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Acumatica is rated across 14 of 14 ERP modules, 8 of them a core strength and 1,813 documented capabilities catalogued across those modules.

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Acumatica module ratings

Ordered strongest to weakest. Each rating reflects standard-edition depth, not what a third-party add-on could bolt on.

Finance & Accounting

strong

Core financial management including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets, cash management, and financial reporting. The backbone of any ERP system.

499 documented capabilities in 74 areas

Acumatica Bills and Adjustments screen showing an AP bill linked to a purchase order
AP Bill Entry
  • Managing Ledgers4

    Supports one actual ledger plus unlimited additional ledgers per company, so organizations can keep actual figures alongside statistical, budget, and reporting data. Includes reporting and statistical ledger types for parallel views of financial information.

    Multiple Ledger Support · Reporting Ledgers · Statistical Ledgers

  • Creating a Vendor6

    Creates vendor records with the tools to enter and organize vendor data efficiently, including planning attributes, default settings, locations, and security controls.

    Vendors: Vendor-Related Planning · Vendors: Vendor Defaults and Overrides · Vendors: Vendor Locations · Vendors: Security Configuration · Vendors: Configuration Prerequisites

  • Creating a Customer6

    Creates customer accounts holding all the information needed to do business with each customer, including addresses, locations, contacts, payment settings, and financial, purchase, and mailing preferences.

    Customers: Customer Account Planning · Customers: Customer Class Settings · Customers: Customer Locations · Customers: Security Configuration · Customers: Configuration Prerequisites

  • Configuring Cash Accounts5

    Supports an unlimited number of cash accounts, kept separate from the general chart of accounts yet linked to GL accounts, to give a clear read on cash flow.

    Cash Account Configuration · Cash Account Types · Security of Cash Accounts · Entry Types

  • Setting Up the Recognition Process3

    Sets up revenue and expense recognition by turning on Deferred Revenue Management and defining the deferral codes it needs.

    Deferral Code Setup · Recognition Methods for Deferred Revenues or Expenses

  • Depreciation Configuration8

    Chooses a depreciation method and its settings on a per-asset basis, drawing from a range of options including region-specific and table-based approaches.

    Predefined Depreciation Methods · Dutch Depreciation Methods · Australian Depreciation Methods · New Zealand Depreciation Methods · Table Depreciation Methods

  • Implementing the Contract Functionality3

    Sets up the base configuration, entities, and initial terms needed before a business can begin drafting contracts.

    Contract Functionality Implementation: Configuration Prerequisites · Contract Functionality Implementation: Discount Application to a Contract

  • Processing Expense Receipts4

    Lets employees record and submit individual expense receipts for approval and reimbursement, following the expense policy each company configures.

    Expense Receipts: Scanning of Expense Receipts in the Mobile App · Expense Receipts: Expense Receipt Approval · Expense Receipts: Taxes in Expense Receipts

  • Creating Account Groups3

    Groups general ledger accounts into account groups used to track project budgets, costs, and future revenue in project-related documents.

    Account Groups: Default Account Groups · Account Groups: Configuration Prerequisites

  • Managing Companies and Branches5

    Sets up the legal companies and branches that make up an organization, each with its own balance sheet and tax reporting where multibranch or multicompany support is enabled.

    Companies and Branches · Multiple Branch Support · Basic Models for Multibranch Organization · Security of Organization Branches

  • Managing the Chart of Accounts7

    Lets each company build a structured chart of general ledger accounts tailored to its needs, from account numbering through ongoing maintenance. Covers account identification, retained earnings handling, denominated accounts, and posting and consolidation settings.

    Account Identification · Chart of Accounts · YTD Net Income and Retained Earnings Accounts · Denominated Accounts · Post and Consolidation Account Settings

  • Managing Parent-Child Relationships3

    Links customer accounts representing franchises, branches, or other units into parent-child hierarchies, so billing and credit can be managed at the group level.

    Parent-Child Relationships: Credit Policy Application · Parent-Child Relationships: Relationship Removal

  • Managing Cash Transactions5

    Records cash-only transactions — funds transfers, cash entries, and transfer-related fees — that don't touch customer or vendor balances, and keeps a check register.

    Cash Transaction Processing · Cash Transaction Monitoring · Cash Transaction Approval · Cash Flow Forecasting

  • Processing Deferrals7

    Manages deferrals end to end, with deferral codes assigned to stock and non-stock items driving automatic recognition schedules, adjustments, and contract revenue.

    Recognition of Revenue and Expenses · Recognition of Deferrals in Previous Periods · Recognition of Revenue from Customer Contracts · Custom Deferral Schedules · Adjustment of Deferrals

  • Processing Expense Receipts with Corporate Cards3

    Lets employees categorize and track purchases, including project-related spending, made on a company credit card, alongside any out-of-pocket expenses awaiting reimbursement.

    Expense Receipts with Corporate Cards: Bank Reconciliation for a Corporate Card · Expense Receipts with Corporate Cards: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Configuring Predefined Mailings for Customers3

    Sets up ready-made email mailings for sending customer documents out of the sales order and accounts receivable subledgers.

    Mailings for Customers: Available Mailings · Mailings for Customers: Mass Processing

  • Managing Payment Methods3

    Configures the payment methods the organization uses to pay vendors and the methods customers use to pay the organization.

    Payment Methods for Customers · Payment Methods for Vendors

  • Managing Recognition for Packages3

    Handles revenue recognition for packages sold as multiple-deliverable arrangements (MDAs), splitting a single package price across components with different recognition treatment.

    Configuring a Package · Processing Packages

  • Credit Terms4

    Defines payment due dates, cash discount conditions, and single- or multiple-installment terms that a buyer must meet to purchase on credit, configured through the Credit Terms (CS206500) form.

    Setup of Credit Terms · Setup and Calculation of Cash Discounts · Examples of Credit and Cash Discount Periods

  • Processing Expense Claims5

    Bundles one or more expense receipts, covering costs such as travel, lodging, and freight, into a claim that is prepared, approved, and reimbursed as a unit.

    Expense Claims: Taxes in Expense Claims · Expense Claims: Expense Claims in Different Currencies · Expense Claims: Expense Claim Approval · Expense Claims: Expense Claim Release

  • Setting Up the Financial Year3

    Configures how a fiscal year is broken into periods, since every transaction must post to a defined period. Covers both the initial setup and later adjustments to that year layout.

    Financial Year Configuration · Financial Year Modification

  • Processing Cash Entries4

    Captures cash entries carrying the Disbursement or Receipt type and moves them through the rest of system processing.

    Cash Entries: Adding Taxes · Cash Entries: Mass Processing of Documents · Cash Entries: Related Forms

  • Preparing Customer Statements3

    Generates periodic customer statements summarizing financial activity and ending balance for a statement cycle, which customers use to reconcile their account.

    Customer Statements: Multicurrency and Consolidated Statements · Customer Statements: Statements for Specific Branches

  • Calculating the Costs of Produced Items3

    Calculates the cost of items produced in manufacturing using either an actual or an estimated costing method.

    Cost Calculation for Produced Items: Actual Costing Method · Cost Calculation for Produced Items: Estimated Costing Method

  • Generating Financial Calendars5

    Generates financial calendars made up of years and periods in which the organization records revenues and expenses. Supports a master calendar, company-specific calendars, multiple calendars across entities, and period adjustments within a year.

    Master Calendar Generation · Companies' Financial Calendars · Multiple Calendar Support · Modification of Periods for a Year

  • Creating a Non-Stock Item3

    Creates non-stock items for services, labor, charges, or goods that do not require warehouse quantity tracking.

    Non-Stock Item: Configuration Prerequisites · Non-Stock Item: Related Forms

  • Performing Funds Transfers4

    Records and releases fund movements between bank accounts, and likewise between cash accounts sharing the same linked GL account.

    Funds Transfers: Correcting a Released Funds Transfer · Funds Transfers: Mass Processing of Documents · Funds Transfers: Related Forms

  • Managing Contracts5

    Handles ongoing contract operations after activation, such as changing terms, canceling the last recorded action, renewing, and terminating a contract.

    Contract Management: Fixed-Price Contracts · Contract Management: Contract Upgrade · Contract Management: Last Action Cancellation · Contract Management: Contract Renewal

  • Tracking Cash Payments4

    Tracks cash payments to simplify reconciliation, accommodating the different ways banks record finance charges and deposits.

    Reclassification of Unknown Payments · Registration of Finance Charges · Preparation of Deposits

  • Tracking Contract Usage3

    Records the services delivered under an active contract as contract usage, which is the basis for billing runs, with the record type varying by the scenario a business is tracking.

    Contract Usage: Contract Usage · Contract Usage: Labor Items for Billing Contracts

  • Correcting Sales Invoices3

    Corrects a released sales invoice, either through a correction invoice that supersedes it or by canceling the original and issuing a replacement, or no replacement at all.

    Sales Invoice Correction: Cancellation of an Invoice · Sales Invoice Correction: Mass-Processing Documents

  • Processing AP Bills3

    Covers creating and releasing vendor bills, with reports and inquiries for tracking the resulting transactions.

    AP Bills: Bill Reversal · AP Bills: Mass Processing and Document Consolidation

  • Managing Bank Statements3

    Imports, tracks, and matches bank statement records against transactions in the system, giving fast and accurate tools for cash account reconciliation.

    Importing Transactions · Processing Imported Transactions

  • Preparing Dunning Letters4

    Produces printed dunning letters using Dunning Letter (AR661000), a report that can be customized through Acumatica Report Designer.

    Preparation of Dunning Letters: Dunning Process by Customer · Preparation of Dunning Letters: Dunning Process by Document · Preparation of Dunning Letters: Using the AR Aging Report

  • Billing Contracts3

    Bills recorded contract usage according to scenario-specific rules, covering ongoing services such as hosting or connectivity as well as maintenance agreements tied to a warranty period.

    Contract Billing: Contract Examples · Contract Billing: Mass-Processing

  • Performing Bank Reconciliation10

    Reconciles cash accounts against bank records to surface discrepancies between balances tracked internally and by the bank, supporting strong internal control over cash.

    Bank Reconciliation: Optional Reconciliation Operations · Bank Reconciliation: Support for OFX and Other File Formats · Bank Reconciliation: Uploading and Processing of Bank Transactions · Bank Reconciliation: Transaction Matching · Bank Reconciliation: Reconciling Transactions in Foreign Currencies

  • Processing Debit and Credit Adjustments4

    Corrects released AP documents by issuing debit adjustments that reduce the payable balance or credit adjustments that increase it.

