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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 UDF’s

Unlimited – header and limited to 20 line UDF’s

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

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Allocate Against Oldest Invoice

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Record and Control Post Dated Cheques

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Define Percentage Discount per Customer

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Multiple Ageing Periods Per Customer

Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

Settlement Discounts No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Normal Payment Terms Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Customer Journal Batches

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Customer Real Time Processing

Yes Yes Yes /

Optional Yes /

Optional Yes Yes

Foreign Customers No No No Yes Yes Yes

Foreign Customer Revaluation

No No No Yes* No No

Minimum Interest Charge

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tax on document lines:

Print Tax Percentage No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Tax Amount No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Tax Printing No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Select the No.of Copies to Print for Statements

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Invoice Totals on Statements

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Invoice Lines on Statements

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Force Projects No No Yes Yes No Yes

Force Sales / Rep Code No No Yes Yes No Yes

Update Document in Batch Mode

No No Yes Yes No No

Update Document upon Completion of Document / Real Time Processing

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Supporting Document

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Day Based Terms Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print / E-mail Options: Print Documents Only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

E-mail Documents Only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print and E-mail Documents

Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Print and E-mail Statement

Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Sales Analysis Codes / Sales Representatives

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Overdue Customer Interest Assistant

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Default Tax:

No Tax Type Default No No Yes Yes No No

Default Tax Type No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Force Tax Type No No Yes Yes No Yes

Customer Prices Assistant

No No No Yes No No

Customer Accepts Electronic Documents Option

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Debit Notes No No Yes Yes No No

Reports:

Aging Summary / Detail Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Transaction By Customer –Summary / Detail

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Customer Listing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Overdue Customer Report

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Detailed Ledger / Transaction Listing by Customer

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sales Analyses by Customer / Item

Yes / Sales by Item

Yes / Sales by Item

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Top Sales by Customer No No Yes* Yes* Yes Yes

Sales Analysis No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Post Dated Cheques No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Customer Balances Report

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Letters No No Yes Yes No No

Print Labels No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Statements:

Exclude Zero Balance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Exclude Negative Balances

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

E-mail Statements Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Change Body of E-mail Text

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Mailing Labels No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Calculate Rep Commissions on:

Sales No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Gross Profit No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Paid Invoices Only No No No No Yes Yes

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Suppliers / Payables

Pastel My Business

Pastel My Business

Online

Pastel Accounting

Xpress

Pastel Accounting

Partner

Pastel Evolution Standard

Pastel Evolution Enterprise

Number of Suppliers 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 x Text

3 x Numeric 3 x Text

3 x Numeric AN 16 x 5 UDFs

AN 16 x 5 UDFs

Unlimited – header UDF’s

Unlimited – header and limited to 20 line UDF’s

Customer Categories / Group

AN 100 AN 100 99 99 Unlimited Unlimited

Default Tax Type per Supplier

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 per Supplier

5 5 5 5 7 7

Remittance Message – Variable on Ageing

No No 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

Multiple Ageing Periods per Supplier

Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

Supplier Journal Batches No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Supplier Real Time Processing

Yes Yes Yes /

Optional Yes /

Optional Yes Yes

Supplier Automatic Payment & Remittances

No No No No Yes Yes

Supplier Automatic Payments Batches

No No No Yes No Yes

Supplier EFTS Payments

No No No No Yes Yes

Additional Cost Invoice per Supplier

No No No Yes No Yes

Foreign Supplier No No No Yes Yes Yes

Foreign Supplier Revaluation

No No No Yes No No

Tax on document lines:

Print Tax Percentage No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Tax Amount No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Tax Printing No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Select the Number of Copies to Print for Remittances

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Force Projects No No Yes Yes No Yes

Print Supporting Document

No No Yes Yes No No

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Print/E-mail options:

Print Documents Only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

E-mail Documents Only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print and E-mail Documents

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print and E-mail Remittance

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Default tax:

No Tax Type Default No No Yes Yes No No

Default Tax Type No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Force Tax Type No No Yes Yes No Yes

Reports:

Ageing Summary / Detail Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Transaction By Supplier – Summary / Detail

