Just out of curiosity...does anyone "set up remote access to multiple servers from multiple workstations"? David Ilvedson >With Quasar it is extremely easy to set up remote access to multiple >servers from multiple workstations. You can run Quasar on both Windows >and/or Linux on the same network. For example, you can maintain a Linux >server and access the data from a Windows workstation. >*Quasar Retail* >Quasar Retail contains all of the features available in Quasar >Accounting plus it contains the Quasar Point-of-Sale driver which allows >Quasar Accounting to communicate with the Quasar Point-of-Sale >application. Quasar Retail is only available with our commercial >license. In a mission critical environment such as retail you will need >to purchase one of our support packages ><http://www.linuxcanada.com/prices.shtml#support> for timely access to >support . Resellers and customers who wish a copy of the Quasar Retail >source code can obtain it by purchasing annual source code access ><http://www.linuxcanada.com/prices.shtml#source>. >*Screen Shots* >*Quasar Main Screen <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen1.shtml>* >*Journal Entry <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen2.shtml>* >*Write Cheque <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen3.shtml>* >*Customer Invoice <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen4.shtml>* >*Pay Bills <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen5.shtml>* *Summary >Report <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen6.shtml>* >*Barcode Label <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen7.shtml>* >*Shelf Sign <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen8.shtml>* *Online >Help <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen9.shtml>* >*Check out these features:* > * Global Features <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#global> > o mainly for Linux but supports Windows > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#os> > o international ready > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#inter> > o graphical user interface > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#gui> > o fast/easy data entry > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#entry> > o quick error correction > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#error> > o Backup and Restore > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#backup> > o recurring transactions > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#recur> > o on-line help <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#help> > o preferences <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#pref> > o multiple companies > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#company> > o import data > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#import>new data imports > o drill down feature > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#drill> > o mailing labels <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#mail> > o work shift control > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#shift> > * Security Features <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#security> > o customized menus by user > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#menu> > o security types assigned to users > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#types> > * Accounting Features > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#accounting> > o chart of accounts > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#chart> > o print financial statements > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#financial> > o create journal entries > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#journal> > * Sales Features <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#selling> > o customer quotes <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#quote> > o customer invoices > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#invoice> reference > tracking > o multiple taxes > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#tax>tax on tax > o selling discounts <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#disc> > o advanced price management > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#price> > o accounts receivable > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#ar> customer types > o cash reconciliation > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#cashrec> > * Purchasing Features > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#purchasing> > o purchasing and receiving > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#pr>auto ordering > o superior cost management > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#cost> > o true landed cost > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#landed> > o vendor billing <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#bill> > o vendor claims <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#claim> > o accounts payable <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#ap> > o bank reconciliation > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#bank> > o cheque writing printing > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#cheque> > o purchasing charges > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#charge> > * Inventory Management Features > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#inv> > o departments and sub-departments > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#dept> > o full margin control > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#margin>margin > calculator > o container deposits > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#deposit> > o create kits <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#kit> > o physical counts > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#physical>not > counted report > o multiple case sizes > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#size> > o multiple lookup numbers > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#number> > o stock locations <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#loc> > o multiple vendors per item > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#vend> > o sales history <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#hist> > o barcode labels and signs > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#label> > o item adjustments > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#adjust> > o active and stocked status > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#flag> > o powerful reporting > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#invrepo> > * Hand Held Interface (Only for Linux) > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#handheld> > o download handheld application > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#download> > o send inventory items > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#send> > o receive counts and price checks > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#receive> > * Multi Store <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#store> > o financials by store > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#storefinancial> > o inventory information > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#multiinfo> > o stocking by store > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#storestocked> > o pricing by store > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#storeprice> > o stock transfers > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#transfer> > o expense allocation > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#ledgertransfer> > * Reporting Features <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#reports> > o fast and easy reporting > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#repo> summary report > o Defining Reports > <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#report_xml> >*Evaluate Quasar* >Quasar accounting software *Version 1.4* has now been released and is >available for evaluation. If you are interested in evaluating the new >Quasar please download your copy today from our downloads ><http://www.linuxcanada.com/downloads.shtml> page. You may view the >release notes for the new version here ><http://www.linuxcanada.com/release.shtml>. >To review the Quasar Software Licensing policy Click Here ><http://www.linuxcanada.com/license.shtml>. >*How to Purchase from Linux Canada Inc.* >The individual Quasar packages may be downloaded from our downloads ><http://www.linuxcanada.com/downloads.shtml> page. You may then choose >to purchase a commercial license, or where circumstances permit, you may >opt for the free open source GPL license. Either way, you will want to >seriously consider one of our support packages ><http://www.linuxcanada.com/prices.shtml#support>. ><http://www.linuxcanada.com/purchase.php> >*Global Features* >mainly for Linux but supports Windows > >international ready > Quasar's new international ready features include the ability to > define your monetary symbol, monetary format, date format, time > format, number format and percentage format. Any and all text can be > translated or changed to suit your specific requirements. In > addition Quasar has a standard Canadian format and a standard United > States format. > >graphical user interface > Quasar is a new product designed with a graphical interface. It is > not an older text based package with a graphical interface add-on. > It was designed using Qt which is the same library used for the KDE > user interface and other Linux projects. For more information on Qt > 3.0 please see the Trolltech web page at http://www.trolltech.com. > >fast/easy data entry > The Quasar main window, icons, menus, lookups, and search functions > have all been designed with you, the user, in mind. Screens were > kept simple with instant access to advanced functions and superior > access to supporting data. > >quick error correction > Existing transactions are easy to find and easy to edit. Quasar has > a find transaction screen that allows you to find a transaction very > quickly using a variety of selection criteria. > >backup and restore > Backup your company to a backup file and restore it as and when the > need arises. > >recurring transactions > Define recurring transactions for recurring journal entries, > recurring cheques, recurring customer invoices, recurring vendor > invoices and recurring vendor payments. > >on-line help > On-line help is available for every screen. A table of contents > provides the ability to move around and view several help screens in > succession. > >preferences > Set your style, font and color preferences. > >multiple companies > Create and manage multiple companies within the same application. > >import data > Quasar makes maximum use of XML files for importing. Using XML files > you can import data such as the chart of accounts, inventory, > customer information, vendor information, opening balances, journal > entries, purchase orders and packing slips. new data imports > >drill down feature > From most Quasar information screens you can drill down and view > the detail of the actual transactions. This will be limited only by > the user security access. > >mailing labels > Print mailing labels for customers, vendors, employees and personal > acquaintances. Select labels from one of our supported forms. > >work shift control > Every transaction includes date, time, work station, employee and > shift. After a each work shift, you can close the shift, complete > cash reconciliations, do tender adjustments and report on the results. >*Security Features* >customized menus by user > Multiple XML menu files can be defined. The Quasar user can only > access the areas of the application that are included in the menu > file that they are linked to. This method effectively locks users > out of complete sections of the application. > >security types assigned to users > Multiple security types can be defined. These security types are > then linked to the Quasar users. Users can then only view, edit, > delete or create data that is allowed withing their specific > security type. > >*Accounting Features* >chart of accounts > With Quasar you can create a completely new chart of accounts or you > can import a sample chart and modify it as required. > >financial statements > Financial reports include balance sheets, profit and loss statements > and trial balances. A transaction journal provides the detail of > selected transactions. An inquiry screen provides detailed activity > of an account, customer or vendor. > >create journal entries > With Quasar you can complete all of your common or reversing journal > entries. All other accounting entries are done as you buy, sell or > conduct normal business activities. > >*Sales Features* > >customer quotes > Create customer quotes. Quickly turn quotes into invoices when the > customer returns to purchase the product. > >customer invoices > Create customer invoices with multiple lines. Invoice may be paid > immediately with a single or multiple tenders, or charged to a > receivable account. Automatically gather reference information by > customer and report on this information. For example, report by > purchase order number by customer. reference tracking > >multiple taxes > Define multiple taxes and tax groups with variable rates. If > necessary define tax on tax. Taxes collected and paid post to > appropriate accounts. Define if a customer is exempt from paying a > specific tax or taxes. tax on tax > >selling discounts > All discounts have an audit trail. Define both line discounts and > transaction discounts. A discount may be a percentage discount or a > dollar amount. Transacton discounts can be assigned in the customer > master screen so that a customer will automatically recieve > discounts when they purchase products. > >advanced price management > Quasar has very advanced and flexible pricing capabilities. > Following is a list of the pricing features: > * regular single prices (example - $1.00) > * at/for pricing (example - 3/$1.00) > * minimum quantity (example - 1-4 units $1.00 each, 4 or more > units $.90 each) > * quantity limits (example - limit of 3 at promotion price) > * mix/match pricing (link numerous items to a group and link a > special price to all items in the group) > * special pricing for a single customer or group of customers > * promotions with opening and closing dates > * prices valid only on specific days of the week > * cost plus pricing (example - a customer can be billed cost > plus 10%) > * percent off pricing (example - a customer can be billed price > less 5%) > * dollar off pricing (example - a customer can be billed price > less $1.00) > * with Quasar you can include both taxes and/or container > deposits in the selling price. Quasar accurately breaks out > the taxes and deposits for your customer. > A set price screen allows multiple price changes to be implemented > at one time. Prices may be calculated based on a mark-up from cost, > a gross margin, a target gross margin or a percentage increase or > decrease. > >accounts receivable > Provide credit terms to your customers. Define customer types with > default information. An aged receivable screen provides an aged > summary and aged detail of your receivables. Receive payments on > account and allocate payments to specific invoices. Define customer > payment terms and give early payment discounts. Print customer > statements. Create cheques for customers that directly impact their > balance. Transfer customer balance from one customer to another. > >cash reconciliation > Balance your daily cash intake and record over/shortages and bank > deposits using Quasar's cash reconciliation screen. > >*Purchasing Features* >purchasing and receiving > Create purchase orders with multiple items manually or use the auto > ordering by min/max or auto ordering by sales history. Place repeat > purchase orders with the aid of purchase order templates. Receive > products and create vendor invoices. Items on open purchase orders > are shown as on order. Items invoiced are added to inventory and are > shown as on hand. Lists of orders, receiving and vendor invoices are > maintained for viewing and editing purposes.auto ordering > >superior cost management > Not unlike pricing, Quasar has superior costing capabilities. > Following is a list of the cost features: > * regular single costs (example - $1.00) > * at/for costing (example - 3/$1.00) > * minimum quantity (example - 1-4 units $1.00 each, 4 or more units > $.90 each) > * quantity limits (example - limit of 3 at special cost) > * mix/match costing (link numerous items to a group and link a > special cost to all items in the group) > * cost by vendor or group of vendors > * vendor promotions with opening and closing dates > * costs valid only on specific days of the week > * percent off costing (example - you can be billed cost less 5%) > * dollar off costing (example - you can be billed cost less $1.00) > * Quasar handles taxes that are included in the cost of your items > and accurately breaks the tax out to provide you with the true cost > * Quasar handles container deposits that are included in the cost of > your items and accurately breaks the deposit out to provide you > with the true cost. > >true landed cost > Quasar provides the ability to define charges such as freight > charges and franchise fees. Charges, such as Freight, can be > allocated to the cost of each item based on that items actual weight > (landed cost = cost + freight charges) . Charges, such as franchise > fees, can be allocated to the cost of an item based on the cost of > that item (landed cost = cost + franchise fee). Quasar handles > multiple charges on one vendor invoice. Charges can be included on > the vendor invoice (internal), or they can come as a separate > billing on a third party invoice (external). Either way Quasar > provides the ability to include the charges in the landed cost > calculation. > >vendor billing > A vendor invoice screen provides the ability to enter vendor bills > complete with reference numbers and payment terms. > >vendor claims > Create and post vendor claims for short shipments, incorrect > pricing, incorrect freight routing, defective goods and damaged goods. > >accounts payable > View aged payables both in summary and in detail. Select a specific > vendor to pay, or choose to pay several bills. Pay an entire invoice > or make a partial payment. Know your bank balance and know your cash > requirements. Allocate payments and credits to specific invoices or > allocate them to the oldest invoices. Define early payment terms and > take early payment discounts. > >cheque writing and printing > Create quick cheques or pay existing bills. Write cheques manually > or professionally print them to a printer using a cheque form. > >bank reconciliation > Reconcile a bank account or other ledger account to an external > statement. A bank reconciliation may be conducted in several > sittings, storing the reconciliation after each sitting. Print the > details of your reconciliation now or in the future. > >purchasing charges > Add charges such as franchise fees or freight to an invoice. >*Inventory Management Features* >departments and sub-departments > Departments are the highest level of inventory. Sub-departments are > nestled within departments and items are nestled within > sub-departments. This hierarchy provides an excellent tool for > finding, reporting and listing items. > >full margin control > Quasar's extensive margin control starts with setting target margins > by sub-department and the ability to report on which items are not > meeting your target margins. In the item master screen, margin > percentages are calculated for you, if you enter a price, and if you > enter a margin percentage, the price will be calculated for you. If > you prefer to work with mark-ups, Quasar can calculate prices for > you based on mark-ups. A margin calculator accessible from the > inventory master screen helps you to determine your proper > margin.margin calculator > >container deposits > Many products are shipped with container deposits. For example, > bottle deposits, can deposits and pallet deposits. In Quasar you can > define if the container deposit is included in the cost of each item > or billed separately on the vendor invoice. You can also define if > the container deposit is included in your selling price or if it is > to be added separately to the customer invoice. > >create kits > With Quasar you can build kits or packages out of existing items. > For example, you can build a fishing tackle kit