*Quasar Accounting*
Quasar is a full function, stand-alone business accounting package. You
may elect to use Quasar Accounting with the open source GNU General
Public License (GPL) which is available free of charge. Or, you may
elect to purchase our commercial license for a nominal fee. To ensure
timely access to support you will need to purchase one of our support
packages <http://www.linuxcanada.com/prices.shtml#support>.
With Quasar it is extremely easy to set up remote access to multiple
servers from multiple workstations. You can run Quasar on both Windows
and/or Linux on the same network. For example, you can maintain a Linux
server and access the data from a Windows workstation.
*Quasar Retail*
Quasar Retail contains all of the features available in Quasar
Accounting plus it contains the Quasar Point-of-Sale driver which allows
Quasar Accounting to communicate with the Quasar Point-of-Sale
application. Quasar Retail is only available with our commercial
license. In a mission critical environment such as retail you will need
to purchase one of our support packages
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/prices.shtml#support> for timely access to
support . Resellers and customers who wish a copy of the Quasar Retail
source code can obtain it by purchasing annual source code access
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/prices.shtml#source>.
*Screen Shots*
*Quasar Main Screen <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen1.shtml>*
*Journal Entry <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen2.shtml>*
*Write Cheque <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen3.shtml>*
*Customer Invoice <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen4.shtml>*
*Pay Bills <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen5.shtml>* *Summary
Report <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen6.shtml>*
*Barcode Label <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen7.shtml>*
*Shelf Sign <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen8.shtml>* *Online
Help <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar_screen9.shtml>*
*Check out these features:*
* Global Features <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#global>
o mainly for Linux but supports Windows
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#os>
o international ready
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#inter>
o graphical user interface
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#gui>
o fast/easy data entry
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#entry>
o quick error correction
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#error>
o Backup and Restore
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#backup>
o recurring transactions
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#recur>
o on-line help <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#help>
o preferences <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#pref>
o multiple companies
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#company>
o import data
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#import>new data imports
o drill down feature
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#drill>
o mailing labels <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#mail>
o work shift control
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#shift>
* Security Features <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#security>
o customized menus by user
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#menu>
o security types assigned to users
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#types>
* Accounting Features
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#accounting>
o chart of accounts
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#chart>
o print financial statements
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#financial>
o create journal entries
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#journal>
* Sales Features <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#selling>
o customer quotes <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#quote>
o customer invoices
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#invoice> reference
tracking
o multiple taxes
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#tax>tax on tax
o selling discounts <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#disc>
o advanced price management
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#price>
o accounts receivable
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#ar> customer types
o cash reconciliation
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#cashrec>
* Purchasing Features
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#purchasing>
o purchasing and receiving
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#pr>auto ordering
o superior cost management
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#cost>
o true landed cost
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#landed>
o vendor billing <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#bill>
o vendor claims <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#claim>
o accounts payable <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#ap>
o bank reconciliation
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#bank>
o cheque writing printing
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#cheque>
o purchasing charges
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#charge>
* Inventory Management Features
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#inv>
o departments and sub-departments
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#dept>
o full margin control
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#margin>margin
calculator
o container deposits
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#deposit>
o create kits <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#kit>
o physical counts
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#physical>not
counted report
o multiple case sizes
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#size>
o multiple lookup numbers
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#number>
o stock locations <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#loc>
o multiple vendors per item
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#vend>
o sales history <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#hist>
o barcode labels and signs
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#label>
o item adjustments
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#adjust>
o active and stocked status
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#flag>
o powerful reporting
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#invrepo>
* Hand Held Interface (Only for Linux)
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#handheld>
o download handheld application
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#download>
o send inventory items
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#send>
o receive counts and price checks
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#receive>
* Multi Store <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#store>
o financials by store
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#storefinancial>
o inventory information
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#multiinfo>
o stocking by store
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#storestocked>
o pricing by store
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#storeprice>
o stock transfers
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#transfer>
o expense allocation
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#ledgertransfer>
* Reporting Features <http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#reports>
o fast and easy reporting
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#repo> summary report
o Defining Reports
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/quasar.shtml#report_xml>
*Evaluate Quasar*
Quasar accounting software *Version 1.4* has now been released and is
available for evaluation. If you are interested in evaluating the new
Quasar please download your copy today from our downloads
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/downloads.shtml> page. You may view the
release notes for the new version here
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/release.shtml>.
To review the Quasar Software Licensing policy Click Here
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/license.shtml>.
*How to Purchase from Linux Canada Inc.*
The individual Quasar packages may be downloaded from our downloads
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/downloads.shtml> page. You may then choose
to purchase a commercial license, or where circumstances permit, you may
opt for the free open source GPL license. Either way, you will want to
seriously consider one of our support packages
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/prices.shtml#support>.
