Sage Peachtree 2012 Features

Sage Peachtree Business Intelligence1
Sage Peachtree Business Intelligence is a reporting and analysis solution integrated with Sage Peachtree. Using the familiar interface of Excel, it enables more robust reporting and easier access to Sage Peachtree data.

 

Vendor Management Center
Gain greater visibility into all the information you need for a specific vendor on one customizable dashboard.

 

Sage Peachtree System Check
An early warning and monitoring tool to help identify potential Sage Peachtree application issues and offer advice on how to resolve them, thereby increasing peace of mind and preventing possible downtime or lost productivity.

 

Expanded Payroll Fields

More fields on both the employee and employer/company payroll records allow for recording of additional benefits, deductions and liabilities, and comply with upcoming legislative requirements. There are now a maximum of 40 fields available for each, up from 30 employee fields and 10 employer/company fields.

 

Management Center Enhancements

User-friendly enhancements to how information is viewed and used within the customizable My Dashboard and Management Centers.

 

Easier Network Installation

A more efficient installation option for multi-user versions of Sage Peachtree that allows you to run multiple workstation installs simultaneously while greatly reducing the number of steps required.

 

New My Dashboard Modules

Eleven new modules for My Dashboard — including General Journal Entries, Inventory Adjustments, Payroll, Assemblies, Purchases Received, Top Vendors, and Item Purchase History by Vendor — push its value beyond the sales team and into the purchasing and operations groups, allowing more people in the organization to work better and faster. Available only in Sage Peachtree Quantum 2012.

 

Sage E-marketing for Peachtree

A low-cost and efficient way to help increase sales through this professional email marketing program powered by Swiftpage. Use your existing Sage Peachtree customer information to run special marketing campaigns that let you track results and focus on your most popular products, services and customers.

 

Workflow Automation

Establish default assignments for all of your Sage Peachtree transaction statuses to ensure that work is routed to the appropriate person at the right time. Easily view and add transaction tracking notes from the Customer Management Center. Available only in Sage Peachtree Quantum 2012.

 

Additional Sage Peachtree 2012 Features

 
Inventory and Services Management Center

At-a-glance insight into a single inventory item or service; enables quick research, comparisons, and decision making. Spend less time digging for information and more time evaluating the business impact of each product or service.

 

Change Order Processing

Keep all change order information in one place. Note when a change is approved, who approved it, when it is applied, impacts to projected revenue, expenses and end dates –- all within Sage Peachtree!

 

Job Management Enhancements

Quickly track and communicate critical job information to everyone in the company with customizable Job Status Indicators, easier data entry for jobs, and more room for job notes.

 

Interactive Job Reporting

Create on-the-fly custom reports with real-time totals from job modules on the dashboard. Output to Excel, PDF or email. Totals fields carry the sum function to Excel making it easy to further customize.

 

Job & Project Management Center

Everything you need to know about an individual job or project in a single dashboard view. In-depth insight into costs, profits, trends and more for better decision-making and increased profitability.

 

Streamlined Service Billing

Quickly invoice customers for any unbilled time and expenses. Filter unbilled items by date, customer or job. Outstanding time and expenses are transferred directly to an invoice for each customer.

 

Enhanced Assemblies Reporting

Select modules on the Inventory and Services Management Center for at-a-glance, detailed information about a specific assembly item. Quickly see quantities on hand, component costs, backorders, and more. Customizable by user.

 

Setup Advisor

Step-by-step guidance on 12 customer, vendor, employee, inventory and other maintenance records. Perfect for new users, and existing users learn how to get more out of their Sage Peachtree software.

 

Automatic Backup

Set up backups once and Sage Peachtree does the rest. You can easily arrange for backups to occur regularly; Sage Peachtree doesn’t even have to be running to back up safely and securely.

 

Employee Management

Save time and reduce errors by keeping track of all your employee information in Sage Peachtree, including hiring data, emergency contacts and performance reviews. Receive alerts for key tasks such as review dates.

 

Password Security

Increase the security of your company’s data with customizable password options and let your admin see who is logged in at any time. Set automatic password expirations, block repeat passwords, or let users change their own passwords to save time and effort.

 

Transaction History

Link to the entire chain of events for customer and vendor transactions at any point of the sales or purchase process. Drill down from a purchase order to the purchase or backwards from an invoice to the sales order and quickly take action.

 

Customer Management Center

Quickly see everything you need to know about an individual customer in one place for better insight and customer service. From quotes to inventory shipped, every detail is at your fingertips and can easily be exported to Excel, PDF or email.

 

Business Analytics

See how your company ranks within your industry by using the new company dashboard. Make more informed financial decisions, view up-to-date key financial trends and compare key business information such as Total Revenue, Gross Margin, Days Sales Outstanding, and much more.

 

Open Multiple Companies

Open multiple companies within Sage Peachtree at the same time without having to re-enter your login information each time you switch. Toggle back and forth between companies easily to complete your work more quickly and efficiently.

 

Multiple Contacts

Keep track of virtually unlimited contacts for every customer. Track more details such as phone numbers and email addresses, and keep better notes. Perfect for your customers with multiple locations or contacts.

 

Inventory Management

See what your customers are buying with the Item Sales History report; search inventory more easily by description and note fields; set Item Class defaults based on your most common inventory types. Saves you time and improves efficiency.

 

My Dashboard

Create personalized navigation so you no longer have to wade through screens and menus you don’t use. Customize your dashboards by creating tabs to organize information and access it easily. View relevant tasks and filter data based on how you need to track it. And rest easy knowing that users are only shown what their security access will allow.

 

Order Process Workflow

The Order Process Workflow system keeps track of all moving parts in your order process so nothing gets missed and everything moves as planned. Have one centralized place to keep track of all statuses, tasks, and parties involved. Automatically send notifications to users once a task is completed to keep the process moving forward.

 

Multi-user Management

An easier, better way to manage users in Sage Peachtree! Send notifications to other users that they need to log out, or if necessary, an admin can manually log them out of the company.

 

Multi-Year Reporting

Report on data outside of two open years, while retaining the control to lock down prior years and purged data. You can compare budgets and financial results across multiple years, and drill down to the details. Get improved trending analysis, better research, and more accurate forecasts.

 

Cash Flow Management

Now you can view your current cash status easier than ever before. With an improved cash management tool, you can easily see how much money is coming in and going out, so you always know how your business is performing. In addition, with an improved forecasting tool, you will be able to quickly create forecast scenarios, and export them to Microsoft Excel, to better track how your business might perform down the road.

 

Comprehensive Payroll Management

Access to a full payroll management tool for your business is available, with set-up improvements and expanded offerings for benefits and deductions. These expanded feature improvements offer you a better way to account for items that you need to effectively manage your business.

 

Real Time Alerts

It’s easier than ever to catch and correct potential accounting errors. Get real-time notifications whenever a non-standard AP and AR account is entered into a transaction. And get alerts when a non-cash account is entered into a cash account field in receipts or payments. In a multi-user environment, each workstation will be automatically notified that a tax update has occurred.

 

Improved Performance

Get up and going faster. Quickly open companies within Sage Peachtree to access information, and minimize the amount of down-time caused by users being blocked out of screens in a multi-user environment.

 

Job Management Enhancements

Quickly track and communicate critical job information to everyone in the company with customizable Job Status Indicators, easier data entry for