Dear AccountMate Clients,
Probably the greatest single strength of AccountMate is its flexibility – not only in being able to customize its internal functionality, but how the architecture supports so many numerous third party enhancements.
While I regularly mention such options here, this month we present two new ones that could be vitally important to you and your organization: TIW/Alere Manufacturing, for HEAVY DUTY Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), and X-Charge integrated credit/debit card processing.
While TIW/Alere Manufacturing has actually been available as an AccountMate add-on for a while, the partnership has recently been stepped up and we’re seeing a lot of interest from our more complex manufacturing clients.
Also, a robust solution for processing credit card payments has been on the wishlist of many of our clients and X-Charge is a tried and true solution now integrated to Accountmate at everyone’s favorite software price: free!
Details on how to learn more of each of these is below – and we hope they make the new year your best yet!
Haven’t posted a running update in a while, so several clients have asked if I’m still “pickin’em up and puttin’em down”? The answer is, of course! Mileage wasn’t great through the second half of last year, but am deep into my training cycle for The Boston Marathon this coming April 16th – my sixth in a row. Don’t expect I’ll beat my time of 3:06:20 last year (putting me in the top 10% of the finishers in this elite field) but should have a respectable run based on my current splits.
Regards,
Kevin E. Stroud
NexLAN, LLC
https://nexlan.com
TIW/ALERE Manufacturing Webinar
AccountMate’s built-in Manufacturing module is a great solution for “simple manufacturing”, but for client installations with a higher level of complexity TIW/ALERE Manufacturing is an integrated solution that provides the ability to manage HEAVY DUTY Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) operations with complex work order routing and scheduling, variable and modular bills-of-material, and outsourced manufacturing operations.
A free webinar will be presented on Wednesday, February 22nd, at noon (CST) and is a don’t miss if you’re currently using AccountMate’s Manufacturing Module!
If you are interested in attending this webinar, please hit to this e-mail, or send directly to nexlan@nexlan.com and we will be glad to get you registered!
X-Charge: Integrated Credit/Debit Card Processing
AccountMate has long supported securely storing customer credit card numbers; now the integration of X-Charge, by Accelerated Payment Technologies, provides automatic payment processing for credit card, debit card, gift card and e-checks.
X-Charge is fully PCI-Compliant with end-to-end encryption (THE industry standard!) and is compatible with AccountMate SQL V7 and V8 users with no source code required.
The software itself is free, regardless of your concurrent user count, and X-Charge provides competitive merchant account rates tailored to your processing profile.
For complete details, contact us at 877.2NexLAN.
Tech Notes: Understanding the Multi-Step Processing of Work Orders in the Manufacturing Module
AccountMate 8 for SQL and Express introduces a feature that provides users an option to set up bills of materials in multiple steps. It also provides users the flexibility to either simultaneously post into work in process all the steps in a work order or post the components until a certain step. In AM8 for SQL/Express the inventory item component quantities that are required for manufacturing the parent item are allocated during work order explosion unlike in older AccountMate versions where allocation is done only when the job is posted to work in process. This enhancement allows users to obtain Allocated Quantity information in a timely manner.
Today we publish a Technical Note that discusses the enhancements in the work order processing including its effect on the inventory quantities. Click on the article’s title below for a downloadable PDF version.
Article 1307: Understanding the Multi-Step Processing of Work Orders in the Manufacturing Module
Technical Tips
Versions: AM8 for SQL and Express
AM7 for SQL and Express
AM7 for LAN (version 7.4 and higher)
Module: SM
TIP: The eLearning option is now available in AccountMate 7 for LAN, starting in version 7.4. Clicking the option will direct users to the AccountMate website’s eLearning page. You can access the eLearning option in the AccountMate program’s Help menu.
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Versions: AM8 for SQL and Express
AM7 for SQL and Express, and LAN
AM6.5 for LAN
Module: PR
TIP: Authorized users of AccountMate version 7 for SQL/Express and version 8 can easily apply payment to an outstanding invoice balance using the AR Apply Payment function. Access AR Apply Payment and enter the customer #. Position the mouse pointer on the Apply Amount field that corresponds to the correct invoice; then, double click the left button on your mouse. This feature is now available in the AccountMate 7 for LAN Accounts Receivable module, starting in version 7.4.
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Versions: AM8 for SQL and Express
AM7 for SQL and Express
AM7 for LAN (version 7.4 and higher)
Module: PR
TIP: Authorized users of AccountMate version 7 for SQL/Express and version 8 have the option to include in the Paid Leave Transaction Report the costs associated with the paid leave transaction hours. This capability is now available in the AccountMate 7 for LAN Payroll module, starting in version 7.4. To ensure that the costs appear in the report, mark the Show Paid Leave Cost checkbox in the report function window.
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