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Sage X3 Finance & Accounting

Sage X3 confirms 44 of the 77 finance & accounting capabilities we track, with a further 13 partially covered. Its deepest coverage is in Core Accounting; it is thinnest on Compliance & Regulatory.

Finance & Accounting is a core strength for Sage X3 — a primary capability included in standard deployments. The product is best suited to midsize process manufacturers and distributors.

44of 77
Capabilities confirmed
600
Documented features
Core Accounting
Strongest area
Compliance & Regulatory
Thinnest area
Capability coverage44 of 77 confirmed

How Sage X3 scores against the 77 finance & accounting capabilities we track across every ERP in our catalogue.

  • Core Accounting11 of 12
  • Accounts Receivable6 of 8
  • Asset & Tax8 of 12
  • Accounts Payable5 of 8
  • Financial Planning5 of 11
  • Treasury & Cash Management4 of 8
  • Closing & Audit3 of 10
  • Compliance & Regulatory2 of 8
Confirmed (44)Partial (13)Not documented (20)

“Not documented” means our research has not confirmed the capability either way — it is not a finding that Sage X3 lacks it. Coverage is scored against one shared capability list, so it is comparable between products.

What’s in it600 documented capabilities

The finance & accounting scope Sage X3 ships, grouped as the product itself organises it.

Cost calculations6

Calculates standard, revised, budgeted, and simulated product costs from routing and BOM data, and updates deferred cost calculations.

Capabilities
  • Standard Cost CalculationCalculates the cost used to value a product's stock and movements for a given site and fiscal year, drawing on routing and work center data.
  • Revised Cost CalculationRecalculates a revised cost after a material or rate change, optionally updating the ledger to revalue affected stock.
  • Budgeted cost calculationPrepares a provisional budgeted cost for one or more products at a site, typically to plan costs for the coming year.
  • Simulated Cost CalculationEstimates a projected cost for a product based on a proposed new bill of material, component, or route, without setting it as standard.
  • Calculated cost updateApplies previously deferred standard, revised, budgeted, or simulated cost calculations to finalize the update.

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Journals5

Handles the entry and management of accounting journals, including batches, commitments, and transactions between related companies.

Capabilities
  • Journal entryCreates and manages accounting journal entries, moving them from a temporary, editable status to a final, locked status once validated.
  • Batch EntryEnters a group of journals as one batch; the entries must net to zero before the batch is approved and posted.
  • CommitmentsTracks expense commitments and pre-commitments tied to purchase requests and orders, feeding budget control checks.
  • Intercompany journal entryRecords journal transactions between related companies, generating matching entries in each company involved through mapped accounts.

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Invoicing12

Groups the tools for entering, posting, and automating customer and supplier invoices, including intercompany, recurring, and prepayment invoice types.

Highlights
  • Customer BP InvoicesRecords standalone customer invoices issued outside the standard order-to-cash flow, while still capturing the accounting data needed for open item tracking and reminders.
  • Customer intercompany invoicesHandles customer invoices raised between related companies outside the normal sales flow, recording accounting entries for tracking and reminders.
  • Recurring customer invoicesCreates a template invoice that regenerates automatically on a set schedule for repeating charges like rent or service contracts, with a simulation preview before generation.
  • Supplier invoicesCaptures supplier invoices entered independently of a purchase order or goods receipt, recording the accounting data required for payment tracking.
  • Invoices PendingMoves a batch of entered supplier invoices from Pending to To Validate status, a required step before they can be posted.
All 11 capabilities
  • Customer BP InvoicesRecords standalone customer invoices issued outside the standard order-to-cash flow, while still capturing the accounting data needed for open item tracking and reminders.
  • Customer intercompany invoicesHandles customer invoices raised between related companies outside the normal sales flow, recording accounting entries for tracking and reminders.
  • Recurring customer invoicesCreates a template invoice that regenerates automatically on a set schedule for repeating charges like rent or service contracts, with a simulation preview before generation.
  • Supplier invoicesCaptures supplier invoices entered independently of a purchase order or goods receipt, recording the accounting data required for payment tracking.
  • Invoices PendingMoves a batch of entered supplier invoices from Pending to To Validate status, a required step before they can be posted.
  • Supplier Invoice PostingPosts a batch of previously entered supplier invoices to accounting in one run, and can auto-generate fixed asset expenditures when applicable.
  • Recurring invoice creationBuilds one invoice or a batch from active recurring invoice templates matching the chosen selection criteria.
  • Prepayment invoiceTracks a series of partial prepayment invoices, linked payments, and the closing invoice, deferring tax recognition until final settlement.
  • Customer BP invoice postingBatch-posts customer invoices entered in Customer Invoicing that were not posted individually at entry time.
  • Supplier intercompany invoicesManages supplier invoicing between related companies outside the normal purchasing cycle, recording accounting entries for tracking purposes.
  • Recurring supplier invoicesGenerates recurring supplier invoices, such as rent or insurance premiums, from a template with a defined frequency and interval.

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E-invoicing13

Covers electronic invoice setup, sending, and receiving, including XML mapping and inbound invoice collection.

Highlights
  • SetupCovers uploading XSD schema files and defining the XML mapping rules used to structure e-invoice data.
  • XSD file uploadUploads XSD schema files that define the structure for e-invoice XML documents.
  • XML mapping rulesDefines the mapping rules that translate internal data fields into e-invoice XML format.
  • SendingCovers preparing and generating outbound customer e-invoices ready for transmission.
  • Customer e-invoice preparationPrepares customer invoice data for conversion into the e-invoice format ahead of sending.
All 12 capabilities
  • SetupCovers uploading XSD schema files and defining the XML mapping rules used to structure e-invoice data.
  • XSD file uploadUploads XSD schema files that define the structure for e-invoice XML documents.
  • XML mapping rulesDefines the mapping rules that translate internal data fields into e-invoice XML format.
  • SendingCovers preparing and generating outbound customer e-invoices ready for transmission.
  • Customer e-invoice preparationPrepares customer invoice data for conversion into the e-invoice format ahead of sending.
  • Customer e-invoice generationGenerates the outbound e-invoice file ready for transmission to the customer.
  • ReceivingCovers collecting inbound supplier e-invoices, mapping their data, and generating the resulting supplier invoice records.
  • Collect invoicesCovers retrieving and displaying inbound e-invoices received from suppliers.
  • Get inbound invoicesRetrieves inbound e-invoices sent by suppliers for processing.
  • Display inbound invoicesDisplays retrieved inbound e-invoices for review before processing.
  • Supplier e-invoice mappingMaps incoming supplier e-invoice data fields to the corresponding system fields.
  • Supplier e-invoice generationGenerates a supplier invoice record from mapped inbound e-invoice data.

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Budget management8

Covers defining entities, projects, budget envelopes, and budget lines, plus inquiring on budget positions and cancelling or closing budgets.

Highlights
  • EntitiesDefines the hierarchical structure of control centers used to organize budget forecasting and monitoring across the company.
  • ProjectsGroups and documents investment or operating expenditure forecasts, optionally linked to one or more budget envelopes.
  • Budget envelopesPlans operating or investment expenses across one or more fiscal years, with annual or multi-annual envelope types.
  • Budget linesAssigns budget amounts to a specific account and recipient entity within an envelope, authorizing the entry of purchase requests and invoices.
  • Budget positionsDisplays budgeted versus actual amounts for a company, site, project, envelope, fiscal year, or budget line.
All 7 capabilities
  • EntitiesDefines the hierarchical structure of control centers used to organize budget forecasting and monitoring across the company.
  • ProjectsGroups and documents investment or operating expenditure forecasts, optionally linked to one or more budget envelopes.
  • Budget envelopesPlans operating or investment expenses across one or more fiscal years, with annual or multi-annual envelope types.
  • Budget linesAssigns budget amounts to a specific account and recipient entity within an envelope, authorizing the entry of purchase requests and invoices.
  • Budget positionsDisplays budgeted versus actual amounts for a company, site, project, envelope, fiscal year, or budget line.
  • Off-budget cancellationRemoves the Off-budget status from a reviewed envelope, subjecting it to standard overrun controls going forward.
  • Close/Open BudgetCloses or reopens approved envelopes, budgets, and budget lines, restoring their prior status when reopened.

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Fixed assets6

Covers the core fixed asset records, including expenses, assets, depreciation plans, renewal provisions, and production plans used to build and depreciate company assets.

Capabilities
  • ExpensesRecords and manages company expenses, letting users create, edit, or delete entries, print the expense journal, and capitalize eligible expenses into fixed assets.
  • AssetManages the master record for each financial asset, whether created directly, built by grouping expenses, or imported from another system, and provides access to related actions, movements, and mass processing options.
  • Depreciation planDisplays the fiscal-year and period-level depreciation charges recorded for an asset under a given depreciation plan.
  • Provisions for renewalCalculates and displays renewal provisions for concession assets with a renewal obligation, breaking the projection down by period and fiscal year over the calculation horizon.
  • Production PlanCreates and maintains production plans that assets use when their depreciation is calculated based on operation units rather than time.

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Production costs7

Calculates and reviews the actual cost of work orders, comparing planned versus actual figures and finalizing WIP valuation.

Highlights
  • Production Cost CalculationCalculates costs at each stage of a work order to analyze variances against planned figures in production reporting.
  • Production Cost InquiryBreaks down cost by category for a specific work order and released product, once the cost figure has been finalized.
  • WIP Cost InquiryCompares a work order's actual costs against what was planned when it was released.
  • WIP finalizationDetermines the final cost for a closed work order and shows the variance against the standard or planned figure.
  • Provisional Cost InquiryBreaks down the provisional cost by category for a given work order and released product.
All 6 capabilities
  • Production Cost CalculationCalculates costs at each stage of a work order to analyze variances against planned figures in production reporting.
  • Production Cost InquiryBreaks down cost by category for a specific work order and released product, once the cost figure has been finalized.
  • WIP Cost InquiryCompares a work order's actual costs against what was planned when it was released.
  • WIP finalizationDetermines the final cost for a closed work order and shows the variance against the standard or planned figure.
  • Provisional Cost InquiryBreaks down the provisional cost by category for a given work order and released product.
  • Tracking without WO balanceCloses out work-in-progress for tracking activity recorded without a work order, posting the difference between consumption and output for a period.

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Inquiries10

Provides read-only views into general ledger balances, accounts, dimensions, entries, and bad debts.

