Acumatica 2019 R2 is now available. The new version of the acclaimed cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution will now be going on the road. The Acumatica 2019 R2 Road Show is coming to Philadelphia, Orlando, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Columbus, Anaheim, Portland and Seattle in October.
The road show promises to be informative. The road show event agenda includes an in-depth look at features and benefits of 2019 R2. It also looks to be a good networking opportunity for Acumatica users and prospective customers. There will be a chance to meet and hear from Acumatica customers and partners.
Acumatica Cloud ERP: A Quick Look
Acumatica is renowned for delivering a complete set of business software applications. These include accounting and financial management, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, field service management and more. The suite also offers dashboards, reporting tools and integrated document management. It’s all cloud-based, available through a standard web browser. Acumatica features centralized security as well as powerful customization tools.
What’s New in Acumatica 2019 R2?
The new release contains a range of new features and functional enhancements. These include updates to the platform, usability improvements and new features for accounting, project accounting, inventory and order management, construction, manufacturing and field service. With the platform, for example, users can now take advantage of pivot tables in a dashboard widget. Worldwide SMS support is available as well.
Usability improvements include predefined user roles for financial users. This helps with compliance and fraud prevention. A simplified company/ branch selector drives increased productivity by enabling users to select a branch in one click. Mobile devices now have user-defined field enhancements. Conditional formatting for dashboard table widgets allows users to specify the style of rows or columns. It is now also possible to auto-generate expense report receipts from images.
Other enhancement highlights in 2019 R2:
- Financial Management – Ability to apply toparticular lines of accounts payable documents; Approval of AR Invoices, Credit Memos and Debit Memos; Accrual of the costs of non-stock items supports—making it possible to establish profitability non-stock transactions; Reconciliation of corporate credit card charges.
- Project Accounting – Budget control on document entry, alerting users when budget levels are exceeded upon saving of a document; New levels of detail in project budgeting; Support for new change management processes that group multiple change requests into a single change order for approval; Project budget forecasts by period
- Inventory and Order Management – The ability for buyers to review item prices from multiple vendors and select the vendor for a purchase order; Enhanced linking of direct sales order invoices, which processes a sales order and return lines with external POS systems; Validation of customer orders on sales orders, which automatically checks for unique customer order numbers and then manages duplicates; Ability to enter prepayment details on purchase orders.
Making the Most of Acumatica 2019 R2
This quick overview shows just how many improvements Acumatica is packing into the new release. This happens twice a year. A non-stop focus on improvement is making Acumatica a popular choice for business management.
To learn more about Acumatica and its potential for your business, check out the road show dates or get in touch with us. As an Acumatica Gold Certified Partner, we have the experience to help you understand how Acumatica could help you run your business better.