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Supplier Listing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Overdue Supplier Report Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Supplier Cheques No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Supplier Balances Report

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Letters No No Yes Yes No No

Print Labels No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Remittances:

Exclude Zero Balance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Exclude Negative Balances

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

E-mail Remittance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Change body of E-mail Text

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Mailing Labels No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Inventory

Pastel My Business

Pastel My Business Online

Pastel Accounting

Xpress

Pastel Accounting

Partner

Pastel Evolution Standard

Pastel Evolution Enterprise

Field Sizes: Item Code AN 100 AN 100 AN 15 AN 15 AN 20 AN 20

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

Barcode No No N 15 N 15 AN 50 AN 50

Bin Number No No AN 15 AN 15 AN 30 AN 30

User Defined Fields 3 x Text

3 x Numeric 3 x Text

3 x Numeric AN 24 x 3 UDFs

AN 24 x 3 UDFs

Unlimited – header UDF’s

Unlimited – header and limited to 20 line UDF’s

Service Items Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Segmented Inventory Items

No No No No No Yes

Units of Measure No No No No Yes Yes

Number of Inventory Items

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Number of Inventory Groups

Unlimited Categories

Unlimited Categories

999 999 Unlimited Unlimited

Maximum Number of Decimals:

Stock Quantities 4 4 4 4 7 7

Cost Prices 4 4 4 4 7 7

Selling Prices 1 1 4 4 7 7

Define Defaults for Quick Take-on of Inventory Items

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Define Control Accounts per Inventory Group

1 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Ability to Block an Item Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Defaults & Processing: Weighted Average Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Latest Cost Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Manual Cost No No No No No Yes

Highest cost No No No No No Yes

Costing Per Inventory Item

Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

Cost Pricing Encryption / Hiding of Costs

No No No No Yes Yes

Define Preferred Supplier per Item

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Warn if Preferred Supplier is not Used

No No Yes Yes No No

Last Cost per Supplier No No No No Yes Yes

Define Minimum and Maximum Quantities per Item

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Re-order Report Based on Quantities

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Reserve Inventory for Sales Orders

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Calculate Selling Prices as % Mark-up on Last Cost

No No Yes Yes No Yes

Calculate Selling Prices as % Mark-up on Average

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Calculate Selling Prices as % on Current Price

No No Yes Yes No Yes

Inventory Journals / Adjustments

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Ability to Disallow Negative Inventory Quantities Globally

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Ability to Allow Negative per Item / Warehouse

No No Yes Yes No Yes

Purchasing Lead Times per Item / Warehouse / Preferred Supplier

No No No No Yes Yes

Price Lists No No 3 10 3 Unlimited

Global Price Changes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Start and End Date for Special Prices

No No No Yes No Yes

Tax Calculations: Calculate Tax Per Line Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Calculate Tax Per Document

No No No No Yes Yes

Inventory Limits: Maximum Selling Price No No Yes Yes No No

Maximum Purchase Price No No Yes Yes No No

Minimum Gross Profit Percentage

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Maximum Cost Difference Percentage

No No Yes Yes No No

Maximum Line Discount Percentage

No No Yes Yes No No

Maximum Invoice Discount Percentage

No No Yes Yes Yes – POS

Only Yes – POS

Only

Adjust Selling Prices Assistant

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Inventory Counts: Schedule Stock Takes No No No No Yes Yes

Spot Checks No No No No Yes Yes

Inventory Adjustments Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Inventory Journal Batches No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Inventory Price Manager No No No No Yes Yes

Inventory Level Updates on Usage

No No No No Yes Yes

Inventory Count Assistant No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Reports: Stock Item Listing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Stock Valuation (Detailed and Summary) by Date

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Stock Status per Supplier No No Yes Yes No No

Stock Take Sheets No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sales by Customer / Sales Analysis

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sales / Purchases by Item

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sales by Rep No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Open Orders Report No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Re-Order Reports No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Stock Labels No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Inventory Costs No No No No Yes Yes

Inventory Management No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Print Labels No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Inventory Quantity Report No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Slow Moving Reports No No No Yes Yes Yes

