Archives February 2017

We recommend you to take a look in the lesson company on the month end receivable management checklist, where you should get the idea on the sequence.  Recommended steps are: Aging, Reconcile to GL, Assess Finance Charges, Print Statements, Transfer Sales Commissions, and Remove Paid Transactions.  Before you start Aging, we recommend you to print out Unapplied Documents report in RM, this is one of the options available for Sales Analysis report type.  When you have this report, check if some of the legitimate payments might be forgotten to be applied to customer outstanding Invoices, Service/Repair, Debit Memos, or Finance Charges.  When you are done with that, you should be ready for Aging.  Let’s review these steps in some details:

1. Aging – this procedure classifies customer documents as being specific number of days old (if by document date is selected in RM Setup Aging Periods are selected by Document Date) or past due (if setting in RM by Due Date respectively).  Aging is dedicated to customer statements, where you may decide to give your customers some time, before running aging – when you print historical aged trial balance report, it does aging automatically just for the purpose of the report, not affecting the Aging process described in this paragraph.  Let now move on the next step in the Reconcile to GL

2. Reconcile to GL.  This is very advanced tool, available in recent versions of GP: 2010, 10.0, 9.0 (we are not sure about version 8.0).  As this tool is available with the same for selecting either Receivables or Payables – it is located in Financial Routines section.  Please, include all the Account Receivable accounts on the right side (and if you are allowing term discounts, include those accounts as well)  When you click on process button, it will create Excel worksheet for you, where you should see matched transactions (posted GL entry via audit trail and other information is linked to the RM transaction), potentially matched (typically where audit trail is not correct, when you potentially post transaction originated directly in GL to catch up the distribution from RM invoice, etc.) and unmatched transactions (where guessing doesn’t allow GP to classify something as potentially matching).  You will see at the bottom beginning and ending balances in both modules: General Ledger and Receivable Management.  Please, note, that Reconcile to GL is just a report, it doesn’t do anything – it is up to you to decide on the corrections

3. Finance Charges.  If you sell on account to your customers, financial charges might be important mechanism to remind the customers about past due balance and the contract agreements.  Financial Charges seem to be absolutely necessary, when you are using Scheduled Payments in RM (leasing, consumer credit sales with payment schedules).  Grace period is often a good idea.  For example, you may asses finance charges on the balances in 30 days past due or older.  Well, now we are ready to print customer statements

4. Print Receivables Statements.  In some cases statement is considered as invoice, in other scenarios it might be just an information document.  You have several forms to select for the printable document: Long, Short, Side, User-definable, On Blank form, Short or Side Continuous, and two multicurrency forms.  From this window (Sales Routines Statements) you can also access Messages setup form, where you can define messages relevant to the specific statement lines: NSF, Finance Charges, over 90 days old, etc.  If you are on GP version 2010/11.0 – there is additional option for you to email statement automatically (there is MAPI email requirements at this time, March 2010).  There are numerous parameter on the Statement printing form, such as Print For, Select Dates, your company address ID to be printed on the Statement, etc.  You can reprint statements (when it was lost in mail or customer indicates, that they don’t have it – Reprint Statements checkbox should be marked in RM setup form)

5. How to modify Statement form?  This could be done in Report Writer, use the same technic, as modifying more traditionally customizable reports, such as SOP Blank Invoice Form.  You can place your company graphical logo on the statement, if required

6. Transfer Sales Commissions and other possible routines to consider at the end of the calendar month.  Transfer Sales Commissions marks the commissions as Paid (allowing you to do such changes as delete Sales Person).  Another possible routine is Write Off Documents, where you may decide to forgive your customers, who sent you check with few dollars short.  Plus, consider printing and archiving Period-End Reports: Sales Summary, Sales Analysis, Tax Period Report

