Harvest Moon

Shine on harvest moon!

Dear Friend,

Harvest has mostly been "pedal to the metal" throughout October. As you're locating a "home" for that (hopefully) bumper crop make sure you make room on your schedule for the most significant event in your software's history.

Ag Software Success Summit agenda and deadlines.
Read our October Farm Management Accounting blog posts.
Lock in 2024 software prices now.
Restoring beginning balances and deleted Items.
SDG

Join us and your fellow production agriculture executives in Moline, Illinois, on November 14th and 15th as we launch the most significant transition and transformation in FBS history at the BOOST/23 Ag Software Success Summit. You 'll receive first-hand experience in the following:

Groundbreaking technology as we introduce our fifth-generation Version 12.1 .NET/SQL open architecture platform.
Updated tools and training as you discover how you'll be able to plug into 12.1 to connect the wide world of agriculture through the cloud.
Benefit from the power of a winning team as you network with MASA experts and your peers from across North America.
Hotel reservation deadline is November 1. Call 309-743-0101 and request the FBS room block at the Stoney Creek Inn.
Early bird conference registration pricing ends November 1.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Tuesday, November 14

9:00 AM MASA Member Meeting

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM General Session

Introductions and Goals
The Yellow Brick Road of AgTech Capital
Corn/Soy Costs Benchmarks
Why Contribution Margin is Better Than Net Income for Making Profit Decisions
What's the Next Step For FBS/MASA?

6:00 PM Banquet

Virtual Farm Tour

Wednesday, November 15

8:00 AM Breakout Training

Getting Off To a Great Start
The Top Ten Support Issues and How to Solve Them
Why Social Security is an Investment and Not a Tax
What's the Big Deal with Version 12.1?
Center Structure, Allocation Methodologies, and FBS/PowerBI Reporting

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Breakout Training Continues

Importing data into FBS/MASA
The Future of AI in Agriculture

3:00 PM Adjourn

Click here for more information and here to register.

October Farm Management Accounting Blog Posts

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Lock in Software Prices Now

Did you know that you can pay your 2024 FBS TiMESavr renewals early? You can save in two ways:

Avoid likely price increases coming next year.
Write off an expense in this year.

This price freeze policy also applies to new modules or complete systems. Contact sales@fbssystems.com or call 800.437.7638 / Extension103 for details.

Q&A: Restoring Beginning Balances and Deleted Items

Q. My beginning balances for 1/1/2023 are not matching my ending balances for 12/31/2022, but I remember that when I ran the report earlier in the year that they did match.

A. This could be one of two things:

You changed something in the previous year and did not re-roll into 2023. While logged into the current year go to Utilities>Create Beginning Balances and check the Accounting box.
Or you deleted a ledger account, center or division. The best way to know is to run a Transaction Plus User Defined Report for 1/1/2023 and check the box on the top right to check for Undefined Entries.

Anything that comes up has an error if the description next to ledger, center or division says **UNKNOWN** or **NOT USED** meaning that item was deleted from the corresponding setup file.

The fix for a deleted account, center, or division used to be a really hassle: you had to add the deleted item back into the table, exactly matching its original internal ID. However, if you are running FBS Version 11.5 or later, you can always restore deleted setup items. Here's how:
Open the account, center, or division setup screen and click on the Tasks menu in the upper left-hand corner and click on Restore Deleted. (You maybe asked to click on Save first.)
You will see a list of all the deleted items.

Undefined Entries restore center

5. Select the item or items you want to restore and press the Restore button and Save.

Editor's note:

Sarah will be covering a wide range of FBS operational tips and support topics at this year's Ag Software Success Summit. Click here to register.