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New Customer TrainingBack to Top
Learning Basics - Anytime LearningNCT01W

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This course provides resources to help you learn to use Sage Master Builder. You will learn to create your online training account, register for online classes, and install the Sample Company. Other topics in this course include:
• How online classes are organized
• How to select the right classes
• Requirements for participating in online classes
• Where to go for help
• Other resources to help you learn the software
Program BasicsNCT02

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This class is an introduction to Sage Master Builder. In this class you will learn how to:

  • Open a company
  • Identify the parts of the main Sage Master Builder window
  • Identify the parts of a typical Sage Master Builder window
  • Locate and view an existing record
  • Open and view the other parts of the program that hold information included within a record
  • Search for onscreen Help
  • Program Basics - Anytime LearningNCT02W

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    NCT02W has the same content as the NCT02 live online class, but in an Anytime Learning, on-demand format; participate at your convenience based on your schedule.
    Setup Basics 1NCT03

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    This class is the first of two classes that cover setting up a new company in Sage Master Builder. In this class you will learn how to:
  • Create a new company
  • Set up a general ledger and chart of accounts
  • Create departments and subsidiary accounts
  • Set up workers' compensation codes
  • Set up cost codes and divisions
  • Set up users
  • Setup Basics 1 - Anytime LearningNCT03W

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    NCT03W has the same content as the NCT03 live online class, but in an Anytime Learning, on-demand format; participate at your convenience based on your schedule.
    Setup Basics 2NCT04

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    This is the second of two classes that cover setting up a new company in Sage Master Builder. In this class you will learn how to:
  • Select the best method for entering starting accounting balances
  • Enter starting accounting balances
  • Set up jobs quickly
  • Set up vendors quickly
  • Setup Basics 2 - Anytime LearningNCT04W

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    NCT04W has the same content as the NCT04 live online class, but in an Anytime Learning, on demand format; participate at your convenience based on your schedule.
    Enter Bills (Accounts Payable)NCT05

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    Create a new vendor record and complete basic accounts payable invoices and credits.
  • Set up a vendor with all necessary and optional information
  • Enter a bill for a vendor
  • Enter a credit two different ways
  • Void an invoice
  • Accounts Payable 1: Enter Bills - Anytime LearningNCT05W

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    NCT05W has the same content as the NCT05 live online class, but in an Anytime Learning, on-demand format; participate at your convenience based on your schedule.
    Pay Bills (Invoices)NCT06

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    This class covers all the steps involved in processing invoice payments. Topics include:
  • Select invoices for payment
  • Print Set to Pay Report
  • Print checks
  • Print vouchers
  • Void and make corrections
  • View available reports
  • Accounts Payable 2: Pay Bills - Anytime LearningNCT06W

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    NCT06W has the same content as the NCT06 live online class, but in an Anytime Learning, on-demand format; participate at your convenience based on your schedule.
    Clients & Jobs (Accounts Receivable)NCT07

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    Participants will learn how to:
  • Enter a client record with necessary and optional information
  • Enter a job record with necessary and optional information
  • AR Clients and Jobs - Anytime LearningNCT07W

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    NCT07W has the same content as the NCT07 live online class, but in an Anytime Learning, on-demand format; participate at your convenience based on your schedule.
    Invoices & Cash Receipts (Accounts Receivable)NCT08

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    Learn how to record invoices, credits and cash receipts in Accounts Receivable. You will:
  • Create an invoice
  • Create a credit two different ways
  • Apply payments and credits to an invoice
  • Reverse cash receipts
  • Print a variety of reports
  • AR Invoices and Cash Receipts - Anytime LearningNCT08W

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    NCT08W has the same content as the NCT08 live online class, but in an Anytime Learning, on-demand format; participate at your convenience based on your schedule.
    Payroll Setup 1NCT09

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    Begin to set up basic payroll:
  • Set up employee positions for proper posting of payroll into the general ledger
  • Set up workers' compensation rates to speed data entry
  • Set up payroll calculations (employee deductions and employer costs)
  • Understand the role these functions play in payroll processing
  • Payroll Setup 1 - Anytime LearningNCT09W