    Debit and Credit Adjustments: Debit Adjustments with Cash Discounts · Debit and Credit Adjustments: Refunds · Debit and Credit Adjustments: Mass Processing

  • Processing AR Invoices6

    Covers creating, releasing, and tracking customer invoices, including applying payments during the invoicing flow.

    AR Invoices: Invoice and Memo Processing Flow · AR Invoices: Invoice Recording · AR Invoices: Invoice Releasing · AR Invoices: Tracking AR Documents · AR Invoices: Mass Processing of Documents

  • Performing Settlement of Credit Card Payments and EFTs3

    Creates bank deposits automatically for credit card payments and electronic funds transfers settled with the bank, removing manual deposit entry.

    Reconciliation of EFT Payments · Settlement of Stripe Payments

  • Applying Overdue Charges4

    Calculates additional charges on any document past its due date as of a chosen calculation date, grouped either by statement cycle or by customer class, and reflects the charges on customer statements.

    Overdue Charges: Charge Codes · Overdue Charges: Criteria for Creating Overdue Charge Documents · Overdue Charges: Example of Applying Calculation Methods

  • Configuring Certified Projects3

    Configures government-contracted projects such as public construction work, capturing the guaranteed labor rates, associated deductions and benefits, fringe amounts, and reporting obligations tied to the contract.

    Certified Projects: Deductions and Benefits · Certified Projects: Fringe Benefits

  • Correcting AR Invoices3

    Corrects issued invoices by creating credit memos and debit memos rather than editing released documents.

    AR Invoice Correction: Support for Credit Terms in Credit Memos · AR Invoice Correction: Mass Processing

  • Processing Direct Write-Offs3

    Writes off small or uncollectible customer balances directly, supporting a credit-based write-off as well as a balance-based one under this direct approach.

    Direct Write-Offs: Write-Off Setup · Direct Write-Offs: Mass Processing

  • Importing Financial Data3

    Imports trial balances, GL transactions, vendor and customer master records, and outstanding open documents from a prior system during migration, cutting down on manual re-entry.

    Preparation for Importing Trial Balances · Import of Trial Balances

  • Paying AR Invoices8

    Records a customer payment against an invoice, then releases the payment together with how it was applied to settle the receivable balance.

    Invoice Payments: Payment Processing Flow · Invoice Payments: Payment Recording · Invoice Payments: Manual Payment Application · Invoice Payments: Release of Payments · Invoice Payments: Release of Application Records

  • Processing Sales with Payments and Prepayments4

    Records funds received against a sales order, whether collected in advance or at time of shipment, so businesses can track what has and has not been paid.

    Sales with Payments and Prepayments: Increasing of the Authorized Amount · Sales with Payments and Prepayments: Sales Orders with a Required Prepayment Amount · Sales with Payments and Prepayments: Prepayments and Payments in Invoices

  • Processing Prepayments3

    Creates and releases customer prepayments, applies them to invoices, and reverses prepayment applications when needed.

    Invoice Prepayments: Release of Prepayments · Invoice Prepayments: Payment Receipts

  • Preparing a Consolidated Financial Statement3

    Builds a consolidated financial statement for a parent and subsidiary running on different base currencies, using the Analytical Report Manager toolkit.

    Consolidated Financial Statement: Performing a Translation · Consolidated Financial Statement: Creating a Customized Report

  • Processing Prepayment Invoices for Sales Orders6

    Generates a prepayment invoice carrying the sales order's items and tax on the prepaid amount, either created directly from the order or linked after being created manually.

    Prepayment Invoices: Application of Prepayment Invoices to Sales Invoices · Prepayment Invoices: Creation of Prepayment Invoices from Sales Orders · Prepayment Invoices: Application of Group and Document Discounts to Prepayment Invoices · Prepayment Invoices: Linking to Sales Orders · Prepayment Invoices: Mass Creation

  • Processing Prepayment Invoices in AR4

    Handles customer prepayment invoices for jurisdictions where taxes on prepayments must be reported in the period the money is received.

    AR Prepayment Invoices: Correction of a Prepayment Invoice · AR Prepayment Invoices: Effortless Refunds · AR Prepayment Invoices: Payment Links

  • Reclassifying Transactions3

    Fixes batches that posted with the wrong ledger account, subaccount, or branch by reclassifying entries instead of reversing and re-keying them.

    Reclassifying Transactions: Initiation of the Reclassification Process · Reclassifying Transactions: Correction of Reclassified Transactions

  • Applying Payments to Particular Lines of AP Documents3

    Pays AP bills at the individual line level, giving organizations granular control over which expenses within a document get settled.

    Applying Payments to Particular Lines: Support of Taxes · Applying Payments to Particular Lines: Mass Processing

  • Processing AR Documents with Retainage6

    Supports retainage billing, letting a customer hold back a portion of what's owed until agreed contract terms are met — common in construction.

    Configuration of the Default Retainage Settings in the Accounts Receivable Subledger · Processing Flow of AR Documents with Retainage · Consolidated Retainage Documents · Examples of Processing Invoices with Retainage · AR Retainage Adjustment Cases

  • Preparing a Tax Report for Sales Taxes3

    Compiles a sales tax report for a given company, tax agency, and open reporting period, streamlining the periodic filing that businesses owe to each tax authority.

    Tax Report Preparation: Overview of the Tax Reporting Process · Tax Report Preparation: Tax Report for a Closed Period

  • Processing AP Documents with Retainage6

    Withholds a portion of contract amounts from vendor payments until work is completed, a requirement common in construction, when the Retainage feature is enabled.

    Configuration of the Default Retainage Settings in Accounts Payable · Processing Flow of AP Documents with Retainage · Correction of a Bill with Retainage · Examples of Processing Bills with Retainage · AP Retainage Adjustment Cases

  • Managing Item Costs and Valuation Methods9

    Applies a chosen valuation method to track each stock item's cost over time, feeding accurate cost-of-goods-sold figures into sales and inventory postings.

    Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Transactions That Record Costs in Layers · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Average Method · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: FIFO Method · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Specific Method · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Standard Method

  • Preparing Government Reports3

    Lets users select the company, branch, period, and state for a filing and hands off to the Aatrix website to complete and submit the report.

    Preparing Government Reports: Records of Employment · Preparing Government Reports: Canadian Tax Forms

  • Processing Vouchers3

    Lets users key in a mixed batch of documents on one journal voucher screen, spanning cash receipts, customer invoices, prepayments, disbursements, vendor bills, payments, and general ledger entries.

    Voucher Processing Workflow · Journal Voucher Entry

  • Processing Prepayment Invoices6

    Handles vendor prepayment invoices, including jurisdictions where VAT must be recognized and reported at the time a deposit is paid to a supplier.

    AP Prepayment Invoices: Creation of a Prepayment Invoice · AP Prepayment Invoices: Impact on a Vendor’s Balance · AP Prepayment Invoices: Paying a Prepayment Invoice · AP Prepayment Invoices: Application of a Prepayment Invoice to AP Bills · AP Prepayment Invoices: Balance Reports

  • Processing Credit Card Payments6

    Stores and updates customer credit card information and uses it to collect invoice payments, including mass-processing of card charges.

    Card Payments · Automatic Payment Collection · Credit Card Synchronization with Acumatica Payments · Import of Credit Card Refunds · Automatic Credit Card Surcharges

  • Closing Inventory Periods3

    Closes a given accounting period within the inventory subledger ahead of the general ledger close, blocking any further postings to that period.

    Financial Period Closing in the Inventory Subledger · Reconciliation of the Cost of Inventory with the Account Balance

  • Creating Documents for External Payment Processing3

    Integrates with external payment processors such as BILL, removing the need to store vendor bank details locally when vendors are connected to the same platform.

    Distributing Debit Adjustments Among Bills · Processing International Payments

  • Forecasting Budgets by Periods3

    Breaks a project's budget down by financial period to compare monthly budgeted amounts against actual revenue and expenses.

    Project Budget Forecasts: Generation of Periods · Project Budget Forecasts: Example of Rounding

  • Recognizing AP Documents from PDFs5

    Extracts data from vendor invoice PDFs received by email and turns them into AP bills automatically, eliminating time-consuming manual entry.

    AP Documents from PDFs: Recognition of Purchase Orders in Bill Lines · AP Documents from PDFs: Recognition of Project-Related Data · AP Documents from PDFs: Detail Mapping · AP Documents from PDFs: Search for a Vendor by Email Address

  • Reclassifying Project-Related GL Transactions3

    Fixes a set of project-related general ledger transactions that were posted with incorrect account, branch, project, cost code, or task data.

    Transaction Reclassification: Mass-Processing · Transaction Reclassification: Limitations

  • Filing Out the 1099 Forms5

    Tracks payments made to US-based independent contractors and generates the IRS's 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC forms needed for filing.

    Configuring 1099 Reporting · Maintaining and Filing the 1099 Forms · Filing the 1099 Forms Electronically · End-of-Year Actions

  • Filing CRA Forms6

    Generates T5018 and T4A forms and files them electronically with Canada's tax authority, the CRA, covering contract payment reporting for construction businesses.

    Configuring CRA Reporting · Filing the T5018 Form Electronically · Filing the T4A Form Electronically · Printing T4A Slips · Emailing T4A Slips

  • Performing GL Consolidation3

    Prepares consolidation units and imports subsidiary financial data into the parent company, completing the group consolidation cycle.

    GL Consolidation: Account Mapping · GL Consolidation: Subaccount Mapping

  • Working with Taxes in Projects5

    Automatically calculates and applies taxes on documents entered for a project, including project-specific tax zones and change order tax handling.

    Taxes in Projects: Project Expenses with Taxes · Taxes in Projects: Inclusive Taxes in AR Documents · Taxes in Projects: Project-Specific Tax Zones · Taxes in Projects: Tax Calculation in Change Orders

  • Managing Multicurrency Projects3

    Tracks project costs and revenue in a project-specific currency alongside the company's base currency, including billing customers in their own currency.

    Multicurrency Projects: Project-Related Documents in Multiple Currencies · Multicurrency Projects: Unit Rates in the Project Budget

  • Processing Prepayments for Purchase Orders4

    Records an advance payment made to a vendor against a purchase order, which the system later applies on its own to the AP bill it produces.

