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North America Product Comparison Guide

The following comparison guide lists some key differences between the business solutions for North America companies.

Customer for Life Positioning:

Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting is a new, comprehensive, easy to use financial management program that is a pivotal component of a new Microsoft Office Edition for small businesses. It brings the ease of use of Office to accounting, offers deeper Office integration, and when used with Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager, provides robust contact management functionality. Specifically, small business owners will be able to get a complete view of their business to help them manage their business finances, save time and minimize errors, build stronger customer relationships by delivering better customer service and capturing sales opportunities, and provide employees with the tools they need to be successful.

Microsoft Business Solutions Small Business Financials North America Edition is an affordable, flexible solution that connects the people, information, and processes that help you manage your business more effectively. Easy to set up, customize, and use, it helps you increase productivity, make informed decisions, and improve business performance.

Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains Standard is an integrated, world-class financial and business management solution, packaged for affordability and ease of installation. It enables small and midmarket companies to record, track, and access the information they need to take their business to the next level.

Microsoft Business Solutions–Great Plains Professional is a broad-based, integrated solution for financial management, business analytics, e-commerce, supply chain management, manufacturing, project accounting, field service, customer relationship management, retail management, and human resource management. Microsoft Great Plains provides superior integration to other Microsoft products and technologies, efficient customization capabilities, the ability to extend functionality with tailored industry solutions, and exceptional service and support from Microsoft Certified Business Solutions Partners.

Good Candidates for Professional:

Unlimited Number of Users: Great Plains Professional offers companies that need more than 10 concurrent users and more than 500 active employees an unlimited amount of user’s access to data at the same time.

Additional Security Enhancements: User-defined access levels that can be set, so people see only the information they need and nothing else. This has helped SQL Server 2000 achieve the coveted C2 rating from the National Security Agency.

Advanced Distribution Capabilities: Large organizations can streamline the pick/pack/ship cycle, tailor workflow processes to their organizations with the advanced distribution, advanced picking and improve customer service with available to promise functionality.

Extensive Manufacturing Needs: When companies need to customize production and planning to a highly granular level through forecasting and scheduling, or Demand Planner.

Advanced Analytics: Manage complex, distributed reporting requirements with Enterprise Reporting or advanced components of FRx Professional.

Manage Complex Field Service Operations: Higher levels of profitability and customer satisfaction. Nine powerful modules integrate essential accounting, distribution, and service processes to increase technician productivity, reduce overhead, and open up new revenue opportunities while focusing on what’s important — your customer.

Flexible expense management: eExpense is only available with Great Plains Professional and automates expense processing, reduces IT administration and controls expense for larger companies.

Good Candidates for Standard:

“Larger” business, strong growth path: Small Business Financials offers up to 10 concurrent users, up to 500 employees in Payroll, no access to Business Portal, single warehouse, no multi-bin, no landed cost – all functions that may be needed by a larger or strongly growing company, but may not be needed in the near term by smaller companies with more Small Business Financials needs.

Business Insight: Utilize Business Portal functionality in a web based environment allowing real-time views that include HR Self-Service, Key Performance Indicators, Requisition Management, Project Time and Expense and customizable web parts.

Robust Industry Standard Tools: Leverage the latest industry standard technologies such as Visual Small Business Financials objects, stored procedures, BizTalk AIC adapters, COM integration, MSMQ utilization, and XML documents

General Manufacturing/Distribution: Microsoft Small Business Financials offers light functionality in distribution; more robust distribution and light manufacturing is available in Standard.

Not-For-Profit Organizations: Capabilities designed to help charities, churches, arts organizations, and other not-for-profit groups adhere to regulations and controls, manage grants and budgets proactively, and improve efficiencies for accounting processes.

Project/HR: Not available for Small Business Financials – clear candidates for Standard.

Multicurrency/Multi-country/Multi-language: Not available for SBF – clear candidates for Standard.

