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Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) SAGE 300 Accounts Payable Vendor Setup – Cost Code Default » TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE Sage 300 Accounts Payable Vendor Setup - Cost Code Default Want to save time when e...
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Compliance Grid - 2nd Tiered Vendors » TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE Compliance Grid - 2nd Tiered Vendors To enter Secondary Vendor information, you can...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Employee Exempt from FWH » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Employee Exempt from FWH If you have an employee that is exempt from Federal Withh...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) How to search for keywords in a Crystal Report » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE How to Search for Keywords in a Crystal Report • Open a Crystal Report Summary Log...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Sage 300 CRE: Tips to Avoid Posting to a Closed Period » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Sage 300 CRE: Tip to Avoid Posting to a Closed Period The billing module will not...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Adding a newly created cost code to budget tool in Procore » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Adding a newly created cost code to budget tool in Procore +Create Budget Line Item...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Recurring Invoices » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Recurring Invoices Using the Recurring Invoice function within the Accounts Payable...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Sage 300 CRE - Setup Tip » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Setup Tip If you have multiple Sage databases but only use one most of the time, yo...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) How to Refund an Overpayment from an Owner/Customer » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE How to Refund an Overpayment from an Owner/Customer Enter an AR invoice for the ove...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Adjusting Invoices In A Prior Period » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Adjusting Invoices In A Prior Period In order to create a better audit trail when adjusting...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Send Less Detail From Payroll to Job Cost » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Send Less Detail From Payroll to Job Cost In order to prevent those with access to...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Sage 300 CRE - Year-End Checklists » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Year-End Checklists Did you know you can head to Sage's Community Hub and find checklists fo...
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Zero Cash Receipts in AR » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Zero Cash Receipts in AR AR does not allow zero receipts but you can get around it...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Sage 300 CRE - Year-End Upgrade Notice » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Year-End Upgrade Notice If you are on Sage 300 CRE version 23.2 or later, there is no need to...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Sage 300 CRE - Billing Retainage in AR » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Sage 300 CRE - Billing Retainage in AR In Accounts Receivable, select Tasks > Bill Retaina...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Sage 300 CRE - How to Hide or Show Columns » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Sage 300 CRE - How to Hide or Show Columns Did you know you can add columns that are...
Thursday, September 26, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE -- Procore Data Mapping » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Sage 300 / Procore Data Mapping If you're new to Procore and the integration, I highly recomme...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - Tip to Avoid Posting to a Closed Period from Billing » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Tip to Avoid Posting to a Closed Period from Billing The billing module will not warn you...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - Titles in Report Designer » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Titles in Report Designer If you highlight your titles in Report Designer and "unbold" the...
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - PJ Job Setup Site Contacts » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE PJ Job Setup Site Contacts Did you know when you are in an RFI, submittal, transmittals, a...
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - PJ Job Setup Spec Sections » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE PJ Job Setup Spec Sections Did you know you can enter the spec section and description b...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - RFI "Days to respond" and "To" fields » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE RFI "Days to respond" and "To" Fields In PJ, job setup, go to the "Scope/Documents" tab...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - AP $0 Items Stuck on the Check Runs » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE AP $0 Items Stuck on the Check Runs Do you have some $0 transactions that are stuck on y...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - PJ Job setup Custom Fields » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE PJ Job Setup Custom Fields Did you know you can add custom field on the job to allow you...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - It takes only 3 double clicks in a Find Screen » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE It Takes Only 3 Double Clicks in a Find Screen Did you know you can type a number in...
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - How to Search Keywords in Crystal Report » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE How to Search for Keywords in a Crystal Report • Open a Crystal Report Summary Log •...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - Information Assistant » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Information Assistant Does your company have limited licenses on key modules? If so,...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - How to Find the Location of CR & Report Designer Reports » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE How to Find the Location of CR & Report Designer Reports To find reports easily, use...
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - A/P Split Payments » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE AP Split Payments In the Select invoices to pay window, select your invoice, then click "...
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - Quick Buttons to Access Commonly Used Reports » TUG Tip -- Sage 300 CRE Quick Buttons to Access Commonly Used Reports Add a "quick button" for your highly used r...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - F3 & F4 Buttons » TUG Tip --Sage 300 CRE F3 & F4 Buttons When entering items through AR, AP and job cost you can use the F4 but...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - Recurring Invoices » TUG Tip --Sage 300 CRE Recurring Invoices Using the Recurring Invoice function within the Accounts Payable module...
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - How to Search to the end of a report FAST » TUG Tip --Sage 300 CRE How to Search to the End of a Report FAST When running multiple page reports, a quick and...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - Employee Exempt from FWH » TUG Tip --Sage 300 CRE Employee Exempt from FWH If you have an employee that is exempt from Federal Withholding (...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) TUG Tip - Sage 300 CRE - Adding a newly created cost code to budget tool in Procore » TUG Tip -- Sage300 CRE Adding a Newly Created Cost Code to Budget Tool in Procore +Create Budget Line Item Add...
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Sage 300 CRE: Construction Accounting User Community: Open Forum

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