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[6538]

When will the Sage MAS Intelligence be available to download or via CD for resellers?  If available for download where is it?

[Maureen]

That should be available with Service Update 2, due out sometime this month.  Please note I say "Should".  :-)

Sage is offering online training on BI, check out their training site for specifics.

[TomTarget]

At Insights they were indicating the end of August,  but of course they could have changed the schedule.

[6538]

I took the anytime learning for it and it didn't say anything about when it would be available.  It would be nice even to have a beta version so resellers could get a headstart on it. 

[DFeller]

We have been working with it for quite a while.

Dawn

[Maureen]

We know you're special, Dawn - but how do you have a copy?  Is it a beta?

[DFeller]

We are going through the training, which is very intensive to become certified.

Dawn

[6538]

I've checked it out the generic version through the Alchemex website, but I would really like a copy of the version for MAS.  Is it available yet?

[ebjelovs]

Everyone,

No, Sage MAS Intelligence isn't generally available quite yet, but it will be very soon.  Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 channel partners will get an email late in July with download instructions and their unlocking keys. This will be a completely separate deliverable from Product Update 2.  We will be using a new Download Manager tool for distributing the software, so you won't find it on Sage Online with other product deliverables.  Once the emails start to go out, I'll make an update to this thread so you can be on the lookout for your email. 

In late August, Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 customers and Extended Enterprise Suite customers will get a letter in the mail with download information and their specific unlocking keys.  This will give the channel a few weeks to become familiar with the product before their customers start asking questions.  As Dawn indicated, training is available now for partners to get a head-start.  Those of us at Sage working on this product roll-out encourage you to register for training now if you haven't already. 

[thebottomline]

From my reading of the thread, Maureen's question isn't quite answered.  If you take the early bird training class, is it the type where you get lab time to actually work with the product or is it a class where you download the PDF and follow along for two hours and take notes that you one day use when the software arrives?

If it is as intense as Dawn indicates, I really don't see ANY of my clients becoming early adopters as FRx gives them everything they presently need for GL reporting.

Hopefully, the class shows you how to mine the data and design reports that end users CAN'T live (and didn't know they were living without).

Frankly, I have a hard enough time getting my users to adopt pivot tables!