Clearly a “Professional” candidate, but trying to get by on a restricted budget: If it’s clear that your prospect should be using Great Plains Professional, but they’re hoping to keep their investment to a minimum, get them started on Great Plains Standard and begin showing them the value they can achieve by expanding their systems with you.

Good Candidates for Small Business Financials:

Budget Conscious: While Small Business Financials can start at a very low price point, and Microsoft Great Plains Standard can run slightly higher than this, if you have a prospect who absolutely is not interested in spending more than a few thousand dollars for their system, they might be a good candidate for Microsoft Small Business Financials.

“Small Business Financials” needs: Microsoft Small Business Financials is a powerful, affordable, easy-to-use system that intentionally eliminates many of the more “complex” functions which may not be needed by the small and growing business. If you have a prospect who clearly does not need all the extras available with Great Plains Standard and Professional, Microsoft Small Business Financials will be a much better fit for them.

“Easy to use” is key: Microsoft Small Business Financials offers setup wizards, A/P check wizards, A/R statement wizards, predefined aging buckets, a simpler account structure format, with lots and lots of the complexity “turned off,” making Microsoft Small Business Financials much easier to implement, use and support.

Good Candidates for Small Business Accounting:

All in One Solution: The new Microsoft Office Edition provides small businesses with a single, integrated solution, combining familiar Office 2003 programs, an updated version of Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager and Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting, a new financial management program.

Easy to Set Up, Easy to Use: Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting is easy to install, set-up and use because it is based on the familiar Microsoft Office user interface. Small Businesses can install and start using Small Business Accounting without any help from a technical or financial advisor.

Small Business Accounting Includes:

Core accounting functionality, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank reconciliation, fixed assets, inventory management
Quotes, sales orders, invoices, purchase orders
Job tracking
Payroll services, banking, and credit card processing
Reporting

Microsoft Small Business Financials Includes:*

System Manager, Report Writer, FRx, Crystal Reports 9.0 Standard
General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bank Reconciliation, Fixed Assets
Payroll, Direct Deposit, Magnetic Media, ADP integration
SOP, POP, Inventory
Integration with Microsoft-RMS

Great Plains Standard Includes:

Multi-language, Multi-currency
Multidimensional Analysis, Collections Management, Electronic Funds, Analytical Accounting, Intercompany
Transfer, Cash Flow Management
Interfund Accounting, Control Account Management, Encumbrance Management, Commitments, and Grant Management
Bill of Materials, Invoicing, Landed Cost
Business Portal
Crystal Reports 9.0 Professional
Human Resources, Project Accounting
eConnect, Integration Manager, Modifier with VBA

Great Plains Professional Includes:

Advanced Distribution, Advanced Picking, Available to Promise, Demand Planner, Extended Pricing, Landed Cost, PO Generator, other “high-end” distribution functionality
eOrder and eExpense
Enterprise Reporting, FRx Forecaster and advanced FRx functionality
Sales Forecasting, Master Production Scheduling, Capacity Requirements Planning, Sales Configurator, Quality Assurance and Job Costing
Field Service
Account Level Security and Field Level Security

Note: This is not intended to be a complete list of functionality differences – please review the Microsoft Small Business Financials to Great Plains Feature comparison document for full details.

