AR Invoice History file size limits or performance hits

Looking to see how big AR Invoice History Header and Detail files can get before there is a performance hit or a file size limit.

We are looking at importing AR invoice details going forward in 2024, instead of a 1 line summary per invoice (actually they'll be CM), which could have 3-50 detailed lines.  Or approximately 47,000 line details per month on average, based on history, which could double by end of this year.  Currently our AR Invoice History header file is about 304MB and Detail file is about 390MB in size.  I have history purged back as far as I can, 10 years.  I'll have to create several new UDF's for the detail information they want to capture, so it won't just be the standard fields in the AR Invoice History Detail file.

So my question is...What file size has anyone dealt with as far as these 2 AR history files go?  When has anyone seen a performance hit with either simple data entry, opening screens, running standard reports, running customize crystal reports, in AR, SO, IM, etc?

I don't want to say 'Yes' we can import all this detail just to hit a brick wall by year's end.

We are on Sage 100 Advanced v2022.

Thanks for anyone's input and any advice.

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    Greetings,

    As of Sage 100 Version 4.40 and above for Sage 100 Standard and Advanced, the files can be as large as approx. 28 gig.  Sage 100 does this by creating file segments for individual files when the files grow larger than about 1.8 gig.  At this point, you will see the files segment so there will be the primary file and then the segmented files like:

    AR_InvoiceHistoryDetail.M4T

    AR_InvoiceHistoryDetail.M4T.001

    AR_InvoiceHistoryDetail.M4T.002 and so on up to 15 total segments

    For operating purposes, Sage 100 treats the segmented file(s) as if it is one large file so there is nothing special that needs to be done.

    For files that grow this large, you may notice some delays with certain processes if trying to access all the data like running a history report for all invoice detail.

    If it is just a couple files that you expect to be over 2 gigs, then Sage 100 Advanced should be fine for you but if you have multiple large files or you want to ensure best performance as BTMLINESOFT mentioned, Sage 100 Premium may be the better option.

    Thank you,
    Kent

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    Greetings,

    As of Sage 100 Version 4.40 and above for Sage 100 Standard and Advanced, the files can be as large as approx. 28 gig.  Sage 100 does this by creating file segments for individual files when the files grow larger than about 1.8 gig.  At this point, you will see the files segment so there will be the primary file and then the segmented files like:

    AR_InvoiceHistoryDetail.M4T

    AR_InvoiceHistoryDetail.M4T.001

    AR_InvoiceHistoryDetail.M4T.002 and so on up to 15 total segments

    For operating purposes, Sage 100 treats the segmented file(s) as if it is one large file so there is nothing special that needs to be done.

    For files that grow this large, you may notice some delays with certain processes if trying to access all the data like running a history report for all invoice detail.

    If it is just a couple files that you expect to be over 2 gigs, then Sage 100 Advanced should be fine for you but if you have multiple large files or you want to ensure best performance as BTMLINESOFT mentioned, Sage 100 Premium may be the better option.

    Thank you,
    Kent

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