Highlights
  • Converted balanceShows account balances converted into a chosen reporting currency.
  • Analytical balancesShows analytical balances at a detailed or aggregated level using pyramids, with drill-down to accounts, dimensions, and journals.
  • Balance in currencyShows general and subsidiary account balances in a specific currency, with drill-down to the accounts and journal entries.
  • AccountsShows the detailed entries posted to a specific account.
  • NaturesShows the posting lines affecting a specific analytical account, with drill-down to the accounting entries.
All 9 capabilities
  • Converted balanceShows account balances converted into a chosen reporting currency.
  • Analytical balancesShows analytical balances at a detailed or aggregated level using pyramids, with drill-down to accounts, dimensions, and journals.
  • Balance in currencyShows general and subsidiary account balances in a specific currency, with drill-down to the accounts and journal entries.
  • AccountsShows the detailed entries posted to a specific account.
  • NaturesShows the posting lines affecting a specific analytical account, with drill-down to the accounting entries.
  • DimensionsShows the postings made against a specific analytical dimension.
  • EntriesSearches entry lines by criteria and drills down into the related accounting entries.
  • Balance sheet inquiryProduces a balance sheet for a general ledger grouped by a defined account pyramid, viewable across multiple grouping levels.
  • Bad debtsLists existing bad debts organized by customer or supplier and originating item, with drill-down and export to spreadsheet.

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Open items12

Covers open item tracking and editing, statement creation, customer credit holds, prepayment allocations, cash forecasting, reminder campaigns, net settlement, and interest note generation.

Highlights
  • Open itemsTracks each outstanding transaction by document number, due date, payment method, currency, and amount to support BP monitoring across purchasing, sales, and accounting.
  • Open Item EditLets users view and adjust the details of an open item entry to keep BP tracking data accurate across modules.
  • Statement CreationGroups open items flagged for statementing into an accounting document, drawing only on entries with the statement option enabled.
  • Customer holdMonitors customer credit exposure and automatically blocks or unblocks accounts based on their authorized credit limit and overdue balances.
  • Customer allocationsLinks a customer prepayment received before an invoice was issued to the resulting invoice, allowing a full or partial deduction.
All 11 capabilities
  • Open itemsTracks each outstanding transaction by document number, due date, payment method, currency, and amount to support BP monitoring across purchasing, sales, and accounting.
  • Open Item EditLets users view and adjust the details of an open item entry to keep BP tracking data accurate across modules.
  • Statement CreationGroups open items flagged for statementing into an accounting document, drawing only on entries with the statement option enabled.
  • Customer holdMonitors customer credit exposure and automatically blocks or unblocks accounts based on their authorized credit limit and overdue balances.
  • Customer allocationsLinks a customer prepayment received before an invoice was issued to the resulting invoice, allowing a full or partial deduction.
  • Supplier AllocationsLinks unallocated supplier prepayments to the invoices they settle, applying a full or partial deduction against each selected invoice.
  • Cash forecast generationBuilds cash forecasts automatically from purchasing, sales, and existing invoice documents such as orders, contracts, quotes, and receipt or delivery notes.
  • Cash forecast managementDisplays and edits system-generated cash forecasts, and lets users add manual forecasts for items like payroll, rent, or loan payments.
  • Reminder campaignsRuns customer reminder campaigns in batch, selecting open items, validating the campaign, and sending letters or emails, with optional legal penalty notices.
  • BP net settlementSettles open items across customer and supplier roles for a business partner, netting invoices, prepayments, and credit or debit memos together.
  • Interest notes generationCreates interest notes from late charges linked to an open item, based on selected criteria like company, due date, and payment method.

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Sage Network15

Covers synchronizing data and document status with Sage Network, plus AP automation for processing incoming supplier documents.

Highlights
  • SynchronizationCovers data synchronization with Sage Network along with monitoring of sync tasks and document status.
  • Data syncSynchronizes data between the system and Sage Network.
  • MonitoringCovers retrieving and querying the status of Sage Network synchronization tasks.
  • Get synchronization tasksRetrieves the list of Sage Network synchronization tasks and their current status.
  • Query synchronization tasksQueries the status of a specific Sage Network synchronization task.
All 14 capabilities
  • SynchronizationCovers data synchronization with Sage Network along with monitoring of sync tasks and document status.
  • Data syncSynchronizes data between the system and Sage Network.
  • MonitoringCovers retrieving and querying the status of Sage Network synchronization tasks.
  • Get synchronization tasksRetrieves the list of Sage Network synchronization tasks and their current status.
  • Query synchronization tasksQueries the status of a specific Sage Network synchronization task.
  • Document statusCovers retrieving and querying the status of documents synced through Sage Network.
  • Get document statusesRetrieves the current status of documents synchronized through Sage Network.
  • Query document statusesQueries the status of a specific document synchronized through Sage Network.
  • AP AutomationCovers processing, scanning, and getting feedback on inbound documents through Sage Network AP automation, plus retrieving emails and sending supplier details.
  • Process documentsProcesses inbound documents received through Sage Network AP automation.
  • Get emailsRetrieves emails collected through Sage Network AP automation for processing.
  • Scan documentsScans inbound documents collected through Sage Network AP automation.
  • Send feedbackSends feedback on processed documents back through Sage Network AP automation.
  • Send supplier detailsSends supplier detail records through Sage Network AP automation.

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Approval management6

Covers submitting, approving, rejecting, listing, and cancelling approval requests for budget envelopes, budgets, and budget lines.

Capabilities
  • Submit for approvalGenerates an approval request for entered budget envelopes, budgets, and lines, notifying the signer through a workflow message.
  • Approval / RejectionAccepts or rejects budget approval requests received via a workflow message or from the pending approvals list.
  • Approval listLists every budget approval, whether pending, approved, or turned down, ordered by its approval number for quick historical reference.
  • Approval inquirySearches the history of budget approvals by company, site, project, envelope, or responsible entity.
  • Approval cancellationReverses a budget approval, restoring the affected envelope, budget, or line to its status before approval.

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Processes26

Groups the operational processing applied to fixed assets after creation, covering context status checks, depreciation runs, physical and accounting movements, and VAT adjustments.

Highlights
  • Status of contextsShows the calculation, accounting interface, and closure status of each company's depreciation context, flagging eligibility for provisional flow generation and any errors during closing.
  • DepreciationsHandles asset revaluation, depreciation calculation and simulation, impairment loss, provisional funds generation, and period and fiscal-year closing.
  • RevaluationRecalculates the book value of assets to reflect a revaluation event.
  • Depreciation calculationsRuns the periodic depreciation calculation for eligible assets.
  • Depreciation simulationSimulates future depreciation charges for assets without posting the results.
All 25 capabilities
  • Status of contextsShows the calculation, accounting interface, and closure status of each company's depreciation context, flagging eligibility for provisional flow generation and any errors during closing.
  • DepreciationsHandles asset revaluation, depreciation calculation and simulation, impairment loss, provisional funds generation, and period and fiscal-year closing.
  • RevaluationRecalculates the book value of assets to reflect a revaluation event.
  • Depreciation calculationsRuns the periodic depreciation calculation for eligible assets.
  • Depreciation simulationSimulates future depreciation charges for assets without posting the results.
  • Impairment lossRecords an impairment loss against an asset's book value when it has lost value.
  • Provisional funds generationGenerates provisional depreciation flows ahead of formal period or year-end closing.
  • Period and FY closingCloses a fiscal period or fiscal year for fixed asset depreciation processing.
  • MovementsCovers the transactions applied to existing assets, including capitalizing expenses, changing accounting allocations or depreciation methods, transferring assets, splitting or disposing of assets, and interfacing movement data.
  • Capitalization of expensesConverts recorded expenses into capitalized fixed assets.
  • Accounting allocation modificationUpdates the accounting allocation assigned to an asset.
  • Depreciation method changeSwitches the depreciation method applied to an asset.
  • Analytical/geo transferTransfers an asset's analytical dimensions or geographic site assignment.
  • Mass split of assetsSplits a group of assets into multiple separate assets in a single batch.
  • Asset disposalRecords the disposal of one or more assets.
  • InterfaceManages the integration of external asset movement data with the fixed asset register.
  • Movements to integrateLists asset movements awaiting integration into the fixed asset register.
  • Movement integrationImports and posts pending asset movement data into the fixed asset register.
  • Account. interfaceCovers the generation and review of the accounting entries produced by fixed asset transactions.
  • Generation of accounting entriesGenerates the accounting entries arising from fixed asset transactions.
  • Accounting EntriesDisplays the accounting entries generated for fixed asset transactions.
  • VAT adjustmentCovers VAT adjustment calculations for expenses and assets, including a consolidated global view.
  • VAT adjustment - expensesCalculates the VAT adjustment due on capitalized expenses.
  • VAT adjustment - AssetsCalculates the VAT adjustment due on fixed assets.
  • GlobalProvides a consolidated view of VAT adjustments across both expenses and assets.

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Payments13

Covers the payment cycle from proposals and manual entry through notes payable/receivable posting, bank allocation and deposit, positive pay files, due date extensions, and doubtful receipt tracking.

Highlights
  • Payment ProposalsAutomatically proposes invoice payments for posting, drawing from Purchasing, Sales, and A/P-A/R accounting alike, and excludes open items not yet on a statement.
  • Payment/Receipt EntryRecords manual invoice payments across Purchasing, Sales, and A/P-A/R accounting, complementing payments generated automatically by payment proposals.
  • Notes payable/receivable postingGenerates notes payable and receivable entries for payments that require an intermediary posting phase before final settlement.
  • Bank AllocationAssigns a bank to a payment entry when none was specified, tying the payment to the bank linked to the relevant company.
  • Bank PostingDeposits posted payments to the bank, either directly during manual payment entry or automatically through the dedicated bank deposit function.
All 12 capabilities
  • Payment ProposalsAutomatically proposes invoice payments for posting, drawing from Purchasing, Sales, and A/P-A/R accounting alike, and excludes open items not yet on a statement.
  • Payment/Receipt EntryRecords manual invoice payments across Purchasing, Sales, and A/P-A/R accounting, complementing payments generated automatically by payment proposals.
  • Notes payable/receivable postingGenerates notes payable and receivable entries for payments that require an intermediary posting phase before final settlement.
  • Bank AllocationAssigns a bank to a payment entry when none was specified, tying the payment to the bank linked to the relevant company.
  • Bank PostingDeposits posted payments to the bank, either directly during manual payment entry or automatically through the dedicated bank deposit function.
  • Positive Pay file generationBuilds a Positive Pay file for the bank from supplier payment and check records, covering issued, voided, and posted checks not yet submitted.
  • Customer extensionExtends the due date on customer notes receivable, updating the corresponding posted entries automatically.
  • Supplier Item Due Date ExtensionPushes back the due date recorded against supplier notes payable, refreshing the same date on linked posted entries.
  • Acceptance returnHandles the acceptance return step required before certain notes payable/receivable can be settled, run from its own dedicated screen.
  • Bank AssignmentAssigns or reassigns which bank a payment entry is tied to, including moving an already-allocated payment to a different bank.
  • Notes P/R risk closingReassesses posted-but-not-yet-due notes payable/receivable in real time to give an accurate, up-to-date view of customer or supplier risk.
  • Doubtful Receipt EntryFlags customer receipts tied to a payment incident as doubtful, the final step in tracking customer risk, with VAT reporting consequences.

