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Welcome to the first Enabling newsletter
All of the team at Enabling are very excited about the future
working relationship with our valued clients through the Enabling
group. We are now able to provide a much better service to our
clients in order to ensure that you get the most from the investment
that has been made in these solutions.
While these benefits may not be apparent today we are positive that
you will see the difference. We are working on initiatives with such
things as:
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Ensuring that all major software suppliers (eg Sage Accpac,
Greentree, Microsoft) back us up with best support possible and
resolve any software requests effectively. |
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Deliver support services locally to the many clients that have offices throughout Australia and New Zealand |
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Attract excellent resources that will allow us to focus on our
current clients support requirements in a much improved manner. |
Enabling recruits - new team members for 2007
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Enabling: Kim Olsen - Strategic Sales Executive |
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Melbourne: Claire Shelvey - ERP Consultant |
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New Zealand: Jos Adams & Ian Dominguez |
New website -
www.enabling.net
With the launch of the Enabling group comes
the launch of the new website. We are currently working on the
release of version 2 which will have all the customer focused
sections ready for use. We want the website to have a strong
customer focus, so please provide any feedback with reference to
the website.
Feedback
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Sage Accpac – proving to be a market leader – yet again
In a recent review of Sage Accpac, Sage Accpac 500 ERP
(enterprise resource planning) proved yet again to be
one of the most powerful members of Sage Software’s
mid-market business management systems portfolio. The
system includes a full suite of modules including core
accounting, distribution, project accounting, and a
number of enhancements called “Accpac Options.” It also
provides tight integration with a number of other
business management systems — including CRM (customer
relationship management), HR (human resources),
e-commerce, WMS (warehouse management system), EDI
(electronic data interchange) and POS (point-of-sale) —
to form a complete “end-to-end” solution for a
medium-sized business or small enterprise.
For the full article, please visit:
Link
Version 5.4 was released earlier this year and
introduced a cornucopia of new features (267 by Sage’s
count) across the various modules. Some of the more
notable enhancements include multilevel bills of
material, customer refunds, credit checking, more
extensive drilldown across the various modules, and the
addition of an RMA (return merchandise authorization)
module that was developed by our own team in the Sydney
office.
Greentree to showcase manufacturing software at SouthMACH
2007
SouthMACH
2007, the largest manufacturing trade show held in the South
Island, will take place at Westpac Centre, Christchurch from
Tuesday 29 to Wednesday 30 May. The Enabling team will be
there showcasing the Greentree product and some of the
exciting new features and functionality that the
manufacturing suite now offers.
If you would like to register for this event then please
visit the SouthMach website.
Website
Microsoft Dynamics: New and improved features and
benefits
Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 includes a number of new and
improved features and benefits:
Application Integration Framework.
Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 includes the Application
Integration Framework (AIF), which lets organisations extend
the solution by easily inserting business logic from other
vendors’ applications with no dependencies created within
the core solution. In addition, AIF acts as a web services
toolbox by exposing all the application components and gives
developers a head start by publishing an extensive set of
web services for core business processes such as receiving
and fulfilling orders.
Additional supply chain and service management
functionality.
Microsoft Dynamics AX allows users to create a seamless path
from initial trading partner compliance to a radio frequency
identification (RFID)-enabled supply chain. Improved
supply-chain management functionality allows users to
facilitate inter-company trading and controls, enable
subcontracting, provide better shop-floor control, and
improve bill of materials calculations. New service
management capabilities enable servicing of complex machines
and equipment on a periodic or call-initiated basis. For
many businesses, Microsoft Dynamics AX is a complete
out-of-the-box business management solution.
For more information on recent product release please
contact you local Enabling branch, or attend one of the
upcoming information sessions, as listed below.
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Sumitomo Electrical Wiring Systems (SEWS) Australia
SEWS were in the process of developing a solution with a company in
India that would develop from scratch a tracking system for their
warehouse management requirements.
However,
Enabling were able to demonstrate that the Sage ERP applications,
along with the incorporation of SEWS’s process and business rules,
provided a full warehouse management solution that, for the very
first time throughout the SEWS group worldwide, was able to track
individual parts (serialised tracking) in order to fully satisfy the
automotive industry QA requirements.
To highlight the flexibility of this solution, Toyota recently
issued a directive that all suppliers would need to label all
deliveries with a specific automotive industry ID and this was an
extremely manual task. Enabling were able to satisfy Toyota that our
client, via Sage ERP, could producer the exact ID on all deliveries
without the need for the manual labeling system.
