Getting started with excel integrated reporting for sage line 50

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a number of highlights such as the profit and loss accounts in the form of tables and graphs and Commercial Indicators, displaying information such as your top five customers and suppliers.

When you have followed this guide and you are comfortable with using Excel Integrated Reporting, you can go on to build your own worksheets and workbooks using the Sage Functions and Sage Data Ranges.

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How Does Excel Integrated Reporting Work?

Sage Line 50's Excel Integrated Reporting comprises three basic components: Sage Functions, Sage Data Ranges and sample workbooks.

The Sage Functions, along with Excel's native functions, are the "building blocks" of your worksheet that you can use when you want to include individual values from your accounts data. For example, the 'SgAccBankBalance' function allows you to include the balance of a specified bank account in your worksheet.

The Sage Data Ranges are used as data sources and behave in a similar way to the Excel Query, only they are immediately accessible to you as you do not need to understand the Line 50 data structure in order to extract the data you require. Simply select the Sage Data Range you want to include in your worksheet, for example 'Balance Sheet' and Excel inserts the appropriate Sage data starting from the selected cell.

The sample workbooks, such as the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) workbook, are included to illustrate how you can manipulate and present the data you extract from Line 50. The KPI workbook is made up of separate worksheets: Financial Indicators, which shows

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Reporting on a network client does not have Line 50 installed, you’ll er company' button to locate your

ur logon name and password in the pany' and 'Chart of Accounts' drop- information you want to report on,

el Integrated Reporting, the only Line ature is MANAGER. You must logon e and its associated password (by just installed Line 50 for the first time, rd). If you want others to have access


Line 50 is installed on this computer, Excel Integrated Reporting cates the path used for the latest installation. If your data is also held this machine’s local drive, the Logon window’s 'Datapath' box

splays the path to the data directory.

you have more than one company set up in Line 50 and you want select a different company, click 'Look for another company' and

In the Logon window, enter yoboxes provided. Use the 'Comdowns to choose the companythen click OK.

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start using Excel Integrated Reporting, you need to establish the k between Excel and your Line 50 data. This section shows you w to set up the link: try this now, so that you can start to explore e Sage Functions and Data Ranges when we look at them in the llowing sections.

art Microsoft® Excel and choose Select Company from the Sage enu. Or, if you prefer to use a toolbar, there's a new Sage Integrated porting toolbar included in Excel. To see this, open Toolbars from

e View menu and select Sage Integrated Reporting. You'll see that e toolbar also contains the Select Company option.

hen you click Select Company, a logon window appears:

use the 'Select the directory thalocate the data of the company

When you’ve located the ACCDthe company you want to link tfile. Click Open to insert the patwindow. For example, if you linkfolder as shown, the 'DatapathFiles\Sage\Accounts\Company

If you’re using Excel Integratedcomputer, or on a machine thatneed to use the 'Look for anothdata, as described above.


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to Excel Integrated Reporting, you must create a user name for each person and assign full access to this feature.

TIP: If you intend to use the Sage Excel features on a regular basis, you will benefit from creating one or more users in Sage Line 50 specifically for this purpose. This means that all your Sage Line 50 users will be able to continue using Line 50, even while other people in your company are using the Sage Excel features. For full details on how to create users and assign access rights, see your Line 50 online Help.

When you save your worksheet, Excel stores the link to your Line 50 data, so that you don't have to specify where your data is held each time you open the worksheet.

Now that you've set up the link between the worksheet and your Sage Line 50 data, you can start to use the Sage Functions and Data Ranges described in the next sections. Follow the examples provided to familiarise yourself with the features and get an idea of what you can do; we'll start by looking at Sage Functions.


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cel users will be familiar with its native functions, such as sum(), erage() and count(). Sage Functions work in exactly the same way Excel functions, but they operate on your Sage accounts data as ell as information in your Excel worksheet.

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List functions - these can be used to place drop-down selectors on your worksheet.

Value functions - these return text or number values to your worksheet.

e best way to understand the Sage Functions is to use them, so e'll produce a simple customer look-up worksheet that you can use retrieve customer account information from Line 50.

st, we'll insert a Sage list function that provides a drop-down list of ur customer accounts. Start by selecting cell A1 in the worksheet d typing a label for the customer account reference, such as ustomer:'. Now select cell B1 and click the 'Paste Function' button ) from the toolbar, or choose Function from the Insert menu.

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Find and select the 'Sage Accocould be towards the bottom ofscroll down. When you select tright-hand 'Function name' panFunctions. Select SgAccCustoof the function appears at the bto help you choose the function


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pears, you need to tell the function ccount reference. Simply type B1 in the B1 cell. Click OK to insert the function

cell and the Formula Palette is covering ou can move the palette. Click and hold nywhere on the palette and drag it away ving the mouse and then releasing the

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Click the drop-down button and you will see a list of all the customer accounts that exist in your Sage Line 50 data. Select a different customer account - you'll notice that as you select an entry in the list, the contents of cell B1 are refreshed.

