ADempiere and iDempiere – Calendar Year and Period Control

Hi Everyone, Here is an introduction to ADempiere’s and iDempiere’s Calendar Year and Period control. This topic is core to how the application functions. The information presented here is the minimum you should know about ADempiere and iDempiere calendar management

ADempiere and iDempiere – Introduction to the Accounting Structure

Hi Everyone, Here is an introduction to ADempiere’s and iDempiere’s accounting structure. This topic is core to how the application functions. The information presented here is the minimum you should know about ADempiere and iDempiere accounting as you work toward

Open Source ERP – Beyond the First Follower

Hi Everyone, The below video resembles the adoption of Open Source ERP in mainstream business. Here is my story and others as a first follower. In 2002, I mistakenly installed Microsoft Great Plains (now Dynamics). It is not that Dynamics

Using Open Source ERP to Support Multiple Companies

Hi Everyone, A common question about ADempiere, iDempiere, Openbravo Compiere and Open Source ERP in general is: “Can I support multiple companies in the same instance or database?” The answer is yes. In fact, almost all my implementations have multiple

Bank Balance Management in ADempiere, Open Source ERP

Hi Everyone, The purpose of this article is to share a best practice implementation for managing daily bank balances. When you use asset based lending, you only want to borrow the minimum amount on a daily basis to help reduce

Using ADempiere, Open Source ERP, to Support IFRS and GAAP

Hi Everyone, Here is a common question about ADempiere or iDempiere and accounting reporting standards. “Because of our interactions with various government departments, we have reporting requirements to comply with existing and upcoming IFRS standards. We may also need to

ADempiere, Open Source ERP, and the Power of the Charge

Hi Everyone, If you are evaluating ADempiere or iDempiere as a viable ERP, it is worth spending some time on the concept of a Charge. The Charge is ADempiere’s map from a document (like a Vendor AP Invoice) to the

ADempiere – Open Source Multi-National Accounting Software

Hi Everyone, ADempiere, Open Source Accounting and ERP, has some nice multi-national features including: Multiple accounting schemas Dynamic element posting Multiple calendars Multiple organizations/books and consolidated reporting Accounting Schema The Account Schema allows you to have multiple sets of books

Advanced ERP Accounting – Tutorial 2

Hi Everyone! The purpose of this video is to make ERP accounting easier to understand. This is part 2 of 2. In the first video, we discussed the basic accounting components involved with buying, storing and selling product (wholesale distribution).