Security Enhancements
Security is an important aspect of any software system where sensitive financial
information resides.
MAS 90 and MAS 200 4.0 include role-based security — a very flexible security system
that allows you to choose exactly who has access to your data, without requiring a large
effort to implement. Assign users to one or more roles, such as Payroll Supervisor or
Accounts Payable Clerk, and then assign rights to these roles.
In General Ledger and Library Master you may further refine access to the various tasks
users perform. For example, maintenance and data entry programs such as Account
Maintenance and General Journal Entry enable you to select specific attributes, including
Full Control, Create, Modify, Delete, and View Only. These can be set for each program
within a particular role, allowing the administrator exceptional control over who can
create, modify or delete entries.
Enhanced Wide Area Network Support
Version 4.0 of MAS 200 will include the following enhancements for WAN (Wide Area
Network) deployment:

• Compatibility with firewalls that use Network Address Translation (NAT).
• Traffic between the client and host may optionally be SSL encrypted to help ensure
  data security.
• Client/server connections will be enhanced to be more fault-tolerant, resulting in
  fewer dropped connections.

Your General Ledger module is the foundation of your business management software.
With the 4.0 release, the MAS 90 and MAS 200 General Ledger sets new standards for
flexibility and speed of entry. At the same time, many customer-requested capabilities have
been added to the system — adding up to more power to run your business smoothly
and effectively:

• Data entry is faster and can easily be personalized to individual workflow needs with
  our new dual grid design.We conducted usability tests with customers like you to
  make our data entry the best in the industry. With the new Grid Entry, you can
  personalize in the following ways:
  • Resize columns
  • Move columns between grids, according to how often you need to use them
  • Easily add, delete, and reorder lines
  • Sort and hide columns within the grid
• Another important capability in data entry is the ability to reset individual lines, or
  return all modified lines, back to their original values at the beginning of the session,
  should manual errors occur during entry.
• Usability Enhancements in General Ledger – The Grid Entry is only the beginning of all
  the great enhancements you will see in MAS 90 and MAS 200 version 4.0.We have
  added many usability features to help make your staff more productive — and it’s all
  part of your current Subscription Plan! Right mouse click to find pertinent information
  such as:
  System Information:
• Company Code and Company Name
• User code and User Name
• Module Date
• Number of records in main file
• Records will display “created by” as well as date information where appropriate.
  • Related Tasks – Allows you to easily navigate through the system without
  missing a keystroke. For instance, you can request to see information in
  Related Tasks for everything associated with Account Maintenance (Of course
  information is only accessible if the user has security to the specific tasks).
• New Company Set Up Wizard – Whether you are new to MAS 90 or you are
  adding a new company, the new Company Set Up Wizard will walk you through
  selecting key information for your General Ledger. An example of this would
  be choosing your account structure from a list of sample chart of accounts.
• Expanded GL Account Number – Now you can create a Chart of Accounts
  with up to 32 characters and 10 segments!
• Enhanced Numeric Capacity – Individual transactions up to $999,999,999.99
  account balances up to $9,999,999,999.99 and financial reporting totals up to
  $99,999,999,999.99 are now supported.
• Financials Statements – A wizard steps you through creating financial statements.
  Additional financial statement formats are available, and financial reports can be
  grouped for streamlined printing.
• Unlimited Budgets – Save all of your historical budgets for reporting purposes, while
  building budgets for future fiscal periods in a new easy-to-use grid.
• Allocations – Basis Allocations allow you additional flexibility when setting up allocations.
  You can now create allocations based on revenue, square footage, headcount and more.
• Start/End Active/Inactive Accounts – Now when you want to modify your General
  Ledger accounts and switch to a new numbering system, it’s easy to specify when old
  accounts become inactive to avoid accidental postings.
• Roll Up Codes – Add power to your Chart of Accounts, by assigning Roll Up Codes
  for additional grouping. Roll Up Codes may be selected to print on selected
  Financial Statements.
• Saved Reports Settings – Pre-define selection options for each report in the General Ledger,
  including sort, filter and printer selections, and save it with a unique name. This makes
  running reports faster and prevents incorrect selection criteria during report printing.
  HIGHLIGHTS
  The Accounts Payable module features powerful expense management capabilities and
  crucial forms and reports:
• 1099 Forms
• Accounts Payable Analysis
• Accounts Payable from Accounts
• Receivable Clearing
• Aged Invoice Report
• Cash Requirements Report
• Check Detailed History Report
• Check History Report
• Check Register
• Daily Transaction Register
• General Ledger Distribution Report
• Batch Manager – Optionally, you can set up batches during data entry for more
  control of what is posted to the General Ledger.
• Calendars and Calculators – Wherever you need to enter a date or an amount in
  the General Ledger, you can click on a calendar or calculator. The selection you
  make will automatically populate in the field selected, saving time and potential data
  entry errors.
• Journal entry comments retained in history – Reprint journals exactly as they
  originally appeared including all the detailed comments.
• Post bank transfers in one easy step – Transaction Journal Entry allows you to
  transfer between bank accounts using a simple entry that posts to both your general
  ledger cash accounts and your bank codes in the Bank Reconciliation module.
  Customizer Extensions Screen Shot
• Enhanced User-Defined Fields (UDFs) – May be defined for any General Ledger table (data file).
  Business Insights Reporter automatically adds UDFs to corresponding data views for instant
  availability.
• User-Defined Tables (UDTs) – Create new tables for validation of UDFs and selected
  existing fields. Data in UDTs may be displayed in a Windows format or used in Crystal Reports.
  Business Object Interface
  Available as an add-on module, General Ledger business objects may be accessed
  externally through a new set of standard interfaces. This gives your Sage Software
  Authorized Business Partner the ability to perform tight integrations with other
  applications without modifying the underlying source code of the application.
• Access to all General Ledger data entry and maintenance business objects is
  available. All relevant functions of the business object are exposed, including adding,
  deleting and modifying entries.
• Maintain application security even when interfacing with the business object from an
  external source.
• Programmers may interface with business objects using their language of choice, such as Visual Basic.