We’re thrilled to introduce the release of Sage BusinessWorks 2024!
New features in BusinessWorks 2024 SP1 – SP5
Download the Sage BusinessWorks 2024 SP1 – SP5 release notes.
Sage Ally – Your AI assistant (beta)
Who has the time to look up ways to be more efficient and productive at performing tasks in Sage BusinessWorks? Sage’s new AI assistant, Ally (pronounced ‘AL-eye”) does! Ally has consumed more data about BusinessWorks processes, features, and tasks than humanly possible, and she’s ready to provide quick answers to your questions directly within Sage BusinessWorks.
- Get quick answers to your questions about Sage BusinessWorks processes.
- Find features and tasks effortlessly.
- Learn how to perform tasks quickly and easily.
Positive Pay Report – Customer-inspired!
- Simplifies bank check reconciliation.
- Helps you avoid fraud with detailed reporting.
- Located under CM, Reports, Positive Pay Report.
Enhanced 1099 Forms processing – Customer-inspired!
- Now includes 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC, 1099-DIV, and 1099-INT forms.
- New form options can be found under AP, Vendors, Maintain Vendors, Other…
- Streamlined drop-down vendor type selection for simpler and more accurate year-end processing.
- Prevents issues with name population on 1099 forms.
Live Chat link available during installation process
- Access live support directly from the installation splash screen.
- Also available in the Windows Start Menu under Sage BusinessWorks, Live Chat.
Improved General Ledger reports – Customer-inspired!
- Now includes the two-digit year for better clarity and record keeping.
Updated Help Menu
- Easier access to help resources for a smoother user experience.
Payroll check stubs enhancements
- Addition of total working hours and available sick/vacation pay to all payroll check forms.
- Six new payroll check forms have been added. They contain earnings detail from the timecard and are formatted to meet California and other state requirements.
Email subject line enhancement – Customer-inspired!
- Company name now included in the email subject line for all modules, ensuring better email management.
Enhanced Part Sales Reports
- OE, Reports, Part Sales by Customer Report menu is renamed to OE, Reports, Part Sales Reports.
- The existing Part Sales by Customer Report now includes extended price and invoice hyperlink.
- Part Sales by Product Line and Part Sales by Ship to State are now included in the Part Sales Reports.
Company Portion of Taxes on Payroll Register
- OASDI, Medicare, FUTA, and State SUI now displayed for better tax management.
What’s New in Sage BusinessWorks 2024 SP2
Accounts Payable
- The error “Could not convert Variant of type (string) into type Double” will no longer display when voiding a non-vendor check.
- The error “Failure of DFS_APVENDOR_XferToStructure function” will no longer display if you add a note to a vendor. This does not fix any existing errors. If you receive the error, install SP2 and then contact support to clear the existing data.
General Ledger
- Reference number will display more than eight characters on GL Trial Balance (new entries only).
- Account Inquiry will now show 0 as the beginning balance for income/expense accounts after closing the fiscal year
Inventory Control
- Purchase Order will no longer go to cancel status if the last open line item is cancelled. The purchase order will go to a closed status.
Payroll
- The current State Tax Information report will no longer show $0.00 for Taxable SDI
- A warning message now displays when making changes to Deductions and Other Pays. This message recommends changes be made on the original timecard and not in the manual payroll calculation.
System Manager
- Sage Ally – AI Assistant: Chat link will now take you directly to a chat and not the digital assistant.
- Global Changes – Warning message will now display when performing a global change. This will help prevent accidental changes.
- Emailing Forms – Email some forms now include the item number. For example, if emailing Order Entry Direct Invoices, it now displays “Bikeworks Invoice 123456”.
What’s New in Sage BusinessWorks 2024 SP3
General Ledger
- After installing SP3, General Ledger postings from subsidiary modules that are posted with SP3 installed, will now display on all reports.
- Feature REMOVED from 2024 SP2 – Reference number will be limited to 8 characters.
What’s New in Sage BusinessWorks 2024 SP4
System Manager
- Payroll Register by Employee ID no longer displays incorrect OASDI-CO employee totals.
Payroll
- Warning Note appears during install regarding tax table update. Must answer “yes” to continue to install
- Tax updates for the following states – AK, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OK, OR, RI, SC, UT, VT, WA, WV, WY
What’s New in Sage BusinessWorks 2024 SP5
Payroll
- Lat Tax Table Updates for the following states – AR, IL, LA, MA, MD, NC, ND, OR, RI, VT,
Important note for all Sage BusinessWorks customers on versions 2019 and older
Sage will be ending support of older versions (2019 and earlier) on July 30, 2025. Please upgrade to Sage’s latest version, 2024, to ensure you continue to get the latest enhancements and compliance benefits!
Note: If you use third-party products that integrate with Sage BusinessWorks, check with the vendor of your third-party product to ensure their product is fully compatible with this release. If you integrate with other Sage products, check with your business partner or Sage to ensure that these components are compatible.
1. Visit the Sage BusinessWorks Download Portal and select to download the appropriate service pack for your version.
- To verify your version, select Help, About
2. If you are prompted to log on, enter your Customer Portal Username and Password, and then click Log on.
If you have questions or need assistance upgrading your BusinessWorks system, please contact DWD today.
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