Orchid modules let you tailor Sage 300...without leaving the tent!
As users bump up against the boundaries of Sage 300 it’s common for them to start looking outside for solutions, or relying more and more on external data. A key selling point for Orchid’s modules is that they work within the Sage 300 environment. This has a range of benefits for customers, including:
- It supports collaboration by allowing users share data without having to leave Sage 300.
- It improves efficiency, e.g. by reducing or eliminating duplicate data entry
- It reduces risk, by having key data and logic stored within the Sage 300 database.
- It simplifies operations, by reducing the need for additional software purchases.
Read our ‘Keeping it inside the Sage 300 tent’ blog article for more on this topic.
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Extender may be Orchid's most powerful product. Ian Cook of Kerr Consulting went further, saying "it might be the most powerful third party app ever". High praise indeed, but who are we to argue! It could also lay claim to being our least understood, perhaps due to its chameleon-like adaptability.
In short, Extender:
- Monitors changes to Sage 300 data, and initiates a specified action (e.g. logging, alerts, validation) when a specified event takes place.
- Allows you to develop your own modules for your customers, by creating customized Sage 300 Views and Screens using the Python scripting language.
Read our Demystifying Extender & Python blog article for more, including links to further information, and watch our new Extender Overview video below.
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| Watch Robert Lavery provide an overview of Orchid Extender |
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Warehouse staff at K&K Interiors were struggling to manage receiving for complex orders, with deliveries split across multiple shipping containers arriving at different times.
Read our Case Study to find out how DataQuest combined Orchid's Extender and Notes products to come up with a creative solution. |
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There is a wealth of information about Extender in the Resources section of our website (login required). Here are some good places to start:
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New Features Spotlight
Our Blog article gives a more detailed list of recent product updates, but here are a couple of highlights:
- EFT Processing: for added security we now support encryption of Bank Branch Codes and Account Numbers.
- Information Manager: Various Alert Box enhancements, as well as the ability to run Extender Scripts.
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Introducing our new Website!
Not only has it had an extreme makeover, it’s also moved to a new address, orchid.systems.
If we’ve done our job well you should be able to find your own way around it, but we’ve also written a blog article to point out some of the changes. |
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Orchid Support FAQs
We regularly update our Knowledge Base with answers to commonly asked support questions. Here are some recent examples (login required):
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for latest videos
We’re working on a whole new range of product overview and training videos, which we’ll progressively add to the Resources area on our website. They’ll also be uploaded to our YouTube channel. Look for the link in the top right corner of our site, and please take a moment to subscribe to our channel, so you can be among the first to know when we post new videos.
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Congratulating our award winners
In April we attended our 15th successive TPAC conference, this time at Niagara Falls, where we presented our own Orchid awards to BAASS Business Solutions and ACCEO Solutions. Read our Blog article for more. |
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We get around!
Sydney, Australia may seem a long way from your home or office, but we go out of our way, literally and often, to break down barriers. Read our “On the road with Orchid” blog article to find out about our recent travels, and look out for Anne and Steve at the upcoming Sage Summit event in Toronto, Canada.
Upcoming Webinars & Online Training
We’ve been on the road so much recently, meeting people in the real world, that we’ve been pretty quiet on the Webinar front...but things are starting to change! Go to our Events page to register for our Budgeting & Forecasting using Optional Tables and Info-Explorer webinar. We'll publish details of other online events as soon as we've locked down our schedule.
Ideas welcome!
We’d love to hear from you if you’ve got any suggestions for blogs, technical articles, training sessions etc. that you think would benefit yourself and others. Don’t be shy, just contact us.
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