This chapter provides a listing of some DBA Classic features that do not have an equivalent capability in DBA Manufacturing.
NOTE: This is a partial list and should not substitute for making a thorough trial run to make sure DBA Manufacturing
Contact Manager – limited capabilities
Activity notes provide a contact manager type capability in terms of scheduling follow up events, but it is not a full-featured contact manager like the Contact Manager module in DBA Classic.
Data Collection
There is no labor data collection capability at this time, although a new ‘Job Clock’ is in development. The Job Labor screen, however, provides real time job tracking based on routing sequence completions. It also enables you to enter labor hours or you can pre-fill labor based on item completions and estimated cycle times.
Estimating
There is no estimating moduleme. You can enter a sales quote that can be converted into a sales order, but the sales quote itself does not perform any computations. For now you can use the Cost Rollup screen to calculated estimated BOM costs.
Features & Options
We have not yet completed the features and options capability. It will have similar functionality to the Features & Options module in Classic.
Forms – No text versions
DBA Manufacturing does not offer text-based formats for printed forms. Only graphical formats are supported.
Interest on Overdue Accounts
There is no means to calculate and bill customers for interest on overdue invoice amounts.
Multi-Currency
DBA Manufacturing does not yet offer multi-currency processing.
Multiple Companies – requires separate installation and license
In DBA Classic, you could create an unlimited number of additional companies that were under the umbrella of a single license and multi-user controls. In DBA Manufacturing you are supplied with a main company and a sample company. Additional companies require separate installation and do not share user logons with other companies, nor is there any provision for multi-company GL consolidation. Additional companies are licensed separately – call for pricing.
Payroll
DBA Manufacturing does not include a Payroll module. The payroll function is completely independent from job labor, which means you can use any outside payroll software package or service. A Payroll Import program enables you to import summarized payroll information into the General Ledger.
Purchase Price Table – no quantity breaks (coming)
The purchase price table offers a price and an expiration date, but does not yet offer quantity price breaks.
Recurring Sales Orders
Recurring sales orders must be done manually by copying previous sales orders as needed.
RFQ – limited capability
You can designate a PO as being a ‘quote’, which exempts it from MRP, but there is no RFQ conversion feature that updates pricing tables from RFQ’s.
Scrap Codes & QC Codes
A formal table of scrap and QC codes, with appropriate reports, has not yet been added to Next-Gen.
Sales Commissions – no calculations
In DBA Manufacturing you can track sales by sales rep and can get totals by item category and customer type, but no percentages are maintained and no calculations are made.
Sales Tax Payment – no auto transfer
Sales tax detail is provided in reports, but there is no way to automatically transfer sales tax payable into AP entries for payment. AP entries must be made manually.
Swap Substitute Parts
An automatic means for swapping in alternate items has not yet been developed. Swapping for now must be done manually.
Tool Table
You currently do not have the ability to specify tools within routing sequences.
WIP Percent Completion Report
There is no report that assesses the overall completion status of a job, normally used for percentage billing purposes.
