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Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

  • 1.  Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 14:30
    Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013 Sage has eliminated the Public Task Feature with no explanation why, a feature that has been available over 20 years. Is anyone else extremely frustrated about this? Does anyone have a solution? Details: I just upgraded a customer to Sage 100 advanced 1013. The custom tasks did not come over, so I tried to re-create them. When I create a public task, it shows the little green globe, but nobody else can see it. This customer uses Public Tasks EXTENSIVELY. And I try to train all our customers to make use of this feature. I checked sage portal. KB 110-9000963 Which verifies it is a problem with the statement: ""Solution or Workaround Target or Version Corrected: 5.00.4.0"" I installed PU4 update, thinking it would fix it - no-go. I called sage support, who talked to the R&D liason, who pointed to the line in the KB article that says: NOTE: Public tasks are being saved to the local Sage 100 folder (C:\Sage\Sage 100 ERP Workstation 2013\MAS90\MAS_System\MNUTASKP.ini) So the solution is : Copy MNUTASKP.ini to each workstation


  • 2.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 14:34
    Isn't that what Sage wants the Visual Process Flows to be for now?


  • 3.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 14:36
    I'm sort of an ""old dog"". Can the visual process explorer store links to folders on the server so that people can open those folders?


  • 4.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 14:40
    Don't think so. I belive its strictly MAS functions.


  • 5.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 14:42
    Interesting wrecking bar thrown into the Sage cog wheels. I've been running v2013 advance for several months and had not noticed this. And of course, my only clients using v2013 are on the standard version......


  • 6.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 14:46
    Ive been using public tasks for years to create procedure document links to word docs, etc. The benefit is that they have one place to go for all there necessary documents. Maybe I'm only one of a few who has a problem with no more public tasks...


  • 7.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 14:48
    Looks like you can create some links in the designer. May need to play with it a bit.


  • 8.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 15:53
    Well, you CAN create Links in the visual process designer. Gee, now you can access the same functionality in 5 clicks that used to take only 2 clicks! (now Clark, watch yourself. You don't want to sound like Jeff ....) I guess I should view this as a revenue opportunity. So Wayne, how would you approach this as a ""value"" proposition?


  • 9.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 16:38
    I want to say this came up in another message maybe a month back. It's extremely frustrating because customers upgrade expecting forward movement and the new Sage seems to do nothing except allow us to sell add-ons. Customers rightfully should question what they are getting for their maintenance dollars.


  • 10.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 16:42
    Yes, @ClarkWalliser , let's not crowd. @PhilMcIntosh use to give me a run for the cynic money but he seems to have mellowed out......


  • 11.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 16:44
    I've heard apathy is the natural result of cynicism, but I don't really care about that anymore... Seriously, Jeff. I could NEVER equal your level of expertise :)


  • 12.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 17:23
    Has anyone figured out how to connect an external program through Visual Process Flows?


  • 13.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 19:06
    @JeffSchwenk - Just got back from xTupleCon 2013, where innovation means better product, not coming up with new ways to screw the channel, and the employees are enthusiastic and proud of what they are creating.


  • 14.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 10-14-2013 19:11
    @PhilMcIntosh Looking forward to your review of the product.


  • 15.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 11-21-2013 18:27
    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


  • 16.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 11-22-2013 08:28
    I forgot to update this. Sage said the public tasks should be fixed in the next PU. @MoiraGoggin - I was logged in as myself with full rights and it still didn't work. And the Sage KB article confirmed my suspicion.


  • 17.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 11-22-2013 08:38
    Glad you found it another way - what PU is the fix in 5 or 6?


  • 18.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 11-22-2013 08:39
    I ""assumed"" when they said the next PU, they meant 5.... I know how dangerous assuming can be.


  • 19.  RE: Public Tasks no longer function on Sage 100 2013S

    Posted 11-22-2013 16:53
    We also assume that PU 5 will be out in a couple weeks....