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Create a custom alert for a supplier

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Summary

How to create a customised alert to appear when you create a purchase order for specific suppliers in Sage 50 Accounts v27 and above.

Description

You can create a customised alert to appear when you or your colleagues create a purchase order and select a specific supplier. An effective way to share important information and timely reminders. 

Resolution

NOTE:

This is feature is available in Sage 50 Accounts Professional v27 and above.

  1. Open Sage 50 Accounts then select Suppliers.
  2. Double-click the supplier record, or select the supplier then choose Edit.
  3. Select Alerts then press New.
  4. Select if you want the alert to display as a pop-up message, or be embedded in the window.
  5. Under Description, enter the message you want to appear for the alert.
  6. Press Save.

The custom alert is now listed in the Alert tab where you can see its description, when it was created, and its active status.

To amend a custom alert, highlight it, then choose Edit.

When you next create a purchase order and select this supplier, your message appears.

EXAMPLE:

Below is how a custom alert appears as a pop-up message.

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EXAMPLE:

Below is how a custom alert appears embedded in the window.

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TIP:

If you no longer want a custom alert to appear, you can disable or delete it Read more >

 

 

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