7. Paid Transactions Removal, this routine moves paid (completely applied) sales document from open (RM2XXXXX) to historical (RM3XXXXX) tables.  Please, note that check clearing might take a week or more, it is impossible to apply NSF procedure to the payments, transferred to the history.  This is why on the Paid Transactions Removal form you have separate cutoff date for Checks.  Here, please be sure that you have track history check boxes marked, otherwise Paid Transaction Removal will simply delete documents

8. Close Fiscal Period for RM.  This is optional, but very good idea to disable posting accounts receivable and Sales Order Processing documents for the closed fiscal period

9. Customer Statements in older versions of Great Plains, eEnterprise, GP select on Pervasive SQL 2000, Ctree or Btrieve.  This publication still could be used as guidelines, however such new features as Reconcile to GL (with Excel report produced), Emailing the statements and some others might not be available for your version.  If you are using Great Plains Accounting for DOS, Windows and Mac (9.5, 9.2 and earlier) – customer statement preparation procedure is different there

Source by Andrew Karasev

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) has seen many advances in its technology since it first came onto the market and these days it is one of the most sophisticated and commonly used types of call centre software existing. Facilitated by all kinds of companies throughout the world, the main purpose of the system is to deal with the large numbers of calls that some organizations of a particular nature can experience and is humanly impossible to handle. A sophisticated IVR system will minimize a company’s costs and help it to make the customers experience pleasanter and the employees’ job easier and less stressful.

IVR systems are able to differentiate between commands, whether they are input via the dial pad or as a voice command. The system recognizes the input and working through a flow chart either proceeds by asking another question or redirects you to the correct department. IVR systems are most suitable for any task whereby the instruction can be separated and put into a simple menu option. In telecommunications they prove very capable and dependable in handling large numbers of phone calls.

Interactive Voice Response systems can save an organization a lot of valuable time and expense as well as staff resources.IVR appliances are generally used in telephone banking industries, for credit card transactions and televoting, a company that utilizes such a system can extend its business hours to round the clock if necessary. Organizations that are inclined to receive thousands of calls every day, such as call centres, need to have a way of dealing with all these calls so customers are not waiting for lengthy periods of time to talk to customer service. This will only make them frustrated and angry, something no company wants. This could be an embassy where the customer requires passport and visa information for a particular destination or a bank where the caller just needs to check their balance and have no particular need to talk to anyone, they just need the information. Automated systems can be enormously useful in dealing with these kinds of enquiries and save the organization and the customer a lot of time. Considering the choice between an employed staff to deal with the calls, or an automated system, the latter is more cost-effective.

IVR systems can vary greatly in the way they work and this depends mainly on the cost, the cheaper the system the more basic functions you can expect and vise versa. In a basic model expect simple commands such as to say the number of the option required or press 1 for….press 2 for….dial pad command. The more advanced systems ask for names, dates of birth and your address and recognize the answers, so speeding the whole process up greatly. These kinds of systems are appropriate for information only situations where the same information is needed over and over again and can provide it a lot faster than if the phones would be manually answered.

Call centres are the main users of IVR systems and use them to identify and redirect the user to the correct department where their enquiry can then be dealt with. The capacity to categorize their customers means that the organization can then change their services in order to suit clients’ needs and requirements.

IVR software can be used to handle the millions of people calling in to vote for TV game shows, the most popular being Pop Idol and Big Brother. IVRs are also useful for mobile users who are calling to register a new ringtone or logo for their phone, anyone calling to ask about the weather forecast for the following day or their stars for that week will come across an automated system.

IVR systems are installed in-house and taken care of by the IVR provider who incorporates the system through the client’s network.

Anyone looking for call centre software for their organization using voice recognition and any other advanced applications that use speech recognition and voice biometrics should research online for professional services.

