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    Custom dashboards / integration with Sage

    Thanks. I'll pass on the link. What I'm getting at with a Sage upgrade is as I understand it there is better reporting features in Sage 200 including integration with Power BI. To me that would be a better way to have custom built dashboards accessible online especially if there business is...
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    Custom dashboards / integration with Sage

    Does anyone else have any experience of taking the plunge with Sage 200 or other software and can offer any insight? Does it offer much more scope for better reporting, customisable dashboards etc.? Particularly interested whether it works well for those that operate a chain of companies...
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    Custom dashboards / integration with Sage

    OK thanks for pointing me in the direction of ODBC - I hadn't thought of that and it could be a viable option for them, but perhaps not ideal for a long term piece of bespoke software they want to build alongside their business. The more I look into it the more I am convinced that despite the...
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    Custom dashboards / integration with Sage

    Thanks that's interesting to know - I'd originally assumed the only way to communicate with Sage 50 'Cloud' would be an API but it seems it's not actually cloud based nor does it have much of an API? They seem convinced everything they use is 'in the cloud'. But from what I've read and what...
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    Custom dashboards / integration with Sage

    Hi, I work for a software company and I've been asked for advice from someone who runs a business with several premises setup as different companies (all in the same sector) and around 200 employees . They are currently using Sage Cloud 50 and want to get information across all companies...
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    How and how often do retailers buy stock

    Thanks for your input so far, this very much confirms what I had been thinking regarding larger retailers in that they tend to take a longer term approach to purchasing stock. The reason I ask one of my current opportunities relates to the potential of improving stock purchasing business...
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    How and how often do retailers buy stock

    Firstly sorry to register and launch straight into a question without introducing myself, however: My question is how do retailers generally go about buying stock? I know this will differ depending on the type of products they sell and the scale of the business. I'm really just looking for a...