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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

New Features For Cougar Mountain...

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New Feature Quick List...

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Cougar Mountain Accounting ...

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Cougar Mountain FUND ...

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Cougar Mountain FUND Suite ...

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Cougar Mountain FUND Revenue Center ...

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Cougar Mountain Point of Sale...

Cougar Mountain Point of Sale Back Office Accounting ...

Cougar Mountain Point of Sale for FUND ...

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Cougar Mountain Accounts Receivable ...

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Cougar Mountain Job Cost ...

Cougar Mountain Payroll ...

Cougar Mountain Purchase Order...

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New Features in Each Release...

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New in Version 11.0 ...

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Create a Custom Options Menu in Any Module ...

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Create Custom Reports in Various Modules ...

Decrease Payment Processing in Accounts Receivable ...

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Drill Down to Aged Analysis Report from Accounts Receivable ...

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Drill Down to Open Purchase Orders or Back Orders from Inventory ...

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Drill Down to Profit Margin Report from Accounts Receivable ...

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Drill Down to Vendor Performance Report from Inventory ...

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Include Subtotals in Sales Tax Code Summary Report ...

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Include User ID and Batch Number on Reports ...

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Monitor Monthly Movement of Stock Items ...

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Print Checks When Entering Bills in Accounts Payable ...

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Recalculate Your Payroll Taxes Reminder ...

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Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows ...

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Set Date Controls on Reports...

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Set Up a Query for Key Reports ...

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Update Your Inventory Cost on Purchase Orders Reminder ...

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Use the Tiered Sorting Option in Bank Reconciliation...

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View Condensed History of Payroll Transactions...

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Index ...

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New Feature Quick List

Refer to the following lists to see what new features that apply to the Cougar Mountain Software

package(s) or add-ons you purchased.

Cougar Mountain Accounting

If you purchased Cougar Mountain Accounting, you have the following new features. For more

information on each new feature, see the corresponding page(s) or the online Help.

„ Create a Custom Options Menu in any Module (page 8)

„ Create Custom Reports in Various Modules (page 9)

„ Decrease Payment Processing in Accounts Receivable (page 11)

„ Drill Down to Aged Analysis Report from Accounts Receivable (page 12)

„ Drill Down to Open Purchase Orders or Back Orders from Inventory (page

13)

„ Drill Down to Profit Margin Report from Accounts Receivable (page 15)

„ Drill Down to Vendor Performance Report from Inventory (page 15)

„ Include Subtotals in Sales Tax Code Summary Report (page 17)

„ Include User ID and Batch Number in Transactions (page 18)

„ Monitor Monthly Movement of Inventory (page 19)

„ Print Checks When Entering Bills in Accounts Payable (page 23)

„ Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows (page 25)

„ Set Date Controls on Reports (page 26)

„ Set Up a Query for Key Reports (page 30)

„ Update Your Inventory Cost on Purchase Orders Reminder (page 32)

„ View Condensed History of Payroll Transactions (page 35)

Cougar Mountain FUND

If you purchased Cougar Mountain FUND, you have the following new features. For more information

on this new feature, see the corresponding page or the online Help.

„ Create a Custom Options Menu in any Module (page 8)

„ Create Custom Reports in Various Modules (page 9)

„ Include User ID and Batch Number in Transactions (page 18)

„ Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows (page 25)

„ Set Date Controls on Reports (page 26)

„ Set Up a Query for Key Reports (page 30)

„ Use the Tiered Sorting Option in Bank Reconciliation (page 33)

New Features

New Feature Quick List

Cougar Mountain FUND Suite

If you purchased Cougar Mountain FUND Suite, you have the following new features. For more

information on each new feature, see the corresponding page(s) or the online Help.

„ Create a Custom Options Menu in any Module (page 8)

„ Create Custom Reports in Various Modules (page 9)

„ Include User ID and Batch Number in Transactions (page 18)

„ Print Checks When Entering Bills in Accounts Payable (page 23)

„ Recalculate Your Payroll Taxes Reminder (page 24)

„ Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows (page 25)

„ Set Date Controls on Reports (page 26)

„ Set Up a Query for Key Reports (page 30)

„ Update Your Inventory Cost on Purchase Orders Reminder (page 32)

„ View Condensed History of Payroll Transactions (page 35)

Cougar Mountain FUND Revenue Center

If you purchased Cougar Mountain FUND Revenue Center, you have the following new features.

For more information on each new feature, see the corresponding page(s) or the online Help.

„ Create a Custom Options Menu in any Module (page 8)

„ Create Custom Reports in Various Modules (page 9)

„ Decrease Payment Processing in Accounts Receivable (page 11)

„ Drill Down to Aged Analysis Report from Accounts Receivable (page 12)

„ Drill Down to Open Purchase Orders or Back Orders from Inventory (page 13)

„ Drill Down to Profit Margin Report from Accounts Receivable (page 15)

„ Drill Down to Vendor Performance Report from Inventory (page 15)

„ Include Subtotals in Sales Tax Code Summary Report (page 17)

„ Include User ID and Batch Number in Transactions (page 18)

„ Monitor Monthly Movement of Inventory (page 19)

„ Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows (page 25)

„ Set Date Controls on Reports (page 26)

„ Set Up a Query for Key Reports (page 30)

Cougar Mountain Point of Sale

If you purchased Cougar Mountain Point of Sale, you have the following new features. For more

information on each new feature, see the corresponding page(s) or the online Help.