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    NCT09W has the same content as the NCT09 live online class, but in an Anytime Learning, on-demand format; participate at your convenience based on your schedule.
    Payroll Setup 2NCT10

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    This class builds on what you learned in Payroll Setup 1. Learn how to:
  • Set up an employee
  • Get startup records into payroll
  • Payroll Setup 2 - Anytime LearningNCT10W

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    NCT10W has the same content as the NCT10 live online class, but in an Anytime Learning, on-demand format; participate at your convenience based on your schedule.
    Timecards and PaychecksNCT11

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    Learn the essentials of entering timecards for employees working on jobs, for overhead employees, and for management. You will also learn how to print payroll checks and post in detail to the general ledger.
    Timecards and Paychecks - Anytime LearningNCT11W

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    NCT11W has the same content as the NCT11 live online class, but in an Anytime Learning, on-demand format; participate at your convenience based on your schedule.
    Basic SystemBack to Top
    System OverviewFRM01

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    Find your way around Sage Master Builder menu items and understand how they relate to each other.
    Security and F7 OptionsFRM11

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    Set up security at different levels in your Sage Master Builder system, including security groups and assigning users to those groups. You will also learn how to set up security at the menu and fields levels, and use F7 to set default options.
    Construction AccountingBack to Top
    Construction Accounting I - BusinessATG01

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  • Types of fiscal entities
  • The chart of accounts
  • Completed contract and percent complete accounting
  • Accrual and cash accounting
  • Book and tax depreciation
  • Construction Accounting II - FinancialATG02

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  • Budgeting
  • Adjustment for work in progress
  • Trends & ratios
  • Internal controls
  • Tax planning
  • Construction Accounting III - Construction IssuesATG03

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  • Payroll issues
  • Employees and their compensation
  • Workers' Compensation Insurance
  • Prevailing Wage rules and regulations
  • The importance of contract language in prime contracts, subcontracts and change orders
  • Mechanics lien laws
  • Construction Accounting IV - Management IssuesATG04

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  • The types of bonds contractors may require, how to obtain the bonds and how they work
  • The types of insurance contractors may require
  • How long certain records need to be retained
  • Bookkeeping IBKP01

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    Understand some basic general accounting, and see examples of these basic concepts in various Sage Master Builder windows.
  • Journals and Ledgers
  • Cash versus Accrual Accounting
  • Completed Contract vs. % Completion
  • Batch versus Real Time Posting
  • Construction and Job Costing Bookkeeping SpecificsBKP02

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    Understand and use bookkeeping terminology specific to construction.
  • Job Costing
  • Retention - for both Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
  • Lien Waivers
  • Vouchers

  • Payroll, Matching Principle, and Information RetrievalBKP03

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    Understand additional basic general accounting, and see examples of these basic concepts in various Sage Master Builder windows.
  • Income and expense Matching Principle
  • Payroll concepts such as net, gross, burdened
  • How to review and reconcile your work
  • How to track/retrieve data
  • Organization, Paper Flow, and Records RetentionBKP04

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    Develop standard operating procedures to help organize your office.
    Construction ManagementBack to Top
    Building a Sales and Marketing MachineMGM01

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  • Understand the concept of "marketing"
  • Ability to describe what product their organization is selling
  • Identify their target client
  • Importance of creating customer satisfaction
  • Financial impact of better sales and marketing
  • Benefits Of SchedulingMGM02

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  • How schedules can make your business more profitable
  • Faster schedules means greater profits
  • Quantify the dollar benefit of faster production
  • Calculate the cost of making the implementing scheduling
  • Realize the net benefit of making the improvement
  • Improving the Estimating ProcessMGM03

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  • Getting a higher percentage of jobs you bid
  • Avoiding wasting time on unproductive estimates
  • Increasing the accuracy of your estimates
  • Decreasing the time it takes to complete an estimate (faster estimates means greater profits)
  • Project Management for ProfitabilityMGM04

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  • How good management methods can increase profits
  • Reports to review
  • An Implementation plan
  • Accurate TimecardsMGM05

