Multi-Location and Multi-Company Functions

The following information summarizes many of the key features ProfitMaster offers clients who require multi-location and multicompany functions.

Multi-Location

Terminals are set to default to a specific location.
All printers are shared which allows access from any terminal regardless of geographic location.
User ID's and passwords are set up globally.
End of Day / End of Month processes are maintained by a ‘main' location (or head office).

Run reports on a specific location or consolidate all locations.
Create group locations so that consolidated reports can be run on a selection of locations.

One Master inventory item shared by all locations containing the main information ie: Product number, description, Unit of measure, Alias.
Separate Location details specific to the location ie: Cost, Retail, Reorder points & quantities
Inventory inquiries can display all or individual location. Easily identify what is on hand in all locations.
Unit cost is tracked individually by location.
Retail prices can be set to use corporate pricing or maintain individual prices by location.
EDI updates maintain information for each individual location.

Automated suggested orders can display overstocked values from one location. Hence instead of purchasing stock, you could simply transfer it from another location.
Purchasing can be done at one location for any location.

At point of sale, quickly see what inventory is available in each of the locations.
Create a sale from any location but relieve inventory from the appropriate location
Deliver inventory from any location.
Generate Sales reports by location.

Designed according to location. Each location would be a distinct division in the General ledger. This enables printing balance sheet and income statements for each location or all locations.
The General Ledger configuration will result in one chart of accounts with each location simply being prefixed by a division.
Daily Journal Entries - Daily information is posted by each location. Can review by each location or consolidated.

Beneficial for multiple companies within your organization that are unique and need to remain separated.
Invest in only one server for multiple companies. Access each company through the same server.
Many companies can be running at the same time independent of each other.
Beneficial where consolidation of reports and inquiries are not needed.
Beneficial where inventory transfers are not required.
Consistent menu options, reports, inquiries, transactions between companies.
Beneficial where access security is important between companies.
No information is shared between companies. Ie: user ids, inventory, A/R accounts, Purchase Orders, vendors, etc.

Printers are set to each specific company but is easily changed with a setting should a report need to be printed on another printer.

Separate inquiries by each company. Logging out of one company and logging into another company provide a view of each company as needed. With a Windows terminal emulator, have multiple windows open to access different companies to do a side by side comparison if needed (dependent on licenses).
Inventory Transfers would be treated as a regular purchase order and receipt for the company requiring the inventory; a Sale for the company sending the inventory.