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Subcontract costs5

Calculates and reviews expected, provisional, and actual costs for subcontracted production orders.

Capabilities
  • Calculate Sb-cont Expected CostCalculates the expected cost of a subcontracting order at each processing stage to support variance analysis.
  • Provisional Cost InquiryShows the provisional cost breakdown for a subcontracting order.
  • Calculate actual sbcont costCalculates the actual cost for a subcontract order and highlights the variance against the standard or planned figure.
  • Production Cost InquiryBreaks down cost by category for a subcontracting order and its released product, once the figure has been updated.

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Matching4

Pairs related accounting entries, such as an invoice and its payment, to simplify balance analysis, whether matched manually, automatically, or reversed.

Capabilities
  • Manual MatchingManually pairs related accounting entries, such as an invoice and its payment, to simplify account balance analysis.
  • Automatic MatchingAutomatically pairs related accounting entries, such as invoices and payments, to simplify account balance analysis.
  • UnmatchingReverses an incorrect match between paired journal entries.

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Tax management72

Covers VAT and sales tax setup, calculation, and declaration tools, both a general process set and country-specific requirements for Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United States, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, France, and South Africa.

Highlights
  • OthersCovers general VAT setup, including boxes, forms, entities, and EC sales types, plus VAT and EC sales declaration processes not tied to a specific country.
  • SetupCovers configuring VAT boxes, forms, entities, entry type groups, EC sales types, and online submission mapping.
  • VAT boxesDefines the VAT boxes used to categorize amounts on a VAT return.
  • VAT formDefines the layout of a VAT return form used for filing.
  • VAT entitiesGroups companies or sites into VAT entities for combined tax reporting.
All 71 capabilities
Capabilities 150
  • OthersCovers general VAT setup, including boxes, forms, entities, and EC sales types, plus VAT and EC sales declaration processes not tied to a specific country.
  • SetupCovers configuring VAT boxes, forms, entities, entry type groups, EC sales types, and online submission mapping.
  • VAT boxesDefines the VAT boxes used to categorize amounts on a VAT return.
  • VAT formDefines the layout of a VAT return form used for filing.
  • VAT entitiesGroups companies or sites into VAT entities for combined tax reporting.
  • Entry type groupsGroups accounting entry types used to classify transactions for VAT reporting.
  • EC sales typesDefines the EC sales types used to classify intra-EU sales transactions.
  • Assignment by EC sales typesAssigns transactions to EC sales types for intra-EU sales reporting.
  • Online submission mappingMaps VAT data fields for online submission to a tax authority.
  • TaxUID managementManages TaxUID identifiers used to reference tax transactions in filings.
  • ProcessesCovers generating VAT declarations, VAT returns, and EC sales lists, along with related extraction and reporting for general filings.
  • European Services DeclarationGenerates a European Services Declaration summarizing intra-EU service transactions.
  • VAT declarationGenerates a VAT declaration summarizing taxable transactions for a reporting period.
  • VAT returnsManages VAT return records prepared for filing with the tax authority.
  • VAT return extractionExtracts transaction data used to populate a VAT return.
  • EC Sales ListGenerates an EC Sales List summarizing intra-EU sales by customer.
  • VAT return reportingReports on the status and content of submitted VAT returns.
  • AustriaCovers Austrian VAT setup along with VAT declaration and recapitulative statement processes.
  • SetupConfigures VAT settings specific to Austrian tax requirements.
  • ProcessesCovers generating Austrian VAT declarations and recapitulative statements.
  • VAT declarationGenerates a VAT declaration for Austrian tax filing requirements.
  • Recapitulative statementGenerates a recapitulative statement of intra-EU transactions for Austrian filing.
  • BelgiumCovers the Belgian annual customer listing and EU VAT statement declarations.
  • Annual customer listingGenerates the annual customer listing required for Belgian VAT reporting.
  • EU VAT statementGenerates the EU VAT statement summarizing intra-EU transactions for Belgian filing.
  • GermanyCovers German VAT setup along with VAT declaration, recapitulative statement, and 1/11 prepayment processes.
  • SetupConfigures VAT settings specific to German tax requirements.
  • ProcessesCovers generating German VAT declarations, recapitulative statements, and 1/11 special prepayments.
  • VAT declarationGenerates a VAT declaration for German tax filing requirements.
  • Recapitulative statementGenerates a recapitulative statement of intra-EU transactions for German filing.
  • 1/11 prepaymentCalculates the German 1/11 special VAT prepayment required ahead of the annual filing.
  • ItalyCovers the Italian sales tax declaration process.
  • Sales Tax DeclarationGenerates the sales tax declaration required for Italian VAT filing.
  • PortugalCovers Portuguese tax code and VAT parameter setup, plus European services, annual VAT, and export/import declaration processes.
  • SetupCovers configuring Portuguese tax codes and VAT parameters.
  • Tax codesDefines the tax codes used for Portuguese VAT classification.
  • VAT parameterConfigures VAT parameters specific to Portuguese tax requirements.
  • ProcessesCovers generating Portuguese European services, annual VAT, and export/import declarations.
  • European services declarationGenerates the European services declaration required for Portuguese filing.
  • Annual VATGenerates the annual VAT declaration required for Portuguese filing.
  • Export / Import declarationGenerates the export/import declaration required for Portuguese customs and VAT reporting.
  • SpainCovers Spanish tax calculation, inquiry, statutory form generation, SII electronic ledger tools, bookkeeping, and the control system for tax compliance.
  • Tax calculationCalculates Spanish tax amounts due based on recorded transactions.
  • Spanish tax inquiryDisplays Spanish tax data for review across recorded transactions.
  • Spanish formsCovers defining, assigning by company, and generating Spanish statutory tax forms.
  • Spanish formsDefines the statutory Spanish tax forms available for use.
  • Spanish forms by companyAssigns Spanish statutory tax forms to a specific company.
  • Spanish forms generationGenerates completed Spanish statutory tax forms for filing.
  • SII toolsCovers monitoring, inquiry, quality checks, and testing for Spain's SII electronic VAT ledger.
  • SII monitorMonitors the status of transactions submitted to Spain's SII electronic VAT ledger.
Capabilities 5171
  • SII InquirySearches transactions submitted to Spain's SII electronic VAT ledger.
  • Quality identification dataChecks the quality of identification data submitted to Spain's SII system.
  • SII testTests SII submissions before sending them on to the Spanish tax authority.
  • BookkeepingCovers the CONSSPLIB bookkeeping inquiry for Spanish accounting ledgers.
  • CONSSPLIBDisplays Spanish bookkeeping ledger data through the CONSSPLIB inquiry.
  • Control systemCovers the control system used for verifying Spanish tax compliance.
  • Control systemDisplays control system data used to verify Spanish tax compliance.
  • United StatesCovers initializing open documents for Streamlined Sales Tax compliance in the United States.
  • SST initialize open documentsInitializes open documents for Streamlined Sales Tax reporting in the United States.
  • AustraliaCovers GST groupings and GST reporting periods for Australian tax compliance.
  • GST GroupingsGroups related entities for combined GST reporting in Australia.
  • GST reporting periodsDefines the reporting periods used for Australian GST filings.
  • United Arab EmiratesSupports tax compliance requirements specific to the United Arab Emirates.
  • Saudi ArabiaSupports tax compliance requirements specific to Saudi Arabia.
  • BahrainSupports tax compliance requirements specific to Bahrain.
  • SwitzerlandCovers Swiss VAT setup and processing for tax compliance.
  • SetupConfigures VAT settings specific to Swiss tax requirements.
  • ProcessesRuns the VAT declaration processes required for Swiss tax filing.
  • United KingdomSupports tax compliance requirements specific to the United Kingdom.
  • FranceSupports tax compliance requirements specific to France.
  • South AfricaSupports tax compliance requirements specific to South Africa.

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Review management4

Covers requesting, approving or rejecting, and listing reviews of budgeted amounts for approved envelopes, budgets, and budget lines.

Capabilities
  • Review requestsRequests a change to the budgeted amount of an approved envelope, budget, or budget line, individually or in bulk.
  • Review approval/rejectionApproves or rejects a budget review request received via a workflow message or from the pending approvals list.
  • List of revisionsLists every budget revision, whether pending, approved, or turned down, ordered by its review number for quick historical reference.

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Physical management4

Covers the physical elements attached to fixed assets, including location transfers and mass issue processing.

Capabilities
  • Physical elementsTracks individual pieces of equipment attached to an asset, capturing details like barcode and location, and supports creating, editing, transferring, or disposing of each element.
  • Mass geographic transferTransfers the location of selected physical elements in bulk, with an optional simulation run and the ability to save selection criteria for reuse.
  • Mass issueProcesses the bulk issue or removal of physical elements, with a simulation option, holding the change as pending until confirmed through asset disposal.

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Common tables18

Groups shared reference tables — countries, currencies, languages, units of measure, postal codes, and tax setup — that underpin data entry across the system.

