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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| GENERAL LEDGER Includes:Chart of Accounts; Transaction Processing; Month and Year End Closing; Control Reports; Financial Statements; | 221 | 170 | 33 | 18 | 83.28 | 121 | 76 | 24 | 65.76 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 99.02 |
| ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Includes:Vendor Master File; Purchasing Controls; Data Input; Payables Analysis; Check Writing; Control Reports; and other | 566 | 313 | 90 | 163 | 76.44 | 273 | 187 | 106 | 71.84 | 560 | 4 | 2 | 99.66 |
| ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Includes:Customer Master File; Customer Relationship Management; Invoicing; Cash Receipts; Debt Collection; Control Reports; and other | 393 | 239 | 72 | 82 | 75.8 | 211 | 100 | 82 | 70.96 | 362 | 4 | 27 | 96.97 |
| PAYROLL Includes:Employee Files; Human Resource Management; Canadian Payroll Processing; Data Input and Cost Distribution; Payroll Check Writing; Control Reports; and other | 292 | 189 | 23 | 80 | 84.2 | 121 | 138 | 33 | 50.36 | 285 | 0 | 7 | 99.65 |
| INVENTORY Includes:Inventory Master File; Inventory Control/Assembly Systems; Data Input and Cost Distribution; Receiving Activities; Shipping and Withdrawal Activities; Financial Reports; and other | 447 | 292 | 37 | 118 | 83.67 | 209 | 156 | 82 | 60.81 | 435 | 7 | 5 | 97.27 |
| JOB AND PROJECT COSTING Includes:Job Initiation; Data Input and Cost Distribution; Job Control; Cost Analysis and Reports; Job Invoicing; | 298 | 254 | 21 | 23 | 91.67 | 29 | 265 | 4 | 9.89 | 258 | 6 | 34 | 94.12 |
| FIXED ASSETS Includes:Equipment Files; Cost Calculation and Distribution; Reports; | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 75 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 27.49 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| ORDER ENTRY Includes:Order Entry (Set Up); Order Receipt; Order Tracking; Shipping; Invoicing; Reports; and other | 415 | 244 | 61 | 110 | 81.82 | 230 | 136 | 49 | 73.31 | 393 | 3 | 19 | 97.76 |
| BUDGETING Includes:Budgeting (General); Review Process; Construction of New Budget; | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 95.6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 71.43 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 97.62 |
| MANUFACTURING Includes:Product Costing; Master Production Scheduling (MPS); Material Requirements Planning (MRP); Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP); Shop Floor Control; Quality Control; and other | 192 | 25 | 59 | 108 | 44.54 | 3 | 189 | 0 | 1.86 | 190 | 2 | 0 | 99.4 |
| MULTINATIONAL ACCOUNTING Includes:Installation and Support; Basic Information; Currency Rate Tables; Transaction Entry; Gain/Loss Reporting; Financial/Management Reporting; and other | 98 | 59 | 21 | 2 | 80.68 | 25 | 57 | 0 | 32.49 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 94.63 |
| GENERAL Includes:VAR/Reseller Channel; Industry Specific Modules; Presale Information; | 134 | 91 | 25 | 18 | 76.95 | 60 | 68 | 6 | 48.54 | 129 | 3 | 2 | 95.63 |
| TECHNOLOGY Includes:Technical Requirements; Control and Audit; Operational Functionality; Reports; | 451 | 265 | 130 | 49 | 75.84 | 203 | 226 | 15 | 62.63 | 382 | 61 | 1 | 91.24 |
General Ledger
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| CHART OF ACCOUNTS Includes:Chart of Accounts (Set Up); G/L account code (Set Up); Major structures (Set Up); Valid Posting Accounts; Reporting Units; Allocations (Processing); and other | 64 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 68.57 | 23 | 40 | 1 | 36.63 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 98.55 |
| TRANSACTION PROCESSING Includes:Transaction Processing (General); Workflow Period Closing; Batch Layout Configurator; Batch Note Fields; Supporting Documents; Job Cost Adjustments; and other | 56 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 75.16 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 48.84 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 96.55 |
| MONTH AND YEAR END CLOSING Includes:Single period accounting only; Multiple open periods; User defined end of period date; Final period dedicated to closing; Close each module separately; Create journal entry work sheets; and other | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| CONTROL REPORTS Includes:Journals; Transaction Register; Transaction Drill-down; | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 97.27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Includes:Financial Statements (General); Financial snapshots; Business Unit Financial Statements; Summary Standard Financial Reports; Detailed Standard Financial Reports; Historic Financial Data Maintenance; and other | 72 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 91.39 | 44 | 8 | 20 | 83.33 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Accounts Payable
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| VENDOR MASTER FILE Includes:Vendor Master Set Up; Vendor ID Number; Contract Employees; Vendor Master File Options; Vendor Contracts; Vendor View into A/P Capabilities; and other | 96 | 39 | 18 | 39 | 64.66 | 52 | 35 | 9 | 58.64 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 99.89 |
| PURCHASING CONTROLS Includes:Purchase Order (General); Web Based E-procurement; Trading Exchange Integration; Indirect (MRO) Material Purchase Controls; Purchase Order Types; Purchase Budgeting; and other | 232 | 142 | 29 | 61 | 75.47 | 112 | 94 | 26 | 56.84 | 229 | 3 | 0 | 99.22 |
| DATA INPUT Includes:Data Input (General); Intercompany Processing; Procurement Card Processing; Travel and Entertainment Reporting; Job or Project Expense Posting; Discounts Earned Posting; and other | 65 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 74.07 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 51.49 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 98.51 |
