Chapter 3. “Go Live” Tracks
Chapter 3. “Go Live” Tracks
To “go live” means to use the computer for regular data processing using your
real data. You should try to “go live” as fast as possible, taking into consideration
your needs and resources. If you are having an inventory conversion done or if
you are getting the commodity list for your inventory file, much of the set up for
inventory is already done for you. You can “go live” on inventory much faster than
starting from scratch.
The following list is a suggestion only. It starts with A/R invoice posting. You
may wish to start at this level and enter customer invoices until you have refined
your inventory to the point where you could start Point of Sale (POS). Or you
could skip A/R invoice posting altogether and go directly to POS to have the
computer generate invoices for customer accounts and control inventory. This
section is a guide to help you decide what you want to do next and when to “go
live” most comfortably for you. More detailed information is contained in
Chapters 4-8 of this manual.
The first three items on the list are a logical progression taking you from simple
invoice posting to inventory. You could choose to accomplish each step in a
progressive manner or jump in at any point when you are ready. The last two
items, Accounts Payable and General Ledger, can “go live” any time you wish.
You may or may not have definite ideas of how and when you want to accomplish
these areas. This section will help you formulate your plan for the next few
weeks. Using the checklists that follow this page, decide when you will “go live”
on the Dimensions system for the following areas. Write down your estimated
dates.
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A/R Invoice Posting or Invoice Posting by Batch
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Point of Sale (computer generates invoices)
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Inventory control with physical count. Purchasing
and
Receiving.
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Accounts
Payable
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General
Ledger
)
NOTE
:
All “go live” tracks presented here assume you will either be using the standard G/L chart
of accounts that comes already set up for you or you have loaded your own chart of
accounts and will make the necessary Variable File entries to integrate it properly.
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Summary of Contents for Dimensions
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