Highlights
  • CountryMaintains country codes and the validation rules applied to standardized address and identification data.
  • Geographic subdivisionsDefines regional and sub-regional codes by country, such as states or departments, for use in geographic reporting and analysis.
  • CurrenciesSets up the currencies available for recording monetary amounts across the system.
  • Currency RatesRecords and tracks exchange rates between currencies over time, including graphical and tabular rate history.
  • LanguagesMaintains the language codes available for use throughout the system.
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  • CountryMaintains country codes and the validation rules applied to standardized address and identification data.
  • Geographic subdivisionsDefines regional and sub-regional codes by country, such as states or departments, for use in geographic reporting and analysis.
  • CurrenciesSets up the currencies available for recording monetary amounts across the system.
  • Currency RatesRecords and tracks exchange rates between currencies over time, including graphical and tabular rate history.
  • LanguagesMaintains the language codes available for use throughout the system.
  • Units of MeasureDefines the units of measure used to express quantities across every module.
  • Zip CodesMaintains the postal code table used to auto-populate town and zip code fields during address entry and flag unrecognized combinations.
  • ContactsMaintains a master list of contacts and their relationships across customers, suppliers, and other business partner records, keeping each individual unique.
  • Note categoryDefines the categories used to classify notes attached to records throughout the system.
  • Freight classDefines freight classes used to categorize shipments for carrier rating purposes.
  • Freight commodity codeAssigns NMFC freight commodity codes to products so carriers can determine the correct freight class and shipping charges.
  • TaxesCovers the setup used to determine and calculate tax on transactions, including business-partner tax rules, tax levels, determination logic, and rates.
  • BP tax ruleDefines the tax rules applied to a business partner based on its tax status and location.
  • Tax levelDefines tax levels used to group and apply related tax rates.
  • Tax DeterminationDetermines which tax rule applies to a transaction based on the combination of criteria involved.
  • Tax RatesMaintains the tax rates applied to transactions for each tax level.
  • UoM conversionSets standard conversion coefficients between units of measure, used to pre-fill conversions when units are assigned to records.

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Performance analysis5

Compares projected and historical costs across products and sites to track cost performance over time.

Capabilities
  • Cost ComparisonsCompares two projected costs or cost prices for a product, breaking down variances across material, machine, and overhead categories.
  • Multiple Cost ComparisonCompares cost figures across more than two products, sites, or cost versions at once.
  • Cost HistoryShows the history of standard, revised, budgeted, and simulated provisional costs for a product over time.
  • Production Cost HistoryShows the history of updated production cost prices for a product at a site, with drill-down to each calculation and its order.

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Current processes17

Runs the day-to-day accounting processes that finalize, post, simulate, reverse, and generate journal entries across ledgers.

Highlights
  • Finalize journal entriesMass-validates a group of temporary journals to final status, which can also generate related fixed-asset expense entries automatically.
  • Batch PostingMass-validates a chosen set of accounting batches, posting them and generating the corresponding accounting entries.
  • Balance Transfer ValidationRuns a balance transfer code to close out a defined group of accounts and generate the resulting closing documents.
  • Intercompany journal creationGenerates matching journal transactions across related companies for intercompany accounting, based on chosen selection criteria.
  • SimulationsManages simulated journal entries, from activating and deactivating them to posting or cancelling them.
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  • Finalize journal entriesMass-validates a group of temporary journals to final status, which can also generate related fixed-asset expense entries automatically.
  • Batch PostingMass-validates a chosen set of accounting batches, posting them and generating the corresponding accounting entries.
  • Balance Transfer ValidationRuns a balance transfer code to close out a defined group of accounts and generate the resulting closing documents.
  • Intercompany journal creationGenerates matching journal transactions across related companies for intercompany accounting, based on chosen selection criteria.
  • SimulationsManages simulated journal entries, from activating and deactivating them to posting or cancelling them.
  • ActivationActivates a simulated journal entry.
  • DeactivationDeactivates a previously activated simulated journal entry.
  • CancellationCancels a simulated journal entry.
  • PostPosts a simulated journal entry as an actual accounting entry.
  • Recurring entriesGenerates and balances journal entries that repeat on a recurring schedule.
  • Recurring Entry GenerationGenerates the next occurrence of a recurring journal entry.
  • Recurring Entry BalancingChecks that a recurring journal entry balances before it is generated.
  • Dimensional allocationsAllocates indirect expenses or revenues, such as advertising costs, across analytical dimensions like departments once final criteria are known.
  • ReversalsAutomatically reverses a selected set of journal entries, commonly used at fiscal year start to reverse prior-year stock count postings.
  • Calculated Journal GenerationGenerates account journal entries from a predefined calculated-entry template.
  • Dimensional modificationsSelects and updates dimensional accounting journals that need correction.

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Remittances5

Groups automatic and manual bank remittance creation, intermediate posting, and electronic remittance file generation for payment transactions requiring a deposit step.

Capabilities
  • Automatic remittance creationGenerates bank remittances automatically for payment transactions configured with a posting phase, a required step for transactions needing intermediate posting.
  • Manual remittance creationManually groups payments by transaction, bank, and company into one combined remittance or bank file, and lets users review existing remittances.
  • Intermediate PostingPosts a deposit slip to an intermediate account once every prior stage of the remittance process has been completed.
  • Electronic remittancesCreates and processes electronic remittance files or groups by selection criteria, including only approved payments and logging any that fail.

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Fee declaration25

Covers fee and withholding declarations, with general TDS file parameters plus country-specific processes for France, Belgium, and the United States.

Highlights
  • OthersCovers configuring TDS file parameters used in fee declaration processing.
  • TDS File ParametersConfigures the file parameters used when generating TDS withholding declaration files.
  • FranceCovers French fee declaration setup and processing, including DADS-U files and fee extraction.
  • SetupCovers configuring DADS-U files and extraction parameters for French fee declarations.
  • DADS-U fileDefines the DADS-U file used for French social and fee declarations.
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  • OthersCovers configuring TDS file parameters used in fee declaration processing.
  • TDS File ParametersConfigures the file parameters used when generating TDS withholding declaration files.
  • FranceCovers French fee declaration setup and processing, including DADS-U files and fee extraction.
  • SetupCovers configuring DADS-U files and extraction parameters for French fee declarations.
  • DADS-U fileDefines the DADS-U file used for French social and fee declarations.
  • Extraction parametersConfigures the parameters used to extract data for French fee declarations.
  • ProcessesCovers extracting, updating, cancelling, and controlling fee lines and generating the service supplier file for French filing.
  • Fee extractionExtracts fee data from recorded transactions for French fee declaration filing.
  • Fee Line CancellationCancels a previously extracted fee line in a French fee declaration.
  • Update fee linesUpdates extracted fee lines ahead of French fee declaration filing.
  • TDS ControlsRuns validation controls on TDS data before French fee declaration filing.
  • Service supplier file generationGenerates the service supplier file required for French fee declaration filing.
  • BelgiumCovers extracting, cancelling, and generating the file for Belgian 281.5 fee records.
  • 281.5 record extractionExtracts data for Belgian 281.5 fee declaration records.
  • 281.5 record cancellationCancels a previously extracted Belgian 281.5 fee declaration record.
  • File 281.5 generationGenerates the Belgian 281.5 fee declaration file for filing.
  • United StatesCovers 1099 setup and processing, including balances, supplier boxes, and payment calculation and summaries.
  • SetupCovers configuring 1099 beginning balances and box assignments for suppliers.
  • 1099 beginning balanceSets the 1099 beginning balance carried over for a supplier.
  • Supplier 1099 boxAssigns a supplier to the applicable 1099 reporting box.
  • 1099 boxDefines the 1099 reporting boxes available for supplier classification.
  • ProcessesCovers calculating and summarizing 1099 payments for annual filing.
  • Calculate 1099 paymentsCalculates 1099-reportable payments made to suppliers during the tax year.
  • 1099 payment summarySummarizes calculated 1099 payments by supplier ahead of filing.

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Budget closing4

Covers renewing annual envelopes and carrying forward commitments and multi-annual envelope balances into the next fiscal year.

Capabilities
  • Renewal annual envelopesPrepares the new fiscal year's budget by copying forward annual envelopes, budgets, and their lines, avoiding repetitive re-entry.
  • Carry-forward of commitmentsDefers unclosed purchase requests and orders from the ending fiscal year, along with their related budget commitments, into the next year.
  • Carry-forw. plurian. env.Closes a multi-annual envelope's fiscal year budget and transfers its balance and budget lines forward to the next fiscal year.

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Funding7

Covers how fixed assets are financed, including lease contracts and subsidies.

Highlights
  • Lease contractsManages lease contracts and the fee events they generate.
  • Lease contractRecords the terms and details of a lease contract used to fund an asset.
  • Generation of fee eventsGenerates the periodic fee events due under a lease contract.
  • SubsidiesManages subsidies received to fund assets and calculates the associated subsidy amounts.
  • SubsidyRecords a subsidy granted toward the funding of an asset.
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  • Lease contractsManages lease contracts and the fee events they generate.
  • Lease contractRecords the terms and details of a lease contract used to fund an asset.
  • Generation of fee eventsGenerates the periodic fee events due under a lease contract.
  • SubsidiesManages subsidies received to fund assets and calculates the associated subsidy amounts.
  • SubsidyRecords a subsidy granted toward the funding of an asset.
  • Subsidy amount calculationCalculates the amount of a subsidy applicable to a funded asset.

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WIP3

Values production work-in-progress and posts it to the accounting ledger.

Capabilities
  • WIP ValuationValues work-in-progress across a set of work or subcontract orders, combining consumed material and receipt values into a printed report.
  • WIP Accounting InterfacePosts work-in-progress records from production tracking, subcontracting receipts, and cost variance adjustments to the accounting ledger.

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Closing processes11

Runs the month-end and year-end close, generating accrual entries, currency variances, revenue recognition, and fiscal year-end postings.

Highlights
  • Invoices receivableGenerates accrual entries for supplier receipts that haven't yet been invoiced, run at month-end to keep unbilled receivables current.
  • Credit memos receivableGenerates accrual entries for supplier returns awaiting a credit memo, run at month-end to keep pending credits current.
  • Invoices to be issuedGenerates accrual entries for customer shipments validated but not yet invoiced, excluding inter-site, subcontractor, and loan shipments.
  • Closing accrualsRecords entries that recognize revenue and expenses in the period they occur rather than when cash changes hands, at close.
  • Conversion VarianceGenerates exchange and conversion variance entries for accounts held in foreign currencies, assessed by journal entry or account balance.
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  • Invoices receivableGenerates accrual entries for supplier receipts that haven't yet been invoiced, run at month-end to keep unbilled receivables current.
  • Credit memos receivableGenerates accrual entries for supplier returns awaiting a credit memo, run at month-end to keep pending credits current.
  • Invoices to be issuedGenerates accrual entries for customer shipments validated but not yet invoiced, excluding inter-site, subcontractor, and loan shipments.
  • Closing accrualsRecords entries that recognize revenue and expenses in the period they occur rather than when cash changes hands, at close.
  • Conversion VarianceGenerates exchange and conversion variance entries for accounts held in foreign currencies, assessed by journal entry or account balance.
  • Fiscal Year EndCloses a company's fiscal year and generates the carry-forward entries needed to open the next one.
  • Revenue recognitionRecognizes and validates revenue according to defined recognition rules.
  • Revenue recognitionRecognizes revenue for a transaction according to defined recognition rules.
  • Revenue recognition validationValidates recognized revenue entries before they post.
  • Bad debts managementGenerates journal entries for bad debt based on configured late-charge terms, covering receivables considered unlikely to be collected.

