ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE: SUMMARY OF FEATURES


MODULE PRICES ($U.S. Dollars)
General Ledger (G/L) $750.00
Accounts Receivable (A/R) $750.00
Accounts Payable (A/P) $750.00
Order Entry (O/E) $750.00
Inventory $750.00
Payroll $900.00
Fixed Assets $750.00
Time Accounting $750.00
Purchasing $750.00
Job Costing $1500.00
Network system manager $995.00
Single-user system manager $100.00
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Toll-free number No
Third-party support Yes
Certified consultant training Yes
Certified dealer/reseller training Yes
On-site training Yes
Printed tutorials Yes
On-line tutorials No
Bulletin board support Yes
Electronic mail support Yes
SPECIAL FEATURES
Interfaces with fax cards Yes
Interfaces with electronic forms packages Yes
MULTIUSER SYSTEM FEATURES
Maximum number of concurrent users Unlimited
Displays list of users currently logged in Yes
File and record locking:
Lists last database conflict No
File lock allows read-only access Yes
Locks message lists Yes
Automatic retry of locked records after delay Yes
Record lock allows reading by other users Yes
Security:
System password Yes
Reporting privileges defined by password Yes
Audit of successful and unsuccessful access No
File encryption No
Maximum number of characters per password 5
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows XP Yes
Windows 2000 Yes
Windows NT Yes
Windows 95 Yes
Windows for Workgroups Yes
Windows Yes
Novell's NetWare Yes
MS-DOS Yes
3Com's 3+Share No
Banyan's VINES No
IBM's PC LAN Yes
OS/2 No
Unix/Xenix No
IMPORTS/EXPORTS
Delimited ASCII files Yes/Yes
SDF ASCII files Yes/Yes
.DIF files Yes/Yes
SYLK files Yes/Yes
.DBF files Yes/Yes
APPLICATION SYSTEM MANAGER
Quick maintenance for master file items Yes
Master file inquiry using windows Yes
User-defined options on each menu No
Customer configuration or user menus No
Modifiable pop-up window No
Full-screen editing Yes
Macro facility Yes
Data dictionaries Yes
Spool to any network printer Yes
MODULE INTEGRATION
G/L with Inventory Yes
G/L with Fixed Assets Yes
A/P with Job Costing Yes
A/P with Purchasing Yes
A/P with Time Accounting Yes
A/R with Job Costing Yes
A/R with Order Entry Yes
A/R with Time Accounting Yes
Purchasing with Fixed Assets Yes
Purchasing with Inventory Yes
Purchasing with Job Costing Yes
O/E with Purchasing Yes
O/E with Inventory Yes
GRAPH GENERATION
Financial statements No
Aging reports No
Chart of upcoming cash requirements No
Cash flow statements No
Cash flow worksheets No
Actual-to-budget comparison for any month No
Present-to-prior-year comparison for any month No
Ad hoc inquiry drawn from several modules simultaneously No
PROGRAM MODIFICATION
Source code available No
Manufacturer makes code modifications Yes
Manufacturer makes form, report, and screen modifications Yes
Developer's guide available Yes
SPECIAL FEATURES
Interfaces with fax cards Yes
Interfaces with electronic forms packages Yes
GENERAL LEDGER SUMMARY
Maximum number of accounts Unlimited
Maximum number of companies Unlimited
Maximum number of departments, subaccounts and divisions Unlimited
Maximum number of open months 25
Maximum number of fiscal periods 13
Dollar limit on transactions $1 billion
GENERAL LEDGER FUNCTIONS
Processing suspended for unbalanced amount Yes
Automatic reversing entries Yes
Automatic recurring entries Yes
Consolidations of different companies Yes
Entrance of next year's budget this year Yes
Percentage calculations (various) Yes
Percentage calculations (constant) Yes
Standard monthly allocations performed Yes
Imposition of transaction dollar limits No
Processing of 2 years simultaneously Yes
User-definable account structure Yes
Built-in on-line graphing Yes
Other modules post detail to G/L automatically Yes
GENERAL LEDGER REPORTS
Changes in financial position statement Yes
Components of working capital report Yes
Cash flow statement Yes
Cash flow report Yes
Cash flow calendar listing projected cash by date Yes
User-defined balance sheet Yes
User-defined income statement Yes
User-defined statement of changes Yes
User-defined column size Yes
User-created descriptive captions Yes
Analytical review ratios Yes
Month-by-month financial statements for twelve Yes
months of current year with comparative numbers
for twelve months of previous year
GENERAL LEDGER SPECIAL FEATURES
Integrates directly with fax cards allowing forms Yes
and reports to be faxed without printing hard copy
Integrates directly with electronic forms packages Yes
Imports/Exports data from/to DBF and ASCII file formats Yes
Generates laser quality financial statements Yes
Model charts of account for different industries Yes
Direct import of data files from other software Yes
History files kept for all transactions from inception Yes
Individual user printer definition files Yes
Schedules, working papers, lead sheets and audit reports automatically produced Yes
Extract chosen records from data files for audit purposes Yes
All reports are sent to print file in ASCII format Yes
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUMMARY
Maximum number of invoices per payment Unlimited