SEWS Australia Pty Ltd is an affiliate of Sumitomo
Electric Industries and Sumitomo Wiring Systems and is a supplier of
Electric Distribution Systems (EDS) to the Australian automotive
industry. Established in 1999 SEWS Australia Pty Ltd, as part of the
global Sumitomo group of companies, is a local customer service,
technical support and product delivery centre to their customers.
SEWS Australia Pty Ltd is focused on supplying our customers with
first class products, first class service and technical support, and
worlds best practice for the supply of our products.
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Enabling launch and staff celebration –
Melbourne, 1st February 2007
Melbourne was proud to lead the rest of the
Enabling group in celebrating the launch of the new organization
on the 1st of February. Darren Smith (Team Leader - Melbourne),
was happy to be the drinks boy for the local team, who made
themselves comfortable at the Belgian Beer Garden in St Kilda on
a fine Melbourne evening.
Enabling planning session – Akaroa, New Zealand 23rd –
26th of February
Over the last weekend in February the Enabling
executive team escaped to the harbourside town of Akaroa
for the inaugural Enabling Indaba. The four day session was designed
to further align our internal methods and practices to ensure we are
providing the best service and support across all of our Australian
and New Zealand branches. The weekend was a great success, and we
look forward to sharing the results and ideas from our time away
with you over the coming months.
We are holding a number of End User Information
Sessions over the coming 2 months – so keep a look out for dates and
further details.
(left to right from top: Vinod Nathoo, Gary Tairoa,
Anne Fouche, Steve Fouche, Sarah Poole, Frank Garth, Kim Olson, Miree Le
Roy, Brendan Sparrow, Reef Fielding)
ACUI Expo – Brisbane, 26th – 28th February
The 2007 ACUI expo and convention marked the
first time Enabling has exhibited on a national scale. With
over 500 of Australia and New Zealand’s credit union representatives
attending the event it was a fitting occasion that Enabling was able
to showcase and present the new unified business. As expected
everyone from each office helped contribute some of their time and
effort to ensure that Enabling’s first ACUI expo was a successful
one.
With each office being
previously restricted to attending only localised events, the
national ACUI expo presence signified how much stronger and
effective Enabling has become. Of
course the event wasn’t all business with the highlights of the
event including the Enabling staff being photographed with Bronco
and NRL premiership winner Karmichael Hunt.
Hot tips focus - Sage Accpac
Sage
ACCPAC General Ledger – Account Creation for New Departments
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Choose the Create Accounts icon from the G/L Accounts folder |
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Enter criteria for selecting the model accounts and for creating
the new accounts using "From Accounts With Structure Code" and
"Create Accounts with Structure Code" fields, as well as
selecting whether to use the subledger and currency options from
the model accounts as defaults |
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Use the grid to specify the segments you want to create |
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Click "Preview" to generate a list of acounts that the program
will add to your chart of accounts if you are ready to add them
permanently. |
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To print the preview information, click "Print." The "Print
Create Account Preview Information" form appears |
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When you have finished selecting the accounts you want to
create, click "Close" to return to the "G/L Create Accounts"
form. |
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Click "Process" to add the accounts to your chart of accounts. |
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What is coming up for our customers in the first Quarter 2007
Enabling Client Days
- NSW and QLD dates yet to be confirmed.
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Melbourne - Thursday 8th March 2007 at the Sage Accpac
offices: Melbourne, 5.00 – 7.00pm
REGISTER Melbourne |
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Melbourne - Wednesday 21st March 2007 at Springvalley Golf Club, 8.30am
– 10.30am
REGISTER Melbourne |
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Dunedin Sage Accpac - Wednesday 14th march 2007 at the Otago Museum.
10.00am - 12.30pm
REGISTER
Dunedin |
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Christchurch Greentree - Friday 16 March 2007 at KPMG building (Level
2), 2.00pm - 4.30pm
REGISTER
Christchurch |
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Wellington
Sage Accpac - Thursday 15 March 2007 at the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht
Club, 9.00am - 11.30am
REGISTER Wellington |
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Wellington Greentree - Thursday 15 March 2007 at the Royal Port
Nicholson Yacht Club, 2.00pm - 4.30pm
REGISTER Wellington |
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Auckland Sage Accpac - Friday 16 March 2007 at the Copthorne Hotel
Auckland Harbourcity, 9.00am - 11.30am
REGISTER Auckland |
Enabling Training Days
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Melbourne -
Crystal Reports for Sage Accpac - Level 1, training 2 days, 19th & 20th
March at Enabling Melbourne
REGISTER |
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Melbourne -
Crystal Reports for Sage Accpac - Level 2, training 2 days, 19th & 20th
April at Enabling Melbourne
REGISTER |
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Contact
New South Wales -
Contact
Queensland - Contact
New Zealand Offices - 0800
ENABLING
New Zealand - Contact
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