Source by Michiel Van Kets

Software like Ivybot and technology have made significant strides over the years and is making it a whole lot easier for forex traders to play and analyze the market. Just the fact that people know there are things out there to help make it a lot easier for people to understand how to invest their money the right way. Over the years as I have been trading, I have found quite a few different strategies that can give you a decent ROI. However, just by following a few tips that I have learned from very successful forex traders I have been able to get a much larger ROI. Emotional trading is not a good way to trade. This is another thing that the Ivybot software has helped people do is to take the emotion out of their trades, so that there is not a biased opinion. This is a huge benefit for people who are new to the market and have problems controlling emotion trades. One of the best advantages to currency trading software like Ivybot is the incontrovertible fact that it takes emotional trading just about completely out of the picture. Currency trading is a massive market but a large amount of folks have lost giant quantities of money based entirely on the indisputable fact that they were making emotional trades. A great benefit to using automatic Foreign exchange software like Ivybot is the undeniable fact that it essentially can limit any losses that you will have. When you are trading by hand if you do not know what you are doing, all your funds may be lost from your account overnite. A pal of mine that sure is a Currency exchange trader claimed it better than I am able to say it. He announced that having the ability to use automated trading software like Ivybot let him to make moneymaking trades while not having to learn each single technical facet of currency trading.

Source by jamiehanson

BaxTek Solutions, (www.BaxTek.com) a leading Systems Integrators has found that many clients in the manufacturing, distribution, and warehousing sectors are gaining value from RF handhelds. Among the many platform choices for directing work in a distribution centers, adding voice to handhelds offers options for making a team more efficient and extending performance.

Wayne Baxter, President of the BaxTek Solutions noted, “Deciding on the best fit can be challenging.  Clients must weigh the cost/benefit and performance tradeoffs between using voice-only wearable computers and voice-enabled handheld devices.   There are many processes inside the warehouse that can be performed more efficiently with the implementation of Voice-Directed Distribution. We’ve found that for our clients Vocollect offers a variety of commercial, off-the-shelf applications to add voice to order selection, replenishments, put-aways, transfers and receiving.”

Baxter added, “Extend Voice-Directed Distribution goes beyond intensive, full-time use to other applications where voice adds value. Now the same people who perform multiple operations can use screen displays for some applications, and add voice for others – choosing the right tool for the job.   Companies are able to enhance performance from receiving/loading to dock operations by combining voice into handheld applications.  Distribution centers combine full-time voice-only users and voice-enabled handheld users operating seamlessly under one roof. They use a single WMS connection, a single user and device management console; and the same standard applications – all the way down to the voice prompts. Voice-directed warehouse solutions have empowered companies in new and exciting ways, and they achieve efficiencies that translate into true operational gains at all levels.”

BaxTek Solutions represents all major Auto ID hardware manufactures (including LXE, Zebra, Motorola, Datamax, Intermec, Vocollect, Alien, Cisco, Unitech, Datalogic, Honeywell, and Sato.)  Software solutions include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), asset tracking, inventory tracking, custom, and mobile applications such as, DSD (direct store delivery) and field service. BaxTek Solutions’ diverse customer base includes manufacturers, distributors, as well as firms involved in logistics, mobility, and government projects.  BaxTek Solutions’ team of project managers and engineers take a partnership approach to every project, achieving a rapid return on investment for clients.

BaxTek Solutions

www.baxtek.com

Tina Nagaitis

Marketing Manager

Solutions@BaxTek.com

866 722 9835

Source by Thomas Cutler

Windows 7 continues using a registry similar to that of windows XP. In the same way, with frequent installing or removing Programs, the registry will keep bloating, which will not only be a waste of hard disk space, but will affect system boot speed and the efficiency of the registry access in programs running. So, the first thing to maintain the registry is cleaning up it. I will introduce two ways.

Method 1:Clean up registry manually, which contains 5 steps

Method 2 Clean up registry by a professional registry cleaner

Method 1: Clean up registry manually

Step 1: Rebuild registry

The registry file use a way similar to database records that when delete a key at a certain time, just removed the logo, but not the actual information. The information is still retained in the registry file; of course, the space occupied by the key will not be released. After a period of time, the registry will be significant growth in volume. However, rebuilding the registry is a good method to reduce the volume of registry.

