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| PALLADIUM INDIVIDUAL | PALLADIUM BUSINESS | PALLADIUM ENTERPRISE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPANY / DATA | |||
| Data Hosting Option Available | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Data Storage | MS SQL Express | MS SQL (Any) | MS SQL (Any) |
| Flexible Pricing Models - Monthly Subscription/Purchase | Free | ✔ | ✔ |
| Microsoft Compliant and Certified Software (Windows 7, 8, 10) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| MS SQL Server 2016 Express Included at No Charge | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Maximum Database Size | 10GB | ∞** | ∞** |
| Number of Users | 1 | Up to 10 | Up to 500 |
| Dashboards | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Technology | MS .Net 4 | MS .Net 4 | MS .Net 4 |
| Mail or Export Reports Directly in Excel, Word or PDF | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| System Data History Retention & Reporting | ∞ | ∞ | ∞ |
| 32- or 64-bit Compatibility | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Access Data on Remote Computer/Server | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Work Remotely with Embedded VPN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Number of Companies | ∞ | ∞ | ∞ |
| Number of Financial Years | ∞ | ∞ | ∞ |
| Dynamic Reconnection to Database | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Full Transactional Database Processing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set Earliest Transaction Date | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Post in Previous Financial Period | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Full Audit Trail/Double Entry System | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Clear Data Function | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Attach Company Logo to Processing Documents | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User-Defined Optional Fields | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Optional User-Defined Fields on Documents | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| User Level Security by Feature and Function | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User Access Rights per Report, GL, Warehouse, Vendor, Item Category | ✖ | GL Account Only | ✔ |
| View the User who Created and GL Journal on Processing Documents | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User Task Function with User Statistics | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Lock Closed Financial Periods | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Attach Files to all Mastefiles and Processing Documents | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Archive Data | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Data Conversion from Simply Accounting (Masterfiles) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Data Conversion from Pastel Partner | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Business Intelligence OLAP Functionality | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Report Drill Down to Source Document Processing Screens | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| File Storage Directly Inside Company | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Customisable Field Re-Naming Conventions | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Integrated SMS Marketing & Collections | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Batch Printing and Emailing Function | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| GENERAL LEDGER | |||
| General Ledger (full financial reporting) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bank Manager | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Financial Reporting History for Life | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Multi-Company Reporting Tool (Consolidations) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Account Sets (Stock Control Groups) | Service Items | ✔ | ✔ |
| Journal Entry | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sundry Receipts and Payments Journals | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Integrated SMS Marketing & Collections | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Post/Save/Recall/Amend Journal Entries | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bank (Cash Book) Reconciliation | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Budget Ledger Accounts | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| General Ledger Account User Access Security | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enter Cash Deposit Slips | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Industry Specific Account Templates | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Third Party Payroll Imports | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Multicurrency (Accounts/Transactions) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Subsidiary Ledger | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Departmental Accounting with Budgeting | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Profit Centre Accounting & Budgeting with Profit Centre Template Allocations | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Profit Centre Template Allocations | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | |||
| Number of Vendors (suppliers) | 200 Max | ∞ | ∞ |
| Purchase invoices | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Display Manufactured Components on Sales Invoices and Sales Orders | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Purchase Orders/Requisitions (or Quotes) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Purchase Order Approval/Authorisation Functionality | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Payments Facility with Pre-Payments | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Vendor Payment Pre-Approvals | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Invoice Inventory Items, Service Items, GL Codes | GL & Service Items | ✔ | ✔ |
| Multiple Delivery Locations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Secure Save/Recall/Amend Purchase Invoices | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bookmark Documents for Easy Recall & Copy | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| View and Copy Full History Between Documents | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Inline Spell Check on Documents | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User-Defined Dynamic Document Status Types | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Vendor Terms | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create Purchase Order from Sales Order(s) "Copy" and Trace through to Receiving | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Convert Multiple Goods Received or Purchase Orders to One Vendor Invoice | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Additional Cost Accrual (Landed Cost) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Bulk Reorder Form from Reorder Quantities | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Print Vendor Purchase Docs using Item Codes and Descriptions | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| View Full Supplier Purchase History | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Automatic Debit Note (Returns) Facility | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Apply Discounts Automatically | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced Order Form to Aid Stock Purchasing | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Warehouse Integration | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Allocate Transactions to Centres (Job Costing) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Keep Track of Backorders | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| BI Style Payables Accounts Browser & Analysis | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automated Tax Payment Facility | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Comprehensive Terms System at Document Level | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Optional Document Fields to Fit Any Business | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Optional Document Fields at Header and Line Level | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Unlimited Vendor Prices with Warranties & Estimated Landed Costing | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Bulk Request for Quote (RFQ) Functionality | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Set Allowable Price Variances (Increases) & Drill Down to Previous Purchases | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | |||
| Number of Customers | 200 Max | ∞ | ∞ |
| Sales Invoices & Delivery Notes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Document Revision Tracking | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Contract Billing | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Courier Waybills | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Sales Orders & Quotes | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Business Intelligence Sales Reporting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Freehand Quotes | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User Approvals on Freehand Quotes | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Create Purchase & Sales Documents on The Fly | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Multiple Shipping / Delivery Locations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create Delivery Routes & Assign Deliveries to Drivers/Vehicles with Full Manifest Printing | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Receipts Facility with Deposits | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set Unlimited Upsell Items with Screen Alerts/POPs | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Save / Amend / Recall Invoices with Audit Trail | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| View Full Sales & Order History from all Processing Documents & Copy Required Info to Current Document | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Bookmark Documents for Easy Recall or Copy | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Print Delivery Note | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Inline Spellcheck on Documents | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Control Cancelled Customer Orders with Full Reason Codes & Manager | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Link Customers to Unlimited Pricelists | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Change Customer Pricelists on Stock Receiving/Manufacturing on Pre-Defined Stock Group Mark-Ups | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Link Customers to Sales Persons | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Customer Terms / Credit Control & Adjust as Document Cover | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hire Purchase (HP) Terms with Contract Creation and Printing | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Set Backorder Rules per Customer to Allow/Warn/Block | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Attach Due Invoices with Email Statements | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Keep Track of Sales Persons & Targets | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Recurring Invoices (Contract Billing) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Sales Person Recording at Document Header or Document Line Level | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Recall Sales Invoices in Bulk (Recurring) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automatic Credit Note Facility from Invoice | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Credit Note Authorisation and Return Reasons | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Bookmark Documents for easy Recall or Copy | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Customer Item Discounts (Discount Pricing Matrix) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Apply Payment Discounts Automatically | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Warehouse Integration | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Allocate Transactions to Departments & Profit Centres | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Allocate Invoices, Order & Quotes to Projects | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Keep Track of Customer Backorders | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| User Security Per Customer Category | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cycle Billing (Subscription / Repetitive Billing) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Interest Billing (Overdue Accounts) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Receivables Account Browsers with BI & Excel Integration | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Process Invoices Remotely (Remote Sales Terminal) | ✖ | ✖ | Yes*** |
| Comprehensive Terms System at Document Level | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Optional Document Fields to Fit Any Business | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Optional Document Fields at Header and Line Level | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Sales "in-Document" Price-Override Processing Authorisation Options with Override Reason Codes | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Document Validations for Blank or Duplicate Reference Fields | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Document Validations for Blank Departments or Sales Representative Fields | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Allow for Multiple Tender Types or Payment Splits on Customer Invoicing for Accurate Cash Control | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Display Unshipped or Open Quantity Field Added to Sales Orders | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Convert Multiple Sales Orders to One Invoice | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Create Deliveries from Sales Orders then Convert to Invoices | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Optionally View GPs within the Sales Documents at time of Processing | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Maintain Minimum GPs by Item Category | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Optionally Convert Sales Orders to Sales Quotes on Overdue or over Credit Limit Customers | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Maintain Temporary Customer Credit Limits | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Unique Sales Form Layouts Per Customer | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| National Account Management | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Invoice Customers Using their Codes | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Display Item Weights on Sales Documents | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Attach Item Documents on the Fly with Emailed Sales Statements | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Open Order Cancellation Management | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Set Delivery Charges Automatically | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| INVENTORY & MANUFACTURING | |||
| Maintain Inventory & Service Items | Service Only | ✔ | ✔ |
| Inventory Forecasting | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Issue Requisitions | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Inventory Buyouts | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Inventory Categories | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Buy & Stock in Different Units & Conversions | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sell & Stock In Different Units & Conversions | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Complete Serial Number and LOT or Batch Tracking | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| User Security Per Inventory Location & Inventory Category | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Vendor Lead Times & Days on Hand for Inventory Management | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Business Intelligence Inventory Reporting | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Complete Serial Number Tracking with Serial Number Profiles for Optimal Control | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Maintain Up-Sell Items with Optimal Screen Pop Notifications | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Optional Item Segmentation & Item Create Numbering Conversions | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Link Items to Multiple Vendors with Warranties & Vendor Item Details & Descriptions | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Item Copy/Create Function | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Process using two or more Item Dimensions or Factors for Box Sizes to squared metres | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Extended Inventory Descriptions | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Insert Item Images on all Purchases & Sales Processing Documents such as Sales Orders | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Unlimited Price Lists for Items | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set Reorder Points With Inventory Forecasting for Automatic Updating based on Sales | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fully Barcode Enabled | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Print Stock Labels with Barcodes | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Inventory Adjustments | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Internal Requisitions & Issues | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Multi-Location (Warehouse) Inventory with Stock, Transit and Repair Warehouses with Transfers | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Define Warehouse Processing Rules for Receiving, Sales and/or Customer Returns | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Define User Warehouse Access Securities | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Bill of Materials/Auto Kitting | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Assembly - Assemble Multiple Finished Goods or By-Products | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Assembly - Create Work Order and Print Master Material Requirements | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Assembly - View Production Schedule | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Inventory Masterfile Optional Fields | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Stock Count/Stock Count w/Data Terminal | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set Container Items to be Added Per Multiple of the Primary Item | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Manufacture to and Issue from Different Inventory Warehouses | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Full Bill of Materials Management with Revision Management | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Manufacturing - Manage Full Work in Progress | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Manufacturing - Use Work Centres with Inventory, Machine, Labour & Overhead Issues | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION | |||
| Maintain Unlimited Warehouses with User Access Security & Warehouse Types & Processing Rules | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| GRV Function to Receive Stock at Warehouse with Full Label Printing | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| 360 Degree Pick Tickets Function to Dispatch Orders with Pick Ticket Splitting Per Location | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Shipping & Manifest Functions | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Create Delivery Routes/Vehicles & Drivers with Full Delivery Planning, Consolidations & Packing Order | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Full Warehousing w/Windows CE Devices | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Security to Optionally Allow Over Receiving | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Security to Optionally Allow Under Deliveries or Vendor Backorders | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Optionally allow for Blind Goods Receiving, with a Default Receive Quantity as 1, or set Quantity to default as the Open Order Quantity. | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| PROJECTS & POINT OF SALE | |||
| PROJECT TRACKING | |||
| Create Projects with Full Project Budgeting | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Manage Payment Schedules & Project Logs | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Assign Unlimited Projects Contacts, Contact Details & Designations | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Report on Progress and Profitability by Both Costs & Quantities | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Attach all Documents to the Project for Completeness | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| POINT OF SALE | |||
| Manage Cashiers, Assigning Drawers & Floats | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Cater for Account Payments & Multiple or Split Tender Types | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Integrated Point of Sale (POS) System with Price & Weight-Embedded Barcoding | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Complete User Security & Management Authorisations with On-Screen Approvals | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Create Unique Pole-Display Messaging | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Full Document Rounding & Discontinued Coins | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Cash Security with Safe Warning Drops | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Sales Orders & Quote Processing | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| REPORTING | |||
| Number of Reports | 20+ | 130+ | 180+ |
| Run Reports on Any Day(s) or Over Any Period in History | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Drill Down on Grids to Source Document | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Aging in Days or Calendar Periods | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Quick View Customer & Supplier Aging Totals with Drill Down Capabilities | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Business Intelligence Drag & Drop Enquiries with Dynamic Excel Integration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Customised Forms Locations for Document By User to a Predefined Printer Per Document Type | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Customizable Forms | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Multi-Company Reporting Tool (Consolidations) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Batch Printing/Batch Emailing | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Add Custom Reports to Palladium Menu System | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Dynamic Balance B/F or Open Item Customer Statement Reporting Option | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Email or Export all Reports Directly to MS Office | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Trends Reports & Graphs in Modules | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Quick Journal Entry Report on all Processing Documents to View Transaction | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| View the User who Created the Document on All Processing Documents | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Quick Price & Stock Check Facility | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Graphical Business Summary (Quick Report) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| View User System Login History & Processing Statistics | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| INTEGRATION | |||
| Fully Integrated SMS Module | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import/Export to and from Excel | Limited | ✔ | ✔ |
| Integrated Business Intelligence with the ability to Export Directly to Excel, Word or PDF | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Export all Reports to Excel, Word or PDF or to Email as Attachments in one of the Formats | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Send Email Direct from Standard Mail Server or Exchange Server | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import History Transactions from Excel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| MS Outlook Integration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Data Import from ACCPAC Simply Accounting | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automated Data Conversion from Pastel Partner | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| SERVICES | |||
| Automatic Software Updates (MSI) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Comprehensive Online Help System | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Participate in User Forums Online | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automated Offsite Backups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Money Back Guarantee | ✖ | 30 Days* | 30 Days* |
| Money Back Guarantee on Data Corruption | 3 Years | 3 Years | 3 Years |
| Telephonic/Email Support Options | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Free Telephonic/Email Installation Support | ✖ | 30 Days* | 30 Days* |
| Annual Fees (Support) | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Manage 5 Depreciation Methods Per Asset | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Control and Record Costs Against Assets | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Transfer Assets Across Various Locations | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Power BI | |||
| Create Personalised Dashboards | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| View and Share Reports | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| Access Important Data Anywhere, Anytime from Any Mobile Device | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
(Specifications subject to change without notice)
* Terms and Conditions Apply
** Requires Purchase of SQL Server
*** Additional Fees Apply
**** Limited Functionality
Other
- Full data conversion from Simply Accounting
- Free Telephonic Support for 30 days from registration
- Free MS SQL 2016 for up to 10 users
- No Compulsory Licence Fees
- Instant access to support
- Automated Offsite Backups (support contract clients only)