	Office Small Business Accounting	MBS Small Business Financials	Great Plains Standard	Great Plains Professional
System
Maximum number of users	Up to 5 concurrent users accessing the data at the same time	Supports an unlimited number of users, with a maximum of 10 concurrent users accessing the data at the same time	Supports an unlimited number of users, with a maximum of 10 concurrent users accessing the data at the same time	Supports an unlimited number of users accessing the data at the same time
Database	Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 Desktop Engine (2 gigabyte database maximum per company) Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (service pack 3a or later) No database limit	Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 Desktop Engine (2 gigabyte database maximum per company) Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (service pack 3a or later) No database limit	Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 Desktop Engine – service pack 3a or later (2 gigabyte database maximum per company) Microsoft Small Business Server Standard 2003 (2 gigabyte database maximum per company) Microsoft Small Business Server Premium 2003 (no database limit) Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (service pack 3a or later) No database limit	Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (service pack 4 or later) Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (service pack 3a or later) No database limit
Login	Integrated Windows Login	Auto Login	Required Login	Required Login
Backup and Restore	Built-in backup and restore feature	Built-in backup and restore feature	Built-in backup and restore feature	Built-in backup and restore feature
Security	Includes the ability to grant access to modules/tasks by role (ie. Administrator, owner, Office Manager, Accountant)	Includes the ability to grant or deny access to windows for each user either by entire module or by specific task	Includes the ability to grant or deny access to forms, windows, fields, and programs	Includes the ability to grant or deny access to forms, windows, fields, and programs
Currency	Single Currency	Single Currency; US or Canadian	Multicurrency available	Multicurrency available
User Classes	Not Available	Not Available	Includes the ability to set up user classes and assign new users to specific classes, reducing effort and time spent to set up new user records	Includes the ability to set up user classes and assign new users to specific classes, reducing effort and time spent to set up new user records
Posting	Pre-defined setup sends single transaction posting directly through to the general ledger. This is transparent to the end user.	Pre-defined setup sends batch/single transaction posting directly through to the general ledger, with the exception of payroll batches that post to the general ledger	User-defined, optional setup supports batch posting “To” or “Through” to the general ledger; single transactions post to the general ledger	User-defined, optional setup supports batch posting “To” or “Through” to the general ledger; single transactions post to the general ledger
Reminders Window	The Dashboard surfaces reminders for common tasks and business alerts.	Opens by default upon launch; organizes documents and tasks assigned by one or more users by due date	Opens by default upon launch; organizes documents and tasks assigned by one or more users by due date	Opens by default upon launch; organizes documents and tasks assigned by one or more users by due date
Letter Writing Wizard	Wizard for writing customer, vendor or employee letters. Ability to use customized Word templates.	Guided process for generating custom letters for vendor, customer, and employee mailings	Guided process for generating custom letters for vendor, customer, and employee mailings	Guided process for generating custom letters for vendor, customer, and employee mailings
Setup Wizards	Guided processes assist with setting up company, fiscal period, and account information	Guided processes assist with setting up company, fiscal period, and account information	No wizard. Includes comprehensive, user-defined setup features and functionality	No wizard. Includes comprehensive, user-defined setup features and functionality
Integration to MapPoint	Not Available with SBA but available with BCM	Available	Available	Available
Integration with Microsoft Small business Services	Integration with ListBuilder and BCM (Not SBA)	Services Bundle includes ListBuilder and Appointment Manager Integration with Small Business Manager. Retail Bundle includes Commerce Manager and List Builder integration to Small Business Manager	Not available	Not available
SmartTag Integration	Not available	Not available	Available	Available
Window Messenger Integration	Not available	Available	Not available	Not available
General Ledger
Number of GL accounts	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Accounts	Maximum 127 characters. Single level sub-account	Maximum: 25 characters, 5 segments(Financial accounts only)	Maximum: 66 characters, 10 segments (Financial and Statistical accounts)	Maximum: 66 characters, 10 segments (Financial and Statistical accounts)