    Prepayments for Purchase Orders: Calculation of the Prepayment Amount · Prepayments for Purchase Orders: Canceling Prepayments · Prepayments for Purchase Orders: Linking Documents

  • Processing Prepayment Invoices in Purchase Orders3

    Generates a prepayment invoice from a purchase order so tax on a vendor deposit is recognized when the payment is made and included in that period's report, a requirement in certain countries.

    Prepayment Invoices: Creation of a Prepayment Invoice · Prepayment Invoices: Processing Workflow

  • Allocating the Purchase Price Variance3

    Accounts for the gap between what an item costs per unit on its purchase receipt and what it costs per unit on the resulting bill, a difference that can stem from exchange-rate shifts or vendor price changes.

    Purchase Price Variance Allocation: Example 1 · Purchase Price Variance Allocation: Example 2

  • Other capabilities192

    Multicurrency Funds Transfers: Mass Processing · Credit Verification Rules: Configuration Prerequisites · Contract Item Creation: Contract Items · Payment Methods: Direct Deposits · Contract Template Creation: Contract Templates

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Manufacturing

strong

Production planning, shop floor control, BOM management, MRP, and manufacturing execution. Supports discrete, process, and mixed-mode manufacturing environments.

100 documented capabilities in 13 areas

Acumatica Production Order Maintenance screen showing scheduling and quantity fields
Production Order
  • Managing Bills of Material9

    Defines the materials, labor, tools, and overhead needed to build an assembly through bills of material, with support for revisions, phantom assemblies, and multiple levels.

    Bills of Material: Operations · Bills of Material: Multilevel BOMs · Bills of Material: Phantom Assemblies · Bills of Material: Configuration Prerequisites · Bills of Material: Key Features

  • Producing Items10

    Manages production orders that convert raw materials and components into finished items, tracking labor, item availability, and the resulting work-in-process costs.

    Production Processing: Control Point Operations · Production Processing: Nonsequential Reporting of Quantities · Production Processing: Item Availability and Allocation · Production Processing: Production for Sales · Production Processing: Processing of Inventory Transactions

  • Managing Production Cost Drivers8

    Identifies the cost components, such as materials, labor, overhead, and tooling, that combine to form the total manufacturing cost of each finished item.

    Production Cost Drivers: Planned and Actual Costs · Production Cost Drivers: Material Costs · Production Cost Drivers: Labor Costs · Production Cost Drivers: Overhead Costs · Production Cost Drivers: Tool and Machine Costs

  • Calculating the Costs of Produced Items3

    Calculates the cost of items produced in manufacturing using either an actual or an estimated costing method.

    Cost Calculation for Produced Items: Actual Costing Method · Cost Calculation for Produced Items: Estimated Costing Method

  • Producing Items with Outside Processing6

    Tracks materials and payments when part of production is contracted out to a subcontractor for outside processing operations.

    Outside Processing: Configuration · Outside Processing: Subcontractor's Storage of Materials · Outside Processing: Charges for Subcontractor Services · Outside Processing: Automatic Move Transaction · Outside Processing: Processing Workflow

  • Production Management5

    Covers day-to-day production management tasks, including disassembling finished goods, processing rework or repair orders, reversing receipts, and closing production periods.

    Disassembly Process · Rework/Repair Orders · Reversal of Production Receipts · Period Closing Tasks

  • Inventory Planning with MRP6

    Balances supply and demand across manufacturing operations through material requirements planning, including forecasts, a master production schedule, and automated planning runs.

    Inventory Planning with MRP: Process Details · Inventory Planning with MRP: Forecasts and Master Production Schedule · Inventory Planning with MRP: Planning Transfers in MRP · Inventory Planning with MRP: MRP Processor · Inventory Planning with MRP: MRP Procedures

  • Other Manufacturing Functionality6

    Covers supporting manufacturing functionality such as attributes, factory-floor data collection, master data imports, project integration, and manufacturing reporting.

    Using Attributes in Manufacturing · Manufacturing Data Collection · Importing Master Data into Manufacturing · Integration with Projects · Using Manufacturing Data in Inquiries and Reports

  • Product Configurator8

    Uses a rules-based system to configure and price custom, made-to-order products without requiring a unique stock item and BOM for each product variation.

    Product Configurator: Processes and Functions · Product Configurator: Rule Processing · Product Configurator: Managing Configurations · Product Configurator: Supplemental Items · Product Configurator: Production Management Integration

  • Managing Inventory Kits4

    Bundles several individual items, whether warehouse-tracked or not, into a single sellable kit, covering both physically assembled kits and intangible kit bundles.

    Inventory Item Kits · Stock Kits · Non-Stock Kits

  • Advanced Planning and Scheduling8

    Manages and monitors the shop floor schedule, offering capacity-aware scheduling, top-level capacity planning, and detailed work center, machine, and tool scheduling.

    Advanced Planning and Scheduling: Capacity Definition · Advanced Planning and Scheduling: Scheduling Details · Advanced Planning and Scheduling: Operation Lead Time · Advanced Planning and Scheduling: Production Schedule Board · Advanced Planning and Scheduling: Production Order View

  • Shop Floor Kiosk19

    Provides a simplified factory-floor application where shop workers can log hours, quantities, materials, and scrap in real time, plus the settings needed to deploy and administer it.

    Shop Floor Kiosk Administration: System Requirements and Prerequisites · Shop Floor Kiosk Administration: Deploying a Kiosk Instance · Shop Floor Kiosk Administration: Configuring the Kiosk Portal · Shop Floor Kiosk Administration: Setting Up and Starting the Kiosk · Shop Floor Kiosk Administration: Configuring Production Employee Access

  • Other capabilities8

    Estimating: Price Breaks

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Sales

strong

The sales side of an ERP: quotes and pricing, order processing, customer and account management, post-sale service, and sales reporting on shared master data.

241 documented capabilities in 31 areas

  • Creating a Customer6

    Creates customer accounts holding all the information needed to do business with each customer, including addresses, locations, contacts, payment settings, and financial, purchase, and mailing preferences.

    Customers: Customer Account Planning · Customers: Customer Class Settings · Customers: Customer Locations · Customers: Security Configuration · Customers: Configuration Prerequisites

  • Setting Up the Recognition Process3

    Sets up revenue and expense recognition by turning on Deferred Revenue Management and defining the deferral codes it needs.

    Deferral Code Setup · Recognition Methods for Deferred Revenues or Expenses

  • Implementing the Contract Functionality3

    Sets up the base configuration, entities, and initial terms needed before a business can begin drafting contracts.

    Contract Functionality Implementation: Configuration Prerequisites · Contract Functionality Implementation: Discount Application to a Contract

  • Managing Parent-Child Relationships3

    Links customer accounts representing franchises, branches, or other units into parent-child hierarchies, so billing and credit can be managed at the group level.

    Parent-Child Relationships: Credit Policy Application · Parent-Child Relationships: Relationship Removal

  • Processing Deferrals7

    Manages deferrals end to end, with deferral codes assigned to stock and non-stock items driving automatic recognition schedules, adjustments, and contract revenue.

    Recognition of Revenue and Expenses · Recognition of Deferrals in Previous Periods · Recognition of Revenue from Customer Contracts · Custom Deferral Schedules · Adjustment of Deferrals

  • Managing Sales Documents10

    Controls how sales orders, invoices, and shipments are processed and printed, including required steps configured per order type on Order Types (SO201000) and Sales Orders Preferences (SO101000).

    Changing the Processing of Sales Documents · Managing Lines in Sales Documents · Changing the Customer in a Sales Order · Checking the Credit Limit in Sales Documents · Printing Sales Documents

  • Configuring Predefined Mailings for Customers3

    Sets up ready-made email mailings for sending customer documents out of the sales order and accounts receivable subledgers.

    Mailings for Customers: Available Mailings · Mailings for Customers: Mass Processing

  • Managing Recognition for Packages3

    Handles revenue recognition for packages sold as multiple-deliverable arrangements (MDAs), splitting a single package price across components with different recognition treatment.

    Configuring a Package · Processing Packages

  • Credit Terms4

    Defines payment due dates, cash discount conditions, and single- or multiple-installment terms that a buyer must meet to purchase on credit, configured through the Credit Terms (CS206500) form.

    Setup of Credit Terms · Setup and Calculation of Cash Discounts · Examples of Credit and Cash Discount Periods

  • Processing Sales of Stock Items3

    Records a customer order for inventory-tracked goods as an SO- or SA-type sales order and processes it through to shipment.

    Sales of Stock Items: Stock Allocation with Multiple UOMs · Sales of Stock Items: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Managing Route Service Contracts9

    Manages contracts for recurring route-based services, specifying which services are performed and how often under the customer agreement.

    Route Service Contracts: Billing Types · Route Service Contracts: Renewal of a Service Contract · Route Service Contracts: Copying a Service Contract · Route Service Contracts: Contract Activation · Route Service Contracts: Contract Suspension

  • Managing Contracts5

    Handles ongoing contract operations after activation, such as changing terms, canceling the last recorded action, renewing, and terminating a contract.

    Contract Management: Fixed-Price Contracts · Contract Management: Contract Upgrade · Contract Management: Last Action Cancellation · Contract Management: Contract Renewal

  • Defining Case Classes4

    Groups support cases into classes to streamline case distribution, problem-solving information capture, and performance reporting for the support team.

    Case Classes: Case Commitments · Case Classes: Modes of Case Billing · Case Classes: Configuration Prerequisites

  • Tracking Contract Usage3

    Records the services delivered under an active contract as contract usage, which is the basis for billing runs, with the record type varying by the scenario a business is tracking.

    Contract Usage: Contract Usage · Contract Usage: Labor Items for Billing Contracts

  • Correcting Sales Invoices3

    Corrects a released sales invoice, either through a correction invoice that supersedes it or by canceling the original and issuing a replacement, or no replacement at all.

    Sales Invoice Correction: Cancellation of an Invoice · Sales Invoice Correction: Mass-Processing Documents

  • Processing Project Quotes4

    Prepares and sends project quotes to customers before a project exists, then converts an accepted quote directly into a project.

    Project Quotes: Creation of Project Quotes from Opportunities · Project Quotes: Creation of a Project from a Project Quote · Project Quotes: Mass Processing

  • Billing Contracts3

    Bills recorded contract usage according to scenario-specific rules, covering ongoing services such as hosting or connectivity as well as maintenance agreements tied to a warranty period.

