Blum Shapiro Consulting offers several classes to our clients on a fee basis. For prospective clients we offer a free overview class "Sage MAS 90/ MAS 200 ERP Introduction: An Overview".

MAS 90 or 200 Period and Year-End Processing
Description: This ½ day seminar is designed to provide an in depth understanding of Sage MAS 90's period and year end procedures and routines in the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll modules. Important specific functionality contained in other applications will also be discussed. Re-opening closed periods and modifying existing data will also be discussed, as well as tax compliance issues. Class Date: 6/17/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: West Hartford Register
MAS 90 or 200 Period and Year-End Processing
Description: This ½ day seminar is designed to provide an in depth understanding of Sage MAS 90's period and year end procedures and routines in the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll modules. Important specific functionality contained in other applications will also be discussed. Re-opening closed periods and modifying existing data will also be discussed, as well as tax compliance issues. Class Date: 12/17/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: Southport Register
BusinessWorks Period & Year-End Class
Description: This class will provide you with all of the essential information you need to successfully close your books, both monthly and annually. The class will take you systematic through the closing process, addressing first-hand the tasks necessary to complete these important jobs: Generating essential and time sensitive reports, confirming vendor, client and account balances, processing outstanding invoices and generating W-2's in payroll and 1099's in accounts payable. Class Date: 6/10/2008 1:00 PM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: West Hartford Register
BusinessWorks Period & Year-End Class
Description: This class will provide you with all of the essential information you need to successfully close your books, both monthly and annually. The class will take you systematic through the closing process, addressing first-hand the tasks necessary to complete these important jobs: Generating essential and time sensitive reports, confirming vendor, client and account balances, processing outstanding invoices and generating W-2's in payroll and 1099's in accounts payable. Class Date: 6/12/2008 1:00 PM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: Southport Register
MAS 90 and MAS 200 - F9 Training Class
Description: This class is hands-on and assumes the participant has basic spreadsheet understanding. In this class you will learn how to create and copy GL and NGL functions. Use BSPEC in order to enhance GL and NGL functions. Use the DESC, SDESC, and CODATA functions along with the GLTRAN function to create reports on periods other than fiscal period. Run the Report Wizard to create a wide variety of reports automatically. Class Date: 4/22/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: West Hartford Register
MAS 90 or 200 Crystal Reports Basics
Description: This 1/2 day hands-on class is designed to provide a general understanding of the basics required to create simple reports and to edit existing forms and/or reports in MAS 90 or 200. Database and reporting concepts will be discussed, as will a basic overview of the MAS 90 or 200 data structure. This class is designed to be the starting point for any user who will be using Crystal Reports on their MAS 90 or 200 system in any way. Class Date: 10/21/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: West Hartford Register
MAS 90 or 200 Custom Office Basics
Description: This 1/2 day hands-on class is designed to provide an introduction and basic working knowledge for the key features in the MAS 90 or 200 Custom Office. Attendees will learn how to create document templates and mail merge jobs or use with Microsoft's Office suite of applications. You will also learn how to add fields to the MAS 90 or 200 database and add them to selected screens, and how to modify existing elements in any MAS 90 or 200 screen. Class Date: 5/22/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: West Hartford Register
MAS 90 or 200 - F9 Training Class
Description: This class is hands-on and assumes the participant has basic spreadsheet understanding. In this class you will learn how to create and copy GL and NGL functions. Use BSPEC in order to enhance GL and NGL functions. Use the DESC, SDESC, and CODATA functions along with the GL TRAN function to create reports on periods other than fiscal period. Run the Report Wizard to create a wide variety of reports automatically. Class Date: 5/1/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: Southport Register
MAS 90 and 200 FRx Basics Class
Description: In this 1/2 day class you will learn to simplify and enhance your financial and management reporting. With FRx you will learn to extract information from your G/L and combine it with information from your Excel spreadsheets. You will also learn to view your reports in a variety of formats. Class Date: 2/13/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: West Hartford Register
MAS 90 and 200 FRx Basics Class
Description: In this 1/2 day class you will learn to simplify and enhance your financial and management reporting. With FRx you will learn to extract information from your G/L and combine it with information from your Excel spreadsheets. You will also learn to view your reports in a variety of formats. Class Date: 2/19/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: Southport Register
MAS 90 and 200 for Administrators
Description: This two hour class will cover the Library Master module in detail, including: 1. General User support issues 2. Setting System & User Preferences 3. Security-Roles & Users 4. Navigation in the software 5. Using Sage's "self-help" resources - BOSS, patches, TRSG 6. Dating & update conventions & troubleshooting 7. Period End Basics 8. Printing options & functionality 9. Report Manager 10. Using the new "Advanced Lookup engine" (ALE's)-system-wide 11. Customizing your Launcher bar & managing "My Tasks" 12. Routine "housekeeping" functions 13. Data Purges, Archiving options 14. Repair Utilities Class Date: 5/6/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 2.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: West Hartford Register
MAS 90 and 200 for Administrators
Description: This two hour class will cover the Library Master module in detail, including: 1. General User support issues 2. Setting System & User Preferences 3. Security-Roles & Users 4. Navigation in the software 5. Using Sage's "self-help" resources - BOSS, patches, TRSG 6. Dating & update conventions & troubleshooting 7. Period End Basics 8. Printing options & functionality 9. Report Manager 10. Using the new "Advanced Lookup engine" (ALE's)-system-wide 11. Customizing your Launcher bar & managing "My Tasks" 12. Routine "housekeeping" functions 13. Data Purges, Archiving options 14. Repair Utilities Class Date: 5/7/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 2.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: Southport Register
BusinessWorks F9 Basics
Description: This class is hands-on and assumes the participant has basic spreadsheet understanding. In this class you will learn how to create and copy GL and NGL functions. Use BSPEC in order to enhance GL and NGL functions. Use the DESC, SDESC, and CODATA functions along with the GLTRAN function to create reports on periods other than fiscal period. Run the Report Wizard to create a wide variety of reports automatically. Class Date: 2/12/2008 1:00 PM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: Southport Register
BusinessWorks F9 Basics
Description: This class is hands-on and assumes the participant has basic spreadsheet understanding. In this class you will learn how to create and copy GL and NGL functions. Use BSPEC in order to enhance GL and NGL functions. Use the DESC, SDESC, and CODATA functions along with the GLTRAN function to create reports on periods other than fiscal period. Run the Report Wizard to create a wide variety of reports automatically. Class Date: 3/12/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: West Hartford Register
BusinessWorks Custom Reporting Workshop
Description: This 1/2 day hands-on workshop is design to provide an introduction and basic working knowledge of the reporting tools available within the Sage BusinessWorks product. Attendees will learn how to create and modify reports within each module. You will leave with a better understanding of the data structure and how you can use the tables and fields documents when your are creating reports. You will also learn how to export and to customize your report views by using the Power Search tool. Class Date: 10/9/2008 1:00 PM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: Southport Register
BusinessWorks Custom Reporting Workshop
Description: This 1/2 day hands-on workshop is design to provide an introduction and basic working knowledge of the reporting tools available within the Sage BusinessWorks product. Attendees will learn how to create and modify reports within each module. You will leave with a better understanding of the data structure and how you can use the tables and fields documents when your are creating reports. You will also learn how to export and to customize your report views by using the Power Search tool. Class Date: 10/23/2008 9:00 AM Duration (hours): 3.00 Contact: THERESE A. KELLY Fee: $189 Location: West Hartford Register