Comparative Table of Pastel Accounting Product Range

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Summarised Comparative Table of Pastel Accounting Product Range

	Pastel Accounting Xpress	Pastel Accounting Partner	Pastel Evolution Accounting
Database	Pervasive	Pervasive	MSDE (1-10 users) MS SQL (11+ users)
Multi-User*	1 – 3 users°	1 – 20 users	1 - 250+ users
No. of Companies	Unlimited °	Unlimited	Unlimited
User-Defined Fields	No	Yes	Yes
General Ledger	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cash Book	6	30	Unlimited
Accounts Receivable	Yes	Yes	Yes
Accounts Payable	Yes	Yes	Yes
Inventory Control	Yes	Yes*	Yes
Invoicing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Import Cost Allocations	No	No	Yes
Project Tracking	No	No	Yes
Sales and Purchase Order Entry	Yes	Yes	Yes
Resolve Lite	No	No	Yes
Resolve	Yes*•	Yes*•	Yes*
Fixed Assets	Yes*•	Yes*•	Yes*
Payroll	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*
Serial Number Tracking	No	No	Yes*
Multi-Warehousing	No	Yes*	Yes*
Bill of Materials	No	Yes*‡	Yes*
Job Costing	No	No	Yes*
Point-of-Sale	No	Yes*‡	Yes*
Pricing Matrix	No	Yes~‡	Yes*
Report Writer & Stationery Customisation	No Yes	GL Only Yes	Yes Yes
Customer Account Consolidations	No	No	Yes*
Customer Credit Risk Management	No	No	Yes*
Annuity Billing	No	No	Yes*
eBusiness & eBilling	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*

Key:

° Dependant on the version of Pastel Xpress you purchase
* Available as an add-on module
‡ Requires Inventory Module
• From the Evolution range of software, can be used with Pastel Xpress and Pastel Partner
~ Functionality available within the Partner Inventory module

Detailed Comparative Table of Pastel Accounting Product Range

Operating System Environment

Customers / Receivables

Suppliers / Payables

Add-On Modules

Operating System Environment

Operating Systems / Platforms	Pastel Accounting Xpress	Pastel Accounting Partner	Pastel Evolution Accounting
Windows 9X, NT, 2000 and XP	Yes	Yes	Yes
Novell	Yes	Yes	No
Database	Pervasive SQL WGE	Pervasive SQL WGE	MSDE (1- 10 users) MS SQL (11 + users)
Wide Area Network Support	No	Yes	Yes
Genera l :
Number of Companies	Unlimited°	Unlimited	Unlimited
Financial Years Periods– Accounting Periods	2 Years	2 Years	3 Years
Multi–User *	1 – 3 Users°	1 – 20 Users#	1 – 250+ Users
Microsoft Office Integration – Outlook, Word, Excel	Yes	Yes	Export to MS Excel and Word
Project Tracking / Costing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Integrate into Resolve (Contact Management)	Yes*•	Yes*•	Yes* (Lite included in core)
System Program Navigation Screen	Yes	Yes	Yes
Customisable Toolbars	No	No	Yes
Setup Wizards	Yes	Yes	No
Multi-Level Password	Yes	Yes	Yes
Defined User Access per Function – Passwords	Yes	Yes	Yes
Search by Various Keys	Yes	Yes	Yes
Customisable Stationery / Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes
Import / Export Master File Data	Yes – ASCII Format	Yes – ASCII Format	Yes – Via Reports
Internal Backup and Restore	Yes – Compressed	Yes – Compressed	Yes – SQL Format
Data Integrity Routines	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tax Types – Customisable	Yes	Yes	Yes
Default Chart of Accounts	Yes	Yes	Yes
E-mail Reports and Documents	Yes	Yes	Yes
Drill Downs	Yes	Yes	Yes
Output Options :
Screen	Yes	Yes	Yes
ASCII File	Yes	Yes	Yes
Excel	Yes	Yes	Yes
E-mail	Yes	Yes	Yes
Printer	Yes	Yes	Yes
HTML	Yes	Yes	Yes