out of various > lures, spoons, line and reels. Another example would be > manufacturing something from numerous components. When you build a > kit the inventory of the individual items are reduced and the > inventory of the kit is increased automatically. > >physical counts > Multiple counts can be recorded. Items counted in more than one > location and/or on more than one count sheet are automatically added > together by Quasar. Prior to processing your counts you can view all > of the discrepancies between your physical count and your systems on > hand quantities. You can review the count detail of any item. And, > you can report on all items that should have been counted but were > not. When counts are processed an inventory adjustment is > automatically created for discrepancies. > >multiple case sizes > Quasar handles items with multiple case sizes. As you do not always > sell items in the same case sizes as they are purchased you can > define which case sizes are purchased and which are sold. Of course > you can assign the correct cost and price to each size. > >multiple lookup numbers > An individual item may have multiple lookup numbers. For example, > your assigned number, your vendor's number(s), UPC codes and various > other price lookups (PLU's). > >stock locations > Quasar's stock locations provide an excellent addition to Quasar's > inventory management capabilities. Define the "Section", "Fixture" > and "Bin" where your products are located. Your stock status report > will now display the location where your items can be found. Items > can be listed by location and you can run reports by location. > >multiple vendors per item > It is recognized that you may have multiple vendors for a single > item and that each vendor may sell an item in different case sizes > and at different costs. In Quasar you can define specific vendor > numbers, case sizes and costs for each of your vendors. > > >sales history > Access to accurate sales history is very important to proper > inventory management. The Quasar sales history screen provides the > ability to view your history by month, week or day. You can view the > sales history for an individual case size or for all sizes that the > item is sold by. For purchasing purposes you can view your sales in > either the selling case size or in the purchasing case size. If > opened from a purchase order, the sales history screen displays the > history of each item as you enter them on the order. > >barcode labels and signs > Design your own barcode shelf labels, shelf talkers and signs and > print them using the new Quasar labels screen. > > >item adjustments > An item adjustment screen provides the ability to change the on hand > quantity and/or on hand value of an item(s). All adjustments post to > the ledger accounts. Inventory can not be adjusted without an audit > trail. > >active and stocked status > Define the state of your inventory. Only active and stocked items > appear on inventory lists and lookups by default. This provides the > ability for a large inventory database while minimizing the size of > lists and reports. > >powerful reporting > View the stock status of any item at any time. View the sales > history of an item by month, week or day. By date range you can view: > * an items sales, purchases and adjustment activities in both > summary and detail > * all transactions containing a specific item or group of items > * all sales of a specific item or group of items > * all purchases of a specific item or group of items >In all of the above cases you can drill down and view the actual >transactions. You can report on items purchased by specific customers >and you can report on items sold to you by specific vendors. You can >very quickly find any transaction with a specific item on it. >*Handheld Interface (Available for Linux Only)* >download handheld application > Download the handheld application from Quasar Accounting into the > handheld unit. > >send inventory items > Send inventory numbers and prices to the handheld unit to be used in > price checks and item counts. > >receive counts and price checks > Receive inventory counts, print shelf labele from handheld batch and > confirm prices on the shelf match prices in your computer system. >*Multi Store* >financials by store > The multi store feature provides the ability to run multiple stores > on a network. Financial statements can be printed by store or as a > complete company. Payables and receivables can be treated as common > for all stores, or if you prefer, you can keep them separate. > >inventory information > View reports, stock status and sales history for the entire company, > or alternatively view information from a specific store. > >stocking by store > Define, by store, which items are stocked and which ones are not. > This feature substantially reduces the size of lists and information > in the smaller stores and in stores with a different core selection > of products. > >pricing by store > While it is easier to have common costs and prices you can define > separate costs and prices for some or all stores. You can even set a > special price, specific to a single customer or group of customers, > that is valid only at selected stores. > >stock transfers > A special transfer screen provides the ability to transfer stock > between two stores. > >expense allocation > A ledger transfer screen provides the ability to allocate expenses > and/or other account amounts from one store to multiple stores. For > example, you may setup an administration office as a store. Pay all > bills from that site and allocate expenses appropriately. >*Reporting Features* >fast and easy reporting > In addition to standard reports like balance sheets, profit and loss > statements and trial balances, special screens have been created to > make obtaining information fast, easy and concise, with as much > detail as is required. Most of the information screens provide the > ability to drill down to the transaction level. All provide the > ability to print your information to a file or printer. A new > summary report provides the ability to view the summary information > of sales, margin, transactions, tenders, taxes, deposits and discounts. > >Defining Reports > If the reports that come standard with Quasar do not meet your > requirements, you can define reports using the Quasar XML report > format and you can view and print these reports using the Quasar > report viewer. > >Designed by: Frynge Web Design <http://www.frynge.com> >-- >Duaine Hechler >Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ >Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding >Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild >Reed Organ Society Member >St. Louis, MO 63034 >(314) 838-5587 >dahechler@charter.net >www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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