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Feature Story: Don't miss ACCTivation! 2007

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Tech Tips: Custom fields in ACCTivate!

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Featured Add-on: Mobile Handheld modules

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Doings@ACCTivate!: Redesigned mobile handheld web pages

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Releases & Updates: ACCTivate! 6.2 release & update

 

 

 

Feature Story

 

Don't miss ACCTivation! 2007
There is still time to register for the third annual ACCTivate! users conference

Conference starts May 9

Don't miss out on a great opportunity to help your business by expanding your ACCTivate! knowledge and skills. ACCTivation! 2007 will be held in Arlington, Texas on May 9 -10.

 

Over 20 sessions: information, training, guest presenters and open workshops

Optional afternoon training classes will be featured on Tuesday, May 8 and choose from a variety of sessions on May 9 and 10.

During the main conference there will be several breakout sessions for you and your colleagues to learn about a desired topic, as well as several open workshops each day to get one-on-one support help from the ACCTivate! support staff.

Various guests and partners will help make these sessions more meaningful:

  • Brett Aumack, Intuit Developer Network
  • Dr. Harry Tennant, e-Business Expert, Harry Tennant & Associates
  • Jennifer Benoun, QuickBooks Merchant Service
  • George McKee, TrueCommerce EDI
  • David Edwards, Texas Barcode Systems

 

See the full agenda for details

Online registration – register today

If you haven't already registered, now is the time! Attend the conference and take home valuable information designed to help you take your business to the next level.

Register Online


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Custom fields in ACCTivate!
Create and define fields for information specific to your business

What do Custom Fields mean for my business?

Built into the core of ACCTivate! is an ability to create and define your own fields that appear on several screens in the system.

 

Because these fields may be customized by you, they are of course called Custom Fields. They give you the ability to store information in ACCTivate! the way that you want it stored.

 

What can be stored in custom fields?

  • Plain Text
  • Numbers
  • Currency amounts
  • Checkbox (on/off; yes/no; more)
  • Drop-Down list (user defined choices)
  • Date

 

 


Custom fields are created in the Configuration Manager as shown above and appear on the Custom Tab of the specified window (in this case, the Customer Information window).

 

This includes the Customer Information window, Sales Order window, Sales Invoice, Product Information window, Purchase Order window and Business Activities window.

 

  • Do you have non-standard data that you need to track for your products, customers, sales orders or purchase orders?
  • Do you have a hard time tracking and turning this data into useful information?
  • If so, then the ACCTivate! custom fields might be a very useful solution to your small business problems.

 

Many companies have built a patchwork of different business systems, or have made due with systems that don't adequately meet their needs. They never thought that a business software system could be so flexible that they could get and store the exact information they need.

 

Custom Fields in ACCTivate!

Having the ability to set and define your own custom fields in ACCTivate! is just another way that the system is shown to be flexible and robust.

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Mobile Handheld Modules
Run your warehouse or place an order on a Pocket PC

Over the past several years the ability to communicate data wirelessly has increased dramatically. For business, this increase allows for some pretty impressive increases in performance and flexibility.

 

ACCTivate! is on the forefront of this technological boom and has developed several modules that are designed to run on mobile handheld devices.

 

When properly configured, you may be able to use these devices in the warehouse, or even see your inventory levels through a cellular connection (GSM/GPRS/EVDO) while at a conference. All you need is a wireless connection.

 

Handheld Order Picking Module

Imagine being in the middle of your warehouse and seeing all of the new orders that need to be picked on a wireless Pocket PC. The Handheld Order Picking add-on for ACCTivate! makes this a time-saving reality.

 

When it's time to start the order fulfillment process, simply pickup your wireless Pocket PC and see a list of orders that need to be picked. No need for a paper printout, everything that you need is displayed on the Pocket PC, even if it needs a lot or serial number.

 

Then walk around the warehouse and pick the products that are on the order. Plus, if your Pocket PC has a built-in barcode scanner, you can increase speed, efficiency and accuracy by just scanning the barcode to pick the product.

 

Handheld Inventory Receiving Module

Before the delivery truck leaves your dock, you can open the purchase order for the shipment on your wireless Pocket PC and start to compare the purchase order with what you actually received.

 

The Handheld Inventory Receiving module allows you to select any open PO by issued date, requested date or supplier. If you haven't made a PO yet, you can select the vendor and start receiving product anyway.

 

Best of all, if you're using a wireless barcode reader, you have the ability to quickly scan barcodes to verify that you have the right product.

Handheld Sales Orders Module

You and your customer can walk around your showroom floor together while you create their order on your wireless Pocket PC, or you can be on the phone with them while you create the order while scanning products in your warehouse or catalog.

 

The Handheld Sales Orders add-on provides you with the power to create sales orders while you're on the move. When combined with the power of a wireless barcode scanner, you can be sure that you get the product you want.

 

 

 

Handheld Inventory Management Module

Perform live inventory counts on the fly using a Pocket PC. All you have to do is prepare the count sheet in the desktop version of ACCTivate! and that count sheet will be immediately available in the Handheld Inventory Management module; no more paper count sheet printouts, your "count sheet" is on your Pocket PC.

 

By using this module you will significantly increase your accuracy when using the optional barcode reader and have incredible time savings when counting yearly or cycle-counting.

 

Get the same power seen in the ACCTivate! desktop version, but with the portability of the Pocket PC.

Go to the ACCTivate! website: Mobile Handheld Information

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Website enhancements feature new product information
Redesigned mobile handheld pages provide more information than before

We've been updating and enhancing our website for several months now. We now feature several pages of information about mobile handheld modules in ACCTivate!.

These new pages provide a better understanding of how wireless and barcode technology work, the ACCTivate! mobile handheld modules and wireless devices that are right for your business.

Module Functionality
Want screen shots? In this section learn about the ACCTivate! mobile handheld modules and how they can benefit your business.

We have some basic screen shots available now, but watch for video demonstrations of each module in action in the future.

Hardware Options
In this section you can find out what devices we recommend and which are right for your business.

ACCTivate! supports various mobile handheld devices including warehouse specific devices with a built-in barcode scanner, basic units and smartphones as well as printers and plug-ins. Find out exactly which devices these are and specifications on each at the ACCTivate! website.

Go to the ACCTivate! website: Mobile Handheld Information


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ACCTivate! 6.2 release and update
Release for CYMA around the corner and web update for QuickBooks now available

ACCTivate! 6.2 for CYMA

The 6.2 release for CYMA is currently being testing at beta sites and will soon be released to users with a current SMP contract.

 

The new release will include many improvements, enhancements and new features that correct errors, update, improve efficiency and provide a better overall user experience.


Take a glance at a couple of the new screens and their features:




 

ACCTivate! 6.2.2 web update for QuickBooks

ACCTivate! 6.2 was released earlier this year. Since then we've released two service packs for 6.2 and the latest (6.2.2) is available for download.

This update includes fixes and technical corrections, improvements and some new features, such as the ability to email a purchase order as a pdf attachment and a new toolbar button that allows prices to be refreshed on a sales order, quote or credit memo to the current prices.

Download the ACCTivate! 6.2.2 web update

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