VI Software

Presentation to

ISTUG

6th March 2002

Tommy Hynes

About VI Software

Sage Enterprise Complementary Software House

license to use Sage Enterprise source code and tools

develop bespoke software and complementary modules for Sage Enterprise products

consistent look and feel to standard product since 1990

Customers

Enterprise Solutions

BCS

Skills

we are not just a team of programmers

commercial experience as accountants, business managers and end-users

independent QA

we can manage the full development life-cycle

Products & Services

Bespoke software written in CBASE and using Sage source code

current complementary products : Human Resources Enquiries Cash Flow Forecasting

bespoke software written in Visual Basic consultancy & implementation assistance

Human Resources

Links to Sage Enterprise Payroll Manages the full employment cycle

Recruitment Employment Leavers

builds up a history of events for each employee or candidate

creates diary items for follow-up action Benefit over other HR products :

simple to use, open to all users, modular pricing.

HR Components

Employment

Personal

Reviews

Training

Absence

Holidays

Discipline

Medicals

Employment

Personal

Reviews

Training

Absence

Holidays

Discipline

Medicals

Recruitment

Job Positions

Skills

Adverts

Candidates

Starters

Recruitment

Job Positions

Skills

Adverts

Candidates

Starters

Payroll

Pay

Tax/NI

Personal (limited)

Payroll

Pay

Tax/NI

Personal (limited)

Leavers

Archive

Enquire

Leavers

Archive

Enquire

Enquiries standard Sage Enterprise & CS/3 :

many enquiries but dispersed throughout the system few cross-module enquiries limited drill-downs no configuration or amendment

purpose : provide a single point of enquiry for each major entity allow end-user configuration of enquiries run enquiries from drill-downs

scope : can enquire on any table within SES data dictionary available to all users, aimed at clerks as well as managers drill-down from anywhere to anything

Enquiries Architecture

Entity Enquirye.g. Stock Enquiry

Transaction Enquiries

Drill-Downs

Stock MasterStock Status

AssemblyRoute

Sales OrdersStock History

Purchase Orders

Purchase OrderReceipts

Stock MasterSupplier

Cash Flow

view daily inflows and outflows of cash

manipulate payment dates to predict future cash

create multiple forecasts

view transaction-level details

drill down to Sales/Purchase orders

New and Future Products

Construction/contracting modules : CIS/Subcontractors Ledger - end March Contract Sales Ledger - end of April Contract Estimating - late summer Plant Hire ?

ANY IDEAS?

Contracting

Projects / Job Costing

Projects / Job Costing

Purchase Ledger

Purchase Ledger

Purchase Orders

Purchase Orders Sales

Orders

Sales Orders

Sales Ledger

Sales Ledger

General Ledger

General Ledger

Subcontract Ledger

Subcontract Ledger

Contract Sales

Contract Sales

Contract Estimating

Contract Estimating

Pricing & Support

Modules are priced at standard Sage prices : Enquiries based on number of users Personnel now also based on number of users,

previously employees, as Payroll Cash Flow Low User Module price, system license

Supported through reseller channel