Using the S50 Remote iPhone App
To test the application first go to your iPhone settings and select ‘S50 Remote’. For the server name please specify the following URL; http://213.229.99.10. Leave the Server Port setting at its default of 88. Now launch the application.
The S50 Remote app allows you to connect to a remote server and interrogate your Sage Line 50 accounts data. After launching the application your are presented with the ‘Home’ screen;
The options are split into two groups;
- The ‘ledgers’ options where you can view information related to Customers, Suppliers, Products, Sales and Purchase orders
- The favourites and search functionality
If you select ‘Customers’ for instance you are then taken to an ‘index’ page. The index page shows a list of the alphabet and the numbers 0-9. By tapping on any letter you will then see all customers whose account code starts with that letter.
In the top right of the screen you will see a ‘+’ button. This allows you to select any customer and then by tapping the ‘+’ you will add that customer to your ‘favourites’ list. This would be useful for account managers who have designated customers for example.
If you click on the ‘>’ (disclosure button) then you can see the specific details related to that customer. The suppliers and the products work in exactly the same way.
For Sales and Purchase orders the process is slightly different. When you click either option from the home screen the next screen shows you a list of customers (or suppliers for purchase orders) with the number of orders for that particular customer. When you then click on row you see all the individual orders and the items on those orders for the selected customer.
The favourites option on the home screen allows you to access customers, suppliers and products you have saved in your favourites list. When you tap the disclosure button on any row of the favourites list you are taken to the details for that specific customer, supplier or product.
The search option on the home page allows you to search for a term that is contained anywhere within the account reference or name of a customer, supplier or product.