    Contract Billing: Contract Examples · Contract Billing: Mass-Processing

  • Processing Partial Shipments8

    Ships a sales order in full or across multiple partial shipments based on shipping rules set at the system, customer class, or order level.

    Shipping Rule Settings · Shipment Creation Rules · Shipment Processing Steps · Shipment Process Variations · Shipping Rule Combinations

  • Validating Records for Duplicates5

    Identifies, prevents, and resolves duplicate records across leads, contacts, customer accounts, vendor accounts, and business accounts, heading off redundant outreach and inaccurate reporting.

    Record Validation for Duplicates: Merging of Duplicate Records · Record Validation for Duplicates: Association of Leads and Contacts · Record Validation for Duplicates: Association of Leads with Business Accounts and Contacts · Record Validation for Duplicates: Mass-Validation of Records

  • Creating Service Contracts5

    Creates service contracts with billing terms tailored to the company's process, including options to bill as services are delivered.

    Service Contracts: Billing Type Setup · Service Contracts: Activation, Cancellation, and Suspension of a Contract · Service Contracts: Status Update · Service Contracts: Related Inquiry Forms

  • Managing Emails and Activities6

    Tracks emails, tasks, events, and other activities exchanged with leads, contacts, prospects, and customers, giving marketing and sales teams a shared communication history.

    Emails and Activities: Time Reporting · Emails and Activities: Emails · Emails and Activities: Events · Emails and Activities: Activities · Emails and Activities: Tasks

  • Processing Sales with Payments and Prepayments4

    Records funds received against a sales order, whether collected in advance or at time of shipment, so businesses can track what has and has not been paid.

    Sales with Payments and Prepayments: Increasing of the Authorized Amount · Sales with Payments and Prepayments: Sales Orders with a Required Prepayment Amount · Sales with Payments and Prepayments: Prepayments and Payments in Invoices

  • Processing Prepayment Invoices for Sales Orders6

    Generates a prepayment invoice carrying the sales order's items and tax on the prepaid amount, either created directly from the order or linked after being created manually.

    Prepayment Invoices: Application of Prepayment Invoices to Sales Invoices · Prepayment Invoices: Creation of Prepayment Invoices from Sales Orders · Prepayment Invoices: Application of Group and Document Discounts to Prepayment Invoices · Prepayment Invoices: Linking to Sales Orders · Prepayment Invoices: Mass Creation

  • Creating Business Accounts4

    Creates business accounts for prospective customers; these can subsequently be extended into customer or vendor records, and linked to related leads and contacts.

    Business Accounts: Association with a Contact · Business Accounts: Extension of a Business Account as a Customer or Vendor · Business Accounts: Configuration Prerequisites

  • Creating Opportunities4

    Tracks a potential deal through the sales pipeline, copying settings from the related business account or contact, validating the address through a third-party provider, and assigning owners by sales territory.

    Opportunities: Configuration Prerequisites · Opportunities: Settings · Opportunities: Address Management Through a Third-Party Provider

  • Managing Opportunities7

    Estimates revenue using opportunity stages and generates related documents, including sales quotes, service orders, sales orders, and invoices, as a deal moves toward close.

    Opportunity Management: Opportunity Stages · Opportunity Management: Products and Services in an Opportunity · Opportunity Management: Sales Quotes · Opportunity Management: Currency in Opportunities and Sales Quotes · Opportunity Management: Sales Orders

  • Managing Cases5

    Tracks a case through creation, reassignment, escalation, and resolution, including billing settings, related activities, and commitment-time tracking.

    Case Management: Billable Cases · Case Management: Return Orders · Case Management: Tracking of Case Commitment Times · Case Management: Time Extensions for Case Commitments

  • Managing Marketing Reports4

    Analyzes lead source, lead processing, and campaign data through generic inquiry forms that marketing teams can customize.

    Marketing Reports: Lead Generation and Processing Analysis · Marketing Reports: Lead Conversion and Qualification Analysis · Marketing Reports: Campaign Analysis

  • Processing Purchases for Sale3

    Links a purchase order to the sales order that triggered it when items are bought from vendors only after a customer orders them.

    Purchases for Sale: Linking Sales and Purchase Documents · Purchases for Sale: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Processing Intercompany Purchases and Returns5

    Generates a matching sales order automatically for a purchase order placed between companies or branches under the same tenant, once intercompany sales has been set up.

    Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Intercompany Returns · Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Intercompany Drop-Ship Purchase · Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Intercompany Drop-Ship Returns · Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Other capabilities99

    Credit Verification Rules: Configuration Prerequisites · Lead Classes: Configuration Prerequisites · Contract Item Creation: Contract Items · Business Account Classes: Configuration Prerequisites · Contact Classes: Configuration Prerequisites

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Project Management

strong

Project planning, resource allocation, time tracking, expense management, and project accounting for project-centric businesses.

149 documented capabilities in 32 areas

  • Processing Expense Receipts4

    Lets employees record and submit individual expense receipts for approval and reimbursement, following the expense policy each company configures.

    Expense Receipts: Scanning of Expense Receipts in the Mobile App · Expense Receipts: Expense Receipt Approval · Expense Receipts: Taxes in Expense Receipts

  • Creating Account Groups3

    Groups general ledger accounts into account groups used to track project budgets, costs, and future revenue in project-related documents.

    Account Groups: Default Account Groups · Account Groups: Configuration Prerequisites

  • Processing Expense Receipts with Corporate Cards3

    Lets employees categorize and track purchases, including project-related spending, made on a company credit card, alongside any out-of-pocket expenses awaiting reimbursement.

    Expense Receipts with Corporate Cards: Bank Reconciliation for a Corporate Card · Expense Receipts with Corporate Cards: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Creating Billing Rules4

    Defines billing rules that determine which project transactions and accounts are used when calculating customer billing amounts.

    Billing Rules: Configuration Prerequisites · Billing Rules: Progress Billing · Billing Rules: Time and Material Billing

  • Processing Expense Claims5

    Bundles one or more expense receipts, covering costs such as travel, lodging, and freight, into a claim that is prepared, approved, and reimbursed as a unit.

    Expense Claims: Taxes in Expense Claims · Expense Claims: Expense Claims in Different Currencies · Expense Claims: Expense Claim Approval · Expense Claims: Expense Claim Release

  • Managing Billing Rates3

    Sets billing rates that can vary by project, task, account group, inventory item, employee, and date range using a flexible rate calculation engine.

    Billing Rates: Configuration Prerequisites · Billing Rates: Rate Selection Rules

  • Creating Project Tasks4

    Breaks a project down into individually trackable project tasks, each assignable a billing rule and monitored for completion.

    Project Tasks: Tracking Task Completion · Project Tasks: Configuration Prerequisites · Project Tasks: Tracking Time with the Timer

  • Entering Employee Time9

    Lets employees log time spent on work activities, then routes that time for approval, covering standard time cards, equipment time cards, and time entered for crew members.

    Employee Time Entry: Earning Types · Employee Time Entry: Time Activities · Employee Time Entry: Creation of Time Activities from Project Time Logs · Employee Time Entry: Time Zones in Time Activities · Employee Time Entry: Time Cards

  • Creating Labor Items5

    Defines labor items representing billable employee time, including default pricing, GL accounts, and applicable taxes.

    Labor Items: Rules of Billing · Labor Items: Configuration Prerequisites · Labor Items: Labor Cost Rates · Labor Items: Related Forms

  • Processing Project Quotes4

    Prepares and sends project quotes to customers before a project exists, then converts an accepted quote directly into a project.

    Project Quotes: Creation of Project Quotes from Opportunities · Project Quotes: Creation of a Project from a Project Quote · Project Quotes: Mass Processing

  • Creating and Processing Projects5

    Sets up a project along with its budget, costs, and revenue targets, then manages it through each stage from creation to completion.

    Project Creation and Processing: Project Security Configuration · Project Creation and Processing: Configuration Prerequisites · Project Creation and Processing: A Project’s Lifecycle · Project Creation and Processing: Mass Processing

  • Processing Project Transactions5

    Collects project-related cost and revenue information into project transactions, whether generated from other documents or entered directly.

    Project Transactions: GL Transactions Related to Projects · Project Transactions: Reversal of Project Transactions · Project Transactions: Update of the Project Budget Structure · Project Transactions: Mass Processing of Documents

  • Preparing Projects to Billing4

    Selects the invoice type to prepare for a project and confirms the project is ready before billing begins.

    Project Billing Preparation: Billing Limits · Project Billing Preparation: Recurring Billing · Project Billing Preparation: Mass Processing

  • Billing Projects by Progress4

    Automatically generates customer invoices based on the recorded progress of a project.

    Progress Billing: Automated Revenue Percentage Calculation · Progress Billing: Revenue Recognition · Progress Billing: Mass Processing of Documents

  • Billing Projects for Time and Material3

    Automatically generates customer invoices from a project's recorded cost transactions for time-and-material engagements.

    Time and Material Billing: Adjustments, Remainders, and Write-Offs · Time and Material Billing: Mass Processing

  • Processing Pro Forma Invoices5

    Generates draft pro forma invoices that can be reviewed and revised with a customer before being converted into an accounts receivable invoice.

    Pro Forma Invoices: Manual Creation of Pro Forma Invoices · Pro Forma Invoices: Links to Project Transactions · Pro Forma Invoices: Deferred Revenue in Projects · Pro Forma Invoices: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Correcting Project Invoices3

    Corrects previously issued pro forma and accounts receivable invoices for a project to keep financial records accurate.

    Project Invoice Correction: Reversing AR Documents · Project Invoice Correction: Credit Memos for Projects

  • Tracking Project Inventory3

    Reserves items bought specifically for a given project and keeps them separate from general stock so project-specific costs and revenue are captured accurately.

    Project Inventory Tracking: Item Availability Tracking · Project Inventory Tracking: Mass Processing

  • Managing the Project Budget5

    Populates and tracks a project's budget, which sets both the spending plan and the cost ceiling, so actual costs can be compared against it as the project progresses.

    Project Budget: Mass Processing of Documents · Project Budget: Unit Rate in Budget Lines · Project Budget: Automatic Generation of the Revenue Budget · Project Budget: Recalculation of the Project Balances

  • Controlling the Project Budget3

    Locks original project budget values from editing and verifies that newly entered documents stay within the agreed budget.

