Below are the Q&A from the session.
1) Sage seems to be reinventing the wheel for many enhancements and
2) Still puzzling about what REALLY happened with PM development. Seems that there are Sage development standards and MD development standards. I was always under the impression that Sage set the MD standards, not vice versa. And it also appears that Sage wanted more out of the rewrite. As I recall, during a MOTM session several years back about the JC rewrite to framework, the developer WANTED to fix some inadequate code but Sage said no, just rewrite what is there (IOW, don't improve our poor code). What gives?
05-25 12:47
PHUONG NGUYEN:
Hi all, Linda and I are also on the chat and ready for your questions!
05-25 12:54
DAN HANSEN:
Is the personally Identifiable Information encryption, across multiple areas, or just in certain spots?
05-25 12:58
LINDA CADE:
Dan, PII is primarily in Payroll, but also across Accounts Receivable and GL
05-25 13:01
DAN HANSEN:
Is there something you can share, that would show where specifically the PII is in AR. Have a medical customer who has asked for encryption to protect customer information through sage 100. Would like to know specifics, so know what is possible for this client. No rush, can be provided at the end, or e-mailed to me after the fact. Thank-you :-).
05-25 13:02
PHUONG NGUYEN:
How interesting. Do you find that this is a question from many healthcare companies or just this one customer?
05-25 13:03
MICHAEL HAINES:
I think what Mr. Hansen is talking about will be important to many customers
05-25 13:04
DAN HANSEN:
And really, across other modules where customer information is located, like SO, and inventory to some extent (in my case). But other areas like Job cost i could see also.
05-25 13:05
LINDA CADE:
I believe there is a video available that shows the encryption across the modules. I will hunt that down and send to you later today.
05-25 13:06
MICHAEL HAINES:
Linda, I would be interested in this as well. Thanks very much.
05-25 13:06
YODIT TEKLEMARIAM:
Great session Linda and Phuong!
05-25 13:06
LINDA CADE:
If this information is of interest to multiple parties, perhaps I can investigate getting something posted to a public forum.
05-25 13:07
DAN HANSEN:
Will look for that. Thank-you :-)
05-25 13:07
PAULA SMITH:
That would be good Linda.. I would be interested in having that information to share with clients as well.
05-25 13:07
MICHAEL HAINES:
Thanks very much for this session all the best
05-25 13:07
DAWN KULBACKI:
Linda, I would also be interested in the AR/SO PII info.
05-25 13:07
NANCY TEIXEIRA:
Great job @Phuong Nguyen and @Linda Cade
05-25 13:08
NKULULEKO MATLALA:
Great sessions ladies.
05-25 13:08
JIM FULLER:
Thank you ladies!. Very well dome.
05-25 13:08
TOM HEROLD:
Terrific Session. Thank you!
Very excited fo the future of Sage 100
05-25 13:09
JOHNNY PABIAN:
Seems like all these enhances are stuff we can get already today - that does not seem much like a road ahead?? But I came in late maybe there is more
05-25 13:09
VAN STRICKLAND:
Thanks for the information, I know this was scheduled for an hour. Will there be anything in addition?
05-25 13:10
JOHNNY PABIAN:
When is ebiz going to be compatible with Premium Edition? Where was the new ecom modules that has been talked about for years?
05-25 13:11
SUE WOLF:
I would also be interested in a document that shows the PII encryption across all modules.
05-25 13:12
LINDA CADE:
John, we are seeking a partner to work with us to replace the e-biz modules in the near-term so that it will be compatible with Premium editions.
05-25 13:13
PHUONG NGUYEN:
Got it. I'll try to put a white paper together on PII encryption
05-25 13:24
PHUONG NGUYEN:
@Van Strickland - no, the rest of the session is open for chat and for those who joined late to catch up and to ask us questions
05-25 13:26
VAN STRICKLAND:
Thanks Phuong!
05-25 13:28
JOHNNY PABIAN:
I have to ask - as we lead customers down the path of making investments. are you developing your own Multibin Solution or using Scanco or DSD?