First, click START menu, run the regedit program, export the whole registry from the Registry menu and then save it as new.reg. Then go into the state of pure DOS by using use DOS boot disk, and rebuild the registry through the command “C: Windows regedit / c new.reg”. The parameter “/ c” express that re-generate the entire registry from the specified file in the later. The reconstruction of the registry files are often much smaller than the original ones, so you can optimize the registry.

Step 2: Delete useless registry files

There are many useless programs in Windows registry. You can find and delete those sub keys which have been deleted under primary keys “HKET_LOCAL_MACHINESoftware” and “HKET_CURRENT_USERSoftware. And you can also delete unnecessary key values. For example, you can delete languages and input methods under the primary key “HKET_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlKeyboardlayouts”.

Step 3: Remove invalid files association

The contents related with files association the registry file are stored in the key “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT”, whose “a-z” section is used to define the file type and “A-Z” section is used to record the application that open the files. Generally speaking, when the second section of the keys opens a suspicious key, if there is no content in sub key, then this key is empty.

Step 4: Remove rudimental key of uninstalled software

Much software will leave some useless information in the registry files after uninstallation. They are generally stored in the keys “HLEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software” and “HKEY_CURRENT_USERS _T (Software AppEvents EventsLabels . Default”. You can find and completely remove the residual information of the uninstalled software.

Step 5: Delete redundant DLL files

A number of useless DLL file information or VxD file information can be found through registry, after delete which the system can improve the operation efficiency . The specific approach is to open key “KHEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software Microsoft CurrentVersion SharedDLLS” in the registry, the project under the sub-key contains the number of applications that shared this DLL files. If a DLL file corresponding to the number zero, it means that it is no longer useful to system, you can delete it without worry.

Method 2:Clean up registry by a professional registry cleaner

The method 1 seems too complicated to many people who are unfamiliar with windows registry. They may easily remove important keys. The best choice I think is to use a professional registry cleaner.

To choose a registry cleaner, the most important thing is that it should be a safe and stable one to operating system. It won’t delete useful files from our computers and then strongly impact computer performance. It should have a powerful function of fixing registry errors and optimizing registry. Personally, I like Wondershare registry optimizer which has integrated functions like clean and optimize registry, IE manager, Stat up manager, uninstall manager and back up tools. It is very easy to use, just click START button, your registry will be clean up soon. What’s more, you can use its additional functions to optimize registry and system. For example, Wondershare registry optimizer has a fixing function, by which you can fix registry errors.

It is very easy to use, and can be divided into 4 parts: registry cleaner, privacy cleaner, shortcuts cleaner and restore.

I will introduce the operation of the main cleaning function.

registry cleaner is used to scan and clean your cluttered registry. Simply click the scan button to run a comprehensive or customized scanning through Windows registry.

After scanning your Registry, there will be a brief report for it. Click Continue button to clean the unnecessary information.

Click continue button, you will see all errors with different risk ranks and you can choose to repair them or not.

Click repair button, you will see the same dialogue window like the below one. You have easily and quickly fix all your registry errors.

The registry optimizer can also optimize system, clean privacy, remove useless shortcuts, and make backup for your computer. If you want to know more information about it, just have a try.

Source by Samaire Cage

Are you experiencing a runtime error 102? Runtime error 102 is a very general trouble for Windows users which crashes occasionally. They are normally caused by problems within the Windows registry, where the runtime files are located. No matter what, it is still an error – something you shouldn’t have to deal with, and I will tell you how to deal with runtime error 102.

The Windows registry – the unknown important part of any computer, could be the main culprit of the runtime error 102 in a computer. Invalid entries left by bad installs, orphaned embedded keys and null values left behind by removed programs are just some of problems that can cause the 102 error. Add to that the possibility of adware, malware and viruses going deep into the registry and painting it gaudy colors, adding code and fragmenting the entire registry are core causes of runtime error 102.