    Project Budget Control: Overrun Notifications During Document Entry · Project Budget Control: Budget Locking

  • Tracking Changes to the Project Budget7

    Tracks customer-driven budget and commitment changes on a project through change orders, leaving the original figures untouched.

    Single-Tier Change Management: Creating a Change Order · Single-Tier Change Management: Releasing Costs Only · Single-Tier Change Management: Budget Update on Change Order Release · Single-Tier Change Management: Locking Commitments · Single-Tier Change Management: Revenue Change Order Number

  • Processing Change Requests4

    Consolidates itemized requests for potential budget changes into one master change order, using a layered review structure for tracking project budget changes.

    Change Requests: Configuration of Markups · Change Requests: Consolidation of Revenue Budget Lines · Change Requests: Limitations to Processing Change Orders

  • Integrating Field Services with Projects3

    Ties field service work to project management so service activity is reflected in project timelines, budgets, and expense tracking.

    Integration of Field Services and Projects: Workflow Setup · Integration of Field Services and Projects: Related Inquiry Form

  • Tracking Cost Commitments3

    Tracks purchase orders as project cost commitments so committed costs populate the project's cost budget before they're actually incurred.

    Committed Costs: External Commitments · Committed Costs: Mass Processing of Documents

  • Processing Service Documents with Projects3

    Governs how service documents behave when tied to a specific project, including showing project-specific inventory quantities for stock item lines.

    Availability of Project-Specific Inventory in Service Documents · Assignment of Serial or Lot Numbers for Project Stock Items in Service Documents

  • Tracking Changes to Commitments3

    Applies change orders to adjust a project's committed cost figures whenever commitment tracking is turned on.

    Change Orders for Commitments: Commitment Updates on Release of Change Orders · Change Orders for Commitments: Commitment Reopening

  • Forecasting Budgets by Periods3

    Breaks a project's budget down by financial period to compare monthly budgeted amounts against actual revenue and expenses.

    Project Budget Forecasts: Generation of Periods · Project Budget Forecasts: Example of Rounding

  • Reclassifying Project-Related GL Transactions3

    Fixes a set of project-related general ledger transactions that were posted with incorrect account, branch, project, cost code, or task data.

    Transaction Reclassification: Mass-Processing · Transaction Reclassification: Limitations

  • Working with Taxes in Projects5

    Automatically calculates and applies taxes on documents entered for a project, including project-specific tax zones and change order tax handling.

    Taxes in Projects: Project Expenses with Taxes · Taxes in Projects: Inclusive Taxes in AR Documents · Taxes in Projects: Project-Specific Tax Zones · Taxes in Projects: Tax Calculation in Change Orders

  • Managing Multicurrency Projects3

    Tracks project costs and revenue in a project-specific currency alongside the company's base currency, including billing customers in their own currency.

    Multicurrency Projects: Project-Related Documents in Multiple Currencies · Multicurrency Projects: Unit Rates in the Project Budget

  • Managing Project Files6

    Brings every file linked to a project or its related records into one place, with access controls and AI-assisted file tagging.

    Managing Project Files: Tag and File Access Setup · Managing Project Files: Project Tag Templates · Managing Project Files: Tag Assignment · Managing Project Files: Operations with Files · Managing Project Files: AI-Powered File Autotagging

  • Other capabilities22

    Project Templates and Common Tasks: Configuration Prerequisites · Employee Time Billing: Mass Processing of Documents · Project Inventory Tracking by Warehouse Location: Purchases of Materials and Services · Purchases to the Project Site: Return of Project Drop Shipments · Project Expense Reclassification: Limitations

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Inventory Management

strong

Inventory tracking, stock management, reorder point planning, multi-location management, and inventory valuation across warehouses and locations.

145 documented capabilities in 24 areas

  • Managing Warehouse Locations and Processing Single-Step Transfers3

    Defines physical storage locations such as aisles and shelves within a warehouse and enables single-step transfers of items between locations in the same warehouse.

    Warehouse Locations and Single-Step Transfers: Configuration Prerequisites · Warehouse Locations and Single-Step Transfers: Mass Processing of Documents

  • Creating a Non-Stock Item3

    Creates non-stock items for services, labor, charges, or goods that do not require warehouse quantity tracking.

    Non-Stock Item: Configuration Prerequisites · Non-Stock Item: Related Forms

  • Automated Picking and Packing Operations3

    Automates order picking and packing for shipments using barcode scanning or the mobile app, with a configurable workflow covering both steps.

    Picking and Packing Operations: Changing Picking Locations During Picking · Picking and Packing Operations: Efficiency of Warehouse Workers

  • Processing Partial Shipments8

    Ships a sales order in full or across multiple partial shipments based on shipping rules set at the system, customer class, or order level.

    Shipping Rule Settings · Shipment Creation Rules · Shipment Processing Steps · Shipment Process Variations · Shipping Rule Combinations

  • Creating Stock Items8

    Defines physical goods purchased or manufactured for resale as stock items, with the system automatically tracking their availability and cost over time.

    Stock Items: Identifiers of Items · Stock Items: Units of Measure · Stock Items: Units of Measure That Are Not Divisible · Stock Items: Configuration Prerequisites · Stock Items: Change of an Inventory Account for an Item

  • Automated Receiving and Putting Away Operations4

    Automates receiving items into a warehouse and putting them away to storage locations using barcode scanning or the mobile app.

    Receiving and Putting Away Operations: Receipt Verification · Receiving and Putting Away Operations: Transfer Receipt Processing · Receiving and Putting Away Operations: Purchase Return Processing

  • Managing Items with Lot and Serial Numbers4

    Tracks lot- or serial-numbered items through receipt, storage, production, and shipment, capturing expiration dates and the distribution records regulators require.

    Items with Lot and Serial Numbers: Tracking Settings · Items with Lot and Serial Numbers: Numbering Settings · Items with Lot and Serial Numbers: Lot and Serial Attributes

  • Inventory Planning with MRP6

    Balances supply and demand across manufacturing operations through material requirements planning, including forecasts, a master production schedule, and automated planning runs.

    Inventory Planning with MRP: Process Details · Inventory Planning with MRP: Forecasts and Master Production Schedule · Inventory Planning with MRP: Planning Transfers in MRP · Inventory Planning with MRP: MRP Processor · Inventory Planning with MRP: MRP Procedures

  • Creating Non-Stock Items5

    Defines items that are not tracked in warehouse quantities, whether physical goods handled differently from stock or intangible offerings, for use in sales and purchase orders.

    Non-Stock Items: Identifiers of Items · Non-Stock Items: Rules of Line Completion and Closure · Non-Stock Items: Configuration Prerequisites · Non-Stock Items: Related Forms and Reports

  • Creating Service Items3

    Defines service items, a type of non-stock item representing labor or services rather than physical goods, for use on sales and purchase orders.

    Service Items: Configuration Prerequisites · Service Items: Related Forms

  • Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items7

    Extends automated warehouse scanning workflows to items tracked with a lot or serial ID, covering picking, receiving, transferring, counting, and issuing.

    Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items: Picking and Packing Items · Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items: Receiving and Putting Away Items · Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items: Transferring Items · Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items: Counting Items in Physical Inventory · Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items: Issuing Items

  • Security of Inventory Entities3

    Restricts which inventory items and warehouses individual users can see and work with through configurable restriction groups.

    Inventory Item Security · Warehouse Security

  • Working with Lot and Serial Numbers3

    Manages lot- and serial-tracked inventory used in service documents, including assigning the specific unit at the point of service and recording its attributes.

    Assigning Lot and Serial Numbers in Appointments · Using Attributes with Lot and Serial Numbers in Service Documents

  • Managing Inventory Kits4

    Bundles several individual items, whether warehouse-tracked or not, into a single sellable kit, covering both physically assembled kits and intangible kit bundles.

    Inventory Item Kits · Stock Kits · Non-Stock Kits

  • Managing Item Cross-References3

    Maps a company's internal inventory IDs to the alternate item numbers used by vendors and customers, including barcode support.

    Item Cross-References · Barcode Support

  • Tracking Project Inventory3

    Reserves items bought specifically for a given project and keeps them separate from general stock so project-specific costs and revenue are captured accurately.

    Project Inventory Tracking: Item Availability Tracking · Project Inventory Tracking: Mass Processing

  • Processing Inventory Transactions4

    Records item movements into, out of, and between warehouses, whether generated by purchases, sales, or direct receipts, issues, and transfers.

    Inventory Transactions · Inventory Receipt Processing · Inventory Issue Processing

  • Configuring Basic Inventory Processes3

    Sets up the basic physical inventory process, including the types of full counts a company can run to verify stock accuracy.

    Configuration of Physical Inventory · Types of Physical Inventory

  • Configuring Advanced Physical Inventory4

    Adds faster alternatives to full physical counts, including cycle counting and counting by ABC classification and ranking, with less disruption to daily operations.

    Inventory Ranking Methods · Cycle Counting Configuration · Configuration of Physical Inventory Counts by ABC Codes

  • Managing Item Costs and Valuation Methods9

    Applies a chosen valuation method to track each stock item's cost over time, feeding accurate cost-of-goods-sold figures into sales and inventory postings.

    Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Transactions That Record Costs in Layers · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Average Method · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: FIFO Method · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Specific Method · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Standard Method

  • Counting Physical Inventory3

    Walks through the physical inventory counting process, from preparing count sheets to entering counted quantities and generating adjustments.

    Physical Inventory Counts · Preparation for Physical Count

  • Closing Inventory Periods3

    Closes a given accounting period within the inventory subledger ahead of the general ledger close, blocking any further postings to that period.

    Financial Period Closing in the Inventory Subledger · Reconciliation of the Cost of Inventory with the Account Balance

  • Performing Inventory Planning with DRP4

    Applies time-phased distribution requirements planning and sales forecasting to time supply arrivals precisely and match it to date-specific demand across the supply chain, without using production orders.

    Inventory Planning with DRP: Processing of Documents · Inventory Planning with DRP: Transfers · Inventory Planning with DRP: Forecasts

  • Other capabilities45

    Warehouses: Configuration Prerequisites · Two-Step Transfers: Mass Processing of Documents · Reason Codes: Configuration Prerequisites · Posting Classes: Configuration Prerequisites · Units of Measure: Configuration Prerequisites

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Warehouse Management

strong

Warehouse operations including receiving, putaway, picking, packing, shipping, and warehouse layout optimisation.

