Accolent ERP allows a distributor (“Consignee”) to receive goods on consignment from a consignment vendor (“Consignor”), hold them for sale and then to make consignment sales to customers. The Consignee receiving goods on consignment records the goods in the product master and in inventory, but these goods are carried at zero value reflecting the fact […]
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Accolent ERP Integration with FreightPOP
Accolent ERP is integrated with FreightPOP, a complete logistics management platform for businesses, that offers powerful, affordable, enterprise-grade features to simplify shipping and supply chain operations. FreightPOP has direct links to over 300 inbound and outbound shipping carriers covering small parcel shipments, and freight options for LTL, FTL, steamship lines and air carriers. Using the […]
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 VAT Canada
Accolent ERP supports VAT for Canada (and other non-US jurisdictions). To use first go to the Configuration screen and enable VAT Canada, then setup the Canadian tax jurisdictions. Then set the voucher allocations on vendors to include the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and the Canadian Goods & Services Tax (GST). Once done, all sales transactions […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Audit Log Tracking of Entities/Fields
Accolent ERP has added the ability to track certain Entities/Fields to record the change type, when changed, the values before and after the change, and by which user. This can be used to monitor changes being made on an ongoing basis as well as for audit purposes. Currently, a limited number of fields are being […]
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 […]