Cougar Mountain Software

New Feature Quick List

„ Create a Custom Options Menu in any Module (page 8)

„ Create Custom Reports in Various Modules (page 9)

„ Drill Down to Open Purchase Orders or Back Orders from Inventory (page 13)

„ Drill Down to Vendor Performance Report from Inventory (page 15)

„ Include Subtotals in Sales Tax Code Summary Report (page 17)

„ Include User ID and Batch Number in Transactions (page 18)

„ Monitor Monthly Movement of Inventory (page 19)

„ Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows (page 25)

„ Set Date Controls on Reports (page 26)

„ Set Up a Query for Key Reports (page 30)

Cougar Mountain Point of Sale Back Office Accounting

If you purchased Cougar Mountain Point of Sale Back Office Accounting, you have the following new

features. For more information on each new feature, see the corresponding page(s) or the online Help.

„ Create a Custom Options Menu in any Module (page 8)

„ Create Custom Reports in Various Modules (page 9)

„ Decrease Payment Processing in Accounts Receivable (page 11)

„ Drill Down to Aged Analysis Report from Accounts Receivable (page 12)

„ Drill Down to Profit Margin Report from Accounts Receivable (page 15)

„ Include User ID and Batch Number in Transactions (page 18)

„ Print Checks When Entering Bills in Accounts Payable (page 23)

„ Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows (page 25)

„ Set Date Controls on Reports (page 26)

„ Set Up a Query for Key Reports (page 30)

„ Update Your Inventory Cost on Purchase Orders Reminder (page 32)

Cougar Mountain Point of Sale for FUND

If you purchased Point of Sale for FUND, you have the following new features. For more information

on the new feature, see the corresponding page(s) or the online Help.

„ Create a Custom Options Menu in any Module (page 8)

„ Create Custom Reports in Various Modules (page 9)

„ Include Subtotals in Sales Tax Code Summary Report (page 17)

„ Include User ID and Batch Number in Transactions (page 18)

„ Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows (page 25)

New Features

New Feature Quick List

„ Set Date Controls on Reports (page 26)

„ Set Up a Query for Key Reports (page 30)

Cougar Mountain Accounts Receivable

If you purchased Cougar Mountain Accounts Receivable, you have the following new features. For

more information on each new feature, see the corresponding page(s) or the online Help.

„ Create a Custom Options Menu in any Module (page 8)

„ Create Custom Reports in Various Modules (page 9)

„ Decrease Payment Processing in Accounts Receivable (page 11)

„ Drill Down to Aged Analysis Report from Accounts Receivable (page 12)

„ Drill Down to Profit Margin Report from Accounts Receivable (page 15)

„ Include User ID and Batch Number in Transactions (page 18)

„ Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows (page 25)

„ Set Date Controls on Reports (page 26)

„ Set Up a Query for Key Reports (page 30)

Cougar Mountain Job Cost

If you purchased Cougar Mountain Job Cost, you have the following new features. For more

information on this new feature, see the corresponding page or the online Help.

„ Create a Custom Options Menu in any Module (page 8)

„ Create Custom Reports in Various Modules (page 9)

„ Include Subtotals in Sales Tax Code Summary Report (page 17)

„ Include User ID and Batch Number in Transactions (page 18)

„ Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows (page 25)

„ Set Date Controls on Reports (page 26)

„ Set Up a Query for Key Reports (page 30)

Cougar Mountain Payroll

If you purchased the Payroll add-on, you have the following new features. For more information on

this new feature, see the corresponding page or the online Help.

„ Create a Custom Options Menu in any Module (page 8)

„ Create Custom Reports in Various Modules (page 9)

„ Include User ID and Batch Number in Transactions (page 18)

„ Recalculate Your Payroll Taxes Reminder (page 24)

Cougar Mountain Software

New in Version 11.0

There are several new features in Cougar Mountain software that allow you to run your business more

efficiently. For instance, you can now set up a customized menu in any module, add access to custom

reports from within other report windows, set default lookups, and view monthly inventory movement.

Read about the new features throughout the following content to learn how they can help with your

business processes and tasks.

Create a Custom Options Menu in Any Module

To enhance your interaction with Cougar Mountain and streamline business processes, you can now

create a Custom Options menu for any module. This Custom Options menu can include links to

frequently used windows within Cougar Mountain or even to external programs such as Microsoft

Outlook. You set up this customization in the Main Menu of each module for which you wish to

include a custom menu.

To accommodate this new functionality, the Define Custom Menus item is added to the Options menu

in the Main Menu module.

When the Define Custom Menus option is selected, the Define Custom Options Menu window

appears. In this window, you set up the various menu items, the path to the location of the items, and

the module in which you wish to create the Custom Options menu.

New Features

New in Version 11.0

Once you define the custom options, when a module with this new menu is accessed, the list of

options are available. If no options have been defined the list will display <No Custom Options> .

As with many of the other features and functions of Cougar Mountain, a security option is also

available to ensure that only users that you want to have the ability to create custom menus can do

so.