Next, we'll add a value function to retrieve the name of the customer account currently selected in cell B1. Click in cell A2 and type a label for the customer name, then move into cell B2. To insert the value function, just click fx again, or choose Function from the Insert menu.

We'll finish the customer lookvalue functions to retrieve thecredit limit.


Click OK and the Formula Palette appears:

Click OK again and cell B1 in your worksheet now displays the Customer List drop-down:

This time, select the SgAccCSage Accounts functions.

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y some of the other Sage Functions to become familiar with the formation available. You'll notice that some of the functions require ore than one argument, for example gAccCustomerAgedBalance. In these cases, simply enter the iteria you want Excel to return the result for, for example the Year d Period.

pe labels in cells A3 and A4, such as 'Phone:' and 'Credit Limit:'. w insert the SgAccCustomerPhone function into cell B3 and the AccCustomerCreditLimit function into cell B4, as you did before. member to type the cell reference for the cell containing your stomer account drop-down when adding these new functions.

ur worksheet should now look something like this:

y changing the customer reference in cell B1 by clicking the drop-wn list. When you select a different customer reference, you'll see

at the name, phone and credit limit information automatically dates. By creating a simple worksheet using just one list function

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Sage Data Ranges

Sage Data Ranges provide an easy-to-use way of getting large amounts of data from Sage Line 50 into your Excel worksheet, including standard Sage reports or your own custom reports.

Some Sage Data Ranges invite you to enter parameters, or criteria, so that you can specify exactly what data you want to appear. For example, if you choose to insert the 'Nominal Account Totals by Month’ data range, you can specify the range of nominal codes for which you want Excel to return your data.

Let’s add the 'Top Customers by Sales' data range to the worksheet you’ve been working on.

To insert a Sage Data Range, start by selecting the worksheet cell you want the range to start from. Select cell A6 in your worksheet.

Next, select Sage from the menu bar. From the drop-down menu, choose 'Insert Sage Data Range':

A list of available Sage Data

Now, select the range you walist. In this example, select CInsert.

TIP: Select 'Embed Sage Resend the finished Excel workthe selected Sage Data Rangto the worksheet providing a


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f any of the customers listed, select e drop-down in cell B1. The functions customer’s full account name, phone

of a data range such as the selected o this, select the data range and right-enu option, then select 'Sage Data Criteria on the displayed 'Sage Data hange the data range’s criteria.

ally to your Line 50 data: if your Sage your workbook to reflect those


you entered earlier display the number and credit limit.

TIP: You can modify the criteriadate or transaction range. To dclick, choose Sage from the mRange Properties'. Click ModifyRange Properties' window to c

Sage Data Ranges link dynamicdata changes, you might wantchanges, or you might not.

is Sage Data Range requires you to enter parameters, so the iteria window appears:

mply enter the criteria you want to use, and click OK when you are ady to continue.

cel inserts the 'Customer Orders' data range, starting at the rrently selected cell. Your worksheet should now look something e this:

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Again, you can choose to refresh the data ranges in your workbook by clicking Yes, or to leave the data ranges unchanged by clicking No.

You’ve seen how Sage Functions and Sage Data Ranges can help you to access your Line 50 data. Let’s look now at the Sample Workbooks included with Excel Integrated Reporting, to see what type of results you can produce by combining the functions and data ranges with Excel’s native functionality.


You can control how your workbook responds to changes in your Sage accounts data using the Refresh feature. You can refresh:

The whole workbook.

To do this click Refresh on the Sage Integrated Reporting toolbar. You can also select the Sage menu and choose 'Refresh Sage Data'.

A single data range within the workbook.

To do this select the data range, right-click using the mouse and choose 'Sage' from the menu options, then select 'Refresh Sage Data Range'.

If you choose not to refresh the Sage data in your workbook, it will remain unchanged, regardless of any amendments you make in Line 50.

When you open a saved workbook that contains Sage Data Ranges, Excel displays a message:


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strate the type of results you can ted Reporting technology. The d on the data contained within Line Stationery & Computer Mart (UK)'. To your own business, you may need to ories that the workbooks are built on nd data ranges.

different set of 'key performance the sample Key Performance ould like to report on, perhaps using

ata and using alternative table and t even choose to employ some of technologies, such as Charting and

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cel Integrated Reporting for Sage Line 50 comes complete with a t of sample workbooks. These illustrate the type of results you can oduce by combining Sage Data Ranges and Sage Functions with cel's native functionality.

e sample workbooks included are:

Key Performance Indicators

Balance Sheet

Profit and Loss

Trial Balance

Sales Analysis

e sample workbooks are installed in the form of Excel templates, owing you to open the files to view, or to use them as the basis for ur own customised workbooks.

open a workbook template, open Excel’s File menu and choose w. From the New window, click the Sage tab:

Select the workbook template 'KPIs.xlt' and click OK.