<http://www.linuxcanada.com/purchase.php>
*Global Features*
mainly for Linux but supports Windows
international ready
Quasar's new international ready features include the ability to
define your monetary symbol, monetary format, date format, time
format, number format and percentage format. Any and all text can be
translated or changed to suit your specific requirements. In
addition Quasar has a standard Canadian format and a standard United
States format.
graphical user interface
Quasar is a new product designed with a graphical interface. It is
not an older text based package with a graphical interface add-on.
It was designed using Qt which is the same library used for the KDE
user interface and other Linux projects. For more information on Qt
3.0 please see the Trolltech web page at http://www.trolltech.com.
fast/easy data entry
The Quasar main window, icons, menus, lookups, and search functions
have all been designed with you, the user, in mind. Screens were
kept simple with instant access to advanced functions and superior
access to supporting data.
quick error correction
Existing transactions are easy to find and easy to edit. Quasar has
a find transaction screen that allows you to find a transaction very
quickly using a variety of selection criteria.
backup and restore
Backup your company to a backup file and restore it as and when the
need arises.
recurring transactions
Define recurring transactions for recurring journal entries,
recurring cheques, recurring customer invoices, recurring vendor
invoices and recurring vendor payments.
on-line help
On-line help is available for every screen. A table of contents
provides the ability to move around and view several help screens in
succession.
preferences
Set your style, font and color preferences.
multiple companies
Create and manage multiple companies within the same application.
import data
Quasar makes maximum use of XML files for importing. Using XML files
you can import data such as the chart of accounts, inventory,
customer information, vendor information, opening balances, journal
entries, purchase orders and packing slips. new data imports
drill down feature
From most Quasar information screens you can drill down and view
the detail of the actual transactions. This will be limited only by
the user security access.
mailing labels
Print mailing labels for customers, vendors, employees and personal
acquaintances. Select labels from one of our supported forms.
work shift control
Every transaction includes date, time, work station, employee and
shift. After a each work shift, you can close the shift, complete
cash reconciliations, do tender adjustments and report on the results.
*Security Features*
customized menus by user
Multiple XML menu files can be defined. The Quasar user can only
access the areas of the application that are included in the menu
file that they are linked to. This method effectively locks users
out of complete sections of the application.
security types assigned to users
Multiple security types can be defined. These security types are
then linked to the Quasar users. Users can then only view, edit,
delete or create data that is allowed withing their specific
security type.
*Accounting Features*
chart of accounts
With Quasar you can create a completely new chart of accounts or you
can import a sample chart and modify it as required.
financial statements
Financial reports include balance sheets, profit and loss statements
and trial balances. A transaction journal provides the detail of
selected transactions. An inquiry screen provides detailed activity
of an account, customer or vendor.
create journal entries
With Quasar you can complete all of your common or reversing journal
entries. All other accounting entries are done as you buy, sell or
conduct normal business activities.
*Sales Features*
customer quotes
Create customer quotes. Quickly turn quotes into invoices when the
customer returns to purchase the product.
customer invoices
Create customer invoices with multiple lines. Invoice may be paid
immediately with a single or multiple tenders, or charged to a
receivable account. Automatically gather reference information by
customer and report on this information. For example, report by
purchase order number by customer. reference tracking
multiple taxes
Define multiple taxes and tax groups with variable rates. If
necessary define tax on tax. Taxes collected and paid post to
appropriate accounts. Define if a customer is exempt from paying a
specific tax or taxes. tax on tax
selling discounts
All discounts have an audit trail. Define both line discounts and
transaction discounts. A discount may be a percentage discount or a
dollar amount. Transacton discounts can be assigned in the customer
master screen so that a customer will automatically recieve
discounts when they purchase products.
advanced price management
Quasar has very advanced and flexible pricing capabilities.
Following is a list of the pricing features:
* regular single prices (example - $1.00)
* at/for pricing (example - 3/$1.00)
* minimum quantity (example - 1-4 units $1.00 each, 4 or more
units $.90 each)
* quantity limits (example - limit of 3 at promotion price)
* mix/match pricing (link numerous items to a group and link a
special price to all items in the group)
* special pricing for a single customer or group of customers
* promotions with opening and closing dates
* prices valid only on specific days of the week
* cost plus pricing (example - a customer can be billed cost
plus 10%)
* percent off pricing (example - a customer can be billed price
less 5%)
* dollar off pricing (example - a customer can be billed price
less $1.00)
* with Quasar you can include both taxes and/or container
deposits in the selling price. Quasar accurately breaks out
the taxes and deposits for your customer.
A set price screen allows multiple price changes to be implemented
at one time. Prices may be calculated based on a mark-up from cost,
a gross margin, a target gross margin or a percentage increase or
decrease.
accounts receivable
Provide credit terms to your customers. Define customer types with
default information. An aged receivable screen provides an aged
summary and aged detail of your receivables. Receive payments on
account and allocate payments to specific invoices. Define customer
payment terms and give early payment discounts. Print customer
statements. Create cheques for customers that directly impact their
balance. Transfer customer balance from one customer to another.
cash reconciliation
Balance your daily cash intake and record over/shortages and bank
deposits using Quasar's cash reconciliation screen.
*Purchasing Features*
purchasing and receiving
Create purchase orders with multiple items manually or use the auto
ordering by min/max or auto ordering by sales history. Place repeat
purchase orders with the aid of purchase order templates. Receive
products and create vendor invoices. Items on open purchase orders
are shown as on order. Items invoiced are added to inventory and are
shown as on hand. Lists of orders, receiving and vendor invoices are
maintained for viewing and editing purposes.auto ordering
superior cost management
Not unlike pricing, Quasar has superior costing capabilities.
Following is a list of the cost features:
* regular single costs (example - $1.00)
* at/for costing (example - 3/$1.00)
* minimum quantity (example - 1-4 units $1.00 each, 4 or more units
$.90 each)
* quantity limits (example - limit of 3 at special cost)
* mix/match costing (link numerous items to a group and link a
special cost to all items in the group)
* cost by vendor or group of vendors
* vendor promotions with opening and closing dates
* costs valid only on specific days of the week
* percent off costing (example - you can be billed cost less 5%)
* dollar off costing (example - you can be billed cost less $1.00)
* Quasar handles taxes that are included in the cost of your items
and accurately breaks the tax out to provide you with the true cost
* Quasar handles container deposits that are included in the cost of
your items and accurately breaks the deposit out to provide you
with the true cost.
true landed cost
Quasar provides the ability to define charges such as freight
charges and franchise fees. Charges, such as Freight, can be
allocated to the cost of each item based on that items actual weight
(landed cost = cost + freight charges) . Charges, such as franchise
fees, can be allocated to the cost of an item based on the cost of
that item (landed cost = cost + franchise fee). Quasar handles
multiple charges on one vendor invoice. Charges can be included on
the vendor invoice (internal), or they can come as a separate
billing on a third party invoice (external). Either way Quasar
provides the ability to include the charges in the landed cost
calculation.
vendor billing
A vendor invoice screen provides the ability to enter vendor bills
complete with reference numbers and payment terms.
vendor claims
Create and post vendor claims for short shipments, incorrect
pricing, incorrect freight routing, defective goods and damaged goods.
accounts payable
View aged payables both in summary and in detail. Select a specific
vendor to pay, or choose to pay several bills. Pay an entire invoice
or make a partial payment. Know your bank balance and know your cash
requirements. Allocate payments and credits to specific invoices or
allocate them to the oldest invoices. Define early payment terms and
take early payment discounts.
cheque writing and printing
Create quick cheques or pay existing bills. Write cheques manually
or professionally print them to a printer using a cheque form.
bank reconciliation
Reconcile a bank account or other ledger account to an external
statement. A bank reconciliation may be conducted in several
sittings, storing the reconciliation after each sitting. Print the
details of your reconciliation now or in the future.
purchasing charges
Add charges such as franchise fees or freight to an invoice.
*Inventory Management Features*
departments and sub-departments
Departments are the highest level of inventory. Sub-departments are
nestled within departments and items are nestled within
sub-departments. This hierarchy provides an excellent tool for
finding, reporting and listing items.
full margin control
Quasar's extensive margin control starts with setting target margins
by sub-department and the ability to report on which items are not
meeting your target margins. In the item master screen, margin
percentages are calculated for you, if you enter a price, and if you
enter a margin percentage, the price will be calculated for you. If
you prefer to work with mark-ups, Quasar can calculate prices for
you based on mark-ups. A margin calculator accessible from the
inventory master screen helps you to determine your proper
margin.margin calculator
container deposits
Many products are shipped with container deposits. For example,
bottle deposits, can deposits and pallet deposits. In Quasar you can
define if the container deposit is included in the cost of each item
or billed separately on the vendor invoice. You can also define if
the container deposit is included in your selling price or if it is
to be added separately to the customer invoice.
create kits
With Quasar you can build kits or packages out of existing items.