| PAYABLES ANALYSIS Includes:Payables Analysis (General); Automatic Invoice Approval Conditions; Invoice Approval Workflow System; Screen Review of Invoices Due; Single Screen Analysis of All Obligations; Automatic Recalculation of Payment Schedule; and other | 67 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 55.74 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 57.64 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| CHECK WRITING Includes:Check Writing Functionality; Bank Account Assignment; Check Format; | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 83.93 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 86.05 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| CONTROL REPORTS Includes:Invoice summary; Transaction register; Sort transaction register by G/L account; Sort transaction register by transaction type; Sort transaction register by vendor; Vendor master changes; and other | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 88.57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| FINANCIAL REPORTS Includes:Miscellaneous A/P Reports; Receiving Report; Open Purchase Order Report; Unvouchered Receipt Report; Cash Requirements Report; Purchase Journal; and other | 74 | 40 | 1 | 33 | 92.67 | 24 | 1 | 49 | 92.19 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Accounts Receivable
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| CUSTOMER MASTER FILE Includes:Customer Master Set Up; Change Customer ID Number; Customer Contracts; Freight Carrier Assignment; Credit Management System; Credit Limit/Hold Functionality; and other | 84 | 51 | 8 | 25 | 81.42 | 57 | 8 | 19 | 83.32 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 98.18 |
| CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Includes:CRM and ERP Integration; CRM Access Methods; CRM Integration with other Applications; Customer Correspondence Maintenance; CRM Functionality; CRM and Office Productivity Integration; and other | 93 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 70.84 | 47 | 41 | 5 | 52.7 | 73 | 0 | 20 | 92.01 |
| INVOICING Includes:Invoicing (General); Recurring Invoices; Contract Invoicing; Contract Price Management; Partial/Extended Payment Schedule; User Defined Description Codes; and other | 69 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 76.22 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 74.18 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 96.6 |
| CASH RECEIPTS Includes:Cash Receipts (General); Credit Payments to O/S Finance Charges; Variable Payment Terms; Less than Full Payment; Automatic Write Off of Small Amounts; | 39 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 72.32 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 44.53 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 95.31 |
| DEBT COLLECTION Includes:Collections (General Functionality); Collections (Specific Functionality); Proactive Credit Watch; Credit Watch Triggers; Automatic Electronic Statements; | 45 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 59.12 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 63.62 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 97.5 |
| CONTROL REPORTS Includes:Invoice summary; Transaction register; Sort transaction register by general ledger account; Sort transaction register by transaction type; Tax register; Sort tax register by responsible agency; and other | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 98.75 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| FINANCIAL REPORTS Includes:Miscellaneous Financial Reports; Customer Transaction Report; Sales Analysis Reports; Gross Profit Reports; Gross Profit Report Options; Trend Analysis Reports; and other | 55 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 71.91 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 83.33 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 99.17 |
Payroll
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| EMPLOYEE FILES Includes:Employee Files (General); Employee Information (Basic); Pay Periods; Position Classification Pay Rate Tables; Default Expense Distribution; Deduction Calculations; and other | 102 | 85 | 10 | 7 | 88.25 | 61 | 33 | 8 | 62.12 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 99.89 |
| HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Includes:HRMS (General); Open Position Tracking; Definitions and Specifications; On-line Forms and Research; HR Workflow Controls; Self-service Functions; and other | 50 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 66.96 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 3.76 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| CANADIAN PAYROLL PROCESSING Includes:Registered retirement programs; Vendor Provided Tax Tables (Canada); Payroll Reporting (Canada); | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| DATA INPUT AND COST DISTRIBUTION Includes:Data Input and Cost Distribution (General); Internet Data Input; Automatic Commission Calculation; Benefit Verification; Multiple Destination Cost Assignment; Automatic Tax Calculation; and other | 68 | 57 | 4 | 7 | 87.07 | 29 | 33 | 6 | 44.75 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| PAYROLL CHECK WRITING Includes:Process quick checks; Pre-check payroll audit; Flags abnormal checks; Flags negative checks; Prints exception list for all pay rate changes; Supports approval process prior to printing; and other | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 74.74 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 73.68 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 99.47 |
| CONTROL REPORTS Includes:Costing reports; General ledger distribution report; Hours earnings report; Commission report; Deductions register; Payroll register; and other | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 98.89 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 87.78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| FINANCIAL REPORTS Includes:Miscellaneous Financial Reports; Employee List; Payroll Report Date Ranges; Other Payroll Reports; Union Reporting; | 29 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 98.52 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 80.46 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 98.15 |
Inventory
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| INVENTORY MASTER FILE Includes:Inventory Master File (General); Item Status; Item Technical Specifications; Bar Code Tracking; Basis for Cycle Count Code; ABC Class Code Management; and other | 138 | 91 | 9 | 38 | 86.94 | 64 | 42 | 32 | 65 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 99.34 |