Create Custom Reports in Various Modules

With this new feature you can customize a selection of custom reports from within certain Cougar

Mountain report windows. This means that if you have a custom report(s) created with Report

Writer that you currently use, you can now set up the system up to access it directly from within a

specific report window. Another benefit of setting up this type of report customization is that it

retains the reports in a separate folder location so your custom reports are not overwritten when you

upgrade your software. This customization is accomplished by setting up links to the custom

reports from within the Main Menu module by selecting Define Custom Reports from the

Options menu.

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New in Version 11.0

In the Define Custom Reports window, select the module and type of report to which you want to set

a custom report. The Report Type indicates the report in a specific module that you select from the

Reports menu for which the custom report will be included. Then you enter the location of the custom

report and a name to which to refer to the report. For instance, if you want to link a customized report

to the Aging Report in Accounts Payable, you would enter information something like what is shown

in this image.

Then, when you access the AP Aging Report window by selecting Aging from the Reports menu in

Accounts Payable, you have the option to select the customized report.

The custom reports you define in the Define Custom Reports window are also available for selection

in the Report Writer Interface - Edit Your Reports Here window. For more information on creating

custom reports, refer to the user’s guide(s) installed with your software.

New Features

New in Version 11.0

this single payment transaction are selected and you click OK , the selected items will appear in the

detail grid in the AR Enter Payments/Adjustments window.

If you find that you have included an item in error, you must remove it directly from the grid. For more

information on entering payments or adjustments in Accounts Receivable, refer to the Accounting ,

Accounts Receivable , FUND Revenue Center , or Point of Sale Back Office user’s guide.

Drill Down to Aged Analysis Report from Accounts

Receivable

Instead of running an Aged Analysis Report by setting all the specific criteria for one customer, you

can now access this same report with one click. A new Aged Analysis button is added to the Aged

Analysis tab in the AR Customers window. This quick-access button allows you to quickly view the

Aged Analysis Report for the selected customer.

New Features

New in Version 11.0

Drill Down to Profit Margin Report from Accounts

Receivable

If you have Order Entry, Point of Sale, or Job Cost installed and integrated to Accounts Receivable,

you can now quickly view the Profit Margin Report for a specific customer directly from the AR

Customers window. A new Profit Margin button is added to the the AR Customers window. This

quick-access button allows you to view the Profit Margin Report for the selected customer.

When the Profit Margin button is selected, the profit report for the selected customer appears.

For more information on running reports in Accounts Receivable, refer to the Accounting , Accounts

Receivable , FUND Revenue Center , or Point of Sale Back Office user’s guide.

Drill Down to Vendor Performance Report from Inventory

If you have Purchase Order installed, when you are in the IN Stock window, you can now drill

down and view the PO Vendor Performance Report. This feature allows you to quickly view a

vendor’s status without leaving the Inventory module. On the Vendor tab of the IN Stock window,

Cougar Mountain Software

New in Version 11.0

Include Subtotals in Sales Tax Code Summary Report

Including subtotals on the Sales Tax Code Summary Report is now available in Order Entry, Point

of Sale, and Job Cost. To meet customer needs in their business, Cougar Mountain added the option

to include subtotals per Tax Code, or, if desired, you can still run the report without subtotaling.

When you access one of the Sales Tax Reports, you will notice the added Subtotal field in the

window. This image reflects the PS Sales Tax Report window.

If you want to include Tax Code subtotals, select Tax Code in the Subtotal field. If you prefer to

omit subtotals on the report, select None . Keep in mind, this report option is only available if you

select Detail or Summary in the Report Type field. Once you set the other report criteria and select

OK , the report will print with the desired information.

For more information on Sales Tax Codes or running reports in Order Entry, Point of Sale, or Job

Cost, refer to the user ’s guide(s) or online Help installed with the software.

Cougar Mountain Software

New in Version 11.0

Include User ID and Batch Number on Reports

To help you track transactions back to the individual who entered them Cougar Mountain added both

the User ID and Batch Number information posted with transactions and available on certain reports.

This additional information helps you quickly see which clerk entered which transaction or with which

batch a specific transaction was posted. The User ID is determined by the login entered by the user

when accessing the module. This image is an example of the IN GL Posting Audit Report showing the

new tracking information.

If you wish to show both the User ID and Batch Number information in General Ledger posting

reports, make sure your integration setting is set to Detail or Report Only Detail . Otherwise, only the

Batch Number information is retained with the transaction data when posting to General Ledger.

Please note that only reports printed on a laser printer will show the User ID and Batch Number.

Reports printed on a dot matrix printer will not show this information.

Reports Including User ID and Batch Number Information

This section provides a listing of the reports that contain the new information when posting in each

module.

