Register OnDemand Searching for a new ERP system is challenging. That is why Acumatica is here to help. Analyzing traditional (legacy) ERP providers and leading Cloud ERP providers (like Acumatica) presents challenges in comparing the essential criteria that will help you determine which solution fits your needs better. Featuring: Phoenix Renovation and Restoration, Inc. … Read more
Many manufacturing ERP software systems are as embedded within organizations as the production equipment that powers them. Just like machinery that doesn’t evolve with the times, an ERP system can become outdated and painfully inefficient. And just as outdated equipment can slow down your whole production line, an outdated ERP system can keep your entire … Read more
How to Choose Between Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Your spreadsheets are in shambles. Your documents are in disarray. Your accounting is atrocious. Your customer service is crumbling. It’s definitely time for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Now the question is, with so many types of enterprise resource planning systems to choose from, which one? … Read more
Top Features & Improvements in the Latest Acumatica 2023 R1 Update Acumatica, the cloud-based ERP system, has released its latest version, Acumatica 2023 R1, with several new features and improvements. This new version is designed to make business management more efficient and effective, and to help users streamline their processes and improve their bottom line. … Read more
Auditing Feature Summary Let’s start with a refresher on what Auditing is in Acumatica and how to set it up. Acumatica’s ERP allows a user to track changes made to almost any Acumatica field. Let’s say you want to track whenever a credit line value is changed for a customer and when the Address Line … Read more
Many of our Acumatica clients have vendors with multiple locations and some of them require all billings to be sent to the individual location or you might run into other vendors that have different account managers who need to be contacted. This document will show you how to accommodate these vendor scenarios by customizing the … Read more
COLLABORATE, INNOVATE, ACCELERATE Connect with customers, partners, industry analysts, and Acumatica executives. Acumatica Summit is the perfect excuse to get away and stay at a luxurious resort in sunny Las Vegas. Not only do you get to enjoy everything the Wynn Las Vegas has to offer, from fine dining, casinos, golf club, spa, and shopping, … Read more
What is Log4j? Cyber attackers are making hundreds of attempts every minute to try and exploit a critical security vulnerability in the Java logging library, Apache Log4j. The Log4j flaw (also now known as “Log4Shell”) is a vulnerability that can allow unauthenticated remote code execution and access to servers. Log4j is used in many forms … Read more
There really is not much users need to do to close the year in Acumatica; the financial year is closed automatically when you close the last period of the financial year. Thus, you should close the last period only when the company is ready to close the financial year. From a closing standpoint, the year-end … Read more
We are all called upon, on occasion, to wear different hats and be responsible for things that may be outside the realm of our traditional job tasks. There is nothing wrong with learning something new and taking on additional responsibility, unless you are juggling more than what you can handle. Just because you can balance … Read more
If it seems like we just got back from Acumatica Summit 2021, it’s because we did! COVID craziness kicked back the annual January event into July this year, but Acumatica Summit returns again to the winter time slot for 2022 – January 23rd through the 28th. We suspect the folks at Acumatica just wanted to … Read more
The Inter-Continental Cigar Corporation (ICC) was established in 1996 and is one of the fastest growing companies in the US cigar market. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, ICC is home to one of the largest cooler and freezer facilities in the US. Its salesforce covers the entire continental United States and Al Capone cigars are available … Read more
Businesses and organizations outgrowing entry-level accounting software and those running legacy ERP applications struggle to adapt to today’s rapidly changing business environment. As a result, companies are hampered by high IT costs for one-off integrations and intrusive customizations, providing minimal functionality to grow into new markets. Modern cloud ERP applications like Acumatica empower businesses and … Read more
OK, is anyone else constantly thinking about reporting? Just me? Well in case there are more of you out there – let’s talk reporting in Acumatica. Acumatica’s out-of-the-box reporting tool is called ARM, or Analytical Report Manager, if you want to use its full name. This native reporting tool is one of the many reasons … Read more
This is the second consecutive year of an event that we all hope won’t become an annual one: the IRS announced changes yet again to the 1099-NEC form. There are minor changes to some boxes, and the 1099-NEC form is now three forms per page (where last year it was two). Form 1099-NEC sizing: there … Read more
How much does Acumatica cost? Acumatica ERP is not a one-size fits all solution. Unlike many other ERP software applications that charge per user, Acumatica charges on a consumption basis. I’m Christine, an Account Executive here at Crestwood Associates. As an Acumatica Gold Certified partner and reseller, I am here to help you determine if … Read more
Acumatica ERP Business Events provide a powerful platform to monitor data and events and to create actions such as an email notification or an import scenario. For example, check out some of our other blogs posts on business event scenarios: Using Business Events for Approval Reminders in Acumatica Using Business Events to Create Transactions – … Read more
Today we get a little technical! This blog will walk you through how to add a new report to any form in Acumatica. We will use the Sales Order form as an example. Note on using the Workflow Engine: The steps below are applicable for forms supporting a new workflow engine. Since the Sales Orders form supports the … Read more
Often our success stories highlight a customer’s journey through choosing a new ERP system (Acumatica or Dynamics 365 Business Central) and the ins and outs of their implementation with our team here at Crestwood Associates. This one will be a little different; this is a story of a company who had gone through the process … Read more
Here at Crestwood one of the most anticipated Cloud ERP software events we look forward to each year is Acumatica Summit. This year, Acumatica Summit 2021 was held at the luxurious Wynn Las Vegas resort in July 2021. It was an amazing week for our team; they joined sessions, manned our booth and walked the … Read more
Keyboard shortcuts: we use them every day. Ctrl+A, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+P… those simple but quick and handy keyboard shortcuts that quickly perform a function on your machine, software, or app. These little tricks make your work life a little less tedious. We all know how much of a pain it is to switch back and … Read more
It was an amazing couple of days at Acumatica Summit 2021 last week. Joining sessions, walking the Marketplace halls, and spending time learning what Acumatica 2021 R2 has in store for us. At Summit, the Crestwood team (not to brag) won six – yes SIX – MVP awards for being “passionate community members that are … Read more
Acumatica Summit 2021 in Las Vegas did not disappoint. So what’s new in the Acumatica payroll system?Advanced functionality, improved performance, and superior support were some of the financial management highlights Crestwood clients are excited about. Day one, we heard from Jon Roskill, CEO at Acumatica. “We innovate our business and industry functionality at remarkable speeds, … Read more
As part of our ongoing commitment to improving daily life for our customers, we have begun a regular cycle of updates to our Crestwood’s Add-On Products for Acumatica. Our dedicated developer is taking all the feedback we get from users, making changes and incorporating them into the next “release” of the products. This blog will … Read more