ABM Features
Browse through the functional links to the right and below for an overview of how ABM can work with your business requirements.
A fit for all company sizes
ABM has been built to manage businesses from 1 to 100+ users and with unlimited turnover.With a choice of two packages, Enterprise Edition and Small Business Edition, businesses of any size benefit from a comprehensive high-end accounting system, adaptable to all structures and budgets.
ABM Grows with you
ABM is designed to accommodate a growing business, handling any number of companies and currencies. Built around SQL Server, ABM is genuinely customisable to suit the needs of your business. ABM suits most business types with the breadth and depth of the core modules and its open architecture and expandability.
Customisation
ABM includes a range of optional modules and companion products to fit your business needs and tools required for specific industries. As each business is unique, the only compulsory component is the ABM base accounting system from which all other optional modules and companion products are attached to More options are available to customize the size restraints of ABM and the number of users and read-only users for certain functions of ABM. ABM developer partners are able to further customize your system by developing customer specific software add-ons and functionality.
Quick list filtering – an easy way to view relevant information
List filtering is a great way to view relevant information you wish to focus on at a particular time. On any list of information (for example products, customers, suppliers, jobs, etc) the user may simply right click on a particular description of an item and select the option to “Filter on this item”, which reduces the list to all items matching the description. This is another example of how ABM creates an easy, fast and logical working environment to control and work with information in the business.
Global Software
ABM can be used in up to ten different countries worldwide, with tax and legislation for each country. Be assured that you are running your business with a truly outstanding international software package.
Integration with industry specific software solutions ABM has a proud relationship with its range of developer partners, creating industry software solutions specifically for ABM. These companion products have been developed to deliver 100% seamless integration with ABM, allowing for fluent one-time data entry throughout the entire accounting/business system.
Business Bulletin
ABM’s Business Bulletin feature is a powerful tool for business owners to view a summary of the business’s health and wealth. Each bulletin is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing the selected tables and graphs. Bulletins can be viewed on demand or can be automatically created and emailed at specified intervals.
Email alerts
ABM automates emailing of alerts for events in the business data such as credit, budget or job estimate limits being exceeded as well as overdue customer alerts. This reduces the time needlessly spent on keeping track of crucial information and controlling financial responsibilities.
“One click” transfers of data to Microsoft Excel
Whenever a list of information is being displayed in ABM, a Microsoft Excel button will appear at the top of the screen allowing “one click” transfers of data to Excel with all headings and data organisation intact.
Scheduling automated tasks
ABM comes with a scheduler designed to make the operation and maintenance of your business simpler and increasingly automated. The scheduler links to the Window’s Scheduler allowing a view of all automated tasks scheduled on your system as well as options to add tasks such as reports, backups, database housekeeping and Business Bulletins. The purpose of this feature is to allow the user to focus their time on other areas while assuring them that these important tasks are kept up to date.
Multiple windows
Customers, suppliers, jobs, products and ledger accounts may be viewed concurrently inside of ABM. This allows the user to work with multiple areas of accounting at once, providing all information required for a particular task.
Friendly Microsoft Office style navigation
Users have the freedom to choose from a range of Microsoft Office style navigation bars to help familiarise with ABM, reducing learning time and increasing ease of use.
Customise your ABM look
Users can personalise their ABM according to their tastes with 16 different “skins”, including Windows Vista colour scheme. The “skins” provide a variety of colour schemes for windows, text, boxes, tabs, etc to customize your ABM working environment.
Email for documents and statements
Integration of Microsoft Office allows for emailing within ABM which reduces a business’s postage and handling costs. A range of items may be sent directly to email from ABM including invoices, product information and customer statements.
Variable trading terms
ABM has the ability to set variable trading terms to individual customers and suppliers as well as groupings of customers and suppliers, providing flexibility in the way the business deals with external parties.
Robust, fast database
ABM uses the Microsoft SQL Server/MSDE database engine for superior reliability and performance with added security to your company’s data.
Scalable data
• Microsoft® Access for small businesses requiring minimal cost of ownership, and easy access from Word, Excel, and so on.
• Microsoft® SQL Server for larger organisations wanting a fast, robust, secure and flexible solution.
• SQL Server Express for businesses that want robustness and performance at a lower cost of ownership.
Ensuring SQL Server runs efficiently
Users of both SQL Express and full SQL Server can set up a housekeeping plan, which ensures that database performance is optimum within the limits of their hardware.