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Sage Forecasting version numbers and compatibility matrix

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Summary

This article lists the version numbers currently supported for Sage Financial Forecasting and Sage 50 Forecasting. It also lists supported operating systems and versions of Microsoft Office.

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Support for Sage Financial Forecasting and Sage 50 Forecasting

The following table shows which versions of Sage Forecasting are supported:

Version number Supported?
5.0.1351.153 No
5.3.8.7 No
12.0.19.19 No
12.1.8.28 No
12.2.2.2 No
13.0.314.0 Yes

Tip: To change your Forecasting version number you need to upgrade using a new CD or download.

Compatibility with Windows operating systems

The following table shows which versions of Sage Forecasting and Winforecast are supported on different Windows operating systems:

Note: Boxes marked as No indicate that we haven't tested and currently don't support the use of the software on that operating system.

Version 2000 2000 Server XP Home XP Pro Server 2003 Vista Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows 8 32 bit Windows 8 64 bit
Sage Financial Forecasting v5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
Sage Financial Forecasting v12 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes v12.2 and above v12.2 and above No - requires Sage 50 Forecasting 64 bit update No No
Sage 50 Forecasting 2007 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No - requires Sage 50 Forecasting 64 bit update Yes No - requires Sage 50 Forecasting 64 bit update
Winforecast Professional 3.x Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No
Winforecast Professional 4.x Yes No Yes Yes No v4.08 and above v4.08 and above No No No
Compatibility with Microsoft Office

The following table shows which versions of Microsoft Office are compatible with Sage Forecasting and Winforecast:

Note: Boxes marked as No indicate that we haven't yet tested and currently don't support the use of the software on that version of Office.

Version Office 2000 Office XP (2002) Office 2003 Office 2007 Office 2010
Sage Financial Forecasting v5 Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sage Financial Forecasting v12 Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sage 50 Forecasting 2007 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Winforecast Professional 3.x Yes No Yes No No
Winforecast Professional 4.x Yes No Yes v4.11 and above No
Hotlinks to other software

The following table shows which versions of the source software can be hotlinked from Sage 50 Forecasting and Sage 50 WinForecast Professional:

Software Sage 50 Forecasting Sage 50 Winforecast Professional
Sage Line 50 / Sage 50 Accounts v8 and above v5 and above
Sage Instant Accounts v8 and above N/A
Sage MMS Up to v2.3 N/A
Sage Line 100

v9 and above

Note: Some customers have had success hotlinking to v7.2, however this hasn't been tested.

v9 and above
requires 32-bit ODBC driver
Sage Line 200 N/A Line 200/CS3
Reliably and tested on v2
Links only when calendar months used as accounting periods
Sage Payroll / Sage 50 Payroll v10 and above N/A
Microsoft Excel v98 and above v98 and above
Support for Sage Financial Forecasting and Sage 50 Forecasting

The following table shows which versions of Sage Forecasting are supported:

Version number Supported?
5.0.1351.153 No
5.3.8.7 No
12.0.19.19 No
12.1.8.28 No
12.2.2.2 No
13.0.314.0 Yes

Tip: To change your Forecasting version number you need to upgrade using a new CD or download.

Compatibility with Windows operating systems

The following table shows which versions of Sage Forecasting and Winforecast are supported on different Windows operating systems:

Note: Boxes marked as No indicate that we haven't tested and currently don't support the use of the software on that operating system.

Version 2000 2000 Server XP Home XP Pro Server 2003 Vista Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows 8 32 bit Windows 8 64 bit
Sage Financial Forecasting v5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
Sage Financial Forecasting v12 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes v12.2 and above v12.2 and above No - requires Sage 50 Forecasting 64 bit update No No
Sage 50 Forecasting 2007 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No - requires Sage 50 Forecasting 64 bit update Yes No - requires Sage 50 Forecasting 64 bit update
Winforecast Professional 3.x Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No
Winforecast Professional 4.x Yes No Yes Yes No v4.08 and above v4.08 and above No No No
Compatibility with Microsoft Office

The following table shows which versions of Microsoft Office are compatible with Sage Forecasting and Winforecast:

Note: Boxes marked as No indicate that we haven't yet tested and currently don't support the use of the software on that version of Office.

Version Office 2000 Office XP (2002) Office 2003 Office 2007 Office 2010
Sage Financial Forecasting v5 Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sage Financial Forecasting v12 Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sage 50 Forecasting 2007 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Winforecast Professional 3.x Yes No Yes No No
Winforecast Professional 4.x Yes No Yes v4.11 and above No
Hotlinks to other software

The following table shows which versions of the source software can be hotlinked from Sage 50 Forecasting and Sage 50 WinForecast Professional:

Software Sage 50 Forecasting Sage 50 Winforecast Professional
Sage Line 50 / Sage 50 Accounts v8 and above v5 and above
Sage Instant Accounts v8 and above N/A
Sage MMS Up to v2.3 N/A
Sage Line 100

v9 and above

Note: Some customers have had success hotlinking to v7.2, however this hasn't been tested.

v9 and above
requires 32-bit ODBC driver
Sage Line 200 N/A Line 200/CS3
Reliably and tested on v2
Links only when calendar months used as accounting periods
Sage Payroll / Sage 50 Payroll v10 and above N/A
Microsoft Excel v98 and above v98 and above

 

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