Improve Performance (Maintain Global Options)
To increase performance within the Sage 50 application, you can select to turn off certain options on the General tab of the Maintain Global Options window. This can potentially speed up processing time within the program.
Do not print total page length of reports in report headers. Selecting this option allows reports to print faster, skipping the initial calculation of total number of pages prior to printing. Instead of "page 1 of 12" or "page 2 of 12" in the report header, your reports will display "page 1" or "page 2."
Do not show quantity on hand in inventory item lookups. Selecting this option will speed up the display of inventory item lookup lists, skipping the routine of calculating each item's current quantity on hand every time the list is displayed. We recommend selecting this option if you maintain a large number of inventory items.
Update the Business Status Center and Navigation Centers only when I click the Refresh button. Selecting this option is useful if you want to control when Sage 50 refreshes data in a Navigation Center. This is especially true if you are working in a network environment and have a great deal of data in your company database. (Sage 50 Premium Accounting and higher)
For example, say you have the checkbox unchecked, and you have several thousand customers in your database. Now, say that another user updates customer information while Sage 50 is displaying a Navigation Center that lists customer information. In this case, the Navigation Center might take an unacceptably long time to refresh, especially if you're busy with some task or other. Checking the checkbox would allow you to refresh the data only when you click the Refresh button in the Button Control Bar.
Update reports automatically when records are saved: This option helps performance where reports are open in the background. If checked, whenever a record (customer, item, etc.) or transaction is saved, displayed reports are simultaneously updated. Depending on how many reports are open, this can slow down the save process noticeably. If this box is unchecked, the report data only gets updated the next time the report is clicked on or takes focus.
Remember my login: This option is only available in multi-user versions of Sage 50. If you often switch back and forth between companies, you can have Sage 50 remember your login information. If you have the same User Name and Password for multiple companies, this will save you time when opening a new company. This option only works when opening a different company within the same session; if you close Sage 50 and reopen it, you'd have to log in again.
Note: Depending on the configuration of your computer and/or the size of your company database, you may or may not see a noticeable improvement when selecting these performance options.