12 Days of ECHO, Second Day: SQL Licensing
On the First Day of ECHO, my System Admin gave to me, SQL Licensing! You probably already know that Microsoft SQL Server is required for Epicor 10 and Prophet 21, but do you know if you are in Microsoft compliance? SQL licensing can be confusing, but in most...
Understanding Epicor ERP’s “Default Revenue Recognition Method” Error is Part of Company Configuration
Revenue Recognition is Everything When I was still part of the user community, I was involved in a planned implementation of Epicor at one my company’s divisions. The division was in the construction industry, and the ERP systems of the time...
Getting Past the “CGCCode Mismatch” Error When Importing Dashboards in Epicor 10 ERP
In work and in life, I find myself torn between two ambivalent instincts: the instinct for understanding and the instinct for action. It is often of great utility to understand as much of a given situation as possible—to be able to relate its causes and effects. I...
The Unique Family Dynamics of a Successful ERP Implementation
Tolstoy famously remarked that “all happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Reflecting on Tolstoy’s own relations and on the kindred lives of the characters in his novels, I’ve often wondered if Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)...
Why Buy an ERP Software?
Why Buy an ERP Software?Businesses who are happy with the money they're making and don't wish to grow or to improve their relationships with their customers often don't think about the need for ERP software. However, those businesses are few and far between. For the...
Much Needed Functionality: Prophet 21’s Rental Management Application
To Rent or To Buy - More and More Often, It's To Rent. In some ways distribution has not changed over the past 50 years; but in other ways it really has morphed – I know, that statement was non-committal. But take for example product Rental Management. Your customers...
The Company You Keep: Deploying Company-Specific Customizations in a Multi-Company Environment
Setup is crucial for a successful company-specific customization in an Epicor ERP multi-company environment. Maintenance of the Epicor ERP menu in multi-company environments can be unintuitive, and many customers come to us looking to better understand its...
Historical Transactional Data Conversion: Prevent the Past from Haunting Your Present
"I give [this watch] to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all your breath trying to conquer it. Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his...
Announcement: EstesGroup Awarded Epicor Managed Hosting Partner Certification
We are proud to announce that EstesGroup is an Epicor Software Corporation Certified Managed Hosting Partner. EstesGroup is certified to host Epicor ERP and host Prophet 21 ERP systems. We are the only Epicor Partner to be Certified for Epicor Hosting, Epicor...
Data Center Location is Critical to Your Company’s Success and Survival
Read about how weather impacts data viability and how data center location plays into long term company viability.