What's new in Sage Construction Management
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 are included in the August 2026 release.
Browser solution
| Module | Feature | Feature description | Go there |
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| General browser | Other | We've redesigned the Lead and Project dropdowns into a central navigation hub, providing quick access to features, favorites, and lead or project switching from multiple pages. | Enhanced lead and project navigation menu |
| General browser improvements to enhance stability, compatibility, and user experience. | Other browser enhancements | ||
| Contact management | Companies | The Company Profile page has been redesigned with a tabbed layout that provides a more organized and efficient user experience. The redesign also introduces a new Financial Details tab, which provides visibility into vendor and client-related financial activity and transaction totals. | Enhanced Company Profile page and new Financial Details insights |
| Contacts | The Contact profile page has been redesigned to provide a more organized and efficient user experience. | Contact profile page redesigned | |
| Employees | The Employee profile page has been redesigned to provide a more organized and efficient user experience. | Employee profile page redesigned | |
| Projects and leads | Drawings | Drawing revision workflows have been improved to ensure drawing metadata, versioning, file associations, revision history, and burst generated drawings are managed and displayed consistently throughout Sage Construction Management. | |
| Drawing revision workflows have been improved to ensure drawing metadata, versioning, file associations, revision history, and burst generated drawings are managed and displayed consistently throughout Sage Construction Management. | Drawing notifications for updated and published drawing sets | ||
| Quality control and safety | To improve navigation and make related functionality easier to find, the quality control and safety features have been separated into their own dedicated sections on the lead and project home pages. | Quality control and safety features reorganized | |
| Linked files |
This release provides faster access to related drawings and revisions with less navigation steps when reviewing drawing records. |
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| You can now export your annotations from the old Documentation Viewer to the new Documentation Viewer so your markup history remains available. | Drawing notifications for updated and published drawing sets | ||
| Downloaded files from the Document Viewer now use the linked file name instead of displaying an Azure file ID. | Improved file names when downloading documents from the Document Viewer | ||
| Projects | Project team | You can now select a custom email template when sending a TeamLink invitation, making it easier to tailor the email to your organization's needs. | Custom TeamLink invitation email |
| Procurement | Duplicate invoice number validation has been enhanced to check bill and subcontract invoice numbers across all active projects. | Check duplicate invoice numbers across all active projects | |
| Time and expenses | Access to the Labor Hours Overview and Equipment Hours Overview pages is now managed through role permissions. | New permissions for the labor and equipment hour overview pages | |
| Labor timecards can now be exported in Sage 50 Canada and Sage 50 US formats, making it easier to transfer payroll data into the appropriate Sage 50 accounting system. | New labor timecards export formats for Sage 50 | ||
| Schedules | You can now sort tasks in the schedule by selecting the up or down arrows in any column header. This makes it easier to organize task information and quickly find the details you need. | Sort schedule tasks | |
| Reports | Detail reports | The meeting details Microsoft Word template now supports additional bookmarks that display meeting times in a 24-hour format, providing greater flexibility when customizing reports. | 24-hour time bookmarks for meeting details report |
AccountingLink for Sage Intacct
| Feature description | Go there |
|---|---|
| You can now identify records that cannot be posted because related items have already been marked as exported in the Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), and Time & Expenses tabs. |
New AP, AR, and Time & Expense views for transactions that cannot be posted |
| Validation for cost code names and descriptions is now required when posting projects to Sage Intacct. | Early validation of required cost code names and descriptions when posting projects to Sage Intacct |
| You can now use Sage Construction Management transaction numbers as the corresponding document numbers created in Sage Intacct to maintain consistent numbering between the two systems. | Use Sage Construction Management transaction numbers as Sage Intacct document numbers |
| Managing Post Preferences is now performed through a single Edit button available for each tab, instead of separate Edit buttons in individual sections. | Post Preferences tabs use a single Edit button |
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New revenue GL account and item mapping options are now available in the AR tab of the AccountingLink for Sage Intacct. Sage Construction Management now provides greater flexibility when creating contract and change request invoices. |
New revenue GL account and item mapping options |
| You can now synchronize very large numbers of timecards from AccountingLink for Sage Intacct in a single operation with no errors. | Improved handling of large timecard synchronization |
| The Retrieve Payments function in AccountingLink for Sage Intacct now includes voided payments, providing a more accurate view of payment activity and balances. | Retrieve voided payments |
AccountingLink for Sage 100 Contractor
| Feature description | Go there |
|---|---|
| A new function lets you view transactions that couldn’t be posted to Sage 100 Contractor because the associated prime contract, purchase order, or subcontract is marked as exported. This provides better visibility into posting issues and helps you identify and resolve them more efficiently. |
View transactions that cannot be posted to Sage 100 Contractor |
AccountingLink for Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
| Feature description | Go there |
|---|---|
| You can now identify records that cannot be posted because related items have already been marked as exported in the Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) tabs. |
AccountingLink for Sage 50 Canada
| Feature description | Go there |
|---|---|
| The Accounting Status section for posted transactions now provides more detailed posting information, making it easier to track synchronization with Sage 50 Canada. You can view key details such as the ERP Account/File, Post Date, Post Status, and other posting-related information directly from the transaction. | |
| The utility version is now displayed at the bottom of the AccountingLink utility for Sage 50 Canada. | Other AccountingLink enhancements for Sage 50 Canada |
AccountingLink for QuickBooks Online
| Feature description | Go there |
|---|---|
| You can now view transactions that couldn't be posted because the associated prime contract is marked as exported. For bills and miscellaneous, you can also view transactions blocked by export rule configuration issues. This helps you troubleshoot and resolve posting issues faster. |
View transactions that cannot be posted to QuickBooks Online |
AccountingLink for QuickBooks Desktop
| Feature description | Go there |
|---|---|
| The Accounting Status section for posted transactions now provides more detailed posting information, making it easier to track synchronization with QuickBooks Desktop. You can view key details such as the ERP Account/File, Post Date, Post Status, and other posting-related information directly from the transaction. |
AccountingLink for Xero
| Feature description | Go there |
|---|---|
| You can now view bills and miscellaneous that couldn't be posted because of export rule configuration issues. This helps you troubleshoot and resolve posting issues faster. |