Unit Accounts	Not available	Not available	Unit accounts can be used to track non-financial data	Unit accounts can be used to track non-financial data
Fixed/Variable Allocation Accounts	Not available	Fixed Allocation accounts can be used to track financial data, but not Variable Allocation accounts	Fixed and Variable Allocation accounts can be used to track financial data	Fixed and Variable Allocation accounts can be used to track financial data
Account Alias	Not available	Not available	An Account Alias for each account number can be defined, to assist in searching for a particular account	An Account Alias for each account number can be defined, to assist in searching for a particular account
Cash Flow Calendar	Full featured robust cash flow tool that shows current cash flow situation as well as the ability to carry out “What If” scenarios.	View the current month, jump from month to month, or enter a specific date to view current cash balances and predict future inflows and outflows	View the current month, jump from month to month, or enter a specific date to view current cash balances and predict future inflows and outflows	View the current month, jump from month to month, or enter a specific date to view current cash balances and predict future inflows and outflows
Miscellaneous Checks	Ability to write checks directly	Ability to write checks directly from Bank Reconciliation	Not available	Not available
Payroll
Employees	No hard limit, but solution is positioned to support <25 employees	Includes the ability to set up an unlimited number of employees, with system support for up to 100 active employees per company; purchase additional blocks of employees as needed up to 500 employees	Includes the ability to set up an unlimited number of employees, with system support for up to 500 active employees per company	Includes the ability to set up an unlimited number of employees
Workers Compensation	Includes Workers Compensation functionality	Includes Workers Compensation functionality	Includes Workers Compensation functionality	Includes Workers Compensation functionality
Payroll Setup	Includes guided payroll setup features	Includes guided payroll setup features	Includes user-defined setup features and functionality	Includes user-defined setup features and functionality
Shift Differentials	Not available	Not available	Available	Available
Human Resources
Number of employees	No hard limit, but solution is positioned to support <25 employees	Includes the ability to set up an unlimited number of employees, with system support for up to 100 active employees per company; purchase additional blocks of employees as needed up to 500 employees	Includes the ability to set up an unlimited number of employees, with system support for up to 500 active employees per company	Includes the ability to set up an unlimited number of employees
Applicant Management	Not Available	Not Available	Available	Available
Employee Management	Available through Payroll	Available through Payroll	Available	Available
Core HR functionality	Not Available	Not Available	Available	Available
Employee and Manager Self Service	Not Available	Not Available	Available for an equal number of HR or Payroll employee users up to 500 limit	Available; includes unlimited employee users
Project
Number of Projects and Contracts	Not Available	Not Available	Unlimited	Unlimited
Time and Expense Management	Not Available	Not Available	Available	Available
Billing	Not Available	Not Available	Available	Available
Payables
Number of Vendor Accounts	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Vendor Class	Supports the ability to set up vendor groups and assign new vendors to specific groups for tracking & reporting.	Not available	Supports the ability to set up vendor classes and assign new vendors to specific classes, reducing time and effort spent to set up new vendor records	Supports the ability to set up vendor classes and assign new vendors to specific classes, reducing time and effort spent to set up new vendor records
Aging Periods	Four pre-defined aging buckets, but the user can change the customize the aging bucket and period.	Four (4) pre-defined aging buckets, including the current aging bucket	Seven (7) user-specific aging buckets, including the current aging bucket	Seven (7) user-specific aging buckets, including the current aging bucket
Payables Checks	No wizard. Includes comprehensive, user-defined select check features and functionality	A Payables Check Wizard assists in selecting which vendors and document types to include in a check-run, and applies unapplied payments, credit memos and returns to selected vendors	No wizard. Includes comprehensive, user-defined select check features and functionality	No wizard. Includes comprehensive, user-defined select check features and functionality
