regional updates

Updates for the United Kingdom

On this page you can scan release highlights to get a quick understanding of what's new, or review a list of all the changes organized by category.

Release highlights

Below is a list of highlighted features in Sage Intacct 2024 Release 1 for the United Kingdom.

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Automation advancements

AP automation multi-line GL coding (Early Adopter)

Predict GL codes and dimensions with an expanded AI-based model.

Line-level GL account and dimension coding for AP Automation—Early Adopter

All changes

Company and Administration

Added

Permission changes: We changed and added new permissions for Contracts, Interactive Custom Report Writer, Order Entry, Projects, and Time & Expenses. Learn more about permission changes.

API usage dashboard for consoles: The API usage dashboard is now available for consoles, providing users with a centralized place to view usage for all of their companies. Learn how to view the API usage dashboard for consoles.

A new user account email has been added! To provide more security and a quicker time to lockout resolution, set up your new user account email today! Learn more about the new account email address.

Sage Intacct empowers users to help themselves. If you're ever locked out of Intacct, you can get back to business with our self-service account recovery process. Learn how to use this process, just in case!

Make a match: Alpha sequences for reconciliation matching are now generally available! Learn more about alpha sequences.

Accounts Payable

Added

Enhanced GL/dimension coding: Let AI/ML predict GL account and dimension coding at the line level. Learn how AP Automation users can join the enhanced Early Adopter program.

Simplify contact lists in Accounts Payable: You can now limit the contacts available in Pay to and Return to fields during transaction data entry.

Updated

AP Automation usage report enhancement: Learn how to export details of AP automation usage.

Submitters now receive approval notifications: Users who submit AP purchase invoices for approval can be notified when the AP purchase invoice is approved or declined. Learn how to set up notifications as a submitter.

Other updates in Accounts Payable: Other updates include changes to restricted users' ability to reverse AP purchase invoices and administrative users can now delete advanced filters on the Pay AP purchase invoices page. Read about additional changes in Accounts Payable.

Accounts Receivable

Added

Simplify contact lists in Accounts Receivable: You can now limit the contacts available in Bill to and Ship to fields during transaction data entry. Learn how to simplify contact lists.

Updated

Other updates in Accounts Receivable: Restricted users can no longer reverse AR sales invoices that meet certain criteria. Learn more about this change to restricted users.

Budgeting and Planning

Updated

The latest updates in Sage Intacct Planning: See who else is working on shared budgets, save models and statistical accounts for reuse, and create custom views for your data. To learn more about reusing models and custom views, see Enhancements in Sage Intacct Planning.

Cash Management

Added

Bank transaction dating: Determine how bank feed transactions are dated by setting the time zone for a bank account.

Updated

Reconciliation match sequence report: Identify transactions that matched for reconciliation. Learn how to create a reconciliation match sequence report.

Consolidation

Added

A new custom report for Advanced Ownership Consolidation enables running detailed reports generated by consolidation entries. Learn about creating custom consolidation reports for Advanced Ownership Consolidation.

Updated

Streamline your General Ledger revaluation reports by running your reports in summary format for more concise, easily scannable revaluation reports. Learn more about gleaning more precise information from your General Ledger revaluation reports.

Edit accounts to override and related translation tables in your Global Consolidation book, even if you've already consolidated. Read about removing an account to override or changing the translation rate table.

Drill down to source domestic accrual data in the General Ledger report when subscribed to Domestic Consolidation or Advanced Ownership Consolidation for improved traceability and audit. Read about drilling down to single currency source transactions when using Domestic or Advanced Ownership Consolidation.

Contracts

Added

New permissions: Separate Cancel and Uncancel permissions provide more control over contract processes. Learn more about the new Contracts permissions.

Save time maintaining MEA price lists: You can now import MEA price lists via CSV import templates. Learn about the new MEA price list import templates.

Updated

Cancellation improvements: We've expanded support for uncanceling contract lines and given you the flexibility to post open revenue and billing after the cancellation date. Read about the contract cancellation enhancements.

Expanded support for kit billing: You can now use kit items with all contract line Flat/fixed amount frequency options. Read about the updates to kit billing.

General Ledger

Added

Download import templates: You can now download import templates directly from import pages.

Updated

Simplified creation of GL accounts: When you create closing accounts, the period end closing type is set automatically for the Close To Account.

Help and Training

Updated

Get the help you need: We regularly expand our online help and training beyond just new features and enhancements. Each release, we often add in-depth, best-practice help and training on existing features also. See our new or enhanced help and training content.

Inventory Control

Added

Inventory utilities provide insight into your data: Use Inventory utilities to get a clearer view of how transaction definitions affect report totals and troubleshoot landed cost and General Ledger reconciliation issues. Learn about Inventory utilities.

New option for Inventory Valuation report: Use the new checkbox to specify whether transactions that affect only an item's value are included in the summary. Learn more about the Show quantities with a value in the summary checkbox.

Platform and Customization Services

Coming soon Smart event log changes: We're changing how Smart events are logged to streamline your workflow, and we want you to be in the loop. Read about the upcoming Smart event log change that will eliminate the need for you to install a separate package.
Added API usage dashboard for consoles: The API usage dashboard is now available for consoles, providing users with a centralized place to view usage for all of their companies. Learn how to view the API usage dashboard for consoles.

Platform custom help: Want to learn how to offer more help to your users when they need it? Read up on how you can add custom help to Sage Intacct and check out our new video.

Updated Platform tutorial: Learn to build your own Platform application. Read about our updated tutorial that walks you through the process of creating your own application.

Purchasing

Updated

Submitters now receive approval notifications: Users who submit purchasing transactions for approval are now notified when the transaction is approved or declined. Learn how to set up email notifications as a submitter.

Reporting - Advanced

Added

New Custom Report Writer reporting areas: Generate custom bank reconciliation match reports and run detailed reports generated by consolidation entries with Custom Report Writer (CRW).

Reporting - Financial

Added

Version history for financial reports: If a financial report is no longer working the way you want, the report's history can help you get it working again. Learn how to review a report's history and restore a previous version of the report.

Updated

Streamline your General Ledger revaluation reports by running your reports in summary format for more concise, easily scannable revaluation reports. Learn more about gleaning more precise information from your General Ledger revaluation reports.

Improved process for setting up report schedules: We've improved report schedules to prevent performance problems that could result from running too many reports at one time.

Time and Expenses

Added New permission for employee bank details: Assign the new permission to unmask employee bank details, which allows users to see and verify account numbers. Learn about the new employee permission to unmask bank details.
Updated

Enhancements to bank file payments: Now you can import and update employees for bank file payments through CSV import and filter by expense currency on the Select to Pay page. Enhancements to bank file payments.

Sage Intelligent Time enhancements: We've added a print functionality for timesheets, introduced filtering and sorting for improved usability, added Construction dimensions, and upgraded the smart time entry experience. Learn more about Sage Intelligent Time enhancements.

User Interface

Updated

Lists enhancements: Get key improvements to more easily drill down to view required data. Learn more about the enhanced list features.

Updated user interface labels: We updated labels in Accounts Receivable, Company, General Ledger, Inventory Control, Order Entry, Projects, Purchasing, and Time and Expenses. Learn more about label changes.

Web Services

Dev portal

Stay up-to-date on great new Web Services features in the Sage Intacct Developers portal blog.