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Payment orders7

Covers paying bank notice generation and entry, bill of exchange import, and manual or automatic reconciliation of notes payable/receivable with the issuing bank.

Highlights
  • Paying Bank GenerationAutomatically generates paying bank notice slips, grouping payments by bank and payment transaction for review in Paying Bank Entry.
  • Paying Bank EntryManually groups notes payable/receivable onto a paying bank notice and edits notices that have not yet been exported.
  • Bill of exchange importImports paying bank files containing submitted notes payable/receivable so they can be reconciled with, or rejected from, the existing portfolio.
  • Manual reconciliationManually matches notes payable and receivable items the bank has issued against those already held in the portfolio.
  • Automatic reconciliationAutomatically reconciles bank-issued notes payable/receivable with the portfolio, optionally triggered right after a paying bank import.
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  • Paying Bank GenerationAutomatically generates paying bank notice slips, grouping payments by bank and payment transaction for review in Paying Bank Entry.
  • Paying Bank EntryManually groups notes payable/receivable onto a paying bank notice and edits notices that have not yet been exported.
  • Bill of exchange importImports paying bank files containing submitted notes payable/receivable so they can be reconciled with, or rejected from, the existing portfolio.
  • Manual reconciliationManually matches notes payable and receivable items the bank has issued against those already held in the portfolio.
  • Automatic reconciliationAutomatically reconciles bank-issued notes payable/receivable with the portfolio, optionally triggered right after a paying bank import.
  • LOC Statement ExportExports a letter of credit statement, launchable from Paying Bank Entry or Manual Reconciliation for a bank-imported statement.

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Intrastat14

Covers Intrastat statistical setup and file generation, with country-specific processing for Spain and Portugal.

Highlights
  • OthersCovers general Intrastat setup and file generation not tied to a specific country.
  • SetupCovers configuring statistical rules, transaction natures, movement rules, and EU commodity codes for Intrastat reporting.
  • Statistical ruleDefines the statistical rule used to classify goods movements for Intrastat reporting.
  • Transaction natureDefines the transaction nature codes used to classify Intrastat movements.
  • Movement rules and naturesConfigures the movement rules and natures applied to Intrastat reporting.
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  • OthersCovers general Intrastat setup and file generation not tied to a specific country.
  • SetupCovers configuring statistical rules, transaction natures, movement rules, and EU commodity codes for Intrastat reporting.
  • Statistical ruleDefines the statistical rule used to classify goods movements for Intrastat reporting.
  • Transaction natureDefines the transaction nature codes used to classify Intrastat movements.
  • Movement rules and naturesConfigures the movement rules and natures applied to Intrastat reporting.
  • EU Commodity CodeMaintains EU commodity codes used to classify goods for Intrastat reporting.
  • ProcessesCovers generating the Intrastat declaration file.
  • Generate Intrastat fileCovers managing the generated Intrastat file before submission.
  • Manage Intrastat fileManages the generated Intrastat file, allowing review before submission.
  • SpainCovers generating the Spanish Intrastat file.
  • Intrastat file SPAGenerates the Intrastat declaration file formatted for Spanish filing.
  • PortugalCovers generating the Portuguese Intrastat file.
  • Intrastat file PORGenerates the Intrastat declaration file formatted for Portuguese filing.

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Concession10

Covers concession contracts and the assets held under them, including renewal processing.

Highlights
  • ContractManages concession contracts, their revisions, and their termination.
  • Concession contractsRecords the terms of a concession contract.
  • RevisionsTracks revisions made to the terms of a concession contract.
  • Concession endProcesses the end of a concession contract.
  • Assets in concessionManages the attributes of assets held under concession and their renewal.
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  • ContractManages concession contracts, their revisions, and their termination.
  • Concession contractsRecords the terms of a concession contract.
  • RevisionsTracks revisions made to the terms of a concession contract.
  • Concession endProcesses the end of a concession contract.
  • Assets in concessionManages the attributes of assets held under concession and their renewal.
  • Attribute updateUpdates attributes recorded for assets held under concession.
  • RenewalCovers the preparation and validation steps for renewing assets held under concession.
  • PreparationPrepares the data needed to renew a concession asset.
  • ValidationValidates and confirms the renewal of a concession asset.

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Budgets7

Creates, adjusts, copies, and reports on financial budgets across accounts and analytical dimensions.

Highlights
  • Budget entryDefines a budget across accounts and up to nine dimension types, viewable later in balance inquiries.
  • Budget adjustmentsAdjusts an existing budget through entries similar to a standard journal, with additional budget-specific detail.
  • Budget CopyCreates a new budget by copying an existing one for a company, site, and fiscal year.
  • Budget Formula CodesDefines formulas that automatically calculate budget elements from previous budgets or actual figures.
  • ENG-Update of BI budgetsPopulates committed, pre-committed, and actual amounts and quantities for analytical budgets so they can feed business intelligence reports.
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  • Budget entryDefines a budget across accounts and up to nine dimension types, viewable later in balance inquiries.
  • Budget adjustmentsAdjusts an existing budget through entries similar to a standard journal, with additional budget-specific detail.
  • Budget CopyCreates a new budget by copying an existing one for a company, site, and fiscal year.
  • Budget Formula CodesDefines formulas that automatically calculate budget elements from previous budgets or actual figures.
  • ENG-Update of BI budgetsPopulates committed, pre-committed, and actual amounts and quantities for analytical budgets so they can feed business intelligence reports.
  • Carry-forward of commitmentsCarries forward unclosed purchase commitments and pre-commitments from a closing fiscal year into the next one.

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Bank transactions21

Covers bank statement entry, import, deletion, and reconciliation, plus single-entry matching, country-specific extensions for Belgium and Switzerland, a cashbook, and advanced bank statement processing.

Highlights
  • ReconciliationMatches recorded bank transactions against statement lines to confirm they agree.
  • Bank Statement DeletionDeletes a bank statement that was entered or imported but is unsatisfactory or has not yet been reconciled.
  • Bank Statement EntryManually enters and edits bank statements so they can be reconciled against internal transactions.
  • Bank Statement ReconciliationReconciles imported or manually entered bank statement lines against internal accounting transactions.
  • Reconciliation ReversalReverses a completed bank reconciliation, either manually from an account's reconciled operations list or automatically by matching criteria.
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  • ReconciliationMatches recorded bank transactions against statement lines to confirm they agree.
  • Bank Statement DeletionDeletes a bank statement that was entered or imported but is unsatisfactory or has not yet been reconciled.
  • Bank Statement EntryManually enters and edits bank statements so they can be reconciled against internal transactions.
  • Bank Statement ReconciliationReconciles imported or manually entered bank statement lines against internal accounting transactions.
  • Reconciliation ReversalReverses a completed bank reconciliation, either manually from an account's reconciled operations list or automatically by matching criteria.
  • Bank Statement ImportImports bank statement files, flagging any anomalous section in a log while skipping the affected data, with a Norma 43 option for Portuguese banks.
  • Single-entry ReconciliationReconciles a single payment entry or statement line without requiring a matching counterpart, useful when only one side of a transaction was imported.
  • Belgian legislationCovers Belgian-specific bank statement import and display tools for reconciling local bank files.
  • Bank statement importImports bank statement files formatted for Belgian banking standards.
  • Belgian bank statementDisplays imported Belgian bank statements for review and reconciliation.
  • Swiss legislationCovers import and tracking of Swiss ISR payment slip files for reconciliation against Swiss bank accounts.
  • Import Swiss ISR fileImports Swiss ISR payment slip files for matching against posted transactions.
  • Current Swiss ISR importDisplays and tracks the current batch of imported Swiss ISR files pending reconciliation.
  • CashbookCovers cashbook configuration, bank transaction management, and import settings for tracking cash movements outside standard bank statements.
  • SetupConfigures cashbook parameters used to track and manage cash transactions.
  • Bank transactions managementManages imported bank transactions within the cashbook for review and reconciliation.
  • Bank import settingsDefines the import settings used to bring bank transaction files into the cashbook.
  • Advanced bank statementCovers import and management of bank transaction files through the advanced bank statement tool.
  • Bank transactions importImports bank transaction files for processing through the advanced bank statement tool.
  • Bank transactions managementManages imported bank transactions for review and reconciliation within the advanced bank statement tool.

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Other declarations8

Covers the payment balance declaration, a regulatory filing that tracks payment balances.

Highlights
  • Payment balance declarationCovers setup and processing for the payment balance declaration filing.
  • SetupCovers configuring field settings, product/reason codes, and general configuration for the payment balance declaration.
  • Payment balance field settingsConfigures the field settings used on the payment balance declaration.
  • Product/reason codeDefines product and reason codes used to classify payment balance declaration entries.
  • Payment balance configurationConfigures general settings for the payment balance declaration.
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  • Payment balance declarationCovers setup and processing for the payment balance declaration filing.
  • SetupCovers configuring field settings, product/reason codes, and general configuration for the payment balance declaration.
  • Payment balance field settingsConfigures the field settings used on the payment balance declaration.
  • Product/reason codeDefines product and reason codes used to classify payment balance declaration entries.
  • Payment balance configurationConfigures general settings for the payment balance declaration.
  • ProcessesCovers generating the payment balance declaration.
  • GenerationGenerates the payment balance declaration for filing.

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Intra-group sales6

Manages the transfer or sale of fixed assets between companies in the same group, from operation setup through issue confirmation.

Capabilities
  • Operation definitionDefines the type of intra-group transfer or sale, such as a partial contribution of assets between companies or a merger of companies.
  • Pre-recording of issuesPre-records the asset issues for an intra-group transfer as its second processing stage, with the option to cancel before confirmation.
  • Manual adjustments of issuesLets users exclude assets or adjust transfer prices during an intra-group transfer, and review previously completed transfer operations.
  • Transfer confirmationConfirms and finalizes an intra-group transfer after asset issues have been pre-recorded and any adjustments applied.
  • Setup of asset selectionDefines the selection criteria used to determine which assets are included in an intra-group transfer.

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Invoices10

Covers customer invoicing across every trigger: direct-invoice orders, service contracts, service requests, invoicing schedules, shipments, and intercompany transfers, along with validation and prepayment issuance.

