A warning message will now be received when re-opening/clearing tax periods and tax manager settings.
A toolbar and menu option has been added which directs to a Migration landing page with more information on how to migrate to Sage Business Cloud Accounting. This can be found under the Help menu.
On the ‘Amount Overdue’ custom field the DR/CR prefix has been replaced with a +/- symbol.
All inventory labels will now print when sorting by Category/Bin number.
Documents with negative totals will no longer be imported.
The totals on the Sales by Items/by Sales Analysis Code report are now aligned with their corresponding heading when printing to Microsoft Excel.
The category totals on the Customer Age Analysis report are aligned to their corresponding headings when printing to Microsoft Excel.
Latest Features & Fixes - Pastel Payroll (2025 update 1a):
Changed has been applied to ensure dates are saved correctly to the database.
Enhancements have been made on the OID report for provisional earnings and maternity leave scenarios.
The old Sage City link, has been replaced with a link to the new Sage Community hub.
The OID Threshold limit has been increased for 2024/2025.
When creating a migration file, users will no longer receive a runtime error 6 if there are special characters.
MIBCO – New occupation codes have been added.
Security – For PSIRA, the values have been updated for Cleaning Allowance, Provident Fund (employee) and PIRA Provident Fund.
OID Report changes for 2023 Return of Earnings submissions
Employment Verification Services enhancements
Issues Resolved
Latest Features & Fixes - Pervasive Version 13:
Actian (the company that provides and develops Pervasive) no longer supports earlier Pervasive versions. Sage are therefore encouraging all of their clients to upgrade to Pervasive version 13.
Pastel tables update faster and more reliably
File structure less prone to corruption than previous versions
Your annual licence fee includes upgrades to the latest versions. Although the software is free, we will charge for time to upgrade your version. There may be a minimal charge to upgrade the Pervasive version.
Let us know if you would like to book a time for us to upgrade your software to the latest version or if you would like a quote. We can do the upgrade for you remotely using TeamViewer, AnyDesk or Remote Desktop.