Runtime error 102 originate in the registry, every time you install or uninstall a program, a ‘signature’ of the process was registered in the Windows registry. With so many combinations of records that overlap each other – especially warm installation, you will get a registry that is full of broken entries. These corrupted files will make Windows confused every time you try to start any program for that matter.

What you need to do is to also, get a good registry cleaner to clean out the problems that it has placed in your registry. If you do ignore this, you will be affected by either the same few problems cropping up or a global slowdown of your computer system. A registry cleaner is a good ‘minesweeper’ of problems left behind by viruses, malware and adware which have been removed from your system. There are many available online and it is just a matter of logging on and downloading them to make Runtime Error 102 disappear for good.

If you want to check your computer for runtime error 102 then you can download a rated registry cleaner and scan your computer for Free. Not only fixing the runtime error 102, you will notice a jump in your overall computer speed.

Source by SonjaFlye

Airsoft, like paintball, is a sport usually played outdoors and can be dangerous. So getting the right equipment so that you are prepared to play, and kept safe is important. Let’s go over some of the gear that can really take your airsoft play to the next level.

Face Mask

Arguably the most valuable protection gear in airsoft, the face mask will serve to protect your eyes and face from injury by airsoft BBs and other obstructions in the bush. A full face mask is recommended, however as a minimum you should have the goggles in order to protect your eyes. Losing an eye in an airsoft game would just be senseless.

Tactical Vest

For mil-sim games, the tactical vest will serve as your carry on in the field. Getting a tactical vest with many pockets for storing extra clips, BB rounds, flashlights, knives, radios and perhaps even a snack is worth its weight in gold. Also, with higher end vests, the thick material and supplies you are carry will serve to help protect you from getting hit and perhaps hurt from an enemy player.

Holsters

Depending on your intents, there are lots of holsters to choose from. For mil-sims, a leg holster might be the preferred holster, due to the player already having a tactical vest, and not able to handle an additional load on his shoulders. But for police training, a shoulder holster is ideal, providing not only a holster for the airsoft pistol, but also a compartment for additional clips, etc on the other shoulder. When combined with a belt holster, the police trainee can store that extra sidearm that may be necessary in an advanced situation training session.

Source by nanchu

“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged and increased constantly or it vanishes” – Peter F. Drucker. Choo Sense –Making knowledge management model id focused on three important aspects Sense Making, Knowledge has to be improved, challenged and increased constantly or it vanishes knowledge creating and Decision making skills. But there is another knowledge management model called Boisot I-Space model which is based on the key concept of information which is good and that is different from physical asset. It was proposed and introduced by Boisot for refining Knowledge management processes and strategies for the development of information and knowledge base to circulate a consistent flow of information between different dimensions.

Boisot distinguish information from data by emphasizing that information is what an observer will extract from data as a function of his or her expectations or prior knowledge. This model can be perceived as a three dimensional cube with three different dimensions: from uncodified to codified, from concrete to abstract, from undiffused to diffuse.

Boisot proposes a Social Learning cycle (SLC) that adopts the I-Space to model the dynamic flow of knowledge through a series of six stages. First stage is scanning here the wisdom is gained generally available or diffused data. Second stage is problem solving, problems are solved offering structure and coherence to these insights as knowledge becomes codified. Third stage is abstraction, here the newly codified wisdom is generalized to a wide range of situations as knowledge becomes more abstract. Fourth stage is diffusion, here the new wisdom are shared with a target population in a codified and abstract form as knowledge becomes diffused. Fifth stage is Absorption, here the newly codified insights are applied to a variety of situations generating new learning experience as knowledge is absorbed and produce learnt behavior and so uncodified or tacit. Sixth and the final stage is impacting, here the abstract knowledge becomes fixed in concrete practices, for example in artifacts, rule or behavior patterns as knowledge becomes concrete.

In software development, Boisot’s knowledge model consider organizations a living organisms. Their process of growing and developing knowledge assets within organizations is always changing.