Highlights
  • GESSIHManages customer invoices, including editing or canceling automatically generated ones and creating invoices for direct-invoicing or scheduled non-deliverable orders.
  • Automatic Order InvoicingAutomatically generates invoices for sales orders set up for direct invoicing, ready for individual or bulk validation.
  • Automatic contract invoice generationGenerates invoices from service contracts, based on their associated scheduled billing lines.
  • Automatic Service Invoice GenerationMass-generates invoices from closed, invoiceable service requests, producing one invoice per service request with no grouping.
  • Scheduled invoice generationMass-generates invoices for a site from orders that are billed on an invoicing schedule and meet the required criteria.
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  • GESSIHManages customer invoices, including editing or canceling automatically generated ones and creating invoices for direct-invoicing or scheduled non-deliverable orders.
  • Automatic Order InvoicingAutomatically generates invoices for sales orders set up for direct invoicing, ready for individual or bulk validation.
  • Automatic contract invoice generationGenerates invoices from service contracts, based on their associated scheduled billing lines.
  • Automatic Service Invoice GenerationMass-generates invoices from closed, invoiceable service requests, producing one invoice per service request with no grouping.
  • Scheduled invoice generationMass-generates invoices for a site from orders that are billed on an invoicing schedule and meet the required criteria.
  • Invoice ValidationPosts a batch of customer invoices to accounting, making them final and unmodifiable except through a credit note.
  • Automatic Shipment InvoicingAutomatically generates invoices from validated deliveries that are not set to manual invoicing, ready to validate individually or in bulk.
  • Automatic Tranfer Invoice GenerationMass-generates invoices for intercompany stock transfer slips that are marked invoiceable and have not already been billed.
  • Issue of PrepaymentsMass-issues and prints outstanding prepayments, flipping each item's status once it has gone out.

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Reporting7

Extracts financial data for reporting, consolidation, and cash flow analysis.

Highlights
  • Financial data extractionExtracts and calculates financial reporting data drawn from the general ledger.
  • InquiryDisplays extracted financial reporting data.
  • CalculationCalculates the financial reporting data used in extraction inquiries.
  • Extract for consoAggregates postings across a group of companies into a balance or ledger file, flagging intra-group transactions for consolidation.
  • Offset extractionExtracts offsetting entries to support cash flow analysis.
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  • Financial data extractionExtracts and calculates financial reporting data drawn from the general ledger.
  • InquiryDisplays extracted financial reporting data.
  • CalculationCalculates the financial reporting data used in extraction inquiries.
  • Extract for consoAggregates postings across a group of companies into a balance or ledger file, flagging intra-group transactions for consolidation.
  • Offset extractionExtracts offsetting entries to support cash flow analysis.
  • Cash flow analysisAnalyzes cash flow based on extracted offsetting entries.

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Inquiries10

Provides read-only views into customer and supplier balances, aged balances, payments, invoices, bank activity, banking position, and interest notes for tracking and risk assessment.

Highlights
  • Customer situationShows how much customers still owe on invoices awaiting payment for a chosen period, useful for reminders and credit risk review.
  • Supplier situationShows how much is owed to suppliers on invoices awaiting payment across a chosen date range.
  • Customer aged bal to dateReconstructs a customer's accounting balance as it stood on a chosen reference date, aiding open item tracking history.
  • Supplier aged bal to dateReconstructs a supplier's aged balance as it stood on a chosen reference date, aiding open item tracking history.
  • PaymentsSearches payments linked to invoices, with a direct link across to the matching invoice inquiry.
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  • Customer situationShows how much customers still owe on invoices awaiting payment for a chosen period, useful for reminders and credit risk review.
  • Supplier situationShows how much is owed to suppliers on invoices awaiting payment across a chosen date range.
  • Customer aged bal to dateReconstructs a customer's accounting balance as it stood on a chosen reference date, aiding open item tracking history.
  • Supplier aged bal to dateReconstructs a supplier's aged balance as it stood on a chosen reference date, aiding open item tracking history.
  • PaymentsSearches payments linked to invoices, with a direct link across to the matching invoice inquiry.
  • InvoicesSearches invoices and any payments applied to them, with a direct link across to the matching payment inquiry.
  • BankDisplays transactions for a chosen bank account, along with related payment forecasts covering items like rent, loans, and salaries for both suppliers and customers.
  • Banking positionAnalyzes the banking position of a bank or bank group over a period, showing opening balance, prior open items, and forecasts, with a graphical view.
  • Interest notes managementSearches issued interest notes by criteria, linking through to the source invoice or the originating open item.

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Audit19

Covers statutory audit file exports and interfaces for France, Germany, Portugal, and the United Arab Emirates.

Highlights
  • FranceCovers ACCENTFIL setup and interface launch for French statutory audit file exports.
  • SetupCovers configuring the ACCENTFIL export used for French statutory audit files.
  • ACCENTFIL setupConfigures the ACCENTFIL export settings used for French statutory audit files.
  • ProcessesCovers launching the ACCENTFIL interface to produce the French statutory audit file.
  • ACCENTFIL interface launchLaunches the ACCENTFIL interface to generate the French statutory audit file.
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  • FranceCovers ACCENTFIL setup and interface launch for French statutory audit file exports.
  • SetupCovers configuring the ACCENTFIL export used for French statutory audit files.
  • ACCENTFIL setupConfigures the ACCENTFIL export settings used for French statutory audit files.
  • ProcessesCovers launching the ACCENTFIL interface to produce the French statutory audit file.
  • ACCENTFIL interface launchLaunches the ACCENTFIL interface to generate the French statutory audit file.
  • GermanyCovers the GDPDU export used for German statutory audit file requirements.
  • GDPDU exportGenerates the GDPDU export file required for German statutory tax audits.
  • PortugalCovers Portuguese audit setup, SAF-T and inventory extraction, IES generation, and ATCUD code management.
  • SetupCovers configuring tax classification codes used in Portuguese audit reporting.
  • Tax classificationDefines tax classification codes used in Portuguese statutory audit reporting.
  • ProcessesCovers SAF-T extraction, IES generation, and inventory extraction for Portuguese statutory filing.
  • SAF-T extractionExtracts the SAF-T file required for Portuguese statutory audit reporting.
  • IES generationGenerates the IES annual information return required for Portuguese filing.
  • Inventory extractionExtracts inventory data required for Portuguese statutory audit reporting.
  • ATCUD managementCovers assigning and managing ATCUD unique document codes required in Portugal.
  • ATCUD managementManages ATCUD unique document code assignment for Portuguese invoicing.
  • ATCUDAssigns the ATCUD unique document code required on Portuguese invoices.
  • United Arab EmiratesSupports statutory audit file requirements specific to the United Arab Emirates.

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Inquiries3

Provides inquiry views for depreciation simulation results and journal traceability of fixed asset documents.

Capabilities
  • Depreciation simulationDisplays the results of a depreciation simulation calculation, including figures for disposed assets and any resulting tax deduction or reinstatement differences.
  • Journal traceabilityTraces the journal history linked to a fixed asset or expense record, showing the status of each related journal entry.

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Interfaces18

Exchanges data with other Sage products and third-party tools, covering treasury, cash management, consolidation, tax, and payroll integrations.

Highlights
  • Export open items to Sage treasuryExports open item payment schedules for customers and suppliers to Sage treasury software, based on validated invoices.
  • Export payments to Sage Cash ManagementExports posted payments to Sage Cash Management software in a fixed-length file format.
  • Import transfers from Sage Cash ManagementImports bank transfers from Sage Cash Management software and converts them into accounting journal entries.
  • Consolidation export to SageExports a pre-consolidated balance file, built from prior consolidation data, formatted for Sage consolidation software.
  • Balance ExportExports account balances for use in an external financial reporting tool.
All 17 capabilities
  • Export open items to Sage treasuryExports open item payment schedules for customers and suppliers to Sage treasury software, based on validated invoices.
  • Export payments to Sage Cash ManagementExports posted payments to Sage Cash Management software in a fixed-length file format.
  • Import transfers from Sage Cash ManagementImports bank transfers from Sage Cash Management software and converts them into accounting journal entries.
  • Consolidation export to SageExports a pre-consolidated balance file, built from prior consolidation data, formatted for Sage consolidation software.
  • Balance ExportExports account balances for use in an external financial reporting tool.
  • Pre-consolidated balance exportExports pre-consolidated balances for companies and ledgers under consolidation management, for use in an external reporting application.
  • Export to Sage E-BilanzTransfers general ledger balances into the Sage X3 E-Bilanz application, supporting Germany's statutory electronic balance-sheet filing.
  • DATEVExports accounting data and manages account, business partner, and tax code mappings for the German DATEV data exchange standard.
  • DATEV exportExports accounting data in DATEV format.
  • DATEV BP assignmentMaps business partners to their corresponding DATEV account references.
  • DATEV G/L account assignmentMaps general ledger accounts to their corresponding DATEV account references.
  • DATEV tax code assignmentMaps tax codes to their corresponding DATEV references.
  • Counter account analysisAnalyzes counter accounts used in DATEV-related postings.
  • VAT code inconsistencyFlags inconsistencies in VAT codes used for DATEV reporting.
  • Sage payroll integrationImports and processes payroll transactions from Sage 50 into the general ledger.
  • Sage 50 import transcribeImports and transcribes payroll data from Sage 50.
  • Sage 50 payroll transactionsProcesses imported Sage 50 payroll transactions into the general ledger.

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Factoring7

Covers assigning receivables to a factoring company and managing the resulting receipts, including generation, cancellation, posting, file export, and payment notification.

Highlights
  • Factor AssignmentTransfers customer receivables to a factoring company for collection, shifting the associated bad-debt exposure in return for a settled sum net of fees.
  • Receipt GenerationGenerates the receipt recording a factoring company's settlement of transferred receivables, net of commissions and late charges.
  • Receipt CancellationCancels a previously generated factoring receipt.
  • Receipt PostingPosts a factoring company's settlement receipt to accounting, separating the receipt amount from commissions and late charges.
  • File generationProduces an output file used to transmit factoring transaction data to the relevant party.
All 6 capabilities
  • Factor AssignmentTransfers customer receivables to a factoring company for collection, shifting the associated bad-debt exposure in return for a settled sum net of fees.
  • Receipt GenerationGenerates the receipt recording a factoring company's settlement of transferred receivables, net of commissions and late charges.
  • Receipt CancellationCancels a previously generated factoring receipt.
  • Receipt PostingPosts a factoring company's settlement receipt to accounting, separating the receipt amount from commissions and late charges.
  • File generationProduces an output file used to transmit factoring transaction data to the relevant party.
  • Payment NotificationRecords notification of a factoring company's payment settlement covering transferred receivables, net of commissions and late charges.

