Recording Costs of Labor

Accolent ERP allows for Labor to be billed to customers on orders. Typically, Labor does not need a specific product to be made. Labor can just be added to orders, and it creates Labor Income but no Labor costs are tracked to orders; instead Labor costs are treated as period expenses. However, there may be […]

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Adding a Restocking Fee on a Credit Memo

Accolent ERP supports the practice of optionally charging restocking fees on goods returned for credit. In addition, Freight and Labor charged on the initial sale may be optionally refunded if desired or not refunded depending on the circumstances. If terms-based early payment discounts are to be refunded these may be dealt with separately as part […]

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Importing GL Adjustments

Accolent ERP allows Standard GL Adjustments to be entered into a CSV and imported into the system. Once imported the GL Adjustment entries will be posted to the General Ledger. This import capability has particular applicability to GL Adjustments that are made each month (e.g., recording depreciation). The GL Adjustment import cannot be used for […]

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Accolent ERP Multi-Channel eCommerce

Accolent ERP is integrated with multiple eCommerce Stores (Shopify, Woo Commerce, Big Commerce, etc.) and multiple eCommerce marketplaces (Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart, etc.) (collectively, “eCommerce Stores”). The integration is accomplished through a multi-channel connector, that links Accolent ERP to multiple eCommerce Stores using APIs and FTP Data Feeds. Using this integration, Accolent ERP users can […]

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Accolent Payment Portal

The Accolent Payment Portal is a separate application linked to Accolent ERP. The Accolent Payment Portal allows Accolent ERP users to give their customers access to an online portal that shows each customer only its own open invoices aged from the date of the invoice. Once registered to use the Accolent Payment Portal, customers can […]

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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 […]

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Creating Quotes for Prospects

Accolent ERP allows the creation of Prospects, which are similar to Customers. However, unlike Customers, Prospects can initially be created with very limited information only: (i) Prospect Code, (ii) Prospect Name, (iii) Salesperson and (iv) Contact. As the Prospect goes through qualification and discovery much more information can be collected and the Prospect record updated. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Redirecting on Move to Invoice

When orders are moved to invoice from the Ship Confirm screen, Accolent ERP will typically redirect to the List Invoices screen upon completion. There is a System Configuration setting that upon completion of the move to invoice, clears the Ship Confirm screen and suppresses the redirection. The User is then able to enter another order […]

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