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AcuXDBC^™ | Learn More - View Demo
Real-time reporting information is vital. Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), is a quick and easy method for accessing data within Passport Business Solutions.

• AcuXDBC with the PBS data dictionary files provides you with direct access to the PBS data files using ODBC Compliant tools like Microsoft Excel, Lotus, Microsoft Access, Crystal Reports, or virtually any other ODBC compliant tool. This allows you to manipulate and review your data in your preferred format.

• Quickly and easily draw information from PBS into Microsoft Excel or Lotus spread-sheets.

• Create charts and graphs to help you improve data visibility.

Thin Client | Learn More - View Demo - Run Trial
PBS Thin Client Option is a technological advancement, providing many new benefits and is an optional add-on, not activated by default when implementing PBS Version 11.

• Increase the system speed of PBS running under Thin Client Option on a LAN or WAN. PBS Thin Client Option significantly increases speed over the standard server installation, as most of the processing work is accomplished on the server and not back and forth between the server and client (workstation). Increased performance is realized, network bandwidth increased, making daily data entry, running reports on large files, accessing Lookups and printing large reports to disk all more efficient.

• With the availability of PBS Thin Client for Windows and Unix/Linux Servers, you can now give your remote workers a secure tunnel directly to the PBS accounting applications.

• Now Windows client users accessing PBS on SCO Open Server or a Linux server can take full advantage of the PBS Windows functionality. Point and click options, Toolbar, Windows printing, GUI Lookups, GUI Menus, and more all function from the PBS Windows workstation.

• In many instances, the ability to continue to use older workstations (Pentium II) is also a benefit, thus reducing hardware replacement costs. Thus, the name “thin” client – no super-speed, high memory client workstation system is required.

Data Import Manager | Learn More - View Demo
With Passport’s Data Import Manager, repetitive data entry can be substantially reduced, allowing your accounting staff to increase their productivity.

For example, if your company uses a time clock application, your accounting staff may spend hours keying individual employee information into PBS Payroll at the end of each pay period. Using Data Import Manager, the data contained in the file provided by your time clock application is read, interpreted, and then, according to your pre-set directions, sent to selected fields in PBS. Safeguards allow you to verify the data is correct before you commit and update your PBS information.

• Import AR summaries (AR charges) including full GL distributions, AP vouchers, and PR time-worked transactions.

• Take virtually any external data that can be produced in the form of a flat file (including fixed format and common or tab delimited CSV text files) and direct it to automatically fill in the fields you select within Passport Business Solutions.

• Check Reconciliation is now open for transaction file imports.

• Importing master file data for Inventory Control Items, Accounts Payable Vendor Items, and Accounts Receivable Customers is enabled.

• Inventory Items -  importing price changes distributed by your suppliers and the system is automatically updated.

• Accounts Receivable Customer Maintenance import, along with the existing AR misc charges, AP vouchers and GL Distribution imports, now enhances interfacing with a number of CRM and Point of Sale packages.

   

Graphical Forms | Learn More - View Demo
New to Passport Business Solutions is the ability to customize various forms to include your company information and logo, reducing the need to order pre-printed forms.

• Certain forms, when printed, now merge the PBS data with a bitmap (BMP) or jpeg (JPG) formatted file that represents the form. Column headers, company logo, form lines and other design elements may now be included when designing the form.

• Accounts Receivable Statements and Invoices, Order/Entry forms and Purchase Orders are all available to customize.

• This added feature works in a full Windows environment, or with the PBS Thin Client option installed on a UNIX/LINUX server with Windows workstations.

System Features | Learn More
Passport Business Solutions provides powerful user flexibility and solid system features. With Passport Business Solutions, you choose which modules best fit your business, and implement those you wish in the order you demand. Not only that, you configure the number of users who access the system, whether in-house or remote.

Our software is known for its rock-solid foundation, and serious audit trails. Good, solid in-house accounting practices always requires good, solid accounting software.

• HTML Reporting is enabled. Saving to disk and displaying of reports and some forms can be done in the HTML format.

• Passport PowerTools based Lookups - these are sophisticated, user-defined queries, views into the PBS database of files. PowerTools provides the capability to easily modify, add or change existing lookups by field, user, or program.

• Expanded Windows report printing features allow changes in fonts, page orientation and more.

• Posting reports may be printed to a printer and to disk simultaneously.
   

System Requirements | Learn More

• Windows Workstations:  2000, XP Pro, Vista

• Windows Servers:  2000, 2003

• SCO Unix:  OpenServer v. 5.06, 5.07, 6.0

• Linux:  glibc  2.2, 2.3

• Solaris: 10

• Novell:  4.11  and higher

• Terminal Services enabled

• Thin Client option available
   

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