| INVENTORY CONTROL/ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS Includes:Inventory Control (General); Multi-warehouse Communications Protocols; Kits and Bill of Materials; Bill of Material Types; Bill of Materials Cross Referencing; CAD Integration; and other | 94 | 54 | 6 | 34 | 82.92 | 31 | 51 | 12 | 40.82 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| DATA INPUT AND COST DISTRIBUTION Includes:Data Input and Cost Distribution (General); Price Change Conventions; Price Discounts; Inventory Adjustments; | 39 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 88.58 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 70.01 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 86.64 |
| RECEIVING ACTIVITIES Includes:Receiving Activities (General); Receipt Types; Input During Receipt; Printing During Receipt; Unit of Measure Conversions; RMA Types; and other | 77 | 53 | 13 | 11 | 76.37 | 43 | 31 | 3 | 53.99 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 98.02 |
| SHIPPING AND WITHDRAWAL ACTIVITIES Includes:Shipping and Withdrawal (General); Inventory Withdrawal Functions; Floor Stock Tracking; Shipping and Withdrawal Documents; | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 75.33 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 55.12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 99.6 |
| FINANCIAL REPORTS Includes:Financial Reports (General); On-line Query Functionality; Quick Item Snapshot; Inventory Activity Report; Lead Time Analysis; Bill of Materials Reports; and other | 75 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 91.89 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 79.89 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Job and Project Costing
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| JOB INITIATION Includes:Job Setup (General); Job/Project Industry Support; Job Type Support; Job Definition File; Job Resource File; Job/Project Front Office Support; and other | 85 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 96.17 | 17 | 68 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| DATA INPUT AND COST DISTRIBUTION Includes:Data Input and Cost Distribution (General); Data Input Method; Remote Data Entry Methods; Remote Device Capabilities; Time Recorder; Automatic Data Capture; and other | 66 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 70.56 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 4.32 | 53 | 4 | 9 | 90.55 |
| JOB CONTROL Includes:Job Control (General); Job Tracking Functionality; Task and Activity Network Analysis; | 33 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 98.84 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 83.88 |
| COST ANALYSIS AND REPORTS Includes:Cost Analysis and Reports (General); Realization Review; Profit Analysis; Cost Review Reports; | 43 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 98.71 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 18.95 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 99.33 |
| JOB INVOICING Includes:Job Invoicing (General); Pre Billing Review; Minimum Billing Level; Prebilling Edit Routines; Billing Format Options; Percentage Completion Contracts; and other | 71 | 61 | 1 | 9 | 94.07 | 2 | 66 | 3 | 6.18 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 96.86 |
Fixed Assets
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| EQUIPMENT FILES Includes:Equipment Files (General); Equipment Leasing; Default Distribution; Depreciation Methods; Simultaneous Depreciation Calculation; | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 31.62 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| COST CALCULATION AND DISTRIBUTION Includes:Cost Calculation and Distribution (General); Depreciation Cost Transfer; Fleet and Equipment Control; | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 17.51 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| REPORTS Includes:Cost distribution report; Prints detailed equipment list; Maintenance cost analysis; Maintenance cost versus depreciation; Maintenance cost trend analysis; Detailed fleet maintenance analysis; and other | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Order Entry
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| ORDER ENTRY (SET UP) Includes:Order Entry (General); Industry Type Support; Agent and Commission Structure; Commission Splits and Overrides; Commission Basis; Commission Review; and other | 51 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 59.36 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 65.54 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 98.24 |
| ORDER RECEIPT Includes:Order Receipt (General); Service Management; Service Call Types; Service History Maintenance; Customer-facing Web Service Applications; Internet-based RMA Applications; and other | 235 | 145 | 36 | 54 | 78 | 130 | 92 | 13 | 65.43 | 233 | 1 | 1 | 99.45 |
| ORDER TRACKING Includes:Order Tracking (General); Order Information Displayed; Open Order Status Tracking; Internet Order Status Queries; | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 93.6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 95.56 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
| SHIPPING Includes:Shipping (General); Pick and Pack Document Printing; Pick Tickets Consolidation; Carrier Pickup Scheduling; Freight Rate Calculation; Manifest and Bill of Lading Printing; and other | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 79.63 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 56.32 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 94.87 |
| INVOICING Includes:Print invoice directly from system; Delay invoicing until all items have been shipped; Comment lines on invoice; Indicates all items back ordered; Non charge for back orders; Prints customer part number; and other | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 93.18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 84.09 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| REPORTS Includes:Reports (General); Quotation Forms and Tracking; Quotation Loading Analysis; Daily Order Analysis; Cash Receipts Analysis; Sales History Report (Sorts); and other | 59 | 34 | 3 | 22 | 87.16 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 72.94 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 97.99 |
