with the Sage 500 Application Framework, the Deferred Revenue module provides the same rich graphical and ease-of-use features found throughout MAS 500. Integration with Sage 500 is achieved with Customizer, extending functionality without modifying it. Contract Maintenance The process for Deferred Revenue Recognition starts when a user enters a Contract for the portion of a sale that must be deferred. These can be Maintenance and Support Contracts common in the Software Industry, Subscription Contracts found in the Publication Industry, or any other form of agreement whereby an organization has invoiced for or received moneys in advance of the performance or delivery of services. When a Contract is created, the user provides begin and end dates, the contract amount, the number of periods the contract will be recognized and the amount to recognize each period. Contract Types An unlimited number of Contract Types can be defined, each with its own set of default revenue and liability accounts. Accounts Receivable Integration Establishing new Contracts is done as Invoices are entered. If a user needs to enter a Contract subsequent to posting invoices, the ability to define a Contract for a posted invoice is provided through View/Edit Invoices. Recurring Invoices Contracts can be associated with Recurring Invoices. Each time a Recurring Invoice is generated, one or more new contracts are generated as well, which can be edited and are posted with the Recurring Invoice. Sales Order Integration Setting up Contracts is done as Sales Orders are entered. Multiple Contracts can be entered for a Sales Order and are created in a 'Pending' status. When an Invoice is created for a Sales Order the Contract(s) status is updated and can be reviewed and edited in the invoice batch prior to posting. The Contract becomes active when the Invoice is posted. Inquiries and Reports Included with are flexible Inquiry and Reporting options that allow the user to report on anticipated revenue by period, contract type, customer, etc. Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition is the automated process for calculating and generating the portion of Deferred Revenue that can be recognized in the current period. Initiating Revenue Recognition is an interactive process during which the user may simply generate and post the results, or preview and even adjust amounts before generating and posting. The Revenue Recognition process automatically recognizes defined amounts and posts them to the appropriate general ledger accounts. Contract Renewals The Contract Renewals function provides the user with the option to select previous Invoices and Contracts and generate new Invoices and Contracts automatically. This feature is useful when Contracts are about to expire and the company would like to invoice the customer ahead of time to ensure contract renewal and accelerate the collection of fees.

Other than JobOps, IIG offers contract maintenance with deferred revenue.

These folks are GLAPARs

My recollection is JobOps uses AR for contract billing, but I think IIG uses SO.