145 documented capabilities in 24 areas

  • Managing Warehouse Locations and Processing Single-Step Transfers3

    Defines physical storage locations such as aisles and shelves within a warehouse and enables single-step transfers of items between locations in the same warehouse.

    Warehouse Locations and Single-Step Transfers: Configuration Prerequisites · Warehouse Locations and Single-Step Transfers: Mass Processing of Documents

  • Creating a Non-Stock Item3

    Creates non-stock items for services, labor, charges, or goods that do not require warehouse quantity tracking.

    Non-Stock Item: Configuration Prerequisites · Non-Stock Item: Related Forms

  • Automated Picking and Packing Operations3

    Automates order picking and packing for shipments using barcode scanning or the mobile app, with a configurable workflow covering both steps.

    Picking and Packing Operations: Changing Picking Locations During Picking · Picking and Packing Operations: Efficiency of Warehouse Workers

  • Processing Partial Shipments8

    Ships a sales order in full or across multiple partial shipments based on shipping rules set at the system, customer class, or order level.

    Shipping Rule Settings · Shipment Creation Rules · Shipment Processing Steps · Shipment Process Variations · Shipping Rule Combinations

  • Creating Stock Items8

    Defines physical goods purchased or manufactured for resale as stock items, with the system automatically tracking their availability and cost over time.

    Stock Items: Identifiers of Items · Stock Items: Units of Measure · Stock Items: Units of Measure That Are Not Divisible · Stock Items: Configuration Prerequisites · Stock Items: Change of an Inventory Account for an Item

  • Automated Receiving and Putting Away Operations4

    Automates receiving items into a warehouse and putting them away to storage locations using barcode scanning or the mobile app.

    Receiving and Putting Away Operations: Receipt Verification · Receiving and Putting Away Operations: Transfer Receipt Processing · Receiving and Putting Away Operations: Purchase Return Processing

  • Managing Items with Lot and Serial Numbers4

    Tracks lot- or serial-numbered items through receipt, storage, production, and shipment, capturing expiration dates and the distribution records regulators require.

    Items with Lot and Serial Numbers: Tracking Settings · Items with Lot and Serial Numbers: Numbering Settings · Items with Lot and Serial Numbers: Lot and Serial Attributes

  • Inventory Planning with MRP6

    Balances supply and demand across manufacturing operations through material requirements planning, including forecasts, a master production schedule, and automated planning runs.

    Inventory Planning with MRP: Process Details · Inventory Planning with MRP: Forecasts and Master Production Schedule · Inventory Planning with MRP: Planning Transfers in MRP · Inventory Planning with MRP: MRP Processor · Inventory Planning with MRP: MRP Procedures

  • Creating Non-Stock Items5

    Defines items that are not tracked in warehouse quantities, whether physical goods handled differently from stock or intangible offerings, for use in sales and purchase orders.

    Non-Stock Items: Identifiers of Items · Non-Stock Items: Rules of Line Completion and Closure · Non-Stock Items: Configuration Prerequisites · Non-Stock Items: Related Forms and Reports

  • Creating Service Items3

    Defines service items, a type of non-stock item representing labor or services rather than physical goods, for use on sales and purchase orders.

    Service Items: Configuration Prerequisites · Service Items: Related Forms

  • Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items7

    Extends automated warehouse scanning workflows to items tracked with a lot or serial ID, covering picking, receiving, transferring, counting, and issuing.

    Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items: Picking and Packing Items · Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items: Receiving and Putting Away Items · Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items: Transferring Items · Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items: Counting Items in Physical Inventory · Automated Operations with Lot- and Serial-Tracked Items: Issuing Items

  • Security of Inventory Entities3

    Restricts which inventory items and warehouses individual users can see and work with through configurable restriction groups.

    Inventory Item Security · Warehouse Security

  • Working with Lot and Serial Numbers3

    Manages lot- and serial-tracked inventory used in service documents, including assigning the specific unit at the point of service and recording its attributes.

    Assigning Lot and Serial Numbers in Appointments · Using Attributes with Lot and Serial Numbers in Service Documents

  • Managing Inventory Kits4

    Bundles several individual items, whether warehouse-tracked or not, into a single sellable kit, covering both physically assembled kits and intangible kit bundles.

    Inventory Item Kits · Stock Kits · Non-Stock Kits

  • Managing Item Cross-References3

    Maps a company's internal inventory IDs to the alternate item numbers used by vendors and customers, including barcode support.

    Item Cross-References · Barcode Support

  • Tracking Project Inventory3

    Reserves items bought specifically for a given project and keeps them separate from general stock so project-specific costs and revenue are captured accurately.

    Project Inventory Tracking: Item Availability Tracking · Project Inventory Tracking: Mass Processing

  • Processing Inventory Transactions4

    Records item movements into, out of, and between warehouses, whether generated by purchases, sales, or direct receipts, issues, and transfers.

    Inventory Transactions · Inventory Receipt Processing · Inventory Issue Processing

  • Configuring Basic Inventory Processes3

    Sets up the basic physical inventory process, including the types of full counts a company can run to verify stock accuracy.

    Configuration of Physical Inventory · Types of Physical Inventory

  • Configuring Advanced Physical Inventory4

    Adds faster alternatives to full physical counts, including cycle counting and counting by ABC classification and ranking, with less disruption to daily operations.

    Inventory Ranking Methods · Cycle Counting Configuration · Configuration of Physical Inventory Counts by ABC Codes

  • Managing Item Costs and Valuation Methods9

    Applies a chosen valuation method to track each stock item's cost over time, feeding accurate cost-of-goods-sold figures into sales and inventory postings.

    Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Transactions That Record Costs in Layers · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Average Method · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: FIFO Method · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Specific Method · Item Costs and Valuation Methods: Standard Method

  • Counting Physical Inventory3

    Walks through the physical inventory counting process, from preparing count sheets to entering counted quantities and generating adjustments.

    Physical Inventory Counts · Preparation for Physical Count

  • Closing Inventory Periods3

    Closes a given accounting period within the inventory subledger ahead of the general ledger close, blocking any further postings to that period.

    Financial Period Closing in the Inventory Subledger · Reconciliation of the Cost of Inventory with the Account Balance

  • Performing Inventory Planning with DRP4

    Applies time-phased distribution requirements planning and sales forecasting to time supply arrivals precisely and match it to date-specific demand across the supply chain, without using production orders.

    Inventory Planning with DRP: Processing of Documents · Inventory Planning with DRP: Transfers · Inventory Planning with DRP: Forecasts

  • Other capabilities45

    Warehouses: Configuration Prerequisites · Two-Step Transfers: Mass Processing of Documents · Reason Codes: Configuration Prerequisites · Posting Classes: Configuration Prerequisites · Units of Measure: Configuration Prerequisites

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Ecommerce

strong

Integrated ecommerce and online storefront capabilities including B2B and B2C portals, product catalogue management, and order management.

45 documented capabilities in 3 areas

  • Integration with BigCommerce19

    Covers the setup needed to connect a BigCommerce storefront to Acumatica and keep ecommerce data flowing between the two systems.

    Initial Configuration of a BigCommerce Store · Overview of Data Synchronization · Preparing Entities for Synchronization · Automating Synchronization · Synchronizing Customers

  • Integration with Shopify19

    Covers the setup needed to connect a Shopify storefront to Acumatica and keep ecommerce data flowing between the two systems.

    Initial Configuration of a Shopify Store · Overview of Data Synchronization · Preparing Entities for Synchronization · Automating Synchronization · Synchronizing Individual and Business Customers

  • Integration with Amazon7

    Covers the setup needed to connect an Amazon seller account to Acumatica and keep marketplace data flowing between the two systems.

    Initial Configuration of an Amazon Store · Overview of Data Synchronization · Synchronizing Product Availability · Synchronizing Orders · Synchronizing Inbound Shipments

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Field Service

strong

Field service management including work order dispatching, technician scheduling, mobile access, parts management, and service contract management.

108 documented capabilities in 14 areas

  • Managing Routes3

    Defines a route's core details, such as its start and end locations, schedule, and which drivers are eligible to run it.

    Routes: Entry of a Route · Routes: Sequence Definition

  • Route Executions7

    Generates and tracks the actual daily run of a route, letting dispatchers review a driver's assigned stops and view the run on a map.

    Route Executions: Entry of Route Executions · Route Executions: Modification of a Route Execution · Route Executions: Generation of Appointments for Route Executions · Route Executions: Assignment of Vehicles to Route Executions · Route Executions: Creating a Route Execution on the Fly

  • Managing Route Service Contracts9

    Manages contracts for recurring route-based services, specifying which services are performed and how often under the customer agreement.

    Route Service Contracts: Billing Types · Route Service Contracts: Renewal of a Service Contract · Route Service Contracts: Copying a Service Contract · Route Service Contracts: Contract Activation · Route Service Contracts: Contract Suspension

  • Defining Case Classes4

    Groups support cases into classes to streamline case distribution, problem-solving information capture, and performance reporting for the support team.

    Case Classes: Case Commitments · Case Classes: Modes of Case Billing · Case Classes: Configuration Prerequisites

  • Creating Appointments4

    Creates the appointment record that carries out a service order's work, capturing which services were performed, the schedule, and the assigned staff.

    Staff Assignment: From Service Order to Calendar Board · Appointment Creation: Related Inquiry Forms · Appointment Creation: Calendar Board Form

  • Creating Service Contracts5

    Creates service contracts with billing terms tailored to the company's process, including options to bill as services are delivered.

    Service Contracts: Billing Type Setup · Service Contracts: Activation, Cancellation, and Suspension of a Contract · Service Contracts: Status Update · Service Contracts: Related Inquiry Forms

  • Managing Emails and Activities6

    Tracks emails, tasks, events, and other activities exchanged with leads, contacts, prospects, and customers, giving marketing and sales teams a shared communication history.

    Emails and Activities: Time Reporting · Emails and Activities: Emails · Emails and Activities: Events · Emails and Activities: Activities · Emails and Activities: Tasks

  • Tracking Costs in Service Documents3

    Captures material and labor costs across service documents so managers can monitor the profitability of each appointment for planning and budgeting.