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  • What messages are sent to employees in the collection of job and time information
  • The two benefits of daily timecards
  • The layout of an effective timecard
  • The financial impact of more accurate timecards
  • Payroll Processing to Avoid Unnecessary CostsMGM06

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    Discuss the effectiveness of payroll processing to avoid unnecessary costs and increase efficiency.
  • The efficiency of utilizing an automated payroll system
  • The importance of accurate timecards and the impact of accurate payroll reports
  • Recording of proper workers' compensation codes
  • Motivating Employees To Increase ProductivityMGM07

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  • The success of money as a motivator and how it can be used to motivate employees.
  • Giving an employee control and responsibility for their production.
  • The importance of a team culture within their organization.
  • How increased productivity enhances a company's profits each year.
  • An example implementation to incorporate within their organization.
  • Preventing Fraud and EmbezzlementMGM08

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    Discuss the theory of internal controls to prevent fraud and embezzlement.
  • Determine how to improve your company's Internal Control System.
  • Be aware of signs that fraud may be happening in your company
  • Become aware of some of the many ways that employees steal from their employers.
  • Improving Profitability by Managing Accounts PayableMGM09

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    Discuss ways to manage your Accounts Payable to maximize your cash flow and increase earning potential
    Increasing Profit by Controlling InventoryMGM10

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  • The theory of inventory from an accounting perspective
  • Comparing benefits of carrying inventory with additional costs of carrying inventory.
  • Just-in-Time Inventory
  • The Theory of the Economic Order Quantity Model
  • Virtual Warehousing
  • Ways to manage inventory to increase profits
  • Managing Accounts ReceivableMGM11

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    Maximize cash flow and increase profitability through better management of your company's accounts receivable.
    Managing Service Receivables for Increased ProfitabilityMGM12

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    Maximize your company's cash flow and profitability by managing service receivables.
  • Understand ways to increase the profitability of service work
  • Know the difference between fixed and variable costs
  • Discern the nuances of customer service
  • Understand different marketing ideas, pricing structures, and employee incentive options
  • Manage each step of the service call
  • EquipmentBack to Top
    Equipment Setup and EntryEQP01

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    Determine which portions of the Equipment Management module are appropriate for your company. Then, you will learn how begin managing your equipment by setting up equipment ledger accounts, cost codes, and equipment vendor information. Finally, you will learn how to enter equipment information in the 8-3 Equipment window.
    Equipment Cost Recovery and AllocationEQP02

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  • Create cost recovery rates.
  • Define Cost Recovery
  • Calculate resource consumption values
  • Enter costs of ownership
  • Set up estimated use
  • Enter costs of operation
  • Analyze cost recovery rates
  • Set billing rates
  • Enter equipment usage for cost allocation to jobs
  • Analyze equipment usage reports
  • Equipment Payments and DepreciationEQP03

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  • Set up a piece of equipment to facilitate loan processing and depreciation posting
  • Process equipment loan payments
  • Post period depreciation
  • Understand journal entries made by the loan payments system and the depreciation posting
  • EstimatingBack to Top
    Importing and Maintaining the Parts DatabaseEST41

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    Incorporate and manipulate existing vendors' parts databases for use in Sage Master Builder.
  • Identify what types of files may be imported
  • Check a file for problems and consistency prior to importing
  • Use 9-6 Add Parts/Update Prices to import and update vendors' files into your parts database
  • Add more part information after importing from a vendor's file using 9-7 Update Database
  • Delete unneeded parts
  • Entering a Simple TakeoffEST51

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    Use the Sage Master Builder Takeoff to create and print a basic job estimate.
  • Create a new job "on the fly"
  • Customize the Takeoff grid
  • Enter a simple "yellow pad" type of estimate
  • Calculate, save, delete and import a Takeoff
  • Use the Find and Notes functions of the takeoff screen
  • Print the Takeoff Worksheet report
  • Estimating: Parts & ClassesEST52

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    Organize parts, and the basics of assemblies and classes.
    Estimating: AssembliesEST53

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    Create and modify assemblies using Sage Master Builder's 9-3 Assemblies window.
    Parts & Assemblies in Takeoffs, MarkupEST54

