Data-driven

Multi-company

International

Integrated database

Technical standards

Consistent, modern user interface

Flexible design

Negligible period-end procedures

Simple Corrections

Software Interfaces

Modular Installation

Full Specifications and Source Code

Data-driven system

Generally, system constants/literals are held externally, not inside programs

Requires far less maintenance

Absorbs business changes more easily

Requires less changes to implement

Table files for all defaults including:

  • Special tax codes
  • Item codes
  • Account codes
  • Tax rates - identified by customer address
  • Automatic approval limits for purchase invoices

Multiple companies can use the same application

Multi-company is transparent to users where it is not needed

Can be either

  • Fully independent with totally different data
  • Semi-independent with some data shared
    • E.g. Vendors, Customers, Products, Inventory

     

International

Multiple Address formats

USA Sales Tax and/or EU Value-Added Tax

Multi-Currency can be added easily

Fully INTEGRATED database with no unnecessary duplication

Modern, relational database design

  • Addresses, Telephone Numbers held once when appropriate
  • If a Vendor is a Customer as well, only one address needs recording
  • When zip codes/telephone area codes change, one change affects everywhere
  • All organizations and addresses etc have lists attached not single items
    • Telephone Numbers
      • Main, Extensions, Private Line, Fax, Modem, Home, Cellular etc
    • Contact Personnel
      • Financial, Technical, Sales, Executive etc
      • Even Home Addresses and personal details can be held

Consistently high technical standards

All files and fields referenced to a single dictionary

Consistent naming, command key, operation & programming standards throughout

Quality and attention to detail significantly above average

Consistent, modern user interface

Exceptional PC-like User friendliness

  • SAA appearance with cursor sensitive hot spots and pop-up windows

All functions can be used recursively

  • All available menus and functions available from ANY screen
  • Suspend a job and do another without interrupting the current job
    • Even if you need to use the same program as you are using already

"?"/F4 prompting everywhere appropriate

Note attachment to any record in the system

  • Simple notes or multiple of documents of significant length
  • Existence of attached note brought to user's attention

Flexible Database Design

Easily Tailorable to specific industry requirements.

Already in...

  • Mail Order,
  • Wholesale Distribution,
  • Publishing,
  • Retail,
  • Finance

Negligible period-end procedures

Balances for each period held in separate records

No limit to length of history retained - your choice

Several periods may be open at one time - your choice

Open new period prior to closing old one

Maintain dummy year-end month until auditing complete

Latest open month is default, prior months need special authority

Prior month postings automatically rolled into current when applicable

Corrections to transactions in error can be made simply

No need for cumbersome plus and minus adjustments - Just bring up the transaction on screen and overtype with correction

Correct accounting is derived automatically and fully auditable - Even when the original transaction posted in earlier closed period

Simple interfaces from other software

Load a data structure and call interface program

Interface program protects from double posting same transaction

Applies net difference automatically if corrections are made

Modules can still be installed separately

Integrated but cleanly modularized

Interfaces to update "parallel" old databases from maintenance programs

Transaction posting via straightforward data structures and calls

Finder / validator programs provided to call from non-LogiBooks modules

  • Validate existence of key or search and pass back key on request

Delivered with full Genesis V Specifications and Source Code

Well documented and commented, even at source code level

  • Database diagrams
  • Program explosions
  • Reliable object usage

Easy maintenance and ongoing development

  • Whether done manually or via Genesis V PractiCase+