Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 4.2 AP Check form
One of the major changes in Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 version 4.2 is the Accounts Payable module moving to the new framework. All AP forms and reports are now in Crystal Reports. After upgrading several allies to version 4.2, I have found a couple of things which need to change in the standard check form supplied by Sage (click the Designer button in the top right corner of the check printing screen on a workstation which has Crystal Reports 10 installed.):
First, the Vendor Number should be moved from the check face to the check stubs. You can slide the Vendor Name to the right to make room. This needs to be done in detail sections a, b, d and e.
One of our allies even reported that, using the standard form, several checks had been returned by the Post Office as their scanners thought the vendor number was a non-existent zip code!
Second, the @AddressBlock in the default form does not have the “Can Grow” box checked. As a result, if you write a check to a vendor that uses AddressLine1, AddressLine2, and AddressLine3, the City/State/Zip line will NOT print on the check. This was probably so that it wouldn’t overwite the Vendor Number field that was placed below the address. Somebody should have had a V8!
If you have not yet customized your 4.2 AP check form, and use preprinted laser checks, you can download a file with these issues fixed. In your 4.2 installation, save it to ..\MAS90\Reports. If you have already modified your check form to fit your preprinted checks, you will need to make these changes to the modified forms in Crystal Reports. This must be done for each form setting in each company.