Archive for May, 2007
User Defined Fields
A customer asks:
We need to track our inventory items in a better manner. Our items have lots of different expiration dates, lots of different lot #’s, etc. Can you help us out?
Kevin says:
You need to set up your User Defined Fields (UDF). Most modules in Cougar Mountain have UDF fields and codes available for use, […]
Published by Kevin on May 31st, 2007 tagged Tips & Tricks | Comment now »
Inventory in Multiple Organizations
A customer asks:
We have multiple Companies created in Cougar Mountain, three organizations to track. The Fixed Assets company, the ordering company, and the selling company. BUT…….There are 3 locations for the selling portion. Books need to be kept separate, and have separate inventory. For those 3 profit centers, do they need seperate companies created within […]
Published by Kevin on May 30th, 2007 tagged Tips & Tricks | Comment now »
Mark Up Percentages for Inventory
A customer asks a question about managing thier inventory:
How can I get some kind of Mark Up Percentages report, so that I can pull a list of stock items with their mark up percentages - so that I can adjust my pricing?
Kevin says:
What you want is the Price Book report; the Price Book report will do the calculation […]
Published by Kevin on May 24th, 2007 tagged Tips & Tricks | Comment now »
Shopping for POS software
So you’re looking for a new POS system. Whether you’re a startup company or an established venture looking for something more feature-rich than programs like Quickbooks, choosing one that will work best for you, your employees, and the future of your business can be a stressful process.
How do you know where to start? With so […]
Published by Ben on May 21st, 2007 tagged Products, Marketing | Comment now »
Fiscal Calendar Periods - setting up a 4-4-5 calendar
A Cougar Mountain customer asked this question:Â
“We are a manufacturing business and since 90% of manufacturers use a 4,4,5 fiscal year, it would be nice if Cougar Mountain could offer this option. Any chance of this happening in the near future?”
Kevin, a Cougar Mountain System Trainer replied:Â
Hey! The functionality is already within the program. By default each period […]
Published by Kevin on May 17th, 2007 tagged Tips & Tricks | 2 Comments »
Training room remodeled!
For the past few weeks Cougar Mountain has been hard at work updating our training room so that we can offer our attendees the best training possible.
We’ve installed new computers with flat panel monitors, wheeled in new chairs that are even more comfortable than the ones we had before (don’t let us catch you sleeping […]
Published by Ben on May 15th, 2007 tagged CMS News | Comment now »
CMS Backup Scheduler
A Cougar Mountain customer named Marti asked this question:
How do I set CMS to do a backup tonight after everyone goes home?
Kevin, one of our finest System Trainers answered:Â
There are two methods to accomplish this; set up the backup in either the CMS Backup Scheduler window for a one-time backup, or, use the Scheduled Task […]
Published by Kevin on May 11th, 2007 tagged Tips & Tricks | Comment now »
Happy Anniversary to US!!!
Today, 5/10/07, marks our SILVER ANNIVERSARY! That’s right, we’re 25 years old! Not bad for a software company. How many software companies do you know that have been around that long?  All right there’s Microsoft. But there aren’t too many others. And if we were to look at the category accounting software companies — well it’s […]
Published by Terri on May 10th, 2007 tagged Company, CMS News | 1 Comment »
What is an Integrated Accounting Software system?
It seems to be a topical issue these days – the true definition of an integrated system as it applies to accounting and/or point of sale software. What are the differences and benefits to having a system that is truly integrated and one that might not be?Â
In a nutshell having an integrated accounting software system has […]
Published by Terri on May 8th, 2007 tagged White Papers | Comment now »
Have your own ‘tips & tricks’ to share?
This blog will, among other things, include tips & tricks that are intended to help you better utilize CMS. If you click the tips & tricks category in the left margin, you will be shown a list of all tips that have been posted to date. Also the top menu has a link to a tips […]