	Pastel Accounting Xpress	Pastel Accounting Partner	Pastel Evolution Accounting
Account Maintenance	Yes	Yes	Yes
Account Code Alpha Numeric	N7	N7	AN20
Account Maintenance Description	40	40	35
Number of Accounts	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Set Default Tax Parameters per General Ledger Account	Yes	Yes	No
Number of Cashbooks / Bank Accounts	6	30	Unlimited
Import from ASCII Files into Cashbook / Journal Batches	Yes	Yes	Yes
Post Dated Transactions	No	Yes	Yes
Post to Any Period – Optional Security Control	Yes	Yes	Yes
Auto Increment Reference Numbers	Yes	Yes	Yes
Split Transaction Postings to Various Accounts	Yes	Yes	Yes
General Journal Entries	Yes	Yes	Yes
Capture Transactions by Date or by Period	Either	Either	Only by Date
Auto Fill Descriptions	No	No	Yes
Auto Repeat Description on Transaction Lines	Yes	Yes	Yes
Transfer Between Accounts (Bank, Assets, Liabilities)	No	No	Yes
Budgets	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of Years – Budgets	2	2	3
Bank Reconciliation Methods :
Tick	Yes	Yes	Yes
Amount, Reference or Date	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reports :
Trial Balance Description	Yes	Yes	Yes
Income Statement	Yes	Yes	Yes
Balance Sheet	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reconciliation Detail and Summary Reports	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cashbook Detail and Summary Report	Yes	Yes	Yes
Budgets	Yes	Yes	Yes
Detailed Ledger Report	Yes	Yes	Yes
Audit Trail	No	No	Yes

Customers / Receivables

	Pastel Accounting Xpress	Pastel Accounting Partner	Pastel Evolution Accounting
Number of Customers	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Field Sizes :
Account Name / Code	AN 6	AN 6	AN 20
Account Description	40	40	50
Number of Delivery Addresses	1	Unlimited	2
E-mail	AN 50	AN 50	AN 50
User-Defined Fields	No	AN 16 x 5 user-defined fields	Unlimited
Customer Categories / Group	99	99	Unlimited
Default Tax Type per Customer	Yes	Yes	Yes
Payment Terms :
Monthly Terms	Yes	Yes	Yes
Invoice Date	Yes	Yes	Yes
Statement Month End Date	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of Aging Periods per Customer	5	5	7
Statement Message – Variable on Aging	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ability to Block Customer Accounts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Open Item or Balance Forward	Yes	Yes	Yes
Finance / Interest Charges on Overdue Accounts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Apply Receipts and Credits to Specific Invoices	Yes	Yes	Yes
Allocate Against Oldest Invoice	Yes	Yes	Yes
Record and Control Post Dated Cheques	No	No	Yes
Define Percentage Discount per Customer	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reports :
Aging Summary / Detail	Yes	Yes	Yes
Transaction By Customer – Summary / Detail	Yes	Yes	Yes
Customer Listing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Overdue Customer Report	Yes	Yes	Yes
Detailed Ledger / Transaction Listing by Customer	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sales Analyses by Customer, Item	Yes	Yes	Yes
Statements :
Exclude Zero Balance	Yes	Yes	Yes
Exclude Negative Balances	Yes	Yes	Yes
E-mail Statements	Yes	Yes	Yes
Change body of E-mail Text	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pint Mailing Labels	Yes	Yes	Yes

Suppliers / Payables

	Pastel Accounting Xpress	Pastel Accounting Partner	Pastel Evolution Accounting
Number of Suppliers	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Field Sizes :
Account Name / Code	AN 6	AN 6	AN 20
Account Description	40	40	50
Number of Delivery Addresses	1	Unlimited	2
E-mail	AN 50	AN 50	AN 50
User-Defined Fields	No	AN 16 x 5 User-Defined Fields	Unlimited
Customer Categories / Group	99	99	Unlimited
Default Tax Type per Supplier	Yes	Yes	Yes
Payment Terms :
Monthly Terms	Yes	Yes	Yes
Invoice Date	Yes	Yes	Yes
Statement Month End Date	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of Aging Periods per Supplier	5	5	7
Remittance Message – Variable on Aging	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ability to Block Customer Accounts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Open Item or Balance Forward	Yes	Yes	Yes
Finance / Interest Charges on Overdue Accounts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Apply Receipts and Credits to Specific Invoices	Yes	Yes	Yes
Record and Control Post Dated Cheques	No	No	Yes
Define Percentage Discount per Supplier	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reports :
Aging Summary / Detail	Yes	Yes	Yes
Transaction By Supplier – Summary / Detail	Yes	Yes	Yes
Supplier Listing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Overdue Supplier Report	Yes	Yes	Yes
Detailed Ledger / Transaction Listing by Supplier	Yes	Yes	Yes
Remittances :
Exclude Zero Balance	Yes	Yes	Yes
Exclude Negative Balances	Yes	Yes	Yes
E-mail Remittance	Yes	Yes	Yes
Change Body of E-mail Text	Yes	Yes	Yes
Print Mailing Labels	Yes	Yes	Yes