Budgeting
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| BUDGETING (GENERAL) Includes:Comparison versus budget; Separate internal budgeting module; Integrates with third party budgeting system; Monthly budgets; Multiple budget revisions; Maintains budget revision history; and other | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| REVIEW PROCESS Includes:Past budgets and results segregated; Saves more than one year's past data; Saves the past results for each month; Expresses past results as a percentage; | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUDGET Includes:Fixed dollar budgets only; Variable budgets; Isolates and compares each line item; Comparison of variables; Comparison data presented graphically; Input percentage growth rate; and other | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 89.29 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 79.29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.86 |
Manufacturing
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| PRODUCT COSTING Includes:Cost Components; Costing Mechanisms; Cost Generation Mode; Cost Buildup Methodology; Product Costing Reports; | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 76.92 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 11.19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| MASTER PRODUCTION SCHEDULING (MPS) Includes:MPS (General); Production Planning; Available To Promise Functionality; Forecast Consumption Planning Basis; | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLANNING (MRP) Includes:MRP (General); Variables for Which Schedules May Be Determined; Situations for Schedule Alteration; Forecasting Methodologies; Time Buckets; Requirements Generation Mode; and other | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 75 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 96.43 |
| CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS PLANNING (CRP) Includes:Capacity Plan Determination; Scheduling Method; Simulation Methods; Resource Loading; Capacity Plan Variables; | 36 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 51.62 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| SHOP FLOOR CONTROL Includes:Shop Floor Control (General); Work Center Setup; Overhead Rate Structure; Scheduling Technique; Included in Lead Time Tracking; Outside Processing Controls; and other | 40 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 63.67 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| QUALITY CONTROL Includes:General; Conformance Support; MRB Systems Support; | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Multinational Accounting
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT Includes:Local Support; Languages Supported; Simultaneous multilingual by user ID; | 45 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 46.9 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 16.09 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| BASIC INFORMATION Includes:General; Date Format; Tax Reporting Options; | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 93.21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 58.02 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| CURRENCY RATE TABLES Includes:General; Exchange Rates; | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| TRANSACTION ENTRY Includes:Supports multiple currency transactions; Supports user-defined spot rates; Checks spot rate tolerances; Displays source/local/functional currencies; Supports master payment/receipt currency; Supports cross entity allocations; and other | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| GAIN/LOSS REPORTING Includes:Gain/Loss (General); Revaluation Options; Revaluation Time Periods; Gain/Loss Posting Options; | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.38 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| FINANCIAL/MANAGEMENT REPORTING Includes:Reporting (General); Report Sorting Options; | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 99.11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
General
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| VAR/RESELLER CHANNEL Includes:VAR/Reseller Channel (General); Vendor Sales Organization; Reseller Education; Reseller Access to Sales Collateral; | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 62.96 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 91.11 |
| INDUSTRY SPECIFIC MODULES Includes:Accounting: public; Advertising; Automotive: repair and service; Automotive: sales; Automotive: supply; Banking; and other | 47 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 60.11 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 21.28 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| PRESALE INFORMATION Includes:General; Multicurrency Transactions; Canadian Tax Reporting; Vendor-provided Reference List; Vendor Web Site/Internet Options; Purchase and Installation; and other | 60 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 90.76 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 61.37 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 95.77 |
Technology
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| Module | Total Criteria | Dynamics SL by Microsoft | Lowest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | Highest Rated Competitor for Accounting Software | |||||||||
| Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | Criteria Summary | Module Rating | ||||||||
| Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | Sup* | NS* | Oth* | |||||
| TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS Includes:Client Operating System; Server Operating System; Database; Programming Language; Client/Server Structure; Client/Server Options; and other | 232 | 98 | 93 | 34 | 56.33 | 59 | 159 | 7 | 28.18 | 172 | 53 | 0 | 76.71 |
| CONTROL AND AUDIT Includes:Control and Audit (General); Password Security; File and Record Lockout; Details Carried with Each Transaction; Prevents Record Alteration After Posting; | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