That means that companies need to adopt a dynamic knowledge management strategy which accommodates the dynamic nature of the organizational learning cycle.

“Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information – “Peter F Drucker.

Source by Roy Jain

The closest relationship of a software company is with its client and to maintain a close knit relationship, the company needs to understand as its utmost priority to implement and execute the client’s requirement. At a stage when Business firms are striving to become unique achievers, a simple software package with readymade applications may restrict their winning possibilities.

For procuring uniqueness in Business objectives, customized or customer-friendly software is the best option. The role played by custom software development brings output as desired by the client. Customized software is prepared on the basis of the requirements and preferences of the client.

Tailor-made software prepared using the latest technology, only for the client’s purpose and not for the masses is what custom software development. Any complication or disapproval of the client that stems out can be modified at the time of preparation of the software with the client’s consent and this is where the foremost advantage of custom software development lies.

Once the product is made and sold to the client, there is no need to modify the custom software as it is already made for perfection. In case of a pre-developed software package, a client may have to go through a rigorous process of restructuring their objective in order to compliment the software application (which is generally not preferred).

Otherwise, they may have to contact the software manufacturer for modifications in the existing software to suit the requirements. This steals a lot of valuable time and money. The customized software is made for a single buyer or a group (a business firm) and thus the entire cost of development has to be borne by one customer which is not the case with off-the-shelf software.

Post-development, custom software saves time as the client does not require modifying the package. The time consumed during the preparation of custom software may be more. But, this should not be a hurdle in choosing between pre-developed and custom software for a business firm’s specific purpose as the product’s life cycle may stretch during the development stages. And why does it happen?

This is because; to procure perfect custom software as the end product requires rigorous probing to understand, analyze and accurately implement the ideas to shape up into a product. Again, pre-developed software may benefit in less expenditure, but the high cost during the development of custom software is due to intrinsic research and excess requirements as the product has to be a client desired output.

The output brings desired business results. Some of the examples of custom software development include software for mobile phones (phone access, automated mail triggers on event, interfacing with extreme systems and high security reports), custom data base design and web applications (constructing company websites).

A dedicated custom software company stays in constant touch with the client via tele-conference, phone or email and chat, irrespective of being offshore or onshore. This is the most important task as the needs can be communicated frequently and no scope for doubts is created. Both pre-development and post-development of the custom software require communication.

The former would provide the software company with information needed to start the development and the latter would be required to explain the working of a software application and also to remove any possible discrepancies.

The utilization of custom software procures faster, quality business results for the cost savings. A process-driven working model is followed by such companies which also involves pilot run and quality assurance tests.

The team involved in developing custom software has sound domain knowledge and also is well aware of the competitors in the business. In a fast paced business world where every firm is ready to outdo the other, working with a software that suits and is modified to the company’s needs and preferences is a viable option or lets say is a customized option.

Source by Warren Yarnall

The following tutorial shows you how to capture image from video and save them as jpeg, png and even pdf.

We’ll use the PS3 Game Devil May Cry 4 Final Blue-ray Trailer.

1) Open the video file by clicking the FILE -> OPEN menu item or the OPEN button directly,

2) You’ll see 7 thumbnails on the bottom of the main window of IM Video Image Capture,

3) In most cases, you can click on the thumbnail to seek to the frame, but if you want to be more accurate about location, you can drag the slider directly to the frame. In addition, you can also click the STEP ONE FRAME button or just seek to any frame with the keyboard direction keys,

4) Create a new category for the video, or use an existing one,

5) Seek to favorite frame and click the CAPTURE button to capture it,

6) Click the OK button to save captured frame into built-in image library,

7) Now you can find the frame in the built-in image library,

8) Right-click on the highlighted item and select SAVE menu item to save the frame as bmp, jpeg or png images,

9) You can also export the frame as PDF, or windows wallpaper directly, or even you can export the whole category to an online album.

Thanks for your watching!

Source by Ken Thomas