    Tracking Item Costs · Tracking Labor Costs and Billing

  • Working with Lot and Serial Numbers3

    Manages lot- and serial-tracked inventory used in service documents, including assigning the specific unit at the point of service and recording its attributes.

    Assigning Lot and Serial Numbers in Appointments · Using Attributes with Lot and Serial Numbers in Service Documents

  • Equipment Management Use Cases8

    Walks through common scenarios for handling equipment sales, upgrades, and replacements across sales orders, service orders, and appointments.

    Selling Model Equipment · Selling a Model Equipment Entity and Optional Component · Selling an Optional Component of Target Equipment · Upgrading a Default Component of Model Equipment to Be Sold · Replacing Target Equipment

  • Managing Cases5

    Tracks a case through creation, reassignment, escalation, and resolution, including billing settings, related activities, and commitment-time tracking.

    Case Management: Billable Cases · Case Management: Return Orders · Case Management: Tracking of Case Commitment Times · Case Management: Time Extensions for Case Commitments

  • Integrating Field Services with Projects3

    Ties field service work to project management so service activity is reflected in project timelines, budgets, and expense tracking.

    Integration of Field Services and Projects: Workflow Setup · Integration of Field Services and Projects: Related Inquiry Form

  • Processing Service Documents with Projects3

    Governs how service documents behave when tied to a specific project, including showing project-specific inventory quantities for stock item lines.

    Availability of Project-Specific Inventory in Service Documents · Assignment of Serial or Lot Numbers for Project Stock Items in Service Documents

  • Other capabilities45

    Scheduling Appointments: Calendar Board · Creating Week Codes · Calendar Board Configuration Options · Correcting Appointments · Staff Time in Appointments: Time Recording and Calculation

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Supply Chain

moderate

End-to-end supply chain visibility including demand planning, supply planning, logistics, supplier management, and supply chain analytics.

162 documented capabilities in 22 areas

  • Configuring Carriers, Packaging, and Freight5

    Connects to nationwide carriers for live shipping rates, automatic freight calculation, shipment notifications, and printable carrier labels that customers can use for tracking.

    Integration with Carriers · Automatic Packaging for Local Carriers · Manual Packaging of Items · Freight Calculation

  • Managing Routes3

    Defines a route's core details, such as its start and end locations, schedule, and which drivers are eligible to run it.

    Routes: Entry of a Route · Routes: Sequence Definition

  • Managing Sales Documents10

    Controls how sales orders, invoices, and shipments are processed and printed, including required steps configured per order type on Order Types (SO201000) and Sales Orders Preferences (SO101000).

    Changing the Processing of Sales Documents · Managing Lines in Sales Documents · Changing the Customer in a Sales Order · Checking the Credit Limit in Sales Documents · Printing Sales Documents

  • Route Executions7

    Generates and tracks the actual daily run of a route, letting dispatchers review a driver's assigned stops and view the run on a map.

    Route Executions: Entry of Route Executions · Route Executions: Modification of a Route Execution · Route Executions: Generation of Appointments for Route Executions · Route Executions: Assignment of Vehicles to Route Executions · Route Executions: Creating a Route Execution on the Fly

  • Managing Purchase Documents16

    Governs how purchase orders and receipts are processed, including line management for stock, non-stock, and service items, drop-ship handling, and cash-on-delivery transactions.

    Support of COD Transactions · Purchase Order Configuration · Purchase Order Statuses · Purchase Order Fulfillment · Drop-Ship Purchase Orders

  • Processing Sales of Stock Items3

    Records a customer order for inventory-tracked goods as an SO- or SA-type sales order and processes it through to shipment.

    Sales of Stock Items: Stock Allocation with Multiple UOMs · Sales of Stock Items: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Correcting Sales Invoices3

    Corrects a released sales invoice, either through a correction invoice that supersedes it or by canceling the original and issuing a replacement, or no replacement at all.

    Sales Invoice Correction: Cancellation of an Invoice · Sales Invoice Correction: Mass-Processing Documents

  • Processing Partial Shipments8

    Ships a sales order in full or across multiple partial shipments based on shipping rules set at the system, customer class, or order level.

    Shipping Rule Settings · Shipment Creation Rules · Shipment Processing Steps · Shipment Process Variations · Shipping Rule Combinations

  • Managing Items with Lot and Serial Numbers4

    Tracks lot- or serial-numbered items through receipt, storage, production, and shipment, capturing expiration dates and the distribution records regulators require.

    Items with Lot and Serial Numbers: Tracking Settings · Items with Lot and Serial Numbers: Numbering Settings · Items with Lot and Serial Numbers: Lot and Serial Attributes

  • Processing Sales with Payments and Prepayments4

    Records funds received against a sales order, whether collected in advance or at time of shipment, so businesses can track what has and has not been paid.

    Sales with Payments and Prepayments: Increasing of the Authorized Amount · Sales with Payments and Prepayments: Sales Orders with a Required Prepayment Amount · Sales with Payments and Prepayments: Prepayments and Payments in Invoices

  • Processing Prepayment Invoices for Sales Orders6

    Generates a prepayment invoice carrying the sales order's items and tax on the prepaid amount, either created directly from the order or linked after being created manually.

    Prepayment Invoices: Application of Prepayment Invoices to Sales Invoices · Prepayment Invoices: Creation of Prepayment Invoices from Sales Orders · Prepayment Invoices: Application of Group and Document Discounts to Prepayment Invoices · Prepayment Invoices: Linking to Sales Orders · Prepayment Invoices: Mass Creation

  • Processing Purchases for Sale3

    Links a purchase order to the sales order that triggered it when items are bought from vendors only after a customer orders them.

    Purchases for Sale: Linking Sales and Purchase Documents · Purchases for Sale: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Processing Purchases of Stock Items3

    Processes a purchase order for inventory-tracked stock, generating the AP bill after the ordered goods are received.

    Purchases of Stock Items: Linking Documents · Purchases of Stock Items: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Correcting Purchase Receipts5

    Edits a released purchase receipt tied to a standard or drop-ship purchase order, correcting errors or reflecting procurement changes, unavailable once Service Management is turned on.

    Purchase Receipt Correction: Inventory Validation · Purchase Receipt Correction: Correction Inventory Issue · Purchase Receipt Correction: Correction of Receipts for Drop-Ship Purchase Orders · Purchase Receipt Correction: Cancellation of a Purchase Receipt

  • Processing Blanket Purchase Orders3

    Records a company's plan to buy a large item quantity from a vendor over time as a blanket purchase order, fulfilled and billed through a series of child orders rather than directly.

    Blanket Purchase Orders: Rules of Line Completion and Closure · Blanket Purchase Orders: Purchases for Sale

  • Processing Prepayments for Purchase Orders4

    Records an advance payment made to a vendor against a purchase order, which the system later applies on its own to the AP bill it produces.

    Prepayments for Purchase Orders: Calculation of the Prepayment Amount · Prepayments for Purchase Orders: Canceling Prepayments · Prepayments for Purchase Orders: Linking Documents

  • Processing Prepayment Invoices in Purchase Orders3

    Generates a prepayment invoice from a purchase order so tax on a vendor deposit is recognized when the payment is made and included in that period's report, a requirement in certain countries.

    Prepayment Invoices: Creation of a Prepayment Invoice · Prepayment Invoices: Processing Workflow

  • Allocating Landed Costs6

    Accounts for extra costs incurred moving purchased goods into a warehouse, or transferring stock between warehouses using an outside carrier, allocating the landed cost by item, weight, or volume.

    Configuration of Landed Cost Codes · Processing Landed Cost Documents · Adjusting the Landed Cost Variance · Adding Landed Costs to Items' Costs · Applying Direct-Entry Taxes to Landed Cost Documents

  • Allocating the Purchase Price Variance3

    Accounts for the gap between what an item costs per unit on its purchase receipt and what it costs per unit on the resulting bill, a difference that can stem from exchange-rate shifts or vendor price changes.

    Purchase Price Variance Allocation: Example 1 · Purchase Price Variance Allocation: Example 2

  • Performing Inventory Planning with DRP4

    Applies time-phased distribution requirements planning and sales forecasting to time supply arrivals precisely and match it to date-specific demand across the supply chain, without using production orders.

    Inventory Planning with DRP: Processing of Documents · Inventory Planning with DRP: Transfers · Inventory Planning with DRP: Forecasts

  • Processing Intercompany Purchases and Returns5

    Generates a matching sales order automatically for a purchase order placed between companies or branches under the same tenant, once intercompany sales has been set up.

    Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Intercompany Returns · Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Intercompany Drop-Ship Purchase · Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Intercompany Drop-Ship Returns · Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Other capabilities54

    Sales Order Cancellation: Reopening of a Sales Order · Creating Week Codes · Sales from Multiple Warehouses: Mass Processing of Documents · Related Items in Sales Orders: Automated Suggestions for Cross-Sell Items · Sales with Returns: Mixed Orders and Related Documents

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Procurement

moderate

Purchase order management, supplier management, requisition workflows, contract management, and spend analytics.

105 documented capabilities in 15 areas

Acumatica Purchase Order entry screen with vendor and line item details
Purchase Order Entry
  • Creating a Vendor6

    Creates vendor records with the tools to enter and organize vendor data efficiently, including planning attributes, default settings, locations, and security controls.

    Vendors: Vendor-Related Planning · Vendors: Vendor Defaults and Overrides · Vendors: Vendor Locations · Vendors: Security Configuration · Vendors: Configuration Prerequisites

  • Managing Purchase Documents16

    Governs how purchase orders and receipts are processed, including line management for stock, non-stock, and service items, drop-ship handling, and cash-on-delivery transactions.

    Support of COD Transactions · Purchase Order Configuration · Purchase Order Statuses · Purchase Order Fulfillment · Drop-Ship Purchase Orders

  • Producing Items with Outside Processing6

    Tracks materials and payments when part of production is contracted out to a subcontractor for outside processing operations.

    Outside Processing: Configuration · Outside Processing: Subcontractor's Storage of Materials · Outside Processing: Charges for Subcontractor Services · Outside Processing: Automatic Move Transaction · Outside Processing: Processing Workflow

  • Automated Receiving and Putting Away Operations4

    Automates receiving items into a warehouse and putting them away to storage locations using barcode scanning or the mobile app.

    Receiving and Putting Away Operations: Receipt Verification · Receiving and Putting Away Operations: Transfer Receipt Processing · Receiving and Putting Away Operations: Purchase Return Processing

  • Tracking Cost Commitments3

    Tracks purchase orders as project cost commitments so committed costs populate the project's cost budget before they're actually incurred.