05-25 13:29
JOHNNY PABIAN:
Same thing on Multi-company and Multi Currency - Assume you are just using DSD?
05-25 13:30
PHUONG NGUYEN:
Hey @Johnny Pabian . For multi-currency, I understand we're developing our own.
05-25 13:31
PHUONG NGUYEN:
For Multi-bin and Multi-company, @Linda Cade will need to confirm.
05-25 13:31
LINDA CADE:
For Multi-bin, we will be developing our own solution. Same for Multi-company.
05-25 13:32
RICHARD HAYWOOD:
Thanks Phuong!
05-25 13:33
PHUONG NGUYEN:
No prob. Thanks @Linda Cade for the heavy lifting there
I was searching for a good emoji but these options are terrible. insert >>happy face here. Lol
05-25 13:34
VAN STRICKLAND:
I am glad to see Projected Demand will be resurrected as that has been an issue in recent demos.
05-25 13:35
JOHNNY PABIAN:
thank for the feedback - so if you are doing Multibin - is there plans to be native barcode support? Otherwise the multibin might be dead without supporting hardware
05-25 13:36
JOHNNY PABIAN:
and when I say barcode - I mean barcode scanners
05-25 13:38
LINDA CADE:
There is no need for barcode scanners any longer as barcodes can be read by most any mobile phone or tablet these days. We have no plans to do any work in that area at this time.
05-25 13:39
JOHNNY PABIAN:
so will a mobile phone be able to do a bin transfer?
05-25 13:43
JOHNNY PABIAN:
I am thinking out loud here - but it just seems to be confusing the market place more - we already have "free" basic multibin from DSD and scanco. - could the sage development could be doing more than reinventing the wheel?
05-25 13:45
PHUONG NGUYEN:
Hey Johnny. I appreciate you bringing that up. I'll reach out to you separately to chat this out in person
05-25 13:45
JEFFREY SCHWENK:
Can you explain the difference between developer standards and Sage standards? Why after four years does Production management not meet Sage framework standards? Is that NOT a requirement of a master developer?
05-25 13:46
LINDA CADE:
We want to bring somewhat more than the minimum into the core code base.
05-25 13:47
VAN STRICKLAND:
Thank you Linda and Phuong for sticking around to answer questions! The road map looked good, thank again!
05-25 13:52
LINDA CADE:
@Jeffrey Schwenk, developers write code to address a specific customer request or need and often overlook the interactions with other modules and pieces of code. Sage standards require testing across all modules and platforms, including Custom Office, Visual Integrator, and Business Objects. We hold our in-house developers to a much higher standard. No Master Developer ever codes to those standards, despite our guidance and their best efforts. Beyond that, each development house has their own philosophical take on how best to accomplish a goal. Sage development has an institutional standard that differs from external development houses. That is why we never take external code and simply "drop it into" our code base.
05-25 13:54
LINDA CADE:
@Johnny Pabian , yes, a mobile phone will be able to do a bin transfer.
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Jeff Schwenk
FORMER 90M Board Member
Bottomline Software, Inc.
Waynesboro VA
540-221-4444
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-26-2021 09:51
From: Jeff Schwenk
Subject: Sage Partner Summit 2021
Yes, that is 30 minutes I will never get back......
Screen shot below of the road ahead. No need for seat belts when you are traveling in the covered wagon! Might be best read while listening to the song from Annie, "Tomorrow"... is always a day away!!!
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Jeff Schwenk
FORMER 90M Board Member
Bottomline Software, Inc.
Waynesboro VA
540-221-4444
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-26-2021 09:32
From: Wayne Schulz
Subject: Sage Partner Summit 2021
Did anyone attend any of the Sage 100 sessions? I saw a screen capture of what I think was displayed as the roadmap and it looked to be largely related to updating PM and various other related touch points.
I'm increasingly wondering if any improvements are going to happen to any BMS products that aren't perceived as a stepping stone to enable the user to migrate toward Intacct.
ARLTI…
All Roads Lead To Intacct
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Wayne Schulz - Schulz Consulting - 860-516-8990