Scheduled Payments	Not available	Not available	Includes the ability to create payment schedules, calculate interest and amortization amounts, and perform “what-if” scenarios to determine the impact of various interest rates, payment amounts, frequency and installment number changes	Includes the ability to create payment schedules, calculate interest and amortization amounts, and perform “what-if” scenarios to determine the impact of various interest rates, payment amounts, frequency and installment number changes
Receivables
Passwords	Not available	Not available	Includes the ability to set up a password for: maximum write off amount, waive finance charges, add a customer during transaction entry, print refund checks, change a customer’s status, and allow the customer to exceed their credit limit for greater security	Includes the ability to set up a password for: maximum write off amount, waive finance charges, add a customer during transaction entry, print refund checks, change a customer’s status, and allow the customer to exceed their credit limit for greater security
Receivables Statements	No wizard. Includes comprehensive, user-defined Receivable Statement options	A Receivables Statement Wizard assists in selecting date, form, and balance conditions, as well as specific sorts, restrictions, and the option to print select messages on Customer Statements	No wizard. Includes comprehensive, user-defined Receivable Statement options	No wizard. Includes comprehensive, user-defined Receivable Statement options
Receivable Statement Formats	Not Applicable	Blank Paper Long Form Short Form	Blank Paper User Definable Forms Long Form Short Form Side Form Short Form Continuous Side Form Continuous Multicurrency Long Form Multicurrency Blank Form	Blank Paper User Definable Forms Long Form Short Form Side Form Short Form Continuous Side Form Continuous Multicurrency Long Form Multicurrency Blank Form
Customer Types	Not available	Open Item customer types only	Balance Forward and Open Item customer types available	Balance Forward and Open Item customer types available
Customer Classes	Includes the ability to set up customer groups and assign new customers to specific groups. Allows for tracking the reporting.	Not available	Includes the ability to set up customer classes and assign new customers to specific classes, reducing time and effort spent setting up new customer records	Includes the ability to set up customer classes and assign new customers to specific classes, reducing time and effort spent setting up new customer records
Refund Checks	Includes the ability to create receivables debit memos for customers who have credit balances, as well as print refund checks for those customers.	Not available	Includes the ability to create receivables debit memos for customers who have credit balances, as well as print refund checks for those customers using Payables Management	Includes the ability to create receivables debit memos for customers who have credit balances, as well as print refund checks for those customers using Payables Management
Inventory Management
Unit of Measure	User can use the custom fields to setup unit of measure. (only used for tracking)	One unit of measure description	Includes the ability to set up multiple units of measure schedules for an inventory item	Includes the ability to set up multiple units of measure schedules for an inventory item
Price Levels	No price levels at item level. There are unlimited price levels at customer level.	Supports the ability to define up to 5 price levels per inventory item	Unlimited	Unlimited
Track Serial and Lot numbers	Supports manual assignment of serial or lot numbers to specific inventory items, enabling easy differentiation of similar items with the same item number	Supports manual assignment of serial or lot numbers to specific inventory items, enabling easy differentiation of similar items with the same item number	Supports automatic assignment of serial or lot numbers to specific inventory items, enabling easy differentiation of similar items with the same item number	Supports automatic assignment of serial or lot numbers to specific inventory items, enabling easy differentiation of similar items with the same item number
Item Classes	Includes the ability to set up item groups and assign new items to specific groups. Enables easy tracking & reporting.	Not available	Includes the ability to set up item classes and assign new items to specific classes, reducing time and effort spent setting up new item records	Includes the ability to set up item classes and assign new items to specific classes, reducing time and effort spent setting up new item records
Warehouse Locations	Not available	Includes one pre-defined warehouse site	Includes the ability to set up multiple warehouse sites.	Includes the ability to set up multiple warehouse sites.
Quantity Types	Includes On Hand, on Purchase Order & on Sales Order.	Includes On Hand, Allocated, Available, Back Ordered, On Purchase Orders, and Drop Ship PO quantity types.	Includes On Hand, Allocated, Available, Sold, Returned, In Use, In Service, Damaged, Back Ordered, Requisitioned, On Order, and Drop Ship PO quantity types	Includes On Hand, Allocated, Available, Sold, Returned, In Use, In Service, Damaged, Back Ordered, Requisitioned, On Order, and Drop Ship PO quantity types