For example, you can build a fishing tackle kit out of various
lures, spoons, line and reels. Another example would be
manufacturing something from numerous components. When you build a
kit the inventory of the individual items are reduced and the
inventory of the kit is increased automatically.
physical counts
Multiple counts can be recorded. Items counted in more than one
location and/or on more than one count sheet are automatically added
together by Quasar. Prior to processing your counts you can view all
of the discrepancies between your physical count and your systems on
hand quantities. You can review the count detail of any item. And,
you can report on all items that should have been counted but were
not. When counts are processed an inventory adjustment is
automatically created for discrepancies.
multiple case sizes
Quasar handles items with multiple case sizes. As you do not always
sell items in the same case sizes as they are purchased you can
define which case sizes are purchased and which are sold. Of course
you can assign the correct cost and price to each size.
multiple lookup numbers
An individual item may have multiple lookup numbers. For example,
your assigned number, your vendor's number(s), UPC codes and various
other price lookups (PLU's).
stock locations
Quasar's stock locations provide an excellent addition to Quasar's
inventory management capabilities. Define the "Section", "Fixture"
and "Bin" where your products are located. Your stock status report
will now display the location where your items can be found. Items
can be listed by location and you can run reports by location.
multiple vendors per item
It is recognized that you may have multiple vendors for a single
item and that each vendor may sell an item in different case sizes
and at different costs. In Quasar you can define specific vendor
numbers, case sizes and costs for each of your vendors.
sales history
Access to accurate sales history is very important to proper
inventory management. The Quasar sales history screen provides the
ability to view your history by month, week or day. You can view the
sales history for an individual case size or for all sizes that the
item is sold by. For purchasing purposes you can view your sales in
either the selling case size or in the purchasing case size. If
opened from a purchase order, the sales history screen displays the
history of each item as you enter them on the order.
barcode labels and signs
Design your own barcode shelf labels, shelf talkers and signs and
print them using the new Quasar labels screen.
item adjustments
An item adjustment screen provides the ability to change the on hand
quantity and/or on hand value of an item(s). All adjustments post to
the ledger accounts. Inventory can not be adjusted without an audit
trail.
active and stocked status
Define the state of your inventory. Only active and stocked items
appear on inventory lists and lookups by default. This provides the
ability for a large inventory database while minimizing the size of
lists and reports.
powerful reporting
View the stock status of any item at any time. View the sales
history of an item by month, week or day. By date range you can view:
* an items sales, purchases and adjustment activities in both
summary and detail
* all transactions containing a specific item or group of items
* all sales of a specific item or group of items
* all purchases of a specific item or group of items
In all of the above cases you can drill down and view the actual
transactions. You can report on items purchased by specific customers
and you can report on items sold to you by specific vendors. You can
very quickly find any transaction with a specific item on it.
*Handheld Interface (Available for Linux Only)*
download handheld application
Download the handheld application from Quasar Accounting into the
handheld unit.
send inventory items
Send inventory numbers and prices to the handheld unit to be used in
price checks and item counts.
receive counts and price checks
Receive inventory counts, print shelf labele from handheld batch and
confirm prices on the shelf match prices in your computer system.
*Multi Store*
financials by store
The multi store feature provides the ability to run multiple stores
on a network. Financial statements can be printed by store or as a
complete company. Payables and receivables can be treated as common
for all stores, or if you prefer, you can keep them separate.
inventory information
View reports, stock status and sales history for the entire company,
or alternatively view information from a specific store.
stocking by store
Define, by store, which items are stocked and which ones are not.
This feature substantially reduces the size of lists and information
in the smaller stores and in stores with a different core selection
of products.
pricing by store
While it is easier to have common costs and prices you can define
separate costs and prices for some or all stores. You can even set a
special price, specific to a single customer or group of customers,
that is valid only at selected stores.
stock transfers
A special transfer screen provides the ability to transfer stock
between two stores.
expense allocation
A ledger transfer screen provides the ability to allocate expenses
and/or other account amounts from one store to multiple stores. For
example, you may setup an administration office as a store. Pay all
bills from that site and allocate expenses appropriately.
*Reporting Features*
fast and easy reporting
In addition to standard reports like balance sheets, profit and loss
statements and trial balances, special screens have been created to
make obtaining information fast, easy and concise, with as much
detail as is required. Most of the information screens provide the
ability to drill down to the transaction level. All provide the
ability to print your information to a file or printer. A new
summary report provides the ability to view the summary information
of sales, margin, transactions, tenders, taxes, deposits and discounts.
Defining Reports
If the reports that come standard with Quasar do not meet your
requirements, you can define reports using the Quasar XML report
format and you can view and print these reports using the Quasar
report viewer.
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