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File  Section to Add/Edit  Purpose of Setting  Supported Product Versions
PO.INI  [NegativeInventory]
Tolerate=No

Specify how Sage 300 ERP behaves if you do not allow negative inventory:

  • Tolerate=No. Negative inventory quantities cannot be entered in any circumstance.
  • Tolerate=Yes. Negative inventory quantities can be entered in some circumstances (for example, when entering receipts).
 2012 PU2 (hotfix)
OE.INI 

[ApplyInvoiceTermsDiscountToMiscCharge]
Default=Yes


MoveREQUESTEDEXPSHIPDateFrQuoteToActive]
Transferred=No


[UsernamePasswordToOverride]
Prompt=Yes

Specify whether miscellaneous charges are discountable by default:

  • Default=No. By default, miscellaneous charges are not discountable.
  • Default=Yes. By default, miscellaneous charges are discountable.

When you convert at quote to an order, this setting specifies how dates are set in the Deliver By and Exp. Ship Date field for details on the order

  • Transferred=No. By default, the system date is used.
  • Transferred=Yes. The dates are copied from details on the quote.

Specify how unit price overrides and credit limit overrides are approved:

  • Prompt=Yes. Overrides are approved by entering the user name and password for a user with security authorization.

  • Prompt=No . Overrides are approved automatically for users with security authorization, and cannot be approved for users without security authorization.

2012 PU2 (hotfix)


2014 PU3

2017 PU2
OERPT.INI

[OEINV01]
Type=DATAPIPE

Specify whether an invoice RPT file is datapiped:

  • Type=DATAPIPE. The invoice is datapiped.
  • Type=ODBC. The invoice is non-datapiped.
 2014 PU1
PORPT.INI [POPOR01]
Type=DATAPIPE

Specify whether a purchase order RPT file is datapiped:

  • Type=DATAPIPE. The purchase order is datapiped.
  • Type=ODBC. The purchase order is non-datapiped.
 2014 PU1
A4W.INI UserAuthenticatedListOfCompanies=0

Specify whether the list of companies that users see when signing in to Sage 300 is filtered based on user security rights:

  • UserAuthenticatedListOfCompanies=0. Users see all companies.
  • UserAuthenticatedListOfCompanies=1. Users see only companies for which they have security rights.

Note:

  • Any changes made to the A4W.ini file for version 2020 will require an administrator level user to save the changes.
 2018 PU1

A4W.INI

PaymentCloud=Yes

Specify whether you use Payments Acceptance (available if you install Subscription Features as part of Sage 300), which allows you to accept payments from your customers through online payment service providers such as PayPal and Stripe:

  • PaymentCloud=Yes. Payments Acceptance is enabled.
  • PaymentCloud=No. Payments Acceptance is disabled.
 2021