Archive for February, 2010

Accounting Term of the Day – Invoice Only Transaction

Invoice Only Transaction  -
Definition:
A Purchase Order transaction that invoices items that were previously received into Inventory but not invoiced.

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Published by angie on February 26th, 2010 tagged Term of the day | Comment now »

Accounting Term of the Day – Invoice

Invoice  -
Definition:
An itemized statement of goods or services sold that shows quantities, prices, total charges, payment terms, and sales tax. An invoice might also include many other items of information such as item description. The invoice serves as the original evidence of ownership transfer for both the buyer and seller.

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Published by angie on February 25th, 2010 tagged Term of the day | Comment now »

How to Export Reports to a CSV File in CMS Professional 2010

Included in the release of CMS Professional 2010 was the ability to export reports to a CSV File that can be viewed in Microsoft® Excel or any spreadsheet that can open a CSV file. For this release, we added this option to the Print
Options window for the following reports: 

Accounts Payable: Aging (single line and condensed), [...]

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Published by angie on February 25th, 2010 tagged Tips & Tricks | Comment now »

Accounting Term of the Day – Inventory Valuation Method

Inventory Valuation Method  -
Definition:
The practice used to assign costs to Inventory items sold.

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Published by angie on February 24th, 2010 tagged Term of the day | Comment now »

Accounting Term of the Day – Interface Table

Interface Table  -
Definition:
A cumulative table of Application Interface Codes that directs posting of transactions from Order Entry, Point of Sale and Accounts Receivable to the appropriate General Ledger accounts. It is analogous to a lookup table that contains every possible set of transaction circumstances and the accounts affected by transactions conducted under each set of [...]

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Published by angie on February 23rd, 2010 tagged Term of the day | Comment now »

Accounting Term of the Day – Interface Key

Interface Key  -
Definition:
Often used interchangeably with GL Key. See GL Key.
 
GL Key -
Definition:
Two character alphanumeric entries found in various codes throughout the accounting modules that are used in the Interface Table to specify an associated GL account.

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Published by angie on February 22nd, 2010 tagged Term of the day | Comment now »

CMS User Question: Can I Prevent or Allow Other Users from Accessing Cougar Dtails, A Financial Dashboard?

Cougar Dtails A Financial Dashboard is our newest product and was included with the release of CMS Professional 2010.   Here is a little background on Cougar Dtails, A Financial Dashboard, for those of you who may not be familiar with this new product.
Cougar Dtails, A Financial Dashboard connects to the CMS Professional 2010 General Ledger [...]

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Published by angie on February 22nd, 2010 tagged Tips & Tricks | Comment now »

Accounting Term of the Day – Interface Code

Interface Code  -
Definition:
A combination of determinants that represents a combination of circumstances surrounding a transaction. It specifies which General Ledger accounts are affected by a transaction conducted under the associated set of circumstances.

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Published by angie on February 19th, 2010 tagged Term of the day | Comment now »

Accounting Term of the Day – Integrations

Integrations  -
Definition:
Indicators set within the Module Preferences window of each module that specifies communication of posted information between modules.

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Published by angie on February 18th, 2010 tagged Term of the day | Comment now »

CMS FUND Training Update!

FUND Training
Boise, Idaho
March 15-19
Training is one of the most cost-effective decisions that a business can make; increasing your time, your software skill set, advancing your software productivity and your revenue. At Cougar Mountain Software, we pride ourselves on providing world class training to ensure your success.

 

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Published by angie on February 18th, 2010 tagged Road Show Training | Comment now »