Cost Methods	FIFO	Includes FIFO Perpetual, LIFO Perpetual, and Average cost methods.	Includes FIFO Perpetual, LIFO Perpetual, Average, FIFO Periodic, and LIFO Periodic cost methods	Includes FIFO Perpetual, LIFO Perpetual, Average, FIFO Periodic, and LIFO Periodic cost methods
ABC Analysis	Not Available	Not Available	The ABC Analysis wizard assists in analyzing item usage and prioritizing items, helping users manage inventory more effectively	The ABC Analysis wizard assists in analyzing item usage and prioritizing items, helping users manage inventory more effectively
Item Types	Includes Inventory, non-inventory, service & Kit	Includes Stock Item, Discontinued Item, Kit Item, Miscellaneous Charge, Service, and Labor item types.	Includes Sales Inventory, Discontinued, Miscellaneous, Kit, Service, and Flat Fee item types	Includes Sales Inventory, Discontinued, Miscellaneous, Kit, Service, and Flat Fee item types
Assemblies	Not Available.	All Item Types with the exception of Kits can be added as Components to an Assembly – including: Stock Item, Discontinued Item, Misc Charge, Service, Labor as well as Assembly, which will be indicated as a subassembly	Includes the ability to enter bills of materials for all the Sales /Inventory items in inventory that are manufactured, as well as create phantom bills for kit items	Includes the ability to enter bills of materials for all the Sales /Inventory items in inventory that are manufactured, as well as create phantom bills for kit items
Multi-Bin	Not Available	Not Available	Includes the ability to not only track items within inventory sites, but also track item quantities in bins that reside within each site	Includes the ability to not only track items within inventory sites, but also track item quantities in bins that reside within each site
Landed Cost	Not Available	Not Available	Includes the ability to create a group or collection of landed cost records. Creating groups of landed costs enables the user to assign several landed costs to an item at once	Includes the ability to create a group or collection of landed cost records. Creating groups of landed costs enables the user to assign several landed costs to an item at once
Purchase Order Processing
Drop Ship Purchase Orders	Not available	Includes the ability to deliver goods directly from a vendor to a customer. The item will not be physically received or sold from inventory	Includes the ability to deliver goods directly from a vendor to a customer. The item will not be physically received or sold from inventory	Includes the ability to deliver goods directly from a vendor to a customer. The item will not be physically received or sold from inventory
Document Types	Purchase Order, Receipt, Receipt/Invoice, Invoice, Credit Memo	Purchase Order, Shipment, Invoice, Shipment/Invoice	Purchase Order, Receipt, Receipt/Invoice, Invoice, Drop Shipment, Blanket, Drop Ship Blanket	Purchase Order, Receipt, Receipt/Invoice, Invoice, Drop Shipment, Blanket, Drop Ship Blanket
PO Returns	Includes the ability to adjust items from inventory that have previously been received, or to decrease the amount owed to the vendor due to previous purchase order invoice activity	Not available	Includes the ability to remove items from inventory that have previously been received, or to decrease the amount owed to the vendor due to previous purchase order invoice activity	Includes the ability to remove items from inventory that have previously been received, or to decrease the amount owed to the vendor due to previous purchase order invoice activity
Automatic Purchase Order Generation	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Available
Buyers	Not Available	Not Available	Available	Available
Dates Tracked	Includes automatic tracking of required date, purchase order date, and promised date	Includes automatic tracking of required date, purchase order date, and promised date	Includes automatic tracking of requisition date, required date, purchase order date, promised date, promise shipped date, released date, and released by date	Includes automatic tracking of requisition date, required date, purchase order date, promised date, promise shipped date, released date, and released by date
Combined Inquiry	Provides a combined view in one window for both items received & bills	Provides a combined view in one window for both purchase order and payables detailed information	Provides separate inquiry views for purchase order and payables transactional information	Provides separate inquiry views for purchase order and payables transactional information
User defined fields	Not Available	Includes two (2) user defined fields	Includes thirty-five (35) user defined fields	Includes thirty-five (35) user defined fields
Sales Order Processing
Document Types	Quotes, Orders, Invoices, Returns	Quotes, Orders, Invoices, Returns (Backordered items remain on the order until fulfillment, when they can be manually transferred to invoice)	Quotes, Orders, Invoices, Returns, Backorders	Quotes, Orders, Invoices, Returns, Backorders, Fulfillment Order
Bulk Order Processing	Not available	Available	Available	Available