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    Bring parts and assemblies into your takeoff, markup your estimate, manage sales tax, and add insurance and bonding to your takeoff.
    Bid Items & Phases; Recaps, Add-ons, and Summary TabEST55

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    Create and use Bid Items, Phases, and Recaps as part of your estimate; and how to add special amounts to the takeoff bid.
    Updating Parts, Vendor Bid Requests and ExportingEST56

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    Update takeoff parts and round up extended quantities by minimum order quantities. Produce documents requesting prices from vendors. Manage estimates by creating bid request letters to vendors and then revising your takeoff with the updated prices. You will learn to export project budgets, change orders, proposals in different formats, purchase orders. Create subcontracts for specific vendors.
    Formula BasicsEST57

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    Use formulas to alter the quantity and price of components of your Takeoff.
  • Explain the differences between variables and constants
  • Use math functions, including parenthesis
  • The math and other rules governing formulas
  • Enter basic formulas
  • Create workable variable names
  • Enter project values
  • Advanced FormulasEST58

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    Use advanced formulas to make complicated calculations in your Takeoff.
  • Build a roofing estimating system
  • Create safe factoring for waste
  • Create safe factoring for productivity
  • Use formulas to switch between subcontracting and not subcontracting a portion of the work
  • General LedgerBack to Top
    General Ledger: Monthly Audit, Reports, and Close MonthGNL05

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    Gain an understanding of General Ledger month-end processing. Learn how to:
  • Audit accounting books
  • Close accounting books for the month
  • Post to a prior period
  • Print month-end reports
  • General Ledger: Close Fiscal YearGNL06

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    Anyone involved in year-end reporting and closing will benefit from this thorough presentation of how to prepare for year-end, reports to review, audits to complete, how to close the books for the fiscal year, and how to make adjustments to the prior year after closing. This discussion includes:
    • When to make backup
    • How to audit your books
    • What tasks are performed by Close Books
    • Contents of the archive folder
    • Closing and removing completed jobs
    • Removing paid invoices
    • Voiding entries from the prior year
    • Modifying general ledger accounts
    • Considerations for Enterprise users
    General Ledger Year-End Procedures -- Anytime LearningGNL06-W

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    Anyone involved in year-end reporting and closing will benefit from this thorough presentation of how to prepare for year-end, reports to review, audits to complete, how to close the books for the fiscal year, and how to make adjustments to the prior year after closing.

    This online, recorded course includes several modules designed to prepare you for year-end general ledger closing. You will learn how to create an archive folder for reporting purposes, update the chart of accounts for the new year, make adjusting journal entries, and void prior year transactions. This course provides a checklist for year-end general ledger processing, and explains when to use the Audit/Close Books command instead of Close Payroll Year. Specific topics also covered in this course include:

    • Importance and timing of backup
    • The difference between payroll year-end close and general ledger year-end close
    • Available resources
    • Audit general ledger process
    • How to correct common general ledger audit errors
    • What tasks are performed by Audit/Close Books
    • How to close the general ledger and create an archive company
    • What the archive company contains
    • Closing and removing completed jobs
    • Voiding entries from the prior year
    • Modifying general ledger accounts
    • How to close the general ledger using Sage Master Builder Enterprise
    Checks and Deposits, Reconciliation and General Ledger WorkGNL10

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    Learn how to enter and print a check, enter a deposit, transfer funds between checking accounts; and enter, locate, correct, and void journal transactions.
    InventoryBack to Top
    Inventory SetupINV01

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    Particpate in this class to learn how to set up Sage Master Builder Inventory and how to enter beginning inventory balances. Topics include:
  • The purpose, benefits, and costs of inventory
  • Selecting an inventory valuation method
  • Setting up inventory locations
  • Setting up inventory parts
  • Entering beginning balances of inventory
  • Inventory AllocationINV11

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    Students will learn about the Inventory Allocation window, and how to enter inventory allocations to record changes in inventory. After participating in this class, students will be able to:
  • Move Inventory from one location to another
  • Expense inventory used on a job
  • Expense inventory used for internal purposes
  • Adjust for inventory shrinkage quantity
  • Adjust for inventory value
  • Inventory Reports, Ordering & ReceivingINV12

