Accolent ERP includes several KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) that deliver graphical visualization dashboards for important performance metrics. All the data is summarized as of the end-of-business on the prior day and cached to improve performance. The inventory dashboard shows the (1) value of the inventory as of Today and as of Last Month, (2) value […]
Category: Inventory/Products
Sales and Excise Taxes on Alcohol
Accolent ERP supports State and Federal Excise taxes collected on Alcohol, (or Tobacco, Gasoline and Diesel fuel as well as other goods and services). A separate tab in the US Tax Jurisdictions value list allows State and Federal Excise taxes to be specified by tax jurisdiction. Depending on the State, excise taxes may be charged […]
Using EDI in Accolent ERP
Accolent ERP supports EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) between an Accolent ERP user (“Accolent user”) and its Trading Partners (“TPs”) in conjunction with a “VAN” (Value Added Network) such as SPS Commerce. The VAN’s function is to translate CSV files into/from EDI Forms and transport these between the parties. Accolent ERP is able to work with […]
Using Incoterms
Accolent ERP allows users to select from the 11 Incoterms® (International Commercial Terms), published by the International Chamber of Commerce and accepted by governments and legal authorities around the world. Using the Incoterms table, users can modify the standard incoterms to reflect other negotiated trade terms, if desired. Creating the Incoterms Table Go to Settings […]
Using Container Tracking
Accolent ERP supports Container Tracking which allows individual PO lines to be imported from Submitted POs that are ready to ship. In this way, Containers can be created to include lines from multiple POs and the total load weight and cubes of the combined PO lines can be kept within the maximums allowed. The Container […]
Using Miscellaneous Products
Accolent ERP allows the use of Miscellaneous Products which can be modified on the fly to represent different products. Miscellaneous Products use the same Product Code and an editable Product Description for different products. Since a Miscellaneous Product can represent different products, its Average Cost is meaningless and there will be no meaningful history or […]
Using Barcode Labels and Scanners
Accolent ERP provides the ability to associate product codes with barcodes that can be scanned by barcode readers to identify the product. Manufacturers’ products will typically already have GS1-registered barcodes. Custom barcodes (i.e., not GS1-registered) can also be created. Once a barcode is received or created, and associated with a product code, Accolent ERP will […]
Printing Barcode Labels
Accolent ERP allows for barcodes that are stored as product synonyms to be printed on standard sticky label sheets. User can select a product population, a barcode type, and a form type, and then print the barcode labels. Product labels are printed on a form that has 80 products to a page. Bin labels can […]
Setting Up Product Barcodes
Accolent ERP allows for barcodes to be set up as product synonyms in several ways. Users can either (1) scan a manufacturer’s barcode into a product’s synonym field, (2) generate a custom barcode for a product using the selected barcode format and scan this into the product’s synonym field, (3) manually key in the multi-digit […]
Changing the Price on a PO Receipt
Accolent ERP allows POs to be received at a different price than that originally specified. If the price change is found before the PO is received, the PO can be unsubmitted and the price changed then the PO can be resubmitted and received at the changed price. Sometimes, however, the changed price is discovered after […]