Process Holds	Not available	Not available	Includes the ability to set up process holds (user-defined restrictions that control the processing of sales documents at different stages of the sales cycle)	Includes the ability to set up process holds (user-defined restrictions that control the processing of sales documents at different stages of the sales cycle)
Separate Fulfillment Process	No-Automatic fulfillment	No-Automatic fulfillment	Provides the user the flexibility of a separate fulfillment process	Provides the user the flexibility of a separate fulfillment process
User Defined Fields	Not available	Two (2) user defined fields	Seventeen (17) user defined fields	Seventeen (17) user defined fields
Commissions	Includes the ability to set up records for all salespeople and view sales broken out by salesperson.	Includes the ability to set up records for all salespeople and view commissioned sales with updated and accurate commission reports, using Microsoft Excel	Includes the ability to set up records for all salespeople and territories and enter, edit, and split salesperson commissions for accurate tracking. Reports can be viewed within the application where commission date is stored	Includes the ability to set up records for all salespeople and territories and enter, edit, and split salesperson commissions for accurate tracking. Reports can be viewed within the application where commission date is stored
Combined Inquiry	Provides separate windows for sales order processing and receivables information	Provides a combined view in one window for both sales and receivables information	Provides separate inquiry views for sales order processing and receivables transactional information	Provides separate inquiry views for sales order processing and receivables transactional information
Sales Order to Purchase Order Integration	Not Available	Not Available	Available	Available
Fixed Assets
Books	Not Available	3 Pre-Defined Books (Amount, Corporate, Tax)	Unlimited	Unlimited
User Defined Fields	Not Available	2	15	15
Depreciation Projects	Not Available	Not Available	Available	Available
Mass Transactions	Not Available	Mass Depreciation only	Available	Available
Reporting
Business Analytics	Advanced Financial Analysis	Advanced Financial Analysis	Advanced Financial Analysis	Advanced Financial Analysis FRx Forecaster
Ability to add fields to a report	Custom fields added to records are picked up in reports	Available	Available	Available
Reporting Tools	Full featured built in report generator with the ability to customize the look and fields. The user can save customize report definitions.	SmartList Advanced Financial Analysis Report Writer Crystal Reports Standard Edition FRx Financial Reporter	SmartList Report Writer Crystal Reports Professional Edition FRx Financial Reporter (Designer User) FRx Drill Down Viewer Advanced Financial Analysis	SmartList Report Writer Crystal Reports Professional Edition All FRx Components Advanced Financial Analysis
Toolsets
Customization and Integration Tools	Visual Studio .NET compatible SDK available for integration. Import wizard, integration thru VS.NET for Excel, Word.	Dexterity (available through a Microsoft Business Solution Partner) SQL Direct Access Import Wizard Migration Wizard	Modifier with VBA eConnect Integration Manager Integration Assistant for Excel SQL Direct Access	Modifier with VBA eConnect Integration Manager Integration Assistant for Excel SQL Direct Access Dexterity
Professional Services
Support and Services	Support consistent with Office model: Unlimited installation support plus 2 free incidents over product lifetime 5 support incidents prepaid plan (approx $150/year) Unlimited incidents prepaid plan (approx $250/year) Training: In application training Manual Office online courses Webinars MS Learning book Services: Payroll Credit card processing Checks and forms bCentral services	Support: Standard A plan includes two support incidents with a 3-hour guaranteed response time (for system list price of $3000 or more only). Affordable pre-paid packs of support incidents Training: Standard A includes eLearning Foundation Library. Training Manuals available	Support: Customers can choose the service plan that’s right for their business – from Standard A, Standard B and Premier Services All service plans guaranteed response times (1 or 3 hours) Most service plans include educational elements Affordable pre-paid packs of support incidents Access to award-winning Web site Training: eLearning Foundation Library eCourses Training Kits Small Business Financials Procedures Training Manuals Classroom Training	Support: Customers can choose the service plan that’s right for their business – from Standard A, Standard B and Premier Services All service plans include choice of guaranteed response times (1 or 3 hours) Most service plans include educational elements Affordable pre-paid packs of support incidents Access to award-winning Web site Training: eLearning Foundation Library eCourses Training Kits Small Business Financials Procedures Training Manuals Classroom Training

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