    Committed Costs: External Commitments · Committed Costs: Mass Processing of Documents

  • Processing Purchases for Sale3

    Links a purchase order to the sales order that triggered it when items are bought from vendors only after a customer orders them.

    Purchases for Sale: Linking Sales and Purchase Documents · Purchases for Sale: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Processing Purchases of Stock Items3

    Processes a purchase order for inventory-tracked stock, generating the AP bill after the ordered goods are received.

    Purchases of Stock Items: Linking Documents · Purchases of Stock Items: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Correcting Purchase Receipts5

    Edits a released purchase receipt tied to a standard or drop-ship purchase order, correcting errors or reflecting procurement changes, unavailable once Service Management is turned on.

    Purchase Receipt Correction: Inventory Validation · Purchase Receipt Correction: Correction Inventory Issue · Purchase Receipt Correction: Correction of Receipts for Drop-Ship Purchase Orders · Purchase Receipt Correction: Cancellation of a Purchase Receipt

  • Processing Blanket Purchase Orders3

    Records a company's plan to buy a large item quantity from a vendor over time as a blanket purchase order, fulfilled and billed through a series of child orders rather than directly.

    Blanket Purchase Orders: Rules of Line Completion and Closure · Blanket Purchase Orders: Purchases for Sale

  • Processing Prepayments for Purchase Orders4

    Records an advance payment made to a vendor against a purchase order, which the system later applies on its own to the AP bill it produces.

    Prepayments for Purchase Orders: Calculation of the Prepayment Amount · Prepayments for Purchase Orders: Canceling Prepayments · Prepayments for Purchase Orders: Linking Documents

  • Processing Prepayment Invoices in Purchase Orders3

    Generates a prepayment invoice from a purchase order so tax on a vendor deposit is recognized when the payment is made and included in that period's report, a requirement in certain countries.

    Prepayment Invoices: Creation of a Prepayment Invoice · Prepayment Invoices: Processing Workflow

  • Allocating Landed Costs6

    Accounts for extra costs incurred moving purchased goods into a warehouse, or transferring stock between warehouses using an outside carrier, allocating the landed cost by item, weight, or volume.

    Configuration of Landed Cost Codes · Processing Landed Cost Documents · Adjusting the Landed Cost Variance · Adding Landed Costs to Items' Costs · Applying Direct-Entry Taxes to Landed Cost Documents

  • Allocating the Purchase Price Variance3

    Accounts for the gap between what an item costs per unit on its purchase receipt and what it costs per unit on the resulting bill, a difference that can stem from exchange-rate shifts or vendor price changes.

    Purchase Price Variance Allocation: Example 1 · Purchase Price Variance Allocation: Example 2

  • Processing Intercompany Purchases and Returns5

    Generates a matching sales order automatically for a purchase order placed between companies or branches under the same tenant, once intercompany sales has been set up.

    Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Intercompany Returns · Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Intercompany Drop-Ship Purchase · Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Intercompany Drop-Ship Returns · Intercompany Purchases and Returns: Mass-Processing of Documents

  • Other capabilities35

    Vendor Relations: Application in AP Documents · Purchases with Sales Taxes: Tax Amount Validation · Purchases with Inclusive Sales Taxes: Generated Transaction · Service Orders with Items to Be Purchased: Allocations for Service Orders · Payments for a Shared Vendor: Reports and Inquiries

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Business Intelligence

moderate

Reporting, dashboards, analytics, and data visualisation capabilities built into the ERP platform for operational and strategic decision-making.

13 documented capabilities in 3 areas

Acumatica Profit and Loss financial report with YTD and period-to-date figures
Profit & Loss Report
  • Preparing a Consolidated Financial Statement3

    Builds a consolidated financial statement for a parent and subsidiary running on different base currencies, using the Analytical Report Manager toolkit.

    Consolidated Financial Statement: Performing a Translation · Consolidated Financial Statement: Creating a Customized Report

  • Managing Marketing Reports4

    Analyzes lead source, lead processing, and campaign data through generic inquiry forms that marketing teams can customize.

    Marketing Reports: Lead Generation and Processing Analysis · Marketing Reports: Lead Conversion and Qualification Analysis · Marketing Reports: Campaign Analysis

  • Other capabilities6

    Translation of Financial Statements: Mass Processing · Opportunity Reports: Opportunity Estimation

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Asset Management

moderate

Enterprise asset management including preventive maintenance, asset lifecycle tracking, work order management, and asset depreciation.

42 documented capabilities in 4 areas

  • Managing Equipment6

    Maintains a full record for each piece of equipment, covering its serial number, registration, manufacturing and purchase details, components, warranty, owner, and location.

    Equipment Types · Resource Equipment · Item Classes for Equipment and Components · Target Equipment · Model Equipment

  • Creating Service Contracts5

    Creates service contracts with billing terms tailored to the company's process, including options to bill as services are delivered.

    Service Contracts: Billing Type Setup · Service Contracts: Activation, Cancellation, and Suspension of a Contract · Service Contracts: Status Update · Service Contracts: Related Inquiry Forms

  • Equipment Management Use Cases8

    Walks through common scenarios for handling equipment sales, upgrades, and replacements across sales orders, service orders, and appointments.

    Selling Model Equipment · Selling a Model Equipment Entity and Optional Component · Selling an Optional Component of Target Equipment · Upgrading a Default Component of Model Equipment to Be Sold · Replacing Target Equipment

  • Other capabilities23

    Asset Transfers: Mass Processing · Asset Disposal: Mass Processing · Service Templates

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HR & Payroll

basic

Human resources management including employee records, payroll processing, benefits administration, time and attendance, and talent management.

59 documented capabilities in 5 areas

  • Managing Employees4

    Maintains the company's employee records, linking each one to payroll settings, a system user account, and the workgroups and approval maps they participate in.

    Employee Settings · Company Tree and Workgroups · Support of Multiple Work Calendars

  • Entering Employee Time9

    Lets employees log time spent on work activities, then routes that time for approval, covering standard time cards, equipment time cards, and time entered for crew members.

    Employee Time Entry: Earning Types · Employee Time Entry: Time Activities · Employee Time Entry: Creation of Time Activities from Project Time Logs · Employee Time Entry: Time Zones in Time Activities · Employee Time Entry: Time Cards

  • Configuring Certified Projects3

    Configures government-contracted projects such as public construction work, capturing the guaranteed labor rates, associated deductions and benefits, fringe amounts, and reporting obligations tied to the contract.

    Certified Projects: Deductions and Benefits · Certified Projects: Fringe Benefits

  • Preparing Government Reports3

    Lets users select the company, branch, period, and state for a filing and hands off to the Aatrix website to complete and submit the report.

    Preparing Government Reports: Records of Employment · Preparing Government Reports: Canadian Tax Forms

  • Other capabilities40

    Payment Methods: Direct Deposits · Work Locations: Configuration Prerequisites · Taxes: Configuration Prerequisites · Earning Types: Configuration Prerequisites · Workers' Compensation Codes: Configuration Prerequisites

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Quality Management

basic

Quality control, inspection management, non-conformance tracking, CAPA, and compliance with quality standards (ISO, FDA, AS9100).

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Acumatica Modules FAQ

What is Acumatica?

Acumatica is a cloud ERP built for midsize companies, known for resource-based pricing — you pay for the computing resources you use rather than per named user, so headcount can grow without licence costs climbing in lockstep. It covers finance, distribution, manufacturing, project accounting, and CRM natively, with particularly strong construction and wholesale-distribution editions.

How much does Acumatica cost?

Acumatica doesn't publish list pricing — its resource-based model prices a subscription around the application editions, users, and transaction volume a company needs, so cost is quoted per deployment rather than per seat. Total project cost, including implementation, commonly lands between $75,000 and $350,000 for midsize companies.

Which is better, NetSuite or Acumatica?

Neither wins outright — NetSuite is a single multi-tenant SaaS platform with deeper native ecommerce and a larger app marketplace, while Acumatica's resource-based pricing and on-premise/hybrid deployment options suit companies wanting unlimited users or more hosting control. Acumatica's construction and distribution editions are generally considered stronger; NetSuite's finance consolidation is deeper for scaling companies.

Is Acumatica worth the investment compared with cheaper cloud ERP alternatives?

For midsize companies with growing headcount, Acumatica's unlimited-user pricing can be more cost-effective over time than seat-based ERPs, especially once you add finance, distribution, and CRM users. Cheaper point solutions cost less upfront but can't match Acumatica's integrated operations depth — the trade-off is implementation cost and timeline (typically 4–8 months) versus long-run licensing savings.

What is Acumatica used for?

Acumatica is used to run core business operations — financial management, inventory and warehouse control, manufacturing planning, project accounting, and CRM — from a single cloud platform. It's most commonly deployed by construction firms, wholesale distributors, and manufacturers wanting unlimited users across departments without per-seat licensing constraints.

Who owns Acumatica?

Acumatica is a privately held company; its majority owner is the European private equity firm EQT, which acquired a controlling stake in 2019. Acumatica operates independently with its own product roadmap and partner channel, distinct from EQT's other portfolio companies.

Who are Acumatica's main competitors?

Acumatica competes most directly with Oracle NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for midsize cloud ERP deals, and with Sage Intacct for finance-led buyers. In construction and distribution specifically, it also competes with vertical specialists and Epicor. All are evaluated on total cost, industry editions, and partner implementation quality.

How many customers does Acumatica have?

Acumatica reports serving over 10,000 midsize customers worldwide across construction, distribution, manufacturing, retail, and professional services. It has grown quickly among companies wanting a modern cloud alternative to legacy on-premise ERP, without being forced into a rigid per-user licensing model as headcount and usage scale up over time.

What is MYOB Acumatica?

MYOB Acumatica is the Australia/New Zealand-localised version of Acumatica, sold and supported by MYOB under a partnership with Acumatica. It runs the same core cloud ERP platform with local tax, currency, and compliance settings built in, targeted at midsize businesses in that region.

When was Acumatica founded?

Acumatica was founded in 2008, originally built as a cloud-native alternative to on-premise ERPs like Sage and Microsoft Dynamics GP. It launched its resource-based pricing model early on to differentiate from per-user licensing, and has grown into one of the most widely adopted midsize cloud ERP platforms in North America.