What's new in Sage 200 Professional

Coming soon

To find out what's coming next in Sage 200, take a look at our Roadmap (opens in a new tab).

If there's something you'd like to see in Sage 200, tell us about it on the Sage 200 UKI Ideas Portal (opens in a new tab).

Tip: If you can't see a new feature in the menu after an update, remember to authorise features for roles so that users can access the new feature.


2024 R2

New features in the Sage 200 desktop

Bank feeds

  • You can now import bank transactions from a file, if your bank doesn't support direct download of bank feeds.

    See Manually import transactions from a file.

  • We've made some changes to the Sage bank feeds service. If you're already using bank feeds, you will need to run a brief update the next time you use bank feeds.

    See Update Sage bank feeds.

Sales orders

  • When you change the requested or promised dates for an order (or quotation, or pro forma), you can choose to update the dates for all the items in that order too.

Sage Network

Sage Network brings businesses together through networked accounting. It's a shared platform that seamlessly automates workflows between businesses - even if they don't use Sage accounting software.

  • Onboard and synchronise your company data to Sage Network.

  • Use the Sage Connect app to give your customers real time access to invoices.

See Set up and use Sage Network.

Note: Sage Network and Sage Connect are currently only available if you have registered as an early adopter. To register your interest, join our early adopter program for Sage Network and Sage Connect (opens in a new tab).

General

  • We've increased the length of references from 20 to 40 characters, for customer transactions, supplier transactions and nominal transactions.

  • We've withdrawn the Sage Contact app.

New features in the Web Portal

General

  • We've increased the length of references from 20 to 40 characters, for customer transactions, supplier transactions and nominal transactions.


2024 R1

New features in the Sage 200 desktop

Purchase orders

  • View details about each stage of the purchase order process in the Purchase Orders List. We've added new status columns so that you can check if orders are Received, Invoiced, Cancelled, or Disputed.

    See Check the progress of purchase orders.

General

  • You no longer need to have Excel installed on your PC to export information to Excel from a desktop list. When you export to Excel from a desktop list, the file can be saved or opened in any application that supports Excel files.

New features in the Web Portal

Purchase orders

  • Create, amend and view purchase orders.

  • View details about each stage of the purchase order process in the Purchase Order List.


2023 R2

New features in the Sage 200 desktop

Intrastat

For Ireland, we've added new two-digit Nature of Transaction Codes (NOTC) for Intrastat entries. The Irish Revenue extended the codes in April 2023.

New features in the Web Portal

Web Extensions and customisation

You can now customise web screens using two different methods:

  • You can customise web screens directly in the Web Portal by using Web Extensions.

    Web screens can be customised by using a JSON schema file, without having to write complex JavaScript.

  • You can use the SDK tools to bundle a range of customisations directly into an SDBX Package. You can then distribute the SDBX package so it can be installed as an add-on using System Administration.

    This feature also allows for greater flexibility when writing customisations, as you can include other JavaScript libraries, and write customisations in JavaScript.

    Note: This functionality is only available to members of the UK Developer Programme.

To learn more about producing your own web screens, visit the Sage Developer site (opens in a new tab).


2023 R1

New features in the Sage 200 desktop

Stock Control

Customers and suppliers

  • Set up alerts on a supplier account, to show messages when you deal with that supplier; for example, when you enter an order for that supplier.

    See Supplier alerts.

  • You can now choose the default allocation date recorded for customer and supplier transactions. The allocation date for transactions can be set as either the date of the receipt/payment, or the date you record the allocation in Sage 200.

    To choose the default allocation date, see Default allocation date (customers) and Default allocation date (suppliers).

Nominal

Analysis codes

  • We've made it easier to enter and view analysis codes in a number of places, by moving them to a new Analysis Codes tab.

    You'll see the new Analysis Codes tab in purchase orders and returns, sales orders and returns, quotations, proformas, invoices and credit notes.

    For invoices and credit notes, the Analysis tab is now called Nominal & VAT.

General

  • We've added a new ISO currency code TRY Turkiye Lira, to be used instead of TRL.

  • To prevent you from losing important reports when your output mode is set to preview, you can choose to save reports to the spooler when you run a VAT Return, Year End, or bank reconciliation.

New features in the Web Portal

Suppliers

  • Set up alerts on a supplier account, to show messages when you deal with that supplier.

General

  • If an account has an active memo, Active is displayed next to the Memo tab.

Stock Control

  • The stock item manufacturer's part number and the Supplier stock code have been increased in length from 40 to 60 characters.

Watch a video: Video: New features in Sage 200 2023 R1. (opens in a new tab)


2022 R2

New features in the Sage 200 desktop

Sales orders

New features in the Web Portal

Sales orders

  • Confirm despatch of sales order goods and services.

  • Add tracking and shipping information to a despatch, such as courier details, an Incoterm, and a reason for export.

Other changes

Intrastat

You must now specify the Country of origin for Intrastat entries, otherwise they will be listed as invalid.

Businesses in the Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland with exports above the dispatch threshold must include certain details to their Intrastat dispatch reports from 1 January 2022. For more information, see these articles:

Watch a video: Video: New features in Sage 200 2022 R2. (opens in a new tab)


2022 R1 RM

This remastered version of Sage 200 Professional 2022 R1 was released on 12/04/2022, and resolves the following issue:

  • Issue 8464: Data to Excel option on Preview doesn't generate an Excel document.


2022 R1

New features in the Sage 200 desktop

Sales orders and quotations

  • Add cross-selling items to quotations.

  • Add suggested items to quotations.

  • Add alternative items to quotations.

  • Add an expiry date to quotations, so you know how long it's valid for.

  • Set a quotation status of Lost, if a customer doesn't want to proceed with a quotation.

Changes to VAT submissions

Making Tax Digital will become mandatory for all VAT registered businesses from April 2022.

XML VAT submissions will no longer be accepted. To support this change, we've deactivated the XML VAT submission feature in the 2022 R1 update. If you previously used the XML VAT submission feature, you can either move over to MTD for VAT, or opt to use the HMRC portal to submit VAT returns manually.

For details of the HMRC changes in April 2022, see Voluntary VAT: Here's what HMRC's April 2022 mandatory Making Tax Digital requirements mean (opens in a new tab).

New features in the Web Portal

Sales orders and quotations

  • Create, amend and view sales orders.

  • Create, amend and view quotations.

  • Sales Order List.

General

  • Changes that you make to lists, such as adding columns, will be remembered for the next time you use the list.

  • Documents that you've printed can be viewed from the Spooler in PDF format.