Friday, May 2, 2014

Sage 50 Accounting Ending Support for Crystal Reports


With the launch of Sage 50 Accounting 2015-U.S. Edition, Sage will no longer support SAP Crystal Reports or include a license for its use within Sage 50. Customers who have a license for Crystal Reports from a previous version of Sage can continue to run Crystal Reports externally against a Sage 50 Accounting 2015 company.  Sage deems the change necessary, as customer adoptions of Crystal Reports have decreased, especially since the addition of Sage 50 Intelligence Reporting. Customers and partners who prefer to use SAP Crystal Reports may continue to do so, with Sage 50 Accounting 2015 and all other new releases, by using a Crystal Reports license that included with a previous version of Sage 50 or by purchasing a standalone license form SAP. The only change from Sage is that Sage 50 Accounting 2015 will no longer include a SAP Crystal Reports license with product purchase. Sage outlines the changes inside the software below:
  • SAP Crystal Reports viewer is no longer included in the installation.
  • SAP Crystal Reports is no longer listed in the Reports & Forms menu, Select a Report window, customized shorts cuts, or Select a Category for Find a Report.
  • The User Security Screen, Data Access/SAP Crystal Reports tab has changed:
    • Removed SAP Crystal Reports access from inside Sage 50.
    • Kept Sage 50 Data Functions so that customers with existing reports can continue to use them.
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