Sage 100 2024 Year-End Tips & Resources

How to Set Up Paperless Office to Save/Print Year-End Reports

Here are step by step instructions for setting up Paperless Office to save your period and year end reports in PDF format so they’re searchable and easy to retrieve later.

Set Up Paperless Office

Open Paperless Office, Setup, Paperless Office Options.
In the ‘Enable Electronic Delivery and PDF Storage’ section, select all options.
In the ‘Load Date on Initial Viewer Access’ section, select all options.
In the ‘Keep Only the Last Copy’ section, select Period End Reports.
Click Accept.

Set Up Period End Report Maintenance

The following steps are applicable for all modules.

Open Paperless Office and navigate to Setup > Period End Report Maintenance.
Select applicable Company Code and module from look ups (Note: you can select any module or ALL modules).
In the PDF Directory, enter the full path of an existing folder to use for storing the period-end report in PDF format, or click ‘Browse’ to choose a folder.
Select whether to password-protect PDF documents which requires entry of a password to view the PDF after it’s created (Prompt = displays a message requiring you to define a password each time the PDF document is created, Yes = always protect the PDF document with the password entered in the Password field, and No = create the PDF document without password protection).
If you chose the Yes option, type the password that will be required to view the PDF documents created.
Confirm and re-type the password entered.
Click Accept.

Paperless Office Report Maintenance

If you have the appropriate security access, you can also add public favorites. Public favorites are available to all users who can access them based on their security setup.

Open Paperless Office and navigate to Setup > Period End Report Maintenance.
Select applicable Company Code and module.
In the Document field, select the report to define PDF settings for. This field displays all reports for the selected company and module. Select All Documents to define PDF settings for all reports in the selected company and module.

From here, the remaining steps are identical to steps 3 – 7 in the previous Period End Report Maintenance section above.

Refer to this support article for full details including setup instructions for payroll registers and reports.

Creating a Copy Company For Archive / Backup

At year end, it’s useful to create an archive company using the Copy Company feature. This provides a readily accessible copy (and backup) of the current year’s data even after you perform year end processing in your live company.

To make a copy company, go to:

Library Master > Main Menu > Company Maintenance

Create a new company code and company name (description) that’s easy to identify and distinguish from the live/active company that you’re copying.

Click the Copy button and enter the Company Code of your current year live (or “Source”) company.

Select the modules from the source company you want copied over to your archive company. For a complete archive/backup, you’ll want to copy all modules. Click Proceed. Once the process is finished, click Accept.

Note: For good measure, you might run a trial balance in each module and do a quick spot check to make sure all the data that came over is balanced and accurate.

Video: How to Back Up Data

Head over to YouTube to watch a recorded demonstration of the Copy Company process in action.

Four Things to Note Before Closing the Books

Back Up Your Data

Executing a complete backup of your database is one of the most important things you can do before starting any closing process. You should also test the backup to ensure it was performed successfully and the data is readable.

If you make a mistake, the only way to “reverse” year-end processing is to restore data from a backup.

Follow the Module Closing Order

A year end process in one module often writes data to another related module. Therefore, closing modules in the proper sequence is extremely important in order to avoid unexpected results or damage to your data. (See below.)

Follow the Module Closing Checklists

Step-by-step checklists are available for most modules. These checklists provide guidance on the sequence of detailed tasks and procedures that should be performed within each module.

Detailed checklists for each module can be accessed right from within the Sage 100 Help system.

Preview the Process

A video is posted on the Sage Customer Support and Training channel on YouTube that walks you through an overview of period and year-end processes. It provides a nice refresher before starting your live closing process.

Module Closing

Keeping Things In Order

A year end process in one module often writes data to another module. Therefore, the sequence in which you close your Sage 100 modules is important in order to avoid the risk of damaging your data.

Important: Remember to back up your data before starting module closing procedures.

1. B/M: Bill of Materials*

2. W/O: Work Order (retired in version 2022)*

3. R/A: Return Materials Authorization

4. P/O: Purchase Order

5. S/O: Sales Order

6. P/M: Production Management

7. I/M: Inventory Management

8. I/P: Inventory Requirements Planning

9. M/P: Material Requirements Planning (retired in version 2022)*

10. P/R: Payroll (Quarter-end processing)

11. A/R: Accounts Receivable

12. A/P: Accounts Payable

13. J/C: Job Cost

14. B/R: Bank Reconciliation

15. G/L: General Ledger

*Note: While there is no formal closing procedure in the Bill of Materials, Work Order, or MRP modules, all transactions in those modules should be posted before starting closing procedures in the modules that follow (i.e. Post transactions in Work Order before closing P/O, S/O, and Inventory).

Remember, this is just a general guideline. If you own modules that aren’t listed above or you run any third-party add-on products, please contact us to discuss specific closing procedures for your company.

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4 Tips for a Successful Year End

Here are just a few tips to keep in mind as you begin year end processing in Sage 100.

General Ledger Closing – While it’s a good idea to close modules in a timely fashion, the General Ledger can remain open for as long as you need while awaiting final processing (or audit adjustments) in other modules. A GL that’s still open for 2024 will NOT prevent you from entering transactions for the new year.

Payroll Planning – Even if your company is on a fiscal year, you may need to close out payroll at the end of the calendar year (particularly if you’re running an older version of Sage 100 Payroll).

NOTE: This does NOT apply to the newer Payroll 2.0 module which allows two calendar years to be open so you don’t have to run year-end tax reports and W-2’s before processing payroll for 2025 (as was required with the old/legacy payroll module).

Full Details: Year End Processing in Payroll 2.x and Higher

Check Your Version Number – Closing procedures can vary depending on which version of Sage 100 you’re running. Here are steps to identify both your version number and service pack:

Select Help > About Sage 100

Master Console – Once you’re ready to close, you need to make sure all users are out of the system. That’s where the Master Console comes in handy. This utility provides a snapshot of all users currently logged into Sage 100, the workstation being used, what programs/tasks they’re using, and more. You can also broadcast a message to all users or even shut them down remotely.

To launch the Master Console:

Select File > Master Console

Sage 100 Supported Versions Update

What versions of Sage 100 are currently supported? What is the “end of life” date for the version I’m running now? Those questions are answered in the table and notes below:

Things to Note:

Sage officially supports the current release plus two previous releases. Phone support is not provided for retired versions which currently includes Sage 100 2021 and earlier. Customers using Sage 100 2017 with payroll will need to upgrade to a supported version for important compliance updates.

Get Complete Support Details Here

Sage 100 Year End Center

Sage has created a Year End Center that provides valuable resources to guide you through a smooth year end closing process in Sage 100 including:

Year End Tips and Checklists
Video Tutorials and How-to Articles
Live Chat with Tech Support
Tax Forms, Payroll, and Report Guidance

Take advantage of this free and valuable resource!

Be sure to Contact Us with any questions or to request help with year-end closing.