Sequoia 15.5
MacOS Sequoia 15.5 has smoothed out update issues in networking and permissions. This Chapter is provided as is for reference but many or most concerns are solved.
BigBusiness 15 is certified for macOS Sequoia. Earlier versions of Big Business are not supported. With Database updates you should be using BigBusiness 15.075 or higher.
Select your BigBusiness 15 Client and Get Info to see its Version. Download and install the latest if you are unsure or contact support@bigbusiness.com for any help.
MyStart Demo
MyStart Demo adds a Demo File in Mac Single-User to save in Application Support.
MyStart will help you evaluate new software, services or changes to workflow, easily. Start with a Demo File, import your Test Data, try a new Service, request any change.
Order Response
Order Reponse is a column you can add to Orders List to see Status actions or results.
Order Duplicated
Duplicated shows as an action in the Response to help you track the status of Orders. Response entries are listed in reverse order with first entry on the right of a Response.
Setup Templates
Setup Templates help guide you set up a new Data File by providing many examples.
Chapter 113 Setup Admin
Setup Admin provides an overview of Setup, the process for creating a new Data File.
The essential result is beginning values for balances or approximations easy to correct. Easiest is to import all records you have in a spreadsheet and delete unused as you go.
Customers and Vendors should include their Balances start your Accounting correctly. Items should include Costs to value your Inventory. Accounts can be imported, too.
Setup Wholesale
Setup Templates help guide you set up a new Data File by providing many examples.
Setup Include
Setup Templates help guide you set up a new Data File by providing many examples.
Setup Categories
Setup Templates help guide you set up a new Data File by providing many examples.
Reports Updates
Reports Updates include minor improvements to ease of use in the Reports tool.
Reports Help is the column with clickable links to open Online Help in your browser. Reports Help is now fixed width and clickable links are Underlined to clarify their use.
Inventory by Item Type Summary
Inventory by Item Type Summary shows the total cost by Item Type for three years.
Print the report to see each year end for the three prior fiscal years plus year to date. Export the report for a breakdown by quarters for three prior years and year to date.
This report excludes non-Inventory items and only includes Inactive if added in Search.
Modern Reports
Modern Reports use optimized design to more fully utilize state of the art processors.
BigBusiness newest inventory reports return in 10 seconds for 100 pages of inventory. This adds up 1000 invoices per month plus purchases and builds across 20 years' data.
Apple, for example, has put a alot of memory inside their new chips to have available. BigBusiness loads that memory, crunches those reports, and passes back fully formed.
Item Reports
Item Reports are being updated to use modern reporting for fast processing and return.
Modern reports can run on Remote Clients and across huge data sets without penalty.
When you are looking for a Report, start with the Help column to find newest, fastest.
Inventory by Item Type
Break down your inventory by Item Type to see past valuations and know your cost.
Inventory by Item Type is a modern report for looking at past inventory breakdown. Item Types can change and these reports use current Item Type from each item card.
This report automatically excludes non-Inventory items, Obsolete items, and Inactive.
Annual Turnover
Annual Turnover or Annual Turns is standardized in BigBusiness 15 to use 365 days.
Questions in the Q&A Tool and Reports for Items calculate this for easy comparison.
These include Q&A's like Which Items Have Turnovers Greater Than... and Reports such as Inventory Sales Analysis, Customer Sales Analysis, and Inventory Turnover.
Turns are calculated by dividing Qty Sold by Ending Qty On Hand for a Date Range. Annual Turns extends Turns by the ratio of days in a year, 365, to days in the range.
Inventory As Of
For inventory As Of a past date, use Items Reports named, Inventory by Item Type.
Chapter 605 Inventory Reports
Inventory Reports help you track your inventory, measure sales, and reconcile results.
In the Reports tool under Items, BigBusiness 15 includes some 50 reports about items.
Among these are Inventory reports which measure Qtys and Costs of Inventory items.
Inventory items are those with Inventory checked on the Item card, which are counted, and use inventory accounting, adding cost into inventory and out to cost of goods sold.
Report Calculations
Report Calculations are updated for a number of reports for new database restrictions.
Export Calculations
Export Calculations are updated for a number of reports for new database restrictions.