:: In Brief
:: System Requirements
:: Main Features
:: Modules and Add-On
:: Third Party Applications
:: Customization Tools
:: Internet Strategy
:: Product Development
:: ColdFusion Support

:: In Brief
Pacifica Research™ publishes a complete line of real-time accounting software in Windows for large and small business payroll, inventory control, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. Top :: System Requirements
Pacifica Accounting is a general ledger based, double-entry system.

It is a Windows application which will run on any 32 bit Windows.

Pacifica is fully multi-user, and can run on a dedicated server based network (MS, Linux, NetWare…), Terminal Server, or peer to peer network.

With the new menu and dedicated workspace, a high resolution monitor is recommended. Top

:: Main Features
Real-Time
Pacifica uses real-time transaction processing, and all modules are automatically fully integrated with other modules, including the general ledger. Every transaction you enter, every change, every bit of data is processed instantly as you enter it.

Besides, data is on line all the time. All detail remains on-line and accessible for reporting, even from prior years. This detail may be edited by operators with sufficient privilege. Pacifica does away with the concept of pre-defined fiscal periods, allowing detailed financials to print across any date range and any part of the enterprise. For instance, a financial can report on a project from beginning to end, even across a year-end.

Auditability
Pacifica is written in the C++ language, all in DLL files, and is based upon the SUMMUS relational database. Central to Pacifica are two libraries stored in SUMMUS databases. These libraries contain all of the standard screens, reports, icons and record definitions needed by Pacifica. Each company database is contained in one SUMMUS database file. Within this file is a data dictionary structure defining all of the records, indexes, custom reports and relational linkages. Records, and fields within records, can be any size necessary to contain the data. A record with little data will take less space in the database than a record with more data. In other databases, all records of one kind must be the same size.

System Security
Pacifica enables the system operator to limit each user's access to the different accounting modules. Each person is only assigned the privileges required for that employee to perform his job effectively. This security is implemented at the user level. Each user has a separate user ID, protected by a password. Each transaction is stamped with the user's ID, which allow the system operator to track the use or misuse of the system.

Fast and Easy to operate
Pacifica gives you fast access to your information. From locating and retrieving your records - even old records, to previewing or printing reports of all kinds, Pacifica has no competition.

Drill-down capabilities are found at hundreds of fields in Pacifica, and on most reports when previewed on the screen.

For the most streamlined data entry, the mouse is almost never required for navigating the screen, although it may be used everywhere.

Reporting Systems
Pacifica has more than 80 standard reports, with many choices in the formatting of each one. Typically, the report launch parameters include date range, document range, account, vendor or customer range or selection, sort options, level of detail and page width. At most fields, you can set screen defaults for the parameters you prefer, and change them if necessary when you print. All reports can be printed to any printer, the screen, or a disk file.

Pacifica includes four separate report writers in addition to the standard reports. This is necessary because of the distinct differences in the reports and documents which are produced by these tools.

You have access to Pacifica's:

Report Writer

Financial Report Writer

Document Writer

Inventory Label Formatter

The Report Writer builds a report program in the SPL language,it compiles it and places it on a report menu. These reports can be presentation-quality, depending on the designer's efforts, and may include:

A launch screen for user input

A page heading with automatic column headings

Access to all data in the database, including derived data and results of in-line computations

In-line logic at data selection

Up to 12 levels of sorting

Unlimited filtering

Unlimited group headings, subtotals with conditional breaks, footnotes

Drill-downs on almost all data items in detail and subtotals

Flexible indexing

Data export capability

Printer and font control just as in any system report

The Financial Report Writer builds a template record which drives a financial reporting engine. Financial reports may be designed with these features:

Standard templates for P&L, balance sheet and statement of cash flows are included

Up to 28 columns of numeric data can be defined as balance, activity or formula

All display characteristics can affect individual columns or all columns

Columns can print G/L, profit center, budget or computed data

Lines can define accounts or account groups by number, wildcard expression, range or type

Lines can exclude accounts or account groups by number, wildcard expression, range or type

Lines can detail or summarize profit center information

Footnotes can be attached to account numbers or groups

Multiple company databases can be consolidated on one financial, even from dissimilar charts of accounts

Columns, lines and cells can utilize formulas

Non-dollar information can be taken from G/L accounts and printed or used in formulas

Multiple schedules can be created for one financial, and print as one or more pages

Computed data can carry forward through schedules.

