Acumatica vs Dynamics SL: General Ledger / Finance
The General Ledger is the central accounting module of any ERP, so when comparing Acumatica with Dynamics SL you want to make sure you can reconcile, report and drill down into the transactions with ease. In this blog, we explore the functionality of Acumatica’s Finance module with Dynamics SL’s General Ledger module.
Recap of Acumatica Summit 2021
And just like that, another Acumatica Summit in the books. Even Acumatica agrees that after the year we all just endured, it feels surreal that Summit 2021 happened, and without a hitch may I add. This year’s summit focused on enhancing and giving the customer and partners what they want. The customers have spoken, and they sure did listen. […]
Dynamics SL 2018 CU6 Is Now Available
Now that Microsoft Dynamics SL 2018 Cumulative Update 6 (CU6) is available, lets break down what is new and what has been improved.
- Time Review & Approval Automatic GL Labor Posting: The Time and Expense Setup Approval tab can now turn on an option in the Time Review & Approval screen to run GL Labor Postings automatically for the approved labor postings.
- Accounts Payable Check Batch Approval: The Approval Maintenance screen now has the option that Accounts Payable check batches can be set to require an approval. This means that they cannot be printed until they are approved.
- Order Management PV Options for Sales Orders and Shippers: Users can now select to exclude cancelled sales orders and shippers from the PV lists. This is in Shipper ID field and Order Number fields. Also, the users can now limit the number of years and shippers to be shown in the PV List as well
All in all this update doesn’t entail too many changes and just tries to enhance what was already there in Dynamics SL CU5.
Acumatica Deployment Options
If you are looking to move off your legacy ERP solution you may think that if you decide on subscribing to a Cloud ERP solution that you will be stuck using their cloud. Not so with Acumatica. You have three options when deciding to implement Acumatica and we describe each below.
Acumatica 2020 R2 New Feature Highlight: Automated AP Document Creation
Acumatica has delivered a feature in 2020 R2 that will recognize invoices attached to incoming emails and map the data on the invoice to fields in Acumatica. Users can then create an AP bill, with the attached invoice, in a single click.
Acumatica vs Dynamics SL: Financial Reporting
Throughout the month as you are entering transactions, your account balances are being updated in the General Ledger. At month end, when it is time to create your financial reports how easy is it to print them? Is it part of your ERP package or a stand-alone piece of software? How easy is it to update your financial reports? Let’s look at how Dynamics SL and Acumatica handle the printing of financial reports.
Dynamics SL 2018 CU5 Is Now Available
Microsoft has released Dynamics SL 2018 Cumulative Update 5 (CU5) and it is now available for download. Below is a summary of some of the enhancements:
Dynamics SL 2020 Year End Updates Now Available
Microsoft has released the year end updates for the 2020 tax year for Dynamics SL. They include changes for 1099 and W-2 reporting to help comply for 2020 tax year regulations. Support for the new 1099-NEC form is included in this update.
Acumatica – Everyone gets a login!
Some people may remember when Oprah Winfrey, the famous afternoon talk show host, gave a free car to every audience member. Now a widely used GIF, she was shouting “You get a car! You get a car! Everyone gets a car!” In the ERP world when you buy an accounting package, not only do you have to select the modules you want to pay for, but also how many users seats. With the purchase of Acumatica, you get unlimited users. That means everyone gets a login!
Acumatica Releases 2020 R2
Acumatica recently released for general availability their latest version – Acumatica 2020 R2. The release notes are 365 pages which means an incredible amount of new features and improvements. Acumatica continues to: harness artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to create AP document automatically from scanned documents; make is easier to connect to eCommerce application with their Shopify integration; and made it easier to dive into you data with query join suggestions and previews.
We have highlighted some of the new features below: