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May 23, 2018
Single Touch Payroll Product Guide published
Single Touch Payroll (STP) is a legislated change to the way employers report employee payroll information to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
If you have 20 or more employees you will need to use Single Touch Payroll from the first payroll event on or after 1 July 2018. The first year will be a transition period and ATO penalties may not apply.
If you have 19 or less employees, you will need to use Single Touch Payroll from the first payroll event on or after 1 July 2019, but you can optionally choose to use STP earlier.
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March 27, 2018
Superannuation Product Guide published
Superannuation comprises the legislative arrangements put in place by the Federal Government to enable employees to accumulate funds to provide them with income in retirement.
It is compulsory for employers to make superannuation contributions for their employees on top of the employees' wages and salaries. These contributions are generally known as Superannuation Guarantee Contributions. The current Superannuation Guarantee rate is 9.5%.
Superannuation contributions beyond the Superannuation Guarantee include:
Superannuation Contributions from after tax income
Salary Sacrifice Contributions from before tax income
Employer Contributions above the Superannuation Guarantee
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March 15, 2018
Contract Refunds Process Guide published
Contract Refunds in BusinessCraft provide for a range of refund/payment scenarios that may be encountered when using the Contracts Module including:
Invoiced Deposit - Full Refund
Invoiced Deposit - Partial Refund
Uninvoiced Deposit - Full Refund
Uninvoiced Deposit - Partial Refund
Contract Refund
Overpayments
Non-Contract Payment.
Contract Refunds create payment transactions in the Cashbook Module with corresponding transactions in the Accounts Receivable and Business Activity Modules depending on the nature of the Contract Refund.
Contract Refunds cannot be set up to use EFT or create an ABA file.
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March 02, 2018
Data Replicator (BC to SQL) Product Guide published
The Data Replicator (BC to SQL) Plugin runs within the BusinessCraft Service framework and is used to replicate BusinessCraft ISAM databases to SQL Server databases. The Data Replicator (BC to SQL) Plugin replaces the standalone Replicator application previously available from BusinessCraft.
Key features include:
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SQL Tables are created as mirror copies of the source tables.
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Tables can be selectively replicated.
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Data can be merged, replaced in full or only data modified since a specific date replicated.
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Options are available to only replicate specified columns of tables.
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Options are available to include conditions to determine data to be replicated.
Replication can be configured to run on every poll of the BusinessCraft Service or use the BusinessCraft Service Schedule capabilities to determine when replication is carried out.
All the standard features of BusinessCraft Service Plugins are available for the Data Replicator (BC to SQL) Plugin.
Related Document: Data Replicator (BC to SQL) Plugin
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February 09, 2018
Sugar Connector for BusinessCraft Product Guide updated
The Sugar Connector for BusinessCraft Product Guide has been updated for BusinessCraft Service V5.5.12.2 which includes user interface and ease of use changes.
Related Document: Sugar Connector
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February 08, 2018
BusinessCraft Service Product Guide updated for V5.5.12.2
The BusinessCraft Service Product Guide has been updated for V5.5.12.2 which includes user interface changes, updates to Whispir functionality, support for Macquarie Telecom SMS service and ease of use changes.
Related Document: BusinessCraft Service
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February 08, 2018
Email/SMS Product Guide updated for V5.5.12.1
The Email/SMS Product Guide has been updated for V5.5.12.1 which includes user interface changes, updates to Whispir functionality, support for Macquarie Telecom SMS service and ease of use changes.
Related Document: Email and SMS Plugin
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February 07, 2018
Shop Floor Control Product Guide published
The Shop Floor Control module is designed for make to stock and/or make to order purposes. In both cases, items manufactured when completed are placed in inventory.
The distinction between Make to Stock and Make to Order is how the Shop Order is triggered. In Make to Stock, the trigger is usually reorder point or an independent decision to make a quantity of items. For Make to Order, the Shop Order is driven by a Customer Order that could not be satisfied from existing stock and a back order was created.
For more details on Make to Stock and Make to Order, please refer to the Process Guides that describe these options in full detail.
If the item for which the Shop Order is created is a parent item in a Bill of Materials, the components on the Bill of Materials are recorded as material requirements for the Shop Order.
After creating a Shop Order, the Order needs to be Released, this creates an On-Order record for the item being produced and Allocations for the items needed that were on the Bill of Material for the parent item being manufactured.
As part of the release process, Requisitions can be automatically generated and released. In addition, options are provided to print a Shop Packet containing details of the Shop Order for manufacturing purposes and optionally a Cutting List for relevant materials.
For customers who use repetitive/process manufacturing, the Shop Floor Control module provides a materials back-flush option which does not create Requisitions for items required, but instead will issue those materials automatically when Shop Order Completions are reported.
The Shop Floor Control Module is fully integrated to other modules in BusinessCraft particularly the Job Costing Module. When a Shop Order is created, a Job can be automatically created (with the Job Number being the same as the Shop Order Number). This feature is controlled by a setup flag and is highly recommended. The Shop Order keeps track of the quantities completed, whereas the corresponding Job keeps track of costs incurred for the Shop Order.
Related Document: Shop Floor Control
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January 24, 2018
Cashbook Product Guide published
The Cashbook Module is used to manage and reconcile bank accounts including processing bank transactions (receipts, payments and transfers) whether originated in the Cashbook Module or created in other BusinessCraft modules.
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January 18, 2018
Auditing Product Guide published
BusinessCraft provides comprehensive security and audit capabilities to facilitate the integrity and security of customer data.
A separate guide explains how to set up and administer system security. This guide explains the auditing capabilities in BusinessCraft.
There are 3 levels of auditing in BusinessCraft:
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Activity Auditing
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System Auditing
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Field Auditing
Please note the access to BusinessCraft Auditing is controlled by BusinessCraft User Security to ensure that Auditing is not activated unnecessarily and audit records are not inappropriately purged.
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