What's new in Sage Construction Management

Draft Release Notes - These release notes are provided for preview purposes only. The official April release notes will be published on 15 April. Until then, features and descriptions may be updated, and some items may be missing or subject to change.

On this page, you can scan release highlights to get a quick understanding of what's new and review a list of all improvements organized by component.

The following enhancements have been added in the April 2026 release.

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You can now log in to Sage Construction Management using your Sage Intacct credentials, giving you a more seamless experience across Sage products.

Log in to Sage Construction Management with Sage Intacct
Various browser improvements. Other browser enhancements
Cost DB Work items

Work item exports to Excel have been enhanced to include additional product details, providing more complete data for reporting and analysis.

Enhanced work item export with additional fields

Equipment Equipment items When importing equipment items from Excel, you can now specify whether an item is rented or owned by setting the RentedEquipment column to yes or no.AHA! – SAGECM-I-929 Specify rented or owned equipment items when importing from excel
Prime contracts Prime contracts You can now easily filter and find cost codes related to cost budgets, as well as labor and equipment hours. Search capability in prime contract budgets
Projects Client contract administration The cost and budget fields have been updated and expanded when creating a prime contract, improving clarity and making it easier to enter and manage budgets accurately. Improved cost budget fields when creating a prime contract
You can now easily select and manage company options when importing CPR impacted companies. View options when importing CPR impacted companies
Documentation Time and expense field users can now both view and upload new photos directly within Sage Construction Management. This enhancement makes it easier to capture and access visual information while working in the field. Time and expense field users can view and upload photos
The Documentation Viewer now features a cleaner, more consistent toolbar layout with updated options across annotation, measurement, and review tools. Improved documentation viewer
Multiple The Order Number field now enforces numeric input and length limits to prevent invalid values across CPRs, COs, Prime Invoices, SCOs, and Sub Invoices. Order Number length up to five digits
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When creating a new record, you can now select Yes. Process in background in the dialog when uploading files. This allows the record to be created immediately while the files continue uploading in the background.

Support for uploading files in the background
Reports Detail reports

Fixed Lump Sum (FLS) prime contract invoice detail report templates now support additional mail merge fields for previously invoiced schedule of values and change orders, enabling more detailed and flexible reporting.

New mail merge fields for FLS prime invoice detail reports

AccountingLink for Sage Intacct

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Billable status can now be set when posting transactions to Sage Intacct. Billable status when posting bills, sub invoices, timecards, and misc expenses
The posting preferences tabs in the AccountingLink for Sage Intacct have been redesigned so each section can be edited independently. Redesigned posting preferences
You can now review prime invoices and sub invoices faster by revising contract values alongside current, prior, and total invoice amounts, validate invoice totals, and track financial progress without leaving the Post Details forms. Previous and total values when posting prime and sub invoices

AccountingLink for Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate

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You can now import Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate projects, including customers, estimates, and contracts, directly into Sage Construction Management.

Import Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate projects, estimates, and contracts into Sage Construction Management

AccountingLink for Sage 100 Contractor

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You can now import projects and estimates from Sage 100 Contractor into Sage Construction Management through the AccountingLink.

Import projects and estimates from Sage 100 Contractor

You can now configure AccountingLink to synchronize automatically client and vendor payments, job cost-to-date details, or both between Sage Construction Management and Sage 100 Contractor. Automatically sync payments and job cost-to-date details with Sage 100 Contractor

AccountingLink for QuickBooks Online

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We've streamlined the navigation within the Projects, Accounts Payable (AP), and Accounts Receivable (AR) tabs in the AccountingLink for QuickBooks Online to reduce clutter and improve usability.

Improved navigation for not posted or failed transactions

AccountingLink for Xero

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The View Not Exported function has been enhanced and renamed to View Not Posted or Failed, allowing you to see transactions that are either not posted or have failed to post. This update provides greater visibility into transaction statuses, helping you identify and resolve issues more quickly.

View not posted or failed transactions