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Sage X3 Important Acronyms and

Definitions
Devin Cenekofsky

4 minutes

This is the first lesson in the series Learning Sage X3 - a

Consultants Perspective. In this series, I am going to guide
you through my training on Sage X3. This is high-level overview
coming from my perspective of learning Sage X3. To start off I
will go over and outline key terms/vocabulary that is useful when
using Sage X3. This series will be based on Sage X3’s product
update 11. For older versions of X3 refer to Joe Noll's blog
series 14 Days of Sage X3.

Common Sage X3 Acronyms

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BP – Business Partner(s)

A/P- Accounts Payable

A/R- Accounts Receivable

CRM- Customer Relationship Management

BOM- Bill of Materials

G/L: General Ledger

RFQ: Request for Quote

RMA: Return Merchandise Authorization

MRP: Material Requirements Planning

WIP: Work in Progress

UBD: Use by Date (Inventory)

PU: Product Update

Key Sage X3 Terms and Definitions

Company – represents the business or firm. A company can

have multiple sites.

Site – represents the sub-entity within the company. This can be

a location, warehouse, or another facility. Example: X Company
has a Finance Headquarters (Site A). The Finance site has a
Stock Site (A1), Manufacturing Site (A2), Purchase Site (A3),
and a Sales Site (A4).

Legislation – allows you to change settings and records to

specific legislations. Allows for unique regional processing –
USA term codes specifically used for USA transactions, etc.

Chart of Accounts – a set of numerical codes used to identify

all of the ledger accounts in the financial module of the system.

Parameters – settings influencing how Sage X3 functions and

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how it is structured. Can be used for activating and deactivating

functionality in the software.

Activity Codes – helps track customizations and activities in

the system such as tables, views, fields, options, etc.

Statistical Groups – Used to organize, sort, and group

products, customers, and suppliers. The maximum number of
five statistical groups. Activity Codes are used to increase or
decrease the number of statistical groups. For example, please
reference the screenshot below. This is the statistical groups for
a keyboard. Notice how it is categorized:

Fixed Assets – asset management system covers assets like

property, plant, office equipment, and more. X3 calculates
depreciation, offers tracking, planning, reporting, and more.

Entry Transaction – controls aspects if the entry process and

manage the available fields before entry of screens. Found for
all modules under Setup. Can customize elements, hide or
display fields, and automatically print crystal reports.

Print – used as a tool for report requests from the client. Please
refer below to what the Print function looks like in Sage X3 PU
11. The print option will be located on the right side of your

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screen.

Batch Server – Used in X3 for system performance to accept

requests and transaction processing.

Database – Sage X3 supports Microsoft SQL Server as well as

Oracle. Also, can be used for reporting and business
intelligence.

This high-level overview should provide a foundation we

continue to outline the basics of Sage X3 and additional
functionalities in subsequent blogs.

Stay Tuned for Day 2

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