Just ran across this @ClarkWalliser in the Sage 2013 Install Guide - might be a security role setting that you need to change:
NOTE tasks within a task folder are still subject to the standard menu security. To create public system (if one has been set up). All company, module, menu, and task assigned to your restrictions assigned to users override all task folder assignments. User code must have the Allow To create a public task folder and public tasks
1 On the Sage 100 ERP Desktop, click the My Tasks tab. Right-click the My Task area and select New> Public Folder.
2 Type a name for the public task folder and press ENTER
3 Right-click the folder and select New > Task.
4 In the Browse dialog box, select the module, the menu, and then the menu task to add to the folder and click Open. The task is added to the public tasks folder.
5 To add more public tasks to this folder, repeat steps 3 and 4, as necessary
6 To add an external program to the public tasks folder, right-click the public task folder and select New > Program.
7 In the Browse dialog box, click the Folder button and select the external program, then click Open. The external program is added to the public task folder.
8 To add more external programs to this folder, repeat steps 6 and 7, as necessary