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    This class is designed to help you use Sage Master Builder's Inventory module to maintain your company's inventory. Learn how to order parts, record the receipt of parts, and track your inventory using reports.
    Job CostingBack to Top
    Over/Under Billings and Bonding ReportsCST02

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    Find out how to utilize the Over/Under Billings and Bonding reports. Learn how to make adjustments that affect these reports.
    Budgets, Proposals, Job Cost Reports and Project Work CenterCST21

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    In this class, you will learn how to set up budgets and proposals, and how budgets affect job cost reports. Find out what job cost reports are most helpful for various company members. Additionally, you will learn how to benefit from the project work center's features.
    UpgradeBack to Top
    Sage Master Builder Upgrade to Version 12 -- Anytime ReplaySMBV12-W

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    This Sage Master Builder Upgrade class is a recording of a live, online class designed to orient customers to Version 12 enhancements. If you missed the live classes, no worries! View this Anytime Replay session on your schedule.

    We’ll cover new installation and activation procedures, the new Executive Dashboard, and where to locate descriptions of software changes in release documentation. After participating in this session, you will be able to:
  • Recognize the new Sage “look” for Sage Master Builder software.
  • Install Sage Master Builder on a server and/or workstation.
  • Use the new Executive Dashboard for at-a- glance financial status information.
  • Locate the Copy Company feature.
  • Locate release notes that describe software changes.
  • Sage Master Builder Upgrade to Version 13 -- Anytime ReplaySMBV13-W

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    This Sage Master Builder Upgrade class is a recording of a live, online class designed to orient customers to Version 13 enhancements. If you missed the live classes, no worries! View this Anytime Replay session on your schedule.

    During this session, we will highlight the various enhancements in the latest version 13 of Sage Master Builder. In addition to discussing Vista compatibility, we’ll cover report drill downs, logging on to the Sample Company, and several product enhancements including in-product Help. After participating in this course, you will be able to:
  • Plan your workstation upgrades with Vista compatibility.
  • View supporting details for more than 1000 pre-built reports.
  • Use the new logon hint to easily access the Sample Company.
  • Improve communications using new e-mail options.
  • Associate Requests for Information and Submittals with clients.
  • Save the final bank reconciliation as a PDF report.
  • Quickly and easily delete subaccounts.
  • Take advantage of in-product Help features to access additional instructions.
  • PayrollBack to Top
    Payroll Setup for Union / Certified JobsPYR02

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    Learn how to set up Payroll for union jobs and certified jobs. This course covers:
  • Union and prevailing wage calculations
  • Paygroups
  • Benefit packages
  • Job designations
  • Multi-State & Local SetupPYR03

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    Learn how to set up Payroll for multi-state processing and local taxes. Topics include:
  • Basic multi-state setup
  • Advanced multi-state setup - using local payroll tax table
  • Local payroll tax setup
  • Union and Certified ReportsPYR04

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    This class covers what you need to know to produce accurate union and certified payroll reports. Topics include:
  • Timecard entry using Paygroups and Certified fields
  • Union reporting
  • Certified reporting
  • Advanced TimecardsPYR13

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    Use Sage Master Builder to perform advanced timecard and employee entry procedures.
  • Enter hand-computed payroll records, bonus pay, and payroll advances
  • Enter time to jobs for salaried employees and sole proprietors
  • Accrue sick and vacation time on employees
  • Advanced Payroll ProcessingPYR14

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    This class focuses on the following processing features:
  • Direct deposit
  • Posting payroll to the general ledger
  • Calculating your federal and state payroll tax liabilities
  • Voiding payroll records
  • Using a payroll processing checklist
  • Payroll Quarterly ReportsPYR21

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    Learn how to prepare required federal and state quarterly reports. Topics include:
  • Running and proofing a payroll audit
  • Proofing general ledger balances
  • Error correction
  • Printing reports
  • Payroll Year-end ClosingPYR22

