Background The year was 1995.  Intel and AMD were at war for the title of best CPU manufacturer for the personal computer.  America Online was in its prime with a network of phone numbers all over the country to “dial-up” with a whopping 56k internet connection at best.  People used dial-up bulletin board services to share files, but a 1 MB file took five minutes to download.  The movie Hackers… …

In simple terms, “digital transformation” is the process of transforming a disconnected business into a connected business, replacing automated, manual processes with modern technology in the process. It can be characterized by a modern ERP solution, which integrates with many other business systems in order to generate value, optimize return on investment and provide a competitive advantage. The interplay of the ERP platform, ERP features/functions and the Internet play a… …

Why is Supply Chain Resilience Important? As an owner or manager of a business that relies on supply chains, you’re well aware of the ongoing supply chain disruptions and the many reasons behind them—the pandemic, natural disasters, cyberattacks, the global chip shortage, trade tensions with China, the obstruction of the Suez Canal by the Ever Given, etc. Now, soaring inflation, the “Great Resignation,” and the invasion of Ukraine have put… …

What to Look For and What to Ask Hunting for an ERP solution? If you answered “yes,” you’re setting your business up for success in today’s digital economy. The digital economy is a global network of economic interactions occurring through digital technologies, but, according to Mary K. Pratt at TechTarget, it’s more than just using computers to automate tasks once done manually or with analog devices. Pratt writes: “[T]he digital… …

In this post, we will provide a basic introduction to our Fluent Business Query Language which is a complementary technology to BQL. But before I do, let’s have a bit of a review of our Business Query Language (BQL) providing some context for those of you reading this post who may be new to the Acumatica platform. To query and manipulate data from the Acumatica database, a developer will use BQL… …

Auditing Feature Summary Let’s start with a refresher on what Auditing is in Acumatica and how to set it up.  Acumatica’s ERP allows a user to track changes made to almost any Acumatica field. Let’s say you want to track whenever a credit line value is changed for a customer and when the Address Line 2 is changed, and any changes to a customer attribute of INDUSTRY. Select the Customers… …