Acumatica Cloud ERP 2019 R1 Feature Review
Acumatica 2019 R1 Overview
“This R1 launch continues the strong momentum from Acumatica Summit, where we received a very positive response to the range of R1 demos that highlighted improved operational performance and more successful business outcomes for our customers,” said Jon Roskill, CEO of Acumatica. “We are continually honing and refining what many believe is already the single best cloud ERP solution available today.”
Acumatica’s 2019 R1 applications continue to expand in functionality, work seamlessly across modules, and improve ease of use thanks to the xRP platform. Each release enhances the core system to streamline workflows and deliver more efficient user experiences.
The new features and enhancements address three areas:
- Platform Usability
- General Business Applications
- Industry-Specific Solutions
Platform Usability
- Side Panel UI: View row details inline on inquiry screens without navigation.
- User-Defined Fields: Add custom fields on multiple forms without coding.
- Custom UI Colors: Specify primary colors per branch to reduce user error.
- Conditional Highlighting: Visually flag rows or columns in generic inquiries.
- Enhanced Help Search: Machine-learning-powered search inside the product help.
- Multifactor Authentication: Added security for user sign-in.
- Progress Bar: Popup showing percentage complete and estimated time for long-running processes.
- End-User Training: Free courses on Acumatica Open University covering everything from reporting to administration.
General Business Applications
Financial Management
- Predefined Currency List: Simplifies exchange-rate maintenance.
- Multiple Financial Calendars: Support different fiscal year-ends per legal entity.
- Revenue Recognition (ASC 606/IFRS 15): Handle multiple performance obligations and pro-rated fair market value.
- Credit Card Improvements: Updated Authorize.Net plug-in and tokenization for PCI compliance.
Project Accounting
- Multi-Currency Projects: Enter and report transactions in both base and project currencies.
- Budget Forecasts by Period: Compare actual vs. original and revised budgets per period.
- Company-Specific Financial Periods: Different fiscal year-ends within one tenant.
- Project Revenue Recognition: Recognize revenue as performance obligations are met.
Industry-Specific Solutions
Order & Inventory Management
Warehouse Management System (WMS): Supports medium and large warehouses with barcode-driven picking, packing, receiving, put-away, transfer, and cycle counting.
Field Services
- Calendar Board: Rotate personnel vs. time axis and switch between weekly/monthly views.
- Location Tracking: Capture GPS locations via mobile devices.
- One-Click Invoicing: Close orders and generate invoices directly from service orders or appointments.
Manufacturing
Building on 2018’s configurator, estimating, and APS, 2019 R1 enhances engineering change control workflows (from request through bill-of-materials update) and adds finite capacity planning at workstation and machine levels for accurate capable-to-promise scheduling.
And much more…
For complete details,
check out the full Acumatica 2019 R1 release notes
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