Maximum number of account distribution fields Unlimited
Maximum number of bank accounts supported Unlimited
Maximum number of vendor addresses 1
Maintains and recalls data fields on a
formatted screen for:
Vendor "pay-to" address Yes
Alternate "order-from" address Yes
Purchases made this year to date Yes
Purchases made last year to date Yes
Total purchases last year Yes
Date and amount of last purchase Yes
Last cheque number, amount and date Yes
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FUNCTIONS
Detects duplicate invoice numbers for the same vendor Yes
Checks duplicate voucher number for same-vendor voucher Yes
Performs quick add of vendors Yes
Writes one cheque per voucher Yes
Customizes cheques Yes
Prints cheques including MICR encoding Yes
Limits on-line lookup of accounts to A/P accounts only No
Records 1099 information on-disk for electronic filing No
Has date-triggered recurring batches No
Has user-triggered recurring batches No
Tracks recurring batch by amount paid No
Automatically purges inactive vendors No
Reinstates voided invoices No
Reconciles cheques against bank statement Yes
Lists outstanding cheques Yes
Captures any statistical data (such as units purchased) No
Maximum number of G/L distribution accounts Unlimited
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPORTS
Cheque reconciliation Yes
Purchase analysis by region Yes
Cash projections by due dates Yes
Cash projections by discount dates Yes
Cash discounts lost Yes
Year-to-date vendor detail report Yes
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SUMMARY
Maximum number of customers Unlimited
Maximum number of open transactions Unlimited
Offers salesperson codes Yes
Maintains date and amount of last sale Yes
Maintains high balance due in past 12 months Yes
Maintains average days-to-pay (past 12 months) Yes
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FUNCTIONS
Supports multiple cash accounts for cash receipts Yes
Has date-triggered recurring batches No
Has user-triggered recurring batches No
Tracks recurring batches by amount received No
Allows multiple A/R accounts Yes
Writes off small differences between receipts and invoices Yes
Tracks commissions based on gross profit or invoice totals Yes
Links commissions to payroll module No
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE REPORTS
Automatic (recurring) billing Yes
Limits statement printing for past-due customers Yes
Sales analysis by customer category Yes
Overdue aging report Yes
Year-end statement Yes
Sales analysis by product Yes
Cash forecast by due date Yes
Pick tickets Yes
User-defined aging periods Yes
User-specified aging for trial balance reports Yes
User-designed invoices Yes
User-designed statements Yes
Detail deposit slips for cash received Yes
Report of cash discounts not taken No
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SPECIAL FEATURES
Integrates directly with fax cards allowing electronic forms and reports to be faxed without printing hard copy Yes
Electronic sales invoices and customer statements Yes
Integrates directly with electronic forms packages Yes
Fax past due notices directly Yes
Fax accounts receivable confirmations directly Yes
INVENTORY SUMMARY
Number of item-code characters 12
Year-to-date cost of sales Yes
Committed quantity Yes
Last sale date Yes
Multiple vendors for same item Yes
Average costing Yes
Standard costing Yes
Last-in-first-out/First-in-first-out No
Number of layers for FIFO No
Number of price levels 5
Discount quantities Yes
Discount percent Yes
On-line graphs built into Inventory module No
Price by customer class Yes
Price by product class Yes
Markup pricing Yes
Fractional pricing Yes
Prior total of 12-period sales (quantity and dollar amount Yes
User-specified units of measure Yes
Each part number allowed to have its own G/L distribution Yes
Bar-code label printing No
INVENTORY REPORTS
Inventory price list Yes
ABC analysis Yes
Serial number aging report No
Inventory turnover trend report Yes
Log of transfers between warehouses Yes
Ranking by gross profit dollars Yes
ORDER ENTRY SUMMARY
Maintains and recalls data fields on a
formatted screen for:
Tax-exempt number Yes
Commissions paid No
Shipping method / Ship-to Yes
Multiple ship-to locations Yes
Credit rating Yes
Sales (year-to-date) Yes
UPS zone code No
Average number of days to pay by customer Yes
Credit hold check Yes
Credit limit check Yes
ORDER ENTRY FUNCTIONS
Quick add of inventory items Yes
On-line lookup of alternate items on hand during order entry Yes
Line-item discount application Yes
Pricing table for markups or discounts based on customer type Yes
Maximum number of line items Unlimited
Generates COD shipping labels Yes
Generates UPS-approved mailing labels No
Calculates discount on gross sales before tax and freight Yes
Calculates multilevel taxation Yes
Has multiple currency support for international business Yes
Computes sales commission No
ORDER ENTRY REPORTS
Back-order reports Yes
Cancelled and completed orders Yes
Inventory commitment Yes
Packing list Yes
Bill of lading Yes
Sales commissions due No
Past-due list Yes
ORDER ENTRY SPECIAL FEATURES
Serial number tracking Yes
Rapid invoicing Yes