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Forms

Invoicing, Purchases and Orders

Pastel My Business

Pastel My Business

Online

Pastel Accounting

Xpress

Pastel Accounting

Partner

Pastel Evolution Standard

Pastel Evolution Enterprise

Field Sizes: Invoice Number AN10 AN10 N 8 N 8 N 30 N 30

Sales Rep No No AN 5 AN 5 AN 4 AN 4

Customer Order Number

AN 10 AN 10 AN 15 AN 15 AN 20 AN 20

Creation of Customers “on the fly” during Invoicing

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Number of Standard Price Lists

None None 3 10 3 Unlimited

Invoice Discount Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Line Discount Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Capture Inventory Items using Barcodes

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Warning when selling below cost

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Disallow Changing of Invoice Date per User

No No No No Yes Yes

Pre-Define Auto Invoice Numbers

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Capture Invoices on Inclusive or Exclusive basis

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Linking and Auto-creating Invoices from Sales Orders or Quotations

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Auto Create Purchase Order from Invoice / Sales Order / Quotation

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Customisable Document Layouts

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Credit Checking at Time of Invoice

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Stock Adjustments Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sales Orders / Invoicing to all for POS tenders

No No No No Yes Yes

User Defined Fields on Transaction Lines

No No No Yes No Yes

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Add-On Modules

Pastel My Business

Pastel My Business

Online

Pastel Accounting

Xpress

Pastel Accounting

Partner

Pastel Evolution Standard

Pastel Evolution Enterprise

Bank Manager Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Contact Management Basic

No No Yes * • Yes* • Yes* Yes*

Contact Management Premium

No No Yes * • Yes* • No Yes*

Fixed Assets Yes Yes Yes* • Yes* • Yes* Yes*

Payroll No No Yes* • Yes* • Yes* Yes*

Serial Number Tracking No No No Yes* Yes* Yes*

Multi-Warehousing No No No Yes* Yes* Yes*

Multi-Warehousing – Inter Branch Transfer

No No No No No Yes

Bill of Materials No No No Yes*‡ Yes* Yes*

Manufacturing No No No No Yes* Yes*

Job Costing No No No No No Yes*

Lot Tracking No No No No No Yes*

Point of Sale No No No Yes*‡ Yes* Yes*

Pricing Matrix (Discount Matrix and Volume Discounts)

No No No Yes *‡ Yes Yes*

Report Writer No No No GL Only Yes Yes

Business Intelligence No No Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*

Business Intelligence – Advanced

No No Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*

Business Intelligence – OLAP Cubes

No No No No No Yes*

Business Intelligence – Online Web Reporting

No No No No No Yes*

Customer Account Consolidations

No No No No No Yes*

Customer Credit Risk Management

No No No No No Yes*

Annuity Billing No No No No No Yes*

Cash Manager No No No Yes* Yes* Yes*

Multi-Currency No No No Yes* Yes* Yes*

Time and Billing No No No Yes No No

Receipting No No No Yes No No

Voucher Management (Customers, Suppliers & GL Vouchers)

No No No No Yes* Yes*

Inventory Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes

GL Manager No No Yes* Yes* No No

Delivery Management No No No No No Yes*

eBusiness & eBilling (Online Shopping)

No No No Yes* No Yes*

Business Gateway (Web Resolve)

No No No No No Yes*

Evolution Mobile No No No No No Yes*

Procurement No No No No No Yes*

Information Alerts No No No No No Yes*

Retail Point of Sale No No No No No Yes*

Municipal Billing No No No No No Yes*

Branch Accounting (Off-Line / On-Line Processing Between Branches)

No No No No No Yes*

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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.

≠ Dependant on the licence of Pastel My Business Online you purchase.

Pastel Evolution Notes

1. Contact Management Premium Features

Sales Force Automation – Tracking of sales leads and prospective customers to finalisation of deal.

Workflows – Incidents can be routed via set rules and processes.

Escalations – Improve efficiency with internal processes by setting timelines against incidents.

Calendar – Track appointment via the internal calendar.

2. Contact Management Premium is required for the Procurement module.

3. Inter-branch transfer is a standard feature of the multi-warehousing module and not an additional module.

4. Evolution Standard does not accommodate all of the add-on modules.


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