Note: The sample workbook teTemplates directory, within a neWindows user name has its owuser 'john.smith' might accessand Settings\john.smith\Applicmore than one user needs to amachine, you must copy the 'Sdirectory for each user.

Because the sample workbookmessage appears, prompting yrefresh the data, or click No to appears.

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tors worksheet presents headline the commercial aspects of the or example, the top five customers and ue, in tabular format and supplemented

dicators and Commercial Indicators ok also contains a Criteria worksheet ifferent financial period to view.

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Key Performance Indicators Workbook

The Key Performance Indicators (KPI) workbook is an accessible summary of real-time management information. It takes headline information from your accounts and presents it in a format that is accessible, portable and easy to understand.

You can use the KPI workbook illustratively, as an 'at-a-glance' guide, to share with others an understanding of how the organisation is performing overall. Alternatively, you can use the workbook diagnostically, as a tool to check and measure the 'vital signs' of the financial health of the organisation.

The KPI workbook presents two types of key performance indicators in separate worksheets. Both sheets use simple data ranges, functions, tables and charts.

The Financial Indicators worksheet presents headline information and charts based on the financials of the organisation. For example, you can view summaries and charts for the profit and loss accounts and the total balances on each of your bank accounts:

The Commercial Indicainformation on some of organisation, showing, fsuppliers, in order of valwith pie charts:

In addition to the Financial Inworksheets, the KPI workbothat enables you to select a d

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The Line 50 worksheet replicates the existing Sage Line 50 Balance Sheet report layout.

The Vertical layout is similar to the Line 50 worksheet.

There is no "right" layout for yodepends upon your business afinancial information on paper.

As each worksheet is amendabas a starting point to deliver cumatch your business requireme

alance Sheet Workbook

e Balance Sheet workbook provides you with a series of sample port layouts that you can use in your business.

e workbook is made up of six separate worksheets. The Criteria eet enables you to select a different financial period to view data for. e remaining worksheets display a number of different Balance eet report formats for you to choose from:

The Horizontal layout displays all your balance sheet information in a single view:

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Profit and Loss Workbook

Like the Balance Sheet workbook, this provides you with a series of sample Profit and Loss reports that you can apply to your business.

The workbook comprises four separate worksheets. The Criteria sheet enables you to select a different financial period to view the information for. The remaining four sheets provide a number of different Profit and Loss formats for you to choose from:

The Horizontal layout provides all your profit information in a single view:

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The Monthly Trial Balance analyses the ledger balances into the brought forward balance, monthly balances and carry forward balance, this time presenting debits and credits as negative and positive values respectively.

ial Balance Workbook

is workbook provides you with a series of sample Trial Balance ports and includes PivotTables to illustrate the type of results you ight achieve if you apply some of Excel’s more advanced native nctionality.

e workbook contains five separate worksheets and includes gether with the Criteria sheet) the following different Trial Balance rmats:

The Simple Trial Balance uses PivotTable technology to present the total ledger balances in a standard two-column debit and credit format, with grand totals and balance checking:

The Extended Trial Balanand also provides an oppoledger balances, to carry tsummary Profit and Loss amake balancing entries on

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Sales Analysis Workbook

This workbook provides you with several sample configurable Sales Analysis reports that you can use within your business from day one. As in the Trial Balance workbook, the worksheets contained within the workbook use PivotTables and PivotCharts.

The workbook contains eight worksheets. Together with the Criteria sheet and the Data sheet, which displays the raw data from which the other worksheets are compiled, it contains the following Sales Analysis formats:

The Sales Value by Customer worksheet provides an analysis of customer sales by value per month:

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gory worksheet provides an analysis ue, per month, per category:


The Sales % Value by Customer worksheet provides a similar analysis, by percentage:

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you ever want to get even more information out of Sage Line 50, ere’s still a powerful ODBC driver available. Instructions on using e Sage Line 50 ODBC driver are outside the scope of this guide, but lp and advice is available by e-mail from Technical Support. For sistance with ODBC issues, send your query to [email protected].

e’re sure you’ll find the new Excel Integrated Reporting for Sage e 50 features useful in your business, but if you have any questions

suggestions, please don’t hesitate to contact Sage Technical pport during your warranty period, or when you’ve subscribed to geCover for your Line 50 product or our Excel Support service.

Contacting Sage

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