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    This course is designed to prepare you for year-end payroll closing. You will learn how to create an archive folder for reporting purposes, reconcile quarterly payroll reports to year-end figures, close payroll files for the calendar year, and produce W-2s and other year-end payroll forms. This course provides a checklist for year-end payroll processing, and explains when to use the Audit/Close Books command instead of Close Payroll Year. Specific topics also covered in this course include:
    • How to perform a payroll audit and repair errors
    • Reviewing and updating employee status
    • Importance and timing of backup
    • Payroll record count
    • Reports to review and compare before closing
    • Proofing W-2 totals against other reports
    • How Close Payroll Year affects your payroll records
    • What the archive folder contains
    • How to produce printed W-2s and a magnetic media file from the archive folder
    Payroll Year-End Procedures -- Anytime LearningPYR22-W

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    This online, recorded course includes several modules designed to prepare you for year-end payroll closing. This course is designed to prepare you for year-end payroll closing. You will learn how to create an archive folder for reporting purposes, reconcile quarterly payroll reports to year-end figures, close payroll files for the calendar year, and produce W-2s and other year-end payroll forms. This course provides a checklist for year-end payroll processing, and explains when to use the Audit/Close Books command instead of Close Payroll Year. Specific topics also covered in this course include:

    • Importance and timing of backup
    • The difference between payroll year-end close and general ledger year-end close
    • Available resources
    • Audit payroll process
    • How to correct common payroll audit errors
    • Proofing W-2 totals against other reports
    • How to close payroll and create an archive company
    • What the archive company contains
    • How to produce printed W-2s and a magnetic media file from the archive folder
    • How to verify vendor balances and create 1099 forms
    • When and how to update payroll calculations for the new year
    • How to close payroll using Sage Master Builder Enterprise
    Daily PayrollPYR51

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    Learn how to enter your daily payroll and review daily payroll postings in preparation for processing.
    Project ManagementBack to Top
    Change OrdersCHG01

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    Create prime and subcontract change orders, and use the change order to create accounts receivable invoices.
    Reconciling Job Costs & Project ReviewCST22

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    Use Sage Master Builder to maintain balance between direct expense accounts in the general ledger and expenses recorded in job cost. Learn how to compare job costs with general ledger data, and how to make corrections.
    Cost to CompleteCTC01

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    Utilize 6-8-1 Cost to Complete to calculate costs necessary to complete a project.
    Document Control IDMG01

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    Manage written communication from your company using Sage Master Builder's Requests for Proposal, Requests for Information, Transmittals, Submittals, and Correspondence.
    Document Control IIDMG02

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    Learn how to enter and utilize document-tracking information, including:
  • Plan Distribution
  • Daily Field Reports
  • Punch Lists
  • Hot Lists
  • Purchase Orders and Committed Costs ReportPCH01

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    Use Sage Master Builder to manage your purchase orders. In this class you will:
  • Create purchase orders manually, from takeoffs, and from requests for proposal
  • Apply Accounts Payable invoices to purchase orders
  • Cancel quantities from an open purchase order
  • Close completed purchase orders
  • Review various purchase order reports
  • Create a purchase order for inventory
  • SubcontractsSUB01

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    Use Sage Master Builder to enter and track subcontracts. Learn how to:
  • Enter and print subcontracts
  • Create accounts payable invoices that are related to subcontracts
  • Print subcontract reports
  • ReportingBack to Top
    Advanced Report Printing and QueriesFRM30

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    This course covers advanced report printing and query techniques, including how to:
  • E-mail, fax, and schedule reports
  • Create, format, and print queries
  • Report Writer 1: Simple Custom ReportsFRM31

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    Use Sage Master Builder Report Writer and the Report Writer Wizard to create, format, save, and print simple custom reports.
    Report Writer 2: Multi-Level Custom ReportsFRM32

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    Learn how to create more sophisticated custom reports. Topics include:
  • Grouping and subtotaling reports
  • Working with band lines
  • Resetting forms and pages
  • Printing reports from Sage Master Builder System report menus
  • Report Writer 3: Modifying System ReportsFRM33

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    This course teaches you how to modify Sage Master Builder system reports. You will also learn how to export reports to Microsoft Excel and Word, and to PDF.
    Report Writer 4: Calculated FieldsFRM34