„ Accounts Payable: AP Posting BR Report, AP Posting Inventory Report, AP Posting Pay

Report, GL Posting Audit Report, BR Posting Audit Report, Inventory Posting Audit Report,

and JC Billing Posting Audit Report

„ Accounts Receivable: AR Posting Audit Report, AR Posting BR Report, GL Posting Audit

Report, and BR Posting Audit Report

„ Bank Reconciliation: BR Posting Audit Report and GL Posting Audit Report

„ General Ledger: GL Audit Trail Report, GL Posting Audit Report, and GL Reprint Posting

Report

„ Inventory: Inventory Posting Audit Report and GL Posting Audit Report

„ Job Cost: AP Posting Audit Report, AR Posting Audit Report, IN Posting Audit Report, JC

Activity Posting Audit Report, JC Billing Posting Audit, and GL Posting Audit Report

„ Order Entry: OE AP Posting Audit Report, Point of Sale Posting Audit Report, JC Billing

Posting Audit Report, and GL Posting Audit Report

New Features

New in Version 11.0

„ Point of Sale: Point of Sale Posting Audit Report, PS AP Posting Audit Report, AR

Posting Audit Report, Inventory Posting Audit Report, and GL Posting Audit Report

„ Purchase Order: PO AP Posting Audit Report, PO Inventory Posting Report, PO Posting

Audit Report, JC Billing Posting Audit Report, and GL Posting Audit Report

„ Payroll: PR AP Posting Audit Report, PR Posting Audit Report, JC Billing Posting Audit

Report, BR Posting Audit Report, and GL Posting Audit Report

For more information on running reports in a module, refer to the user’s guide(s) or online Help

installed with your software.

Monitor Monthly Movement of Stock Items

Managing stock items is a key facet for any business with inventory. Now you can monitor your

stock item movement for each month in your Fiscal Calendar. This will help with reordering and

maintaining inventory levels pertinent to your business. By monitoring your inventory movement

at a monthly level, you gain valuable insight into what is selling and not selling to help determine

items you might need to discount. This level of monitoring also provides the ability to track

inventory over time to see what and if seasonal trends affect movement.

To accommodate this new feature, the option of Monthly Movement is added to the Reports menu

in Inventory. When you select this option, the IN Monthly Movement window appears.

There are a number of options you can set, or define, to tailor this monthly movement report to

meet your specific business needs. Review the options described in this scetion for specifics on

using this report.

Starting Period

For this option, select the starting period you wish to set for this report. The report will

automatically show a 12-month view based on the starting period and the dates you established in

your Fiscal Calendar. So, for instance, if you select to start with Period 3 and this period begins on

March 17th of the current year, your report will show March 17th through February 17th of the

following year. These periods are shown as column heads within the report and are in the format of

MM/DD-MM/DD.

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New in Version 11.0

If you have 13th, 26th, and 39th periods set up for the purpose of entering adjustment transactions, any

movement within one of these three periods is rolled into the preceding period for the purpose of this

report. For example, if you have inventory movement in the 13th period, it will show under the 12th

period on the monthly movement report.

Starting and Ending Ranges: Inventory Code, Stock Number, Description, Location

(MLI only), and Product Type

These report options provide a means by which to view only specific inventory items. You can choose

to view only certain stock items based on their stock number, Inventory Code, description, or product

type. If you have the Multi-Location Inventory add-on installed, you can also choose to view monthly

inventory movement for a specific location or all of your locations.

Movement %

There might be times when you wish to view movement that falls within a specific percentage range.

For instance, you might want to view only inventory with a 5% or higher movement rate. This is

beneficial because it narrows the movement range for the purpose of planning an effective strategy for

future purchasing management.

Additional Filter and UDF Range

If you set up User-Defined Fields (UDFs) in Module Preferences in Inventory, you can use the UDFs

for filtering purposes. Once you select a filter option other than the default of <None> , the UDF will

appear as an option with starting and ending ranges.

Movement Check Boxes

To even further customize this movement report, you can choose to omit stock items with zero

movement or include movement generated by adjustment or transfer transactions. If you check the

Skip 0% Movement check box, stock items with no movement during the specified range will not

appear on the report. If you check the Include Adjustments/Transfers in Movement % check box,

then adjustment and transfer movement is included in the Movement % field on the report.

Once you set up the report criteria and select OK , the customized report will print. Because of the

magnitude of this report, it prints in Landscape layout to accommodate all of the information and the

layout cannot be modified. Depending on your selections, the report will look something like this

image.

New Features

New in Version 11.0

This is a robust report that provides valuable information regarding your inventory movement. The

information in this section defines the basis and calculations used to obtain the figure information

in each row. We recommend you review this information closely to ensure you understand how

each figure is determined before planning any future purchasing or category management options.

When reviewing the information about the various figures included in the report, keep in mind that

inventory costs are determined at the time of purchase and do not reflect adjustments made

afterwards. Also, sales revenue is based on the sale price of the inventory item at the time of sale.

Beginning Qty : For the first period in the report, this row shows the sum of the quantities of any

subtractions made on or after the first day of the period added to the on-hand quantity. Then, this

total has the sum of the quantities of any additions made on or after the first day of the period

subtracted from it to obtain the beginning quantity.

The formula for this calculation is: On-Hand Qty + (Sum of Subtraction Quantities) - (Sum of

Addition Quantities) = Beginning Qty. For subsequent periods, the beginning quantity equals the

ending quantity of the previous period. The YTD Totals column reflects the beginning quantity for

the first period included in the report.

