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 have been added in the February 2025 release.
Browser solution
| Module | Feature | Feature description | Go there |
| Contact Management | Companies |
New filter and column options have been introduced in the Companies listing page. |
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The company code has been added in the Company dropdown when the AccountingLink is set to Sage Intacct, Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate or Sage 100 Contractor. |
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| General browser | Document Viewer |
The Document Viewer now supports direct opening of files up to 20MB, prompts a confirmation warning for files between 20MB and 50MB, and informs the user to download files larger than 50MB. |
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| Other | Various browser improvements. | Other browser enhancements | |
| Leads | Estimating |
Various enhancements have been made to the Items tab of an estimate to offer a more streamlined and user-friendly experience. |
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| You can specify the color and finish for work and estimate items. | New work item text fields and mail merge table fields for estimate items | ||
| Projects | Contract Admin | You can now specify the Prime Retainage % for both completed work and stored materials for new prime contracts. | New Default Retainage Percentages fields in the Contract Admin Setup Wizard |
| The new detail report template for Cost Plus contracts now groups prime invoice details by transaction reference. | New cost plus prime invoice detail report Word template | ||
| The new Owner PO Ref field has been added to prime contracts to hold the owner purchase order (PO) reference number linked to the prime contract. |
Associate prime contracts with owner purchase order reference numbers | ||
| Documentation | The Photos and Albums tabs in the project Photos page have been updated to improve scalability and usability for projects with a large number of photos. | Enhanced Photos and Albums tabs | |
| Procurement |
The Procurement Overview page has been enhanced and reorganized into clear sections for improved navigation and user experience. |
Updates in the Procurement Overview page | |
| New column in importing job cost codes for anticipated costs of a project: Cost Budget - (Cost To Date + Comm. + Ant.) | Updates in importing job cost codes for anticipated costs | ||
| You can now specify the Sub Retainage % for both completed work and stored materials for new prime contracts. | New Default Retainage Percentages fields in the Contract Admin Setup Wizard | ||
| For change orders (COs) and change proposal requests (CPRs) with a cost budget amount set to 0.00, the Margin % (Profit/Sell) under the Current CO/CPR Amount and Cost Budget section is now 100%. | Improvement to the Margin % (Profit/Sell) for COs and CPRs | ||
| The PO Financial Information link has been renamed to PO Status Summary and the Subcontract Financial Information link has been renamed to Subcontract Status Summary. | Updated financial information links | ||
| Reports | Financial Analytics | Various improvements in Analytics. | Enhancements in Analytics |
Mobile app
| Feature description | Go there |
| You can now enter the required values in the Quantity or Unit Price fields in the Add/Edit Items section without having to clear the fields first. | Improvements when adding or editing items |
AccountingLink with Sage Intacct
| Feature description | Go there |
| New links have been added to the Project Menu and the Procurement Overview page to view the Job to Date (JTD) cost details from Sage Intacct. | View Job to Date cost details |
| You can now map Sage Construction Management tax codes to Sage Intacct tax schedules for Accounts Payable transactions. | Tax code mapping to Sage Intacct tax schedules for Accounts Payable transactions |
| If you enable posting to general ledger (GL) budgets for estimates, contracts, or both in the Posting Preferences, you must now specify the GL budget ID fields. | GL budget ID now required when posting to GL budgets |
| The estimated start and finish dates are now required when posting a project with Post to GL enabled for estimates and contracts. | Required start and finish dates for Post-to-GL enabled projects |
| You can now view the required fields that have not been added in Posting Preferences. | Identify missing required fields in Posting Preferences |
| Delete Sage Intacct change request when error occurs with the change order | Delete Sage Intacct change request when error occurs with the change order |
| A warning message appears in the Accounting Status section of transactions that have been unlinked. | New message for unlinked transactions |
| Various improvements in the AccountingLink with Sage Intacct. | Other improvements |
AccountingLink with Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
| Feature description | Go there |
| You can now repost commitments in partially posted POs, subcontracts, and SCOs. | Repost POs, subcontracts, and SCOs |
| You can now import prime contract items. | Import prime contract items |
| You can now post change orders and manage their posting status. | Post change orders |
| You can now post prime invoices and manage their posting status. | Post prime invoices |
| You can now view the required fields that have not been added in Posting Preferences. | Identify missing required fields in Posting Preferences |
| The Contracts tab has been renamed. | Contracts tab revisions |
| A warning message appears in the Accounting Status section of transactions that have been unlinked. | New message for unlinked transactions |
AccountingLink with Sage 100 Contractor
| Feature description | Go there |
| You can now re-post prime contract cost budgets to Sage 100 Contractor. | New options to re-post prime contracts |
| You can now post change order cost budgets to Sage 100 Contractor. | Post change orders |
| You can now post the total of prime invoices to Sage 100 Contractor. | Post prime invoices |
| You can now integrate labor timecards with Sage 100 Contractor. You can select the required time types for Sage 100 Contractor using the Payroll Item Linking Preferences, such as overtime, double time, and so on. | Integrate labor timecards |
| If there are fields in the Posting Preferences that must be filled out before saving, the Missing Required Fields link appears and the Save option is grayed out. | View missing required fields in Posting Preferences |
| A warning message appears in the Accounting Status section of transactions that have been unlinked. | New message for unlinked transactions |
| Various improvements in the AccountingLink with Sage 100 Contractor. | Other improvements |
AccountingLink for Sage 50 Canada
| Feature description | Go there |
| The AccountingLink for Sage 50 Canada application has been rebranded and styled to match other Sage products. | Improvements in the AccountingLink for Sage 50 Canada |
AccountingLink for Quickbooks Online
| Feature description | Go there |
| New option to export prime contracts. | Improvements in the AccountingLink for QuickBooks Online |
AccountingLink for Quickbooks Desktop
| Feature description | Go there |
| The AccountingLink for QuickBooks Desktop utility has been rebranded and styled to match other Sage products. | Improvements in the AccountingLink for QuickBooks Desktop |
AccountingLink for Xero
| Feature description | Go there |
| For bills, prime invoices, and sub invoices, you can use the Post to Xero option from the Actions dropdown on the transaction's page to post the transaction to Xero. | Improvements in the AccountingLink for Xero |
Other integrations
| Feature description | Go there |
| We've added an option in Settings to allow for multiple DocuSign logins. Now, each user with a license can log in to their own accounts. | Improvements in the integration with DocuSign |