Sage Accounting

[The Dong]

The Dong wrote:
> Probably not a good place to post in the universe, but does anyone know 
> if there are actual record limits on the Sage 50 Accounting package??? 
> That's database _size_ / entries.

I like to reply to myself, as you know :)

I did manage to find info on this, finally.
It appears that the Sage Line 50 accounts package has a severe design 
flaw, as it uses a flat file database with limitations of approx. 100k 
entries!!! Sage are either absolute incompetent F'ers or they are 
playing the absolute incompetent F'ers game of excuses! Even a tiny shop 
will run up so many entries soon enough.

This ongoing saga has cost my other halfs charity a lot of time and 
frustration. Only today have I been asked my opinion and quite frankly 
I'm appalled that Sage are suggesting the company pay out £13,000 for a 
new Sage package, deployment and training to fix the problem!

Jeezus. What a rip off.
The saddest thing is I doubt I can convince the head of the accounting 
department that instead of retraining in Line 200 (it's slightly 
different) why not seek out an alternate package or packages based on 
positive reviews by real people and import the data? Training may still 
be needed, but quite frankly, if it's got a good manual, that can be 
completely in house if she can learn enough?

Wish me luck.
£13,000 is a lot for a childrens charity to sink for a problem that was 
just waiting happen, caused entirely by a third party that is trying to 
make them pay a huge penalty for it!