Sage 100 ERP (formerly known as Sage MAS 90/200 ERP) is a robust Accounting system having a strong range of features which provides additional security options for protecting important data in the system. In this blog, we will be discussing on one of such security feature of Sage 100 ERP system.
Say for an example, we have an important accounting data in our system and do not want users from other department to see it. Hence, we can protect it by implementing password policy in Sage 100 ERP.
To implement password policy, users have to follow below guidelines;
1. Login to Sage 100 system with Administrative rights, and navigate to System Configuration à Security tab and check the “Require all Users to Enter a Password” checkbox in the Internal Security block.
(Note: Unified Logon option must be kept unchecked)
2. Now, select other options from the block and fill in the text boxes with the relevant information’s.
a. Require all User Passwords to be System Defined Strong Passwords: Provide a strong password to the system, so other users could not access Sage 100 System. For Example: Password could be combination of letters and numbers, say P@p3rCa$E20.
b. User Defined Passwords must be of a Minimum Length: Select this check box to set minimum length of password. As defined at the Length field, user needs to enter a minimum length (greater than zero) for password for his Sage 100 System.
c. Force Password Change after a Set Number of Days: Select this checkbox if Administrator wants users to change their password after certain interval of time. Enter the number (greater than 0) of days, in which Sage 100 users need to change their passwords.
d. Lock Out User after a Set Number of Invalid Logon Attempts: Selecting this check box will lock out user after a set number of incorrect login attempts. Enter the number (greater than 0) of allowed attempts in the adjacent text field.
e. Unlock User after a Set Number of Minutes Elapse from the Last Invalid Logon: Select this check box to unlock users after a specified number of minutes, if they have been locked out as a result of surpassing the number of attempts to log on. If this check box is cleared, all locked accounts must be manually unlocked in the User Maintenance window by clearing the User Account Locked check box. Enter the number (greater than 0) of minutes in the adjacent text field.
Note: Expired user accounts must be re-activated in User Maintenance and they are not affected by these field.
By using the above simple steps one can easily implement password policy in Sage 100 ERP for the Sage 100 Users.
Note: These settings would be applicable for all Sage 100 companies.