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Printing3

Covers print formats for tax management and fees declaration reports.

Capabilities
  • Tax managementPrints tax management reports and forms for review or filing.
  • Fees declarationPrints fees declaration reports and forms for review or filing.

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Utilities10

Provides maintenance utilities for fixed assets, covering recalculation, synchronization, mass recoding, data recovery, and depreciation plan cleanup.

Highlights
  • Pending modificationsRefreshes the calculation status of assets after a setup change or job action, flagging which assets need their depreciation grid recalculated.
  • Context synchronizationRealigns the fiscal year and period structure between Financials and Fixed Assets after a ledger's period breakdown changes upstream.
  • Mass recodingReplaces field values in bulk across job objects like fixed assets, subsidies, lease contracts, expenses, and stock count notes, including analytical dimensions and site codes.
  • Abel Enterprise recoveryImports fixed asset data extracted from the Abel Enterprise software into Sage X3 during a migration, using standard import templates.
  • Current DEPREC creationRebuilds the current period's expense records from the prior period's data when that information has been lost, for exceptional recovery cases.
All 9 capabilities
  • Pending modificationsRefreshes the calculation status of assets after a setup change or job action, flagging which assets need their depreciation grid recalculated.
  • Context synchronizationRealigns the fiscal year and period structure between Financials and Fixed Assets after a ledger's period breakdown changes upstream.
  • Mass recodingReplaces field values in bulk across job objects like fixed assets, subsidies, lease contracts, expenses, and stock count notes, including analytical dimensions and site codes.
  • Abel Enterprise recoveryImports fixed asset data extracted from the Abel Enterprise software into Sage X3 during a migration, using standard import templates.
  • Current DEPREC creationRebuilds the current period's expense records from the prior period's data when that information has been lost, for exceptional recovery cases.
  • Book vs Tax depreciation updateCorrects mismatches between book and tax depreciation amounts for companies operating under French legislation.
  • Depreciation plan deletionPermanently deletes one or more depreciation plans, along with their linked charges, events, and associations, for a single company or an entire group of companies.
  • Tracking synchronizationCorrects tracking values on assets whose recorded depreciation mode is inconsistent with actual impairment loss or revaluation activity.
  • Expense creationAutomatically creates and links an expense to fixed assets that lack one, in bulk with an optional simulation mode, so improvements can later be capitalized.

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General accounting tables21

Groups the reference tables for general and analytical accounting setup, including account structures, dimensions, fiscal years, and period management.

Highlights
  • GeneralCovers core general ledger reference tables, including the chart of accounts, account groupings, journal codes, and intercompany mapping.
  • AccountsMaintains the chart of accounts used to record general ledger transactions.
  • Account PyramidsDefines hierarchical groupings of accounts used for consolidated reporting.
  • Account groupsDefines groups of accounts used to organize and summarize general ledger data.
  • Journal CodesDefines the journal codes used to classify accounting entries.
All 20 capabilities
  • GeneralCovers core general ledger reference tables, including the chart of accounts, account groupings, journal codes, and intercompany mapping.
  • AccountsMaintains the chart of accounts used to record general ledger transactions.
  • Account PyramidsDefines hierarchical groupings of accounts used for consolidated reporting.
  • Account groupsDefines groups of accounts used to organize and summarize general ledger data.
  • Journal CodesDefines the journal codes used to classify accounting entries.
  • Account StructuresDefines the structure and format of account numbers used across the chart of accounts.
  • Collective Account GroupsGroups collective accounts used to summarize related business partner postings.
  • Intercompany account mappingMaps accounts between companies so intercompany transactions post to the correct corresponding accounts.
  • AnalyticalCovers analytical accounting reference tables for dimension-based reporting, including dimensions, dimension groups, allocation keys, and non-financial units.
  • DimensionsDefines the analytical dimensions used to tag transactions for reporting beyond the general ledger account.
  • Dimension PyramidsDefines hierarchical groupings of analytical dimensions used for consolidated analytical reporting.
  • Dimension GroupsGroups related analytical dimensions together for use in reporting and allocation.
  • Prior allocation keysDefines the keys used to allocate amounts across analytical dimensions before posting.
  • Distribution GroupsGroups analytical dimensions used to distribute costs or revenues across multiple targets.
  • Restriction codesDefines restriction codes that limit which analytical dimension values can be combined.
  • Non-financial UnitsDefines non-monetary units of measure used to track analytical data alongside financial amounts.
  • PeriodsManages the accounting periods within each company's fiscal year, defaulting to twelve monthly periods that can be adjusted as needed.
  • Multi-company period openingOpens accounting periods across a chosen set of companies in one pass and records which periods were opened or bypassed.
  • GESFIYManages the status of each company's fiscal years, which must be created and opened before accounting transactions can be posted.
  • Multi-company period closingCloses accounting periods across a chosen set of companies in one pass, with the option to enforce account balance checks.

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Invoices3

Handles supplier invoice and credit memo entry, reconciliation against orders and receipts, and the validation that posts them to accounting.

Capabilities
  • InvoicesRecords and reconciles supplier invoices and credit memos against purchase orders and receipts, ready for immediate or scheduled accounting validation.
  • Invoice ValidationPosts previously recorded supplier invoices to the general ledger, and can automatically create fixed asset expense entries when the required conditions are met.

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Utilities29

Provides administrative tools for resynchronizing balances, closing periods and fiscal years, and adding new ledgers.

Highlights
  • ResynchronizationsRebuilds and corrects balances, commitments, matching, and pyramid data when records fall out of sync.
  • DocumentResynchronizes document records that have fallen out of sync.
  • CommitmentsResynchronizes commitment records that have fallen out of sync.
  • Account BalancesRebuilds account balances that have fallen out of sync.
  • Analytical balancesRebuilds analytical balances that have fallen out of sync.
All 28 capabilities
  • ResynchronizationsRebuilds and corrects balances, commitments, matching, and pyramid data when records fall out of sync.
  • DocumentResynchronizes document records that have fallen out of sync.
  • CommitmentsResynchronizes commitment records that have fallen out of sync.
  • Account BalancesRebuilds account balances that have fallen out of sync.
  • Analytical balancesRebuilds analytical balances that have fallen out of sync.
  • Double entry balancesRebuilds double-entry balances that have fallen out of sync.
  • Pre-consolidated balancesRebuilds pre-consolidated balances that have fallen out of sync.
  • BP BalancesRebuilds business partner balances that have fallen out of sync.
  • MatchingRebuilds matching records that have fallen out of sync.
  • Account pyramidsRebuilds account pyramid structures that have fallen out of sync.
  • Dimension pyramidsRebuilds dimension pyramid structures that have fallen out of sync.
  • Archiving open itemsResynchronizes archived open item records that have fallen out of sync.
  • ClosingOpens and closes accounting periods and fiscal years, and checks readiness before closing.
  • Re-open periodReopens a previously closed accounting period.
  • Period closingCloses an accounting period to prevent further postings.
  • Year End SimulationSimulates the year-end close before committing it.
  • Re-open fiscal yearReopens a previously closed fiscal year.
  • Accounting closing checkChecks that accounting data is ready before closing a period or year.
  • Analytical balance variancesFlags variances in analytical balances ahead of closing.
  • MiscellaneousCovers supporting finance utilities, including merging accounts and business partners, collective transfers, declared tax, and euro conversion checks.
  • Account MergeMerges two general ledger accounts into one.
  • BP mergeMerges two business partner records into one.
  • Collective TransferTransfers balances collectively across a selected group of accounts.
  • Declared TaxRecords declared tax amounts for reporting.
  • Confirm control end dateConfirms the control end date used for legacy euro currency conversion checks.
  • Add ledgerSets up a new ledger, including its fiscal years, periods, and initial generated entries.
  • Creation FYs/PeriodsCreates the fiscal years and periods for a new ledger.
  • Generate EntriesGenerates the initial entries needed to populate a new ledger.

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Expense notes3

Covers entering, posting, and paying employee expense notes.

Capabilities
  • Expense form entryEnters an employee's expense note for later posting and payment, either manually or via an automatic payment proposal.
  • Expense postingPosts entered expense note lines to accounting based on chosen selection and execution criteria.

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Inquiries6

Provides reporting and lookup views across the sales cycle, covering quotes, orders, deliveries, invoices, returns, allocations, and picking and parcel detail.

Highlights
  • InvoicesProvides lookup views of customer invoices, their line detail, activity by sales representative, scheduled invoices, and rankings by value.
  • List of InvoicesLists customer invoices recorded in the system.
  • Invoice linesShows the individual product lines on a customer invoice.
  • Invoices by sales representativeSummarizes invoicing activity by sales representative.
  • Invoice rankingRanks customer invoices by value to highlight the largest amounts.
All 6 capabilities
  • InvoicesProvides lookup views of customer invoices, their line detail, activity by sales representative, scheduled invoices, and rankings by value.
  • List of InvoicesLists customer invoices recorded in the system.
  • Invoice linesShows the individual product lines on a customer invoice.
  • Invoices by sales representativeSummarizes invoicing activity by sales representative.
  • Invoice rankingRanks customer invoices by value to highlight the largest amounts.
  • Scheduled invoicesLists invoices still pending generation from an invoicing schedule.

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BP accounting tables9

Groups the reference tables for business-partner-related accounting setup, covering bank accounts, petty cash, currency groups, and economic reason codes for regulatory declarations.

Highlights
  • Economic reason codesDefines the economic reason codes required for periodic statistical declarations on cross-border payments, sent to a national bank or statistics office.
  • Economic reason/BP groupsGroups business partners so a common economic reason code can be applied for statistical payment declarations.
  • Bank AccountsRecords the bank accounts used to process payments, along with their administrative, financial, and accounting details, including check printing setup.
  • Petty CashDefines the petty cash funds available for payment management and their related accounting setup.
  • Bank AllocationsDefines pools of bank combinations used to automatically assign the correct bank posting to each payment.
All 8 capabilities
  • Economic reason codesDefines the economic reason codes required for periodic statistical declarations on cross-border payments, sent to a national bank or statistics office.
  • Economic reason/BP groupsGroups business partners so a common economic reason code can be applied for statistical payment declarations.
  • Bank AccountsRecords the bank accounts used to process payments, along with their administrative, financial, and accounting details, including check printing setup.
  • Petty CashDefines the petty cash funds available for payment management and their related accounting setup.
  • Bank AllocationsDefines pools of bank combinations used to automatically assign the correct bank posting to each payment.
  • Currency GroupsGroups multiple currencies under a single code for use in selections and reporting.
  • Bank groupGroups related banks together for reporting and selection purposes.
  • ChecksManages checkbooks for a bank account, supporting more than one checkbook per bank.