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    Learn when and how to use calculated fields. After completing this class you will be able to:
  • Create new calculated fields
  • Use operators and functions within calculated fields
  • Use calculated fields in reports and form designs
  • Form/Report Page Design 1: BasicsFRM71

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    Use Form/Report Page Design to customize existing forms.
    Form/Report Page Design 2: Page Options and GraphicsFRM72

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    Incorporate more sophisticated features into your forms and reports. Learn how to:
  • Work with fields on your forms
  • Import graphics into your form designs
  • Create multiple-form designs
  • Create multiple-page form designs
  • SchedulingBack to Top
    Scheduling BasicsSCH01

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    Learn the essentials of Scheduling, including how to:
  • Create a task list
  • Create a basic schedule
  • View the Gantt chart in different scales
  • Print a Gantt chart
  • Scheduling - Relationships & Critical PathSCH02

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    When you complete this class you will be able to:
  • Draw relationships on the Gantt Chart
  • Set up non-work days
  • Review the schedule
  • Establish the Original Schedule dates.
  • Scheduling - Constraints & ResourcesSCH03

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    Utilize some of Sage Master Builder's advanced scheduling features to more accurately plan a job. Learn how to:
  • Use constraints in your schedule
  • Assign resources
  • Review the schedule
  • Print subcontract Project Notices
  • Export/import schedules
  • Scheduling - Phases & ReportsSCH04

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    Utilize some of Sage Master Builder's advanced scheduling features to better manage your job's schedule. Topics include:
  • Schedule Recap
  • Scheduling Job Phases
  • Managing the Schedule
  • Acceleration
  • Scheduling Reports
  • Service ReceivablesBack to Top
    Service Receivables - SetupSRV20

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    Learn how to set up clients specifically for use within the Service Receivable module. At completion of this class, you will be able to:
  • Distinguish between Accounts Receivable and Service Receivables
  • Determine your needs for lists, user defined fields, and specific setup features
  • Fully create a new client
  • Create a location, equipment, and service contract for this new client
  • Answer specific questions about the sample data
  • Service Receivables - Quotes and Work OrdersSRV21

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    Learn how to create quotes and work orders using menu option 11-2 Work Orders/Invoices/Credits. Students will experience each step of the work order process including:
  • Recording the incoming phone call
  • Locating the client's record
  • Completing the work order or quote
  • Saving and printing the work order or quote
  • Service Receivables - DispatchingSRV22

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    Participate in this class so that you can:
  • Setup and customize the Dispatch Board for your company
  • Dispatch work orders onto the Dispatch Board
  • Manipulate appointments, including moving, copying, and adjusting times
  • Review the Calendar setup, view appointment types, and block out time for technicians who are unavailable
  • Service Receivables - Flat Rate BillingSRV23

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    Complete this class to learn how to set up a flat rate billing system and print the flat rate book.
    Invoices, Receipts, and ReportsSRV24

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    Gain experience in working with invoices and cash receipts in Service Receivables. Students will learn how to:
  • Create an invoice either from an existing work order or from scratch.
  • Add markups to an invoice.
  • Set the billing amount to a fixed value.
  • Follow each step of invoice processing, from posting invoices to recording payments.
  • Print an invoice.
  • Enter cash receipts against invoices.
  • Work with underpayments and overpayments.
  • Create multiple work orders and invoices.
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    Loan Draw RequestLDR01

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    This class covers the fundamentals of creating, processing, updating, and managing loan draw requests.
    Progress BillingPRB01

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    Learn how to set up, process, and manage progress billing. Upon class completion, students will be able to:
  • Import a schedule of values from a budget or proposal
  • Create a progress bill manually
  • Update from job costs
  • Update from change orders
  • Enter/alter current amounts
  • Print a progress bill
  • Update to accounts receivable
  • Time & Materials BillingTIM01

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    This class covers the set up and processing for time and material billing. Topics include:
  • Fundamental T&M billing setup
  • Wage and equipment rate tables
  • How to compute and print billing
  • Reviewing and editing job costs
  • Posting and voiding a T&M invoice
  • Unitary BillingUNB01

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    This class offers students the opportunity to learn how to set up, process, and manage unitary billing.

     

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