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Why Only 22% of Small/Mid-Size Businesses Invest in BI

Posted Tue, 07/03/2012 - 13:52 by jgunderson

Great post on why Business Intelligence is only utilized by 22% of small to mid-size businesses. 

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Commercial upgrade tips

Posted Fri, 06/29/2012 - 12:55 by ptyler

When upgrading commercial editions of xTuple ERP, there are a few basic points to pay attention to: Read more »

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Scripting and View Change Follow-up

Posted Mon, 06/18/2012 - 08:55 by gmoskowitz

A few months ago I wrote to warn you that some old database views and script toolbox methods would be removed from the xTuple core product. This work has been completed and will first appear in the 4.0.0Beta2. We don't yet have a date for that beta release.

Several of our partners have already made the necessary changes to their extension packages so they will be ready for the new release. Make sure you are ready, too. As I said in December, "You can start this work now...." Read more »

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Introducing xTuple Marketing Director

Posted Thu, 06/07/2012 - 10:39 by MissySchmidt

While I hate to toot my own horn, that is why I am here at xTuple, after all. To toot mine, yours and ours as the new @xTuple Marketing Director. I'm here to serve you: our open source community, our customers, our partners and the innovators and entrepreneurs who are just learning about us... all on a global scale.

So I invite you to...

NextBusinessBlog xTuple on Facebook xTuple on Twitter xTuple on LinkedIn xTuple on Pinterest xTuple RSS feed xTuple on YouTube email xTuple

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How Efficient is Your Business?

Posted Mon, 03/19/2012 - 15:24 by jgunderson

By some estimates, about 13% of a company’s revenue can be tied up in excess working capital.  Freeing up this capital can make more cash available for needed investments or to reduce debt.

Your company’s financial data can give you valuable insights into how efficiently you operate.  Three areas to measure are:  how long is inventory on hand before being sold, how long does it take to receive money from customers and how long does it take you to pay vendors?  The standard key performance indicators are: Read more »

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Fixed Asset Packages updated

Posted Thu, 03/15/2012 - 03:10 by anderson

After an extended period of development, I am pleased to announce updates to all of the Fixed Asset Management packages.  All three packages (Fixed Asset, Asset Depreciation, Asset Maintenance) have been updated to version 1.1.

The new versions include the following:

  • Numerous minor bug fixes
  • Removed deprecated function calls in advance of xTuple release 3.9
  • Developed and tested with PostgreSQL 9 support.  Please note xTuple version 3.8 is the first offically supported release on PostgreSQL 9.
  • Numerous minor improvements to functionality and improved workflow
  • Added the concept of Parent/Child asset relationships (see below)
  • Added much better initialisation of asset depreciation for historic assets
  • The Asset Maintenance release now integrates with the CRM ToDo and alarms for maintenance task reminders .
  • All releases are synchronised on version 1.1. 
  • Universal installers for these packages have been developed so the 1.1 packages will install fresh or upgrade from any version. 
  • Updated the User Guides to this version.
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Upgrading to xTuple ERP 3.8.0

Posted Tue, 02/07/2012 - 08:42 by gmoskowitz

UPDATE:  Version 3.8.0 is now final.  We're highlighting this blog from earlier in the release cycle to help people navigate the upgrade process.  If you would like for xTuple to manage your upgrades for you (any Edition of the software, including PostBooks), consider our XTN offering!

Before you upgrade to xTuple EPR 3.8.0, there are a few things you should know: Read more »

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What You Should Know About Open Source Business Intelligence

Posted Wed, 02/01/2012 - 19:50 by jgunderson

Open Source Business Intelligence Technology is growing rapidly - see Open Source Technology Heats Up.  Open Source Business Intelligence (OSBI) offers a number of advantages over proprietary business intelligence including cost-effectiveness, high innovation and ease of integration with existing systems.  And of course, more freedom from licensing restrictions and vendor lock-in.

OSBI can provide an excellent infrastructure for building a solutions.  But although it is maturing rapidly, OSBI tends to be more complex than proprietary BI, requiring higher levels of technical expertise. Read more »

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Invoicing

Posted Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:55 by dglassanos

We are currently having issues with our invoicing, reversing the invoice, then re-issuing the same invoice...for example:

If we invoice for services (time & expenses), reverse the invoice (in this case, we had to change the date of the invoice), how can we go in an re-issue the invoice for time & expense without having to go through the entire process again?

Thanks

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Go Live: Are We Ready?

Posted Fri, 12/30/2011 - 09:13 by matherton

The clients I work with frequently ask me this question once we are deep into the implementation.  I never give a straight answer.  You see, I believe you should know if you are ready and with the right preparation you will.  So let's take a high level look at what must happen before you will be confident enough to go live.

Initial Training Read more »

 

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