This communication was sent 23 February 2024. Notice 24-LQ | 23 Feb 24 Sage 200Hi everyone, We’re delighted to announce the release of Sage 200 Professional 2024 R1, which is also available via the Sage Provisioning Portal for Partner Cloud deployments. What's NewIn this release, we have introduced new Web Screens, alongside major improvements to new and updated API endpoints and migration tools. The new features and enhancements are designed to elevate your experience with Sage 200. Here is a taster of what you and our customers can expect, check out the What’s New Datasheet for further information on 2024 R1. | Better user experience, greater flexibility with new web screens | Providing an enhanced user experience, the new Web Screens are available for purchase order entry, purchase order amendment, and purchase order viewing. | | Reduce the admin burden within your Accounts Payable (AP) processes | Take advantage of the new filtering capabilities of the new Web Screens, with the Purchase Order List, a simplified way to see the status of your purchases without having to open it up - adjusting to your business needs. | | New API extensions and updates to existing API functionality | New API fields and/or changes to existing API functionality to expand automation, opening the door to a wider ecosystem of applications (ISV Solutions), increasing the services and automation workflows available, allowing you to connect your business and build a truly custom-made solution to meet your specific business's needs. | | An interface tailored to your device with responsive design features | Our responsive design enables the order screen to adapt seamlessly to fit whatever device you’re using. | | Celebrate business growth with greater business management | Whether you need greater functionality, looking for a true cloud-native solution, or greater choice of integrated applications, Sage 200 is the next step for a successful and growing business. You can move your data from Sage 50 with minimal downtime and disruption, ensuring business continuity and success. Migration tool updates will cover Sage 50 Accounts v30.0. | | Changes to URLs for the Ideas Portal | Access our new Sage 200 Ideas Portal to have your say. | | Changes to URLs for Opayo | Changes to the URLs in use for Opayo (Formerly SagePay) for existing customers. | | Changes to exporting data to Excel | Simplify and deliver consistency of how to export files from self-service, and the product grids to a file download that you can then open in your system of choice. Technical changes to allow data exports, usually associated with a desktop-installed Excel to move to a ‘save as’ rather than an open direct in the application. | | Sage Partner Cloud Virtual Machine Image updates | New deployments will automatically use the Sage 2002 2041 R1 release and the win11-23h2-avd Operating System image. Ensuring that new and upgraded customers will benefit from the most up-to-date versions. | Useful ResourcesFor more information on this release of Sage 200 Professional 2024 R1, please access the following useful resources: Supported VersionsThis product release also sees our lifecycle documents updated, find out more to stay up-to-date with our lifecycle policy. Please also note that SQL 2017 is retired from our list of tested and supported platforms for Sage 200 Professional. Sage Partner Cloud DeploymentsAll Sage Partner Cloud deployments operate strictly within our lifecycle, meaning partners must ensure that customers are on a version within the supported versions in the lifecycle. With this release, Sage 200 2021 R1 falls out of support. Partners must work to ensure customers on the retired version are upgraded before their next renewal. If you need a list of customers, please speak to your account manager. Questions?If you have any questions, please speak to your Partner Account Manager in the first instance. Kind regards, Sage Product & Services Team |