Qty In : For each period, this row shows the quantity of inventory received for the month from

Accounts Payable, Job Cost, and Purchase Order transactions. This field also includes returns

posted from Order Entry and Point of Sale. The YTD Totals column reflects the sum of the

quantity received or returned for each period included in the report.

Qty Sold : For each period, this row shows the monthly per-item quantity sold in Order Entry, Point

of Sale, and Job Cost. This field also includes returns posted from Order Entry and Point of Sale.

The YTD column reflects the sum of the quantity sold for each period included in the report.

Add Inventory : For each period, this row shows the sum of all posted adjustment transactions

from Inventory with a Transaction Code that begins with 1. The YTD Totals column reflects the

sum of all inventory addition adjustments for each period included in the report.

Subtract Inventory : For each period, this row shows the sum of all posted adjustment transactions

from Inventory with a Transaction Code that begins with 2. The YTD Totals column reflects the

sum of all inventory subtraction adjustments for each period included in the report.

Transfer In : For each period, this row shows the sum of all posted adjustment transactions from

Inventory with a Transaction Code that begins with 3. These transactions represent inventory items

that are transferred in from another location, therefore this information is only available if the

company is using the Multi-Location Inventory add-on. The YTD Totals column reflects the sum

of all inventory transfer in adjustments for each period included in the report.

Transfer Out : For each period, this row shows the sum of all posted adjustment transactions from

Inventory with a Transaction Code that begins with 3. These transactions represent inventory items

that are transferred out to another location, therefore this information is only available if the

company is using the Multi-Location Inventory add-on. The YTD Totals column reflects the sum

of all inventory transfer out adjustments for each period included in the report.

Ending Qty : For each period, this row shows the sum of adding any addition quantities or addition

adjustments and subtracting any quantities sold or subtraction adjustments from the beginning

quantity for each item. If Multi-Location Inventory is used by the company, the beginning quantity

is also adjusted by adding or subtracting the transfer quantity. The formula for this calculation is:

Beginning Qty + (Qty In - Qty Sold ) + (Add Inventory - Subtract Inventory ) + (Transfer In -

Transfer Out). The YTD Totals column reflects the ending quantity for the last period included in

the report.

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New in Version 11.0

Movement % : For each period, this row shows the calculated percentage based on the following

formulas:

„ If the Beginning Qty + Qty In + Transfer In = 0, then 0% is shown

„ If Beginning Qty is less than zero, then 0 is used as the Beginning Qty to calculate

the % shown

„ If the Include Adjustments/Transfers in Movement % check box is unchecked, then Qty

Sold / (Beginning Qty + Qty In) is shown

„ If the Include Adjustments/Transfers in Movement % check box is checked, then (Qty

Sold + Subtract Inventory + Transfers Out) / (Beginning Qty + Qty In +Add Inventory +

Transfers In) is shown

The transfers in and out are only included in the calculation if Multi-Location Inventory is used. The

YTD Totals column reflects the movement percentage for each period included in the report.

Value: Qty In : For each period, this row shows the sum of the cost of the inventory items received in

Accounts Payable, Purchase Order, and Job Cost transactions. This sum provides the inflow and

outflow of cash. The YTD Totals column reflects the sum of the cost of inventory items received for

each period included in the report.

COGS : For each period, this row shows the direct expenses of inventory items that were sold to

customers (commonly referred to as cost of goods sold or cost of sales) in Order Entry, Point of Sale, or

Job Cost transactions. Direct expenses include the actual cost of inventory items (goods) and direct

labor expenses in creating the salable goods. Cost of goods does not include any indirect expenses (i.e.

office, shipping, or advertising expenses) that cannot be attributed to a particular item sold. The YTD

Totals column reflects the sum of the cost of goods sold for each period included in the report.

COGS Per Unit : For each period, this row shows the average cost to make or obtain the inventory

item. This average is derived using the formula: COGS / Value of Qty Sold.

Price Per Unit : For each period, this row shows the average sale price per inventory item. This

average is derived using the formula: Monthly Sales Revenue / Value of Qty Sold. The YTD Totals

column reflects the YTD Sales Revenue / YTD Value of Qty Sold.

Sales Revenue : For each period, this row shows the sum of the cash amounts received for each

inventory item sold in Order Entry, Point of Sale, or Job Cost. This figure reflects the actual amount,

including promotions or discounts. The YTD Totals column reflects the sum of sales revenue for each

period included in the report.

IN Turnover : For each period, this row shows the turnover ratio which is derived using the formula:

COGS / ((((Beginning Qty + Ending Qty) / 2) * COGS Per Unit) / 12). The YTD Totals column use the

formula: COGS / (((Beginning Qty + Ending Qty) / 2) * COGS Per Unit). If the Beginning Qty + the

Ending Qty = 0, then a dash appears in this field. If COGS = 0, then IN Turnover = 0.

Gross Profit %: For each period, this row shows the gross profit for the inventory item. This

percentage is derived from the formula: ((Sales Revenue - COGS) / (Sales Revenue) * 100). If the

Sales Revenue is equal to zero, then the percentage shows 0.

GMROI : For each period, this row shows the gross margin return on inventory which is derived using

the formula: Markup % * Inventory Turnover. The Markup % figure is derived using the formula:

(Sales Revenue - COGS) / COGS. If COGS = 0, then GMROI = 0.

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When you enter bill(s) for immediate payment by selecting the Immediate and Print Check check

boxes and then click the Print Checks button, the transaction(s) is saved and the AP Print Immediate

Checks window appears. The functionality of this window is the same as with previous releases.

You can print an immediate check for a bill when you enter it or you can choose to print immediate

checks after entering a batch that contains bills that are set up for immediate checks. If you enter

multiple transactions and any of the transactions have the Immediate and Print Check options

selected, the Print Checks button remains available in the AP Enter Bills window. After you enter all

of the bills, you can select the Print Checks button and print all of the immediate checks in the batch if

you wish.

For more information on printing checks or entering bills in Accounts Payable, refer to the Accounting ,

FUND Suite , or Point of Sale Back Office user’s guide.

Recalculate Your Payroll Taxes Reminder

When entering payroll adjustments for employees, it is important to make sure the taxes are calculated

so their W-2s and earnings reports are correct. To help ensure this occurs in Cougar Mountain and to

help streamline your payroll processes, a new recalculate payroll taxes reminder is available. This

reminder provides a means by which to alert you that a change is made for an employee’s wages and to

verify whether you want to calculate, or recalculate, the taxes at the time of change.

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To set up this reminder, select the Recalculate Tax Reminder check box on the General

Information tab of the PR Module Preferences window.

This reminder only shows if the Calculate Taxes field in the PR Enter Adjustments window is set

to None . This way, if this field is accidentally changed during adjustment entry, or incorrectly set

prior to adjustment, you will be reminded of the change, and the employee’s W-2 and earnings

reports will be updated. When you are in the PR Enter Adjustments window and you make a

change on the General Information , Federal and Local Taxes , State Tax Information , or Notes

tabs and click Save , the reminder message appears.

If you select Yes , the message closes and focus returns to the Calculate Taxes field so you can

change the setting. If you select No , the message closes, the transaction is saved, and focus returns

to the Employee Number field to select another employee with which to work.

For more information on working with employee records or running report in Payroll, refer to the

Payroll or FUND Suite user’s guide.

Set a Default Search in Lookup Windows

This feature can increase the ease and speed of looking up information in several Lookup windows

within Cougar Mountain software. You can set a different default for each Lookup window. Keep

in mind that this sets a default for the entire system. When you access some Lookup windows, you

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might notice the new Save as Default button. This image reflects the new button in the Available

Inventory Lookup window.

To set the default, click the Sort By button until the search option you wish to set as the default lookup

appears and then select the Save as Default button. The next time you access this Lookup window,

your sort choice will be in effect. For more information on the Lookup window setting defaults in

Cougar Mountain software, refer to the user’s guide(s) or online Help installed with your software.

Set Date Controls on Reports

This new feature is added to several of the report windows in Cougar Mountain software and can

increase the speed of reporting. You can now select a specific date range with one click. For example,

in this image of the PS Sales by Items report window, when you select the Date Range drop-down list,

you can select one of the predefined ranges for this report.

There are several predefined date ranges available. This table provides an overview of each different

data range. Since you can only run Payroll reports for five quarters, some of the date range options are

not available in Payroll. Also, if you select an option that causes the start date for the report to begin

prior to the first period in your Fiscal Calendar, the report will begin with the first period instead. For

instance, if the current CMS date is 01/17/06, the first period in your Fiscal Calendar begins on 01/01/

06, and you select the date range option of Last Fiscal Year , your report will begin with 01/01/06

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because there is no preceding year on which to report; history reports or reports that pull

information from outside the Fiscal Calendar are not affected by this.

Date Range Option

Start Date for Report

End Date for Report

All

The start date of the Fiscal

The current CMS date.

Calendar.

Today

The current CMS date.

This Week

The date of the Sunday

The date of the Saturday

immediately preceding or

immediately following or

equal to the current CMS

date.

This Week to date

The date of the Sunday

The current CMS date.

immediately preceding or

equal to the current CMS

date.

This Month

The first day of the month

The last day of the month

containing the current CMS

date.

This Month to date

The first day of the month

The current CMS date.

containing the current CMS

date.

This Fiscal Quarter

The first date of the fiscal

The last date of the fiscal

quarter containing the current

CMS date.

This Fiscal Quarter to

The first date of the fiscal

The current CMS date.

date

quarter containing the current

CMS date.

This Fiscal Year

The first date of the fiscal

The last date of the fiscal

year containing the current

CMS date.

This Fiscal Year to

The first date of the fiscal

The current CMS date.

date

year containing the current

CMS date.

Yesterday

The date immediately

preceding the current CMS

date.

Last Week

The date of the Sunday

The date of the Saturday

immediately preceding the

week containing the current

CMS date.

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Date Range Option

Start Date for Report

End Date for Report

Last Week to date

The date of the Sunday

The current CMS date.

immediately preceding the

week containing the current

CMS date.

Last Month

The first day of the month

The last day of the month

immediately preceding the

month containing the current

CMS date.

Last Month to date

The first day of the month

The current CMS date.

immediately preceding the

month containing the current

CMS date.

