2013 starts with good news for companies of any size which need to better manage their activity, using a complex, flexible, easy to use ERP system, with lower cost of ownership.
SocrateCloud, the ERP&CRM system developed by BITSoftware is now at 13.01. version, the third one which can be deployed in cloud.
Developed for different industries, SocrateCloud includes specific functionalities and setup and implementation wizards for professional services, agriculture, telecommunications and distribution, making the implementation of the solution much easier for companies activating in these areas.
SocrateCloud comes with a new, modularized architecture which brings high scalability and multi-server deployments for high availability supporting big data transactions and a high number of users, being platform and cloud independent.
The news included in the 12.11, 12.12 and 13.01 versions can be read below
Architecture
- Security
- The login mechanism is based on email, instead of username
- Two-way authentication mechanism based on standard protocol OATH. Tokens can be generated on any smartphone with Android, iOS, Blackberry
- Printing
- Two types of printers are supported for batch processes: cloud-based printers and local printers (print servers) which can be configured on tenant level
- PDF engine was changed and now the compression rate is 1:10 comparing with previous versions, which means smaller files optimized for network traffic.
- User Interface
- 3 additional themes can be chosen at user preference
- User errors are automatically captured and displayed as messages in the top corner of the screen (new message box).
- Customization of Info Windows at Tenant level – starting with 13.01 version the Info Windows cand be configured at tenant level, very important for cloud
- New “Attached Files” Window – new window which allow the management of all attached files in the system
- Error messages journal – at session level, each user can view the error messages and can sent them by email, if necessary, to the application administrator
- Subtypes stock documents – starting with 13.01. version there is the possibility to define and use subtypes documents for the stock documents
- Sending email
- Sending mail in asynchronous way: all the processes or workflow mechanism which have to send one or more mails at one moment will be sent in an asynchronous way, so that the operator does not need to wait the process to send all the messages in order to continue his work.
Functionality
- Multi-organizations
- Document numbering (sequences) can be defined at organization level, for each document type
- Info Accounts – multiple filter per organizations was added in the info window
- Documents (General)
- WishList functionality added for Sales Orders (orders can be entered quicker based on predefined customer preferences)
- Related (linked) products – the related products are added automatically on a sales order, after the selection of the base product. The information is available also in the info window (for related and substitute products)
- On line banking – support for ING Bank : integration for payments export in MT100 format and export of statements in MT940 format.
- Accounting / Costing
- FiFo inside the lot/batch method is supported
- Options for posting Shipments – for consignments and different product types, with different meaning based on the warehouse type
- Taxes: support for excise (special taxes for alcohol, gasoline)
- Multiple closing of income and expenses accounts – the process was changed in order to allow multiple closing of income and expenses accounts , in the same period
- VAT at collection – implementation of first iteration for VAT regulations
- Changing of income account on customer invoices – the accounting engine was changed for posting rules, in order to change the income account depending on the warehouse from which the shipment was done
- New excise report – includes all the excises for a month, offering a verification key for accounting
- 390 VIES Statement – update of the xml file according to the recent legislative changes
Next 2 months we will be busy with other new cool features, such as:
- For quicker implementations: Setup and implementation wizards based on best-practices in different industries;
- Advanced and fine-grained monitoring tools on tenant level;
- Refining the Componentization Architecture for private and partner components (including print formats, document types, themes and templates);
- and much more …
For discovering and using SocrateCloud, there is the possibility to register for free on our site (account with 2 users) at the following link SocrateCloud.
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