Category Archives: Features

HOW TO CONFIGURE ZPL PRINTING IN SAGE X3

Sage X3 provides us a functionality to print labels and barcodes using ZPL printer. ZPL stands for zebra programming language and using this language we can design the layouts of labels and embedded barcodes. In this blog we will see how the ZPL setup is configured in Sage X3. Below are steps to configure ZPL.… Read More »

Work order from Enterprise planning using SO transactions in Sage X3

A Work order is an order to make one or more products. Conventionally, the work order uses a bill of materials (BOM) to create a list of materials to be issued, and a routing to make a list of operations to be performed on work centers. You can create both planned work orders and firm… Read More »

How to add an existing purchase request to an existing PO

A purchase request is a document detailing required items, the number required and when they will be required. Once approved it becomes a purchase order. A purchase request is an unapproved purchase order. The purchase request details what items and services are required, the quantity, supplier, and associated costs. A purchase order is used by… Read More »

How to export and import landing pages in Sage X3 V12

Sage X3 provides an excellent feature called landing pages or home pages which are very useful for the end-users to set up visual process flows, a visual representation of data for various screens and processes. The data represented on the landing pages helps the user see the overall performance of functionalities and customizations with real-time… Read More »

Default Dimensions associated with manufacturing in Sage X3

In Sage X3, for the entry of documents requiring analytical dimensions, a default dimensions function specifies how to enter these dimensions by default. Strictly speaking, they are not accounting documents (most of them are generated outside the Financials module), but they can generate postings. These setups are useful to enter the analytical allocations in all… Read More »

Simulated Cost calculation in Sage X3

Sage X3 has a function that will compute the simulated cost of a product, a group of goods, or all products at a site depending on the cost type routing alternative, BOM with or without immediate update, and create a report that summarizes or details the results. Simulations of the cost are often used to… Read More »

How unit of operation is different from unit of stock in Sage X3

Operation tracking for work orders can be tracked by using the stock unit of the produced good or by setting the operations unit. This can be set by default in entry transactions of production tracking. Depending on how the tracking transaction was created, an operation tracking can be performed in either the operation unit or… Read More »