Last Fiscal Quarter

The first day of the fiscal

The last day of the fiscal

quarter immediately

preceding the fiscal quarter

containing the current CMS

date.

Last Fiscal Quarter to

The first day of the fiscal

The current CMS date.

date

quarter immediately

preceding the fiscal quarter

containing the current CMS

date.

Last Fiscal Year

The first day of the fiscal year

The last day of the fiscal year

immediately preceding the

fiscal year containing the

current CMS date.

Last Fiscal Year to

The first day of the fiscal year

The current CMS date.

date

immediately preceding the

fiscal year containing the

current CMS date.

Next Week

The date of the Sunday

The date of the Saturday

immediately following the

week containing the current

CMS date.

Next 4 Weeks

The date of the Sunday

The date of the Saturday of

immediately following the

the fourth week containing

week containing the current

the current CMS date.

CMS date.

Next Month

The first day of the month

The last day of the month

immediately following the

month containing the current

CMS date.

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Date Range Option

Start Date for Report

End Date for Report

Next Fiscal Quarter

The first day of the fiscal

The last day of the fiscal

quarter immediately following

the fiscal quarter containing

the current CMS date.

Next Fiscal Year

The first day of the fiscal year

The last day of the fiscal year

immediately following the

fiscal year containing the

current CMS date.

Custom

The specific start date

This specific end date

entered in the Date Start field.

entered in the Date End field.

So, if the current CMS date is September 8th, and you select Last Fiscal Year to date in the Date

Range field, your report will look something like this image.

Reports Including Date Range Option

This section provides a listing of the reports that contain the new Date Range feature by module.

„ Accounts Payable: Aging Report, Total Debt Report, Cash Requirements Report, Prepaid

Report, Future Liability Report, GL Expense Distribution Report, History Report, and

Monthly Balance History Report

„ Accounts Receivable: History Report

„ Bank Reconciliation: Bank Register Report and Missing Check Report

„ General Ledger: Audit Trail Report (date option only) and Reprint Posting Report

„ Inventory: History Report, Movement Report, and Promotional Sales Report

„ Job Cost: Job Schedule Report, Cost Analysis Report, Work in Process Report, Job Cost

Report, Cash Receipts Report, Credit Card Receipts Report, Sales Tax Report, Sales by

Salesperson Report, Billing History Report, and Profit Margin Report

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„ Order Entry: Cash Receipts Report, Credit Card Receipts Report, Sales Labels Report,

Invoice Tracking Report, Sales History Report, Sales by Salesperson Report, Sales by

Department Report, Price Variance Report, Sales Tax Report, Promotional Sales Report,

Profit Margin Report, Back Order Tracking Report, Back Order Fulfillment Report, and

Deposit Journal Report

„ Point of Sale: Cash Receipts Report, Credit Card Receipts Report, Sales History Report, Sales

by Item Report, Sales by Salesperson Report, Sales by Register Report, Price Variance

Report, Coupon/Buy Down Report, Sales Tax Report, Promotional Sales Report, and Profit

Margin Report

„ Purchase Order: Open Purchase Order Report, Expected/Late Item Report, and History

Report

„ Payroll: Department Report, Project Report, Employee History Report, Employee Condensed

History Report, and EFTPS History Report

The date control option is also included in the AP Prepare Payments Automatically window for your

convenience. For more information on running reports in a module, refer to the user’s guide(s) or

online Help installed with your software.

Set Up a Query for Key Reports

To enhance reporting capabilities, Cougar Mountain added querying functionality to several of the

reports. This query ability allows you to report information based on specified criteria. To

accommodate this new feature, the affected report windows now have two tabs to set report criteria:

Report Options and Search For . This image shows the new tabs in the BR Bank Register Report

window.

The functionality of the fields located on the Report Options tab is the same as with the last release.

Refer to the user’s guide(s) or online Help for information on these fields. The fields on the Search For

tab provide a means by which to further define your report query. The Search For fields have the

options of Amount , Batch Number , or User ID . The query fields (comparison operator) have the

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options of Equal To , Not Equal To , Greater Than , Greater Than or Equal To , Less Than , and Less

Than or Equal To . The information in this table explains the differences of each query option

(operand).

Operand

Field

Equal To

The information returned is equal to the entered value or

the selected field’s value.

Not Equal To

The information returned is not equal to the entered value

or the selected field’s value.

Greater Than

The information returned is greater than the entered value

or the selected field’s value.

Greater Than or Equal To The information returned is greater than or equal to the

entered value or the selected field’s value.

Less Than

The information returned is less than the entered value or

the selected field’s value.

Less Than or Equal To

The information returned is less than or equal to the

entered value or the selected field’s value.

Once you select the search for option(s) and desired comparison operator(s), you will enter the

amount to use for comparison. This image shows the BR Register Report. If the report does not

provide the desired information, you can select the Reset button to reset the query options to the

default settings and try different query parameters.

The reports for which you can include custom query options are: GL Audit Trail Report, BR

Report, JC Profit Margin Report, OE Sales History Report, OE Profit Margin Report, OE Sales

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Label Report ( Search For tab is disabled), PS Sales History Report, and the PS Profit Margin Report.

For more information on running reports in Cougar Mountain, refer to the user’s guide(s) or online

Help installed with the software.

Update Your Inventory Cost on Purchase Orders Reminder

With the new Purchase Order Cost Reminder feature, when the cost changes for a stock item included

in a purchase order, a reminder will appear to notify you. This is beneficial, for instance, for any

receiving clerk so he/she can review the pricing of purchased items to make sure the correct amount is

accounted for. It is also beneficial to make sure that the costs are continually up to date so that your

business does not accidentally sell an item for less than it was purchased.

The new Show Alert When Cost Increases check box on the General tab in the PO Module

Preferences window is checked by default. If you wish to disable this functionality, you need to

uncheck this check box.

Also, as an added part of this new feature, you can run a report showing all cost changes. The new PO

Stock Item Cost Change Report is accessed when you select the OK button in the reminder message.

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This report quickly shows the cost, sale price, and profit margin for each stock item before and after

receiving.

When you are finished printing the report and close the report window, the PO Receive POs

window is ready for you to continue working. For more information on working with purchase

orders or stock items, refer to the user’s guide(s) installed with your software package.

Use the Tiered Sorting Option in Bank Reconciliation

You can now sort the Reconcile Bank Statement - <Account> window and BR Bank Register

window grids with up to nine levels of sorting. This new functionality allows you to sort

transaction items according to the format of your bank statement for a faster reconciliation process.

There are a few additions to these windows to accommodate this new feature.

In the Reconcile Bank Statement window, the Activity Type options are now all visible upon

opening this window instead of displaying in a list box. Also, the Item # boxes are now adjacent to

each other for speed in entry.

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In the Bank Register window, the Activity Types options are now available. The best part of this new

feature is the new options available in the Sort Items By field in both the Reconcile Bank Statement

and Bank Register windows.

The new sort options are:

„ Additions/Deposits , Checks , and Other Withdrawals : This option groups additions and

deposits together listed first, and then lists the checks and withdrawals. All entries are ordered

by date.

„ Deposits , Checks , Other Additions , and Other Withdrawals : This option first lists deposits

ordered by date, then checks ordered by check number, followed by additions and then

withdrawals both ordered by date.

„ Checks , Additions , Deposits , and Other Withdrawals : This options first lists checks, then

additions, deposits, and finally, withdrawals. All entries are ordered by date.

„ Type > Item # : This option sorts first by type and then by item number.

„ Type > Date > Amount : This options sorts first by type, then by date, then by amount of the

transaction.

„ Date > Type > Item # : This option sorts first by date, then by type, and then by the item

number.

„ Date - Most Recent First : This option sorts by date, with the most recent date appearing first

in the grid.

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New in Version 11.0

all of your employees’ payroll history. You access this report by selecting Employee Condensed

History from the Reports menu in Payroll.

You can sort this report by the employees’ number, department, name, or even social security number.

Also, if you wish, you can filter the report to show only employees with an active or inactive status.

Plus, you can have one employee’s history print on each page by selecting the Page Break on

Employee check box. Once you select the desired report criteria, a landscape view of the payroll

history appears. Due to its design, you can only print this report on a laser printer.

This report is only accessible to employees for which you wish the ability to view this type of

information. For security of your employees’ payroll information, an additional option is included for

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accounts payable

features per release 7

print checks 23

accounts receivable

drill down to profit margin 15

history

drill down to reports 12

employee, condensed 35

quick pay 11

aged analysis report 12

including subtotals 17

inventory

back orders

drill down to reports 13, 15

drill down in inventory 13

monthly movement 19

bank reconciliation

update reminder 32

tiered sorting 33

inventory update 32

batch number

include in reports 18

key reports

query 30

calculate payroll taxes 24

condensed employee history report 35

cost update

reminder 32

lookups

create custom options menu 8

default search 25

custom options menu

create 8

custom reports

monthly movement report 19

create, create custom reports 9

movement

monthly, inventory 19

date controls 26

default search 25

new feature quick list 2

drill down

accounting 2

aged analysis 12

accounts receivable 5

profit margin in ar 15

payroll 5

drill down to orders 13

point of sale 3

drill down to vendor performance 15

point of sale back office accounting 4

purchase order 6

new features 7

version 11 8

employee

condensed history report 35

entering bills

print checks in ap 23

payment processing

quick pay in ar 11

payroll tax reminder 24

Index

payroll taxes

calculate 24

update inventory reminder 32

posting

user id

batch numbers 18

include in reports 18

user id 18

print checks 23

profit margin

vendor performance

drill down in ar 15

drill down in inventory 15

purchase orders

cost update reminder 32

drill down in inventory 13

query 30

quick pay

accounts receivable 11

recalculate payroll taxes 24

reminder

inventory update 32

payroll tax update 24

reports

aged analysis, drill down 12

condensed employee history 35

create custom 9

date control 26

drill down in accounts receivable 15

drill down to orders 13

drill down to vendor performance 15

include batch number 18

include user id 18

monthly movement 19

sales tax code, subtotals 17

setting up queries 30

sales tax code report

include subtotals 17

default, lookups 25

sorting

bank reconciliation, tiered 33

subtotals in report 17

summary report

include subtotals 17

tax update

reminder 24

tiered sorting 33

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