The Document Writer is used to modify the appearance of invoices, order forms, packing lists, checks and paychecks. Using this tool, you can visually:

Move any printable item or hide it

Change or remove the caption on any item

Change column widths and number of decimals printed

Turn lines and boxes on or off for plain paper documents, or add new lines, boxes and color blocks

Include logo bitmaps and set their size and position

Turn on various backgrounds, such as graybar and gradient screens

Select separate fonts for captions and data, and set their sizes independently

Maintain several document styles at once for invoices and orders

The Inventory Label Formatter creates inventory bar code labels in any size and configuration, based on inventory, sales orders or invoices, purchase orders or invoices or stock transfers. This visual tool is able to:

Include your selection of dozens of data items from inventory and other sources

Move the items and change their size, font, orientation and color

Print text, lines, boxes and borders anywhere on the label

Print any text as a bar code of any size and all standard symbologies (using optional bar code fonts)

Include photos and graphics on your labels

Print auto-incrementing numbers

Select from many Avery standard label sheet layouts, or create and save your own

Store any number of label layouts for different purposes

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:: Modules and Add-On
Pacifica is sold and installed in modules.

There are five standard accounting modules and five add-on modules to extend the features of the standard modules.

The general ledger standard module is required. All others are optional. In each section, the standard module must be installed before the add-on can be installed.

General Ledger and G/L+:

General Ledger (required) includes chart of accounts, transaction processing, journal entry, financial reporting..
G/L+ adds profit center accounting, budgeting and financial report writer.

Accounts Payable and A/P+:

Accounts Payable includes vendor list, purchase invoice entry and printing, cash requirements forecasting, cash disbursements and check printing, bank reconciliation, A/P aging and activity tracking. A/P+ adds purchase order processing and printing, recurring order processing and disbursement processing.

Accounts Receivable and A/R+:

Accounts Receivable includes customer list, pricing and discounting by customer, sales invoice entry and printing, cash receipts, A/R aging and activity tracking. A/R+ adds sales order processing and printing and recurring order processing.

Inventory Management and I/M+:

Inventory Management includes inventory list, inventory activity and profitability by vendor or customer, reorder by history, seasonal history or percentage of min or max stock levels. I/M+ adds serial/lot/location capability, bill of materials and kit management, serial number and where-used tracking, bar code label printing and photo capability.

Payroll and P/R+:

Payroll includes employee list, payroll entry and check printing, federal and state tax table maintenance, tax and withholding reporting, federal quarterly report and W-2 printing. P/R+ adds high-volume paycheck processing, time tickets, electronic timeclock interface, magnetic media W-2 reporting and photo capability.

Seed Inventory Management:

A system designed to track the buying, selling, production, packaging and labeling of seed and grain by lot. This system changes the functions of A/P, A/R and Inventory.

Pesticide Use Management:

A system to supplement inventory management and invoicing, to track pesticide and agrichemical applications and print legal documents required by state and federal agencies and the EPA.

Point of Sale:

An invoicing module with interfaces to bar code readers, credit card swipes, cash drawers, pole displays and strip printers.

Coffee Roaster's Inventory Management:

Inventory and A/R modules designed for the special requirements of coffee roasters.

Sawblade and Tool Sharpening Tracking:

Serial number tracking and reporting for saw shops.

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:: Third Party Applications
Pacifica uses or supports interfaces to these other products:

Snowbound Software for image processing.

ClipperShip package labeling and manifest printing.

Trade Services for service industry inventory price updates.

Latham Time Clock interface to time tickets.

ColdFusion web application development for e-commerce.

VARs and developers sell and support add-ons to Pacifica. Modules have been written for wholesale and warehouse inventory, machine shop job cost, short run job cost and delivery route management.

	Change the caption on any prompt
	Rewrite or add to the help message
	Add or edit a list box or autolist box
	Add or change default values for the field
	Change input characteristics
	Set to skip or not skip
	Set so cursor may not enter, or keyboard is locked
	Set to require data or require a password before change
	Set to obscure data if user lacks privilege

These changes are not affected by version upgrades, and may be turned off at any time.

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