Sage implements QR invoice for SMEs in new software version

As of June 30, 2020, another milestone on the way to the new payment traffic will be implemented with the introduction of the QR bill. From this date, the new QR formats can be used officially. Thanks to the QR code, additional information such as address or references can be added to a payment in the future in addition to the structured payment information.

Ready for the QR bill

With the new version of Sage 200 Extra, Swiss SMEs are ready at an early stage to create QR invoices (accounts receivable process) and process them (accounts payable process). Vendor invoices are scanned in using drag-and-drop, via an external document reader or automatically by recognizing scanned documents from DocuWare. Tobias Ackermann, Country Manager of Sage in Switzerland: "The established financial and HR software for Swiss SMEs, Sage 200 Extra, is experiencing a real development boost thanks to the strategic bundling of our resources. In addition to numerous innovations for digitized business processes, we were thus able to complete another milestone in Swiss payment transactions early on. This creates compliance security for our customers and sufficient lead time for the implementation of the most important steps towards QR billing."

Central liquidity overview with new e-banking tool

With the new e-banking tool, SMEs have an overview of all balances and transactions in their bank and postal accounts, grouped by institution. Based on the open items from accounts receivable and accounts payable, Sage 200 Extra creates an interactive forecast for liquidity. This supports the CFO and CEO in making fundamental business decisions. Furthermore, important enhancements, such as the automatic posting of the entire account reconciliation, create a completely new user experience. With a double-click on the graphical history curve of the bank or postal account, users get a detailed overview of all deposits and withdrawals. If several accounts are held at the same institution, these can be selected via filters.

Updated user interface and new dashboard

The look and feel of Sage 200 Extra has been renewed. At the same time, version 2020 provides a customizable dashboard that users can put together themselves using so-called widgets. For example, management can view the sales trend in a time comparison or the largest open items, thus providing an overview of the liquidity trend.

Expanded e-dossier for Sage 200 Extra Personal

Since the 2019 version, users have been using the e-dossier to digitize important documents such as contracts, references, and salary documents and to comply with central compliance requirements. Thanks to further expansion, documents from the e-dossier can be accessed directly from the DocuWare archiving system in Sage 200 Extra Personal without having to leave the Sage application. When sending pay slips or wage statements electronically, additional documents such as time reports, invitations and PF cards can be attached to e-mails for each employee or organizational unit. In this way, companies can inform their employees quickly and easily as part of the regular wage dispatch process.

Extension for use in heterogeneous system landscapes

Companies can seamlessly integrate web-based third-party applications and mobile apps into their business processes and exchange data with Sage 200 Extra. Web services are now available for HR master data and payroll data, in addition to the already included web services for financial accounting (general ledger entries, financial master data, customer/vendor addresses, customer/vendor documents). Sage simultaneously delivers a special setup for the installation of REST API for customers and implementation partners, which includes a separate tool for testing interfaces as well as comprehensive documentation.

More information: Sage Switzerland