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Detailed Comparative Feature Table between Pastel My Business,

Pastel My Business Online, Pastel Xpress, Pastel Partner and Pastel Evolution (Standard and Enterprise)

Operating Systems / Platforms

Pastel My Business

Pastel My Business

Online

Pastel Accounting

Xpress

Pastel Accounting

Partner

Pastel Evolution Standard

Pastel Evolution Enterprise

Windows XP, NT, 2000 And Server 2000/2003

Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Database Microsoft

SQL Server 2008

Internet Pervasive SQL WGE

Pervasive SQL

WGE/C-server

Microsoft SQL Server

2008 R2

Microsoft SQL Server

2008 R2

Wide Area Network Support

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

General:

Number of Companies Unlimited 10

Companies

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Financial Years Periods Accounting Periods

Unlimited Unlimited 2 Years 2 Years 5 Years 5 Years

Multi User * No 1 5 Users

1 99 Users

1 99 Users 5 Users 1 1000+

Users

Microsoft Office Integration (Outlook, Word, Excel)

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Project Tracking / Costing

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Projects No No No Yes Yes Yes

Project Sub Projects No No No No No Yes

Project Budgets Per Project

No No No Yes* No Yes

Integrate into Contact Management Premium

No No Yes* Yes* Yes

(Basic) Yes*

System Program Navigation Screen

No No Yes Yes Yes No

Customisable Toolbars Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

Set Up Wizards Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

(Company Setup)

Yes (Company

Setup)

Users: Multi-Level Password Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Defined User Access per Function Passwords

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Set up User Access per Group

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Set up User Access per User

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Set up User Access per Group And User

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Jump between Users / Multi-Instance

No No Yes Yes No No

System Audit Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

(add-on) Yes

Search by Various Keys No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Customisable Stationery / Forms

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Import / Export Master File Data

Yes CSV Yes CSV Yes ASCII

Format Yes ASCII

Format

Yes via reports and DDS

Yes via reports and DDS

Internal Backup and Restore

Yes Compressed

No Yes

Compressed Yes

Compressed

Yes SQL Format via EDM / SQL

Server

Yes SQL Format via EDM / SQL

Server

Data Integrity Routines / Re-Links

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tax Types Customisable

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Default Chart of Accounts

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

E-mail Reports and Documents

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Report Job Manager Scheduler

No No No No Yes Yes

Entry Detail Type / Transaction Report

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Detail Tax Report Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Document Numbers: Separate Set of Document Numbers for each user

No No No Yes No No

One Set of Document Numbers

No No No Yes Yes Yes

Enter your own Document Numbers

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Make 13th Period the First Period in the New Year

N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A N/A

Euro Conversion No No No Yes Yes Yes

Validate Parameters No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

System Audit Log No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Block Customer / Supplier

No No No No Yes Yes

Calculator No No Yes Yes No No

Price Search No No Yes Yes No No

Default E-mail File Format:

Html No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Pdf Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Note Facility No No Yes Yes No No

Explorer No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Navigator No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tax Adjustment Wizard No No No Yes No No

Send and Receive Accountant Data

No No Yes Yes No No

Drill Downs: Enquiry Screen Drill Downs

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Report Screen Drill Downs

Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

Microsoft Word Mail Merge

No No Yes Yes No No

Outlook Exports No No Yes Yes No No

Financial Ratio Reports No No Yes Yes No No

Output Options: Screen Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

ASCII File No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Excel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

E-mail Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Printer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

HTML No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

PDF Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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General Ledger

Defaults & Processing Pastel My Business

Pastel My Business

Online

Pastel Accounting

Xpress

Pastel Accounting

Partner

Pastel Evolution Standard

Pastel Evolution Enterprise

Account Maintenance Yes Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes Yes

Account Code Alpha Numeric

Yes Yes

N4

N4 AN20 AN20

Account Maintenance Description

Unlimited Unlimited AN 40 AN 40 AN 35 AN35

Number of Accounts Unlimited Unlimited 9999 9999 Unlimited Unlimited

Segmented General Ledger Accounts

No No No No No Yes

(Up to 10 segments)

Set Default Tax Parameters per General Ledger Account:

No Tax Type Default No No Yes Yes No No

Default Tax Type No No Yes Yes No No

Force Tax Type No No Yes Yes No No

Number of Cashbooks / Bank Accounts

Unlimited Unlimited 30 30 Unlimited Unlimited

Import from ASCII Files into Cashbook / Journal Batches

No (CSV) No (CSV) Yes Yes Yes Yes

Post Dated Transactions Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Post to any Period Optional Security Control

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Auto Increment Reference Numbers

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Split Transaction Postings to Various Accounts

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

General Journal Entries Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Capture Transactions by Date or by Period

Only by Date Only by Date Only by Date Only by Date Only by Date Only by Date

Auto Fill Descriptions No No No No Yes Yes

Auto Repeat Description on Transaction Lines

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Remarks for Quick Entry Descriptions

No No Yes Yes No No

General Ledger Consolidations

No No No Yes No No

Automatic Balancing Journals

No No Yes Yes No No

Transfer Between Accounts (Bank, Assets, Liabilities)

Yes Bank Transfer

Yes Bank Transfer

No Yes Bank

Transfer Yes Yes

Budgets No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Number of Years Budgets

No No 2 2 5 5

Foreign Bank Accounts No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Foreign Bank Revaluation

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Number of Entry Types None None 90 90 Unlimited Unlimited

Open Batch Display No No Yes Yes No No

Year End Assistant No No Yes Yes No No

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Bank Reconciliation Methods:

Tick Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Amount, Reference or Date

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Import Bank Statement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Reports: Trial Balance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Income Statement Profit & Loss Profit & Loss Yes Yes Yes Yes

Balance Sheet Statement of

Assets & Liabilities

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Reconciliation Detail and Summary Reports

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Cashbook Detail and Summary Report

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Project Profit & Loss No No No Yes Yes Yes

Budgets No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Detailed Ledger Report No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Financial Category Report

No No Yes Yes No No

Charts / Graphs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Cash Movement Report Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

Cheque Printing No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Audit trail: Audit trail of Electronic Tax Documents

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Transaction Audit Trail Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Account Balances No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Customers / Receivables

Pastel My Business

Pastel My Business Online

Pastel Accounting

Xpress

Pastel Accounting

Partner

Pastel Evolution Standard

Pastel Evolution Enterprise

Number of Customers Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Field Sizes: Account Name / Code AN 100 AN 100 AN 6 AN 6 AN 20 AN 20

Account Description AN 100 AN 100 AN 40 AN 40 AN 50 AN 50

Number of Delivery Addresses

5 5 1 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

E-mail An 100 An 100 AN 50 AN 50 AN 50 AN 50

User Defined Fields 3 Text 3 Numeric

3 Text 3 Numeric

AN 16 x 5 UDFs

AN 16 x 5 UDFs

Unlimited header UDFs

Unlimited header and limited to 20 line UDFs

Customer Categories / Group

AN 100 AN 100 AN 99 AN 99 Unlimited Unlimited

Default Tax Type per Customer

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Defaults & Processing: Monthly Terms Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Invoice Date Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Statement Month End Date

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Number of Ageing Periods

5 5 5 5 7 7

Statement Message Variable on Ageing

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Ability to block Customer Accounts

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Open Item or Balance Forward

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Open item or Balance Forward Conversion

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Finance / Interest Charges on Overdue Accounts

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Apply Receipts and Credits to Specific Invoices