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Utilities4

Provides maintenance tools for sales data, including resynchronizing customer credit balances, calculating sales commissions, and initializing tax codes for Sage Sales Tax.

Capabilities
  • Resynch. Cust. balances Resynchronization of customer balancesRecalculates a customer's financial credit balance from sales documents, correcting it by company and customer when it falls out of sync.
  • Paid commissionsCalculates and updates commission amounts owed to sales representatives for a date range, based on invoiced sales less credit memos and each rep's commission rate.
  • SST initialize open documentsSynchronizes the tax entity and use codes across open quotes, sales orders, shipments, and service contracts after customer codes change, as part of Sage Sales Tax setup.

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Fixed assets tables9

Groups the reference tables for fixed asset setup, covering account groups, section associations, revaluation indices, buildings, and locations.

Highlights
  • Account groupsDefines accounting groups that determine default values, such as accounting codes and depreciation methods, when an asset or expense is created.
  • Associations - valuesDefines value correspondences used by section associations to automatically populate related fields when an asset or expense record is created.
  • Definition of accounting fundsDefines funds codes that group fixed asset accounts by tax form line for funds tracking during depreciation.
  • Revaluation coeff. and indicesDefines the coefficient and index tables used to revalue assets based on their age and type.
  • BuildingsRecords the buildings used to track the physical location of fixed assets.
All 8 capabilities
  • Account groupsDefines accounting groups that determine default values, such as accounting codes and depreciation methods, when an asset or expense is created.
  • Associations - valuesDefines value correspondences used by section associations to automatically populate related fields when an asset or expense record is created.
  • Definition of accounting fundsDefines funds codes that group fixed asset accounts by tax form line for funds tracking during depreciation.
  • Revaluation coeff. and indicesDefines the coefficient and index tables used to revalue assets based on their age and type.
  • BuildingsRecords the buildings used to track the physical location of fixed assets.
  • LocationsDefines the smallest physical locations, within a building, to which a fixed asset can be attached for stock counting and accounting purposes.
  • Activity SectorDefines a company's activity sectors and the VAT adjustment coefficients associated with each, applicable to companies in France.
  • Split - Distribution CodesDefines codes for mass asset split setups used when dividing fixed assets across multiple records.

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Inquiries5

Provides reporting and lookup views across the purchasing cycle, covering requests, subcontract activity, receipts, invoices, orders, returns, and shipments.

Capabilities
  • InvoicesProvides lookup views of supplier invoices, their line detail, invoicing trends by period, and rankings by value.
  • List of InvoicesLists supplier invoices recorded in the system.
  • Invoice linesShows the individual product or expense lines on a supplier invoice.
  • Invoices by periodSummarizes supplier invoicing activity across a chosen date range.
  • Invoice rankingRanks supplier invoices by value to highlight the largest amounts.

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Periodic processing4

Runs periodic stock maintenance: valuation and cost adjustments, purging old data, resolving shortages, validating stock history periods, and calculating ABC classes.

Capabilities
  • ValuationAdjusts stock costs, interfaces valuation data to accounting, and reports on current stock value.
  • Cost adjustmentAdjusts the recorded cost of stock items.
  • Accounting interfacePosts stock valuation data to the accounting ledger.
  • Stock valuation reportReports the current valuation of stock on hand.

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Utilities4

Provides maintenance tools for purchasing data, including resynchronizing supplier balances, recovering commitments, and checking inter-site contract consistency.

Capabilities
  • BP Balance resynchronizationRecalculates a supplier's financial credit balance from purchasing documents, correcting it by company and supplier when it falls out of sync.
  • Commitments recoveryRecovers and corrects purchasing commitment records that have fallen out of sync.
  • Inter-site contract controlChecks inter-site and intercompany purchase contracts for data inconsistencies and produces a log of any anomalies found.

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Products6

Covers core product master data, including categories, site- and warehouse-specific settings, versioning, and standard cost records.

Highlights
  • Products-costsCovers the standard cost records maintained for products, including revised, budget, and simulated cost versions and a cost inquiry.
  • GESICDMaintains standard cost detail records used in product cost calculations.
  • Revised standard costsRecords revised standard costs used to update a product's provisional cost calculation.
  • Budget standard costsRecords budget standard costs used for provisional cost planning of a product.
  • Simulated standard costsRecords simulated standard costs used to model alternative product cost scenarios.
All 6 capabilities
  • Products-costsCovers the standard cost records maintained for products, including revised, budget, and simulated cost versions and a cost inquiry.
  • GESICDMaintains standard cost detail records used in product cost calculations.
  • Revised standard costsRecords revised standard costs used to update a product's provisional cost calculation.
  • Budget standard costsRecords budget standard costs used for provisional cost planning of a product.
  • Simulated standard costsRecords simulated standard costs used to model alternative product cost scenarios.
  • Standard Cost InquiryProvides an inquiry screen for reviewing a product's standard cost details.

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Utilities4

Provides maintenance tools for stock data, including valuation adjustments, put-away and reorder recovery, location and serial number resynchronization, and transaction consistency checks.

Capabilities
  • ValuationAdjusts stock values, resynchronizes valuation periods, and modifies posting dates for stock transactions.
  • Value changeChanges the recorded value of stock.
  • Stock valuation period resyncResynchronizes stock valuation totals for a given period.
  • Posting date modificationModifies the posting date recorded on a stock transaction.

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Costing4

Covers manufacturing cost setup, including costing dimensions and the overhead categories and codes used in cost calculations.

Capabilities
  • Costing DimensionDefines the financial basis, attached to a production site, that work centers use for provisional and production cost calculations.
  • Overhead CategoriesGroups overhead costs used in provisional and production cost calculations, defined at the folder level.
  • Overhead CodesDefines overhead codes, each distributed across multiple cost natures with configurable formulas, for posting overhead costs to products.

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Capabilities
  • Cost TransferCopies a projected cost from one year, site, or cost type to another for a given product, optionally adjusted by a multiplier.

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Sage X3 add-ons & integrations

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AP automation for NetSuiteInvoice capture, 3-way matching and payment that post to your ERP.+10 more →
AR automation for NetSuiteAR automation, collections and cash application synced to your ERP.+11 more →
expense management for NetSuiteExpense reports, corporate cards and reimbursement synced to your ERP.+10 more →
Financial close softwareClose orchestration, reconciliations and consolidation synced to your ERP.+9 more →
Bank reconciliation softwareAutomated bank statement matching that reconciles clean into your ERP.+11 more →
FP&A softwareBudgeting, forecasting and rolling plans synced with your ERP GL.+12 more →
sales tax software for NetSuiteSales tax, VAT and e-invoicing compliance wired to your ERP.+9 more →

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How it compares

Finance & Accounting coverage across the systems most often shortlisted alongside it, scored against the same capability list.

Finance & Accounting capability coverage by product, showing confirmed capabilities out of the number scored in each category.
Area
Sage X3 logo
Sage X3
Infor M3 logo
Infor M3
SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud logo
SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud
Core Accounting11+1/129+2/1210+1/12
Accounts Receivable6+1/87+1/85+3/8
Asset & Tax8+2/128+3/125+2/12
Accounts Payable5/83/85+1/8
Financial Planning5+3/116+4/117+2/11
Treasury & Cash Management4+1/86+1/86+2/8
Closing & Audit3+4/106/106+1/10
Compliance & Regulatory2+1/82+2/84/8
ConfirmedPartialNot documented— not scored in this area

Each cell reads confirmed+partial/scored. Grey reflects capabilities our research has not confirmed either way — it is not a finding that a product lacks them.

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Finance & Accounting — strength by vendor

VendorStrengthBest forStarting priceImplementationActions
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud logo
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud
★★★ strongMid-market and standardised enterprises wanting fast time-to-value$180/user/mo3–6 months
SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud logo
SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud
★★★ strongLarge, complex enterprises needing deep customisation and controlled upgradesCustom6–18 months
SAP Business One logo
SAP Business One
★★★ strongSmall to midsize businesses wanting SAP reliability$95/user/mo3–6 months
SAP Business ByDesign logo
SAP Business ByDesign
★★★ strongMidsize companies or subsidiaries needing cloud-first SAP$120/user/mo4–8 months
Oracle NetSuite logo
Oracle NetSuite
★★★ strongFast-growing mid-market companies wanting unified cloud ERP$99/user/mo4–9 months
Oracle ERP Cloud logo
Oracle ERP Cloud
★★★ strongLarge enterprises moving from on-premise Oracle to cloudCustom9–18 months
Microsoft Dynamics 365 logo
Microsoft Dynamics 365
★★★ strongMid-to-large companies in the Microsoft ecosystem$50/user/mo6–14 months
Acumatica logo
Acumatica
★★★ strongMidsize companies wanting unlimited users and flexible cloud ERPCustom4–8 months

Evaluating finance & accounting on Sage X3

What to put in front of the vendor before you commit.

  1. 1Multi-entity and multi-currency support
  2. 2Real-time financial consolidation
  3. 3Automated revenue recognition (ASC 606)
  4. 4Built-in audit trails and compliance controls
  5. 5Integration with banking and payment systems

Sage X3 starts at $100/user/mo with a typical total cost of $100K–$400K and a 4–9 months implementation.

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Sage X3 Finance & Accounting FAQ

How do you run a trial balance in Sage X3?

A trial balance in Sage X3 is generated from the Financials module's reporting functions, pulling account balances across your defined ledgers and periods to verify debits equal credits before close. Sage X3's finance module is rated strong, with the trial balance typically available as a standard report by company, site, or consolidated view. Exact menu paths vary by version.

How do you void a check in Sage X3?

Voiding a check in Sage X3 is done through the Accounts Payable payment processing screens, reversing the payment transaction and reopening the associated invoice for reissue. This keeps cash and AP ledgers accurate without a manual journal entry. Because voiding affects posted financial records, most organizations restrict this action to authorized AP or finance users.

How do you review supplier invoice status in Sage X3?

Supplier invoice status in Sage X3 is reviewed through the Accounts Payable invoice inquiry or tracking screens, which show whether an invoice is pending approval, matched, on hold, or paid. Sage X3 ties this to purchase order and receipt data, so status reflects the full procure-to-pay chain rather than the invoice in isolation. Access depends on your AP user role.

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