Field Sizes :	Pastel Accounting Xpress	Pastel Accounting Partner	Pastel Evolution Accounting
Item Code	AN 15	AN 15	An 20
Description	AN 40	AN 40	AN 50
Barcode	N 15	N 15	N 15
Bin Number	AN 15	AN 15	AN 30
User-Defined Fields	No	AN 24 x 3 User-defined Fields N 9.2 x 3 User-defined Fields	Unlimited
Service Items	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of Inventory Items	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Number of Inventory Groups	999	999	Unlimited
Maximum Number of Decimals :
Stock Quantities	4	4	7
Cost Prices	4	4	7
Selling Prices	4	4	7
Define Defaults for Quick Take-on of Inventory Items	Yes	Yes	Yes
Define Control Accounts per Inventory Group	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ability to Block an Item	Yes	Yes	Yes
Costing :
Weighted Average	Yes	Yes	Yes
Last Unit Price	Yes	Yes	Yes
Define Preferred Supplier per Item	Yes	Yes	Yes
Define Minimum and Maximum Quantities per Item	Yes	Yes	Yes
Re-order Report Based on Quantities	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reserve Inventory for Sales Orders	Yes	Yes	Yes
Calculate Selling Prices as % Mark-up on Last Cost	Yes	Yes	Yes
Calculate Selling Prices as % Mark-up on Average	Yes	Yes	Yes
Calculate Selling Prices as % on Current Price	Yes	Yes	Yes
Inventory Journals / Adjustments	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ability to Disallow Negative Inventory Quantities	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reports :
Stock Item Listing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stock Valuation (Detailed and Summary)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stock Status per Supplier	Yes	Yes	No
Stock Take Sheets	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sales by Customer	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sales / Purchases by Item	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sales by Rep	Yes	Yes	No
Open Orders Report	Yes	Yes	Yes
Re-Order Reports	Yes	Yes	Yes
Print Stock Labels	Yes	Yes	Yes
Calculate Rep Commissions on :
Sales	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gross Profit	Yes	Yes	Yes

Invoicing, Purchases and Orders Field sizes :	Pastel Accounting Xpress	Pastel Accounting Partner	Pastel Evolution Accounting
Invoice Number	N 8	N 8	N 15
Sales Rep	AN 5	AN 5	AN 4
Customer Order Number	AN 15	AN 15	AN 15
Creation of Customers “on the fly” During Invoicing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of Standard Price Lists	3	10	3
Invoice Discount	Yes	Yes	Yes
Line Discount	Yes	Yes	No
Capture Inventory Items Using Barcodes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Warning to When Selling Below Cost	Yes	Yes	Yes
Disallow Changing of Invoice date per User	No	No	Yes
Pre-Define Auto Invoice Numbers	Yes	Yes	Yes
Capture Invoices on Inclusive or Exclusive Basis	Yes	Yes	Yes
Linking and Auto-creating Invoices from Sales Orders or Quotations	Yes	Yes	Yes
Auto Create Purchase Order from Invoice / Sales Order / Quotation	Yes	Yes	No
Customisable Document Layouts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Credit Checking at Time of Invoice	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stock Adjustments	Yes	Yes	Yes

	Pastel Accounting Xpress	Pastel Accounting Partner	Pastel Evolution Accounting
Resolve (Contact Management)	Yes * •	Yes* •	Yes* (Lite included in Core)
Fixed Assets	Yes* •	Yes* •	Yes*
Payroll	Yes* •	Yes* •	Yes*
Serial Number Tracking	No	No	Yes*
Multi-Warehousing	No	Yes*	Yes*
Bill of Materials	No	Yes*‡	Yes*
Job Costing	No	No	Yes
Point-of-Sale	No	Yes*‡	Yes*
Pricing Matrix (Discount Matrix and Volume Discounts)	No	Yes ~‡	Yes*
Multi-Store	No	Yes*‡	Yes*
Report Writer	No	GL Only	Yes*
Stationery Customisation	Yes	Yes	Yes*
Customer Account Consolidations	No	No	Yes*
Customer Credit Risk Management	No	No	Yes*
Annuity Billing	No	No	Yes*
Multi-Currency	No	Yes*	Launched in 2004
Time and Billing	No	Available in Nov 03	No
Receipting	Yes^	Available in Nov 03	Yes^
eBusiness & eBilling	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*

Key

° Dependant on the version of Pastel Xpress you purchase
* Available as an add-on module
‡ Requires Partner Inventory Module
• From the Evolution range of software, can be used with Pastel Xpress and Pastel Partner
~ Functionality available within the Partner Inventory module
^ Receipt through Cash Book
# 20 users optimal, partner can support additional users

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