Acumatica News & Updates

summit.acumatica.com/Connect, Learn and ShareDear Community Member,With so much going on in the Acumatica Community I have consolidated recent activities in case you missed anything. Product update announcementsConstruction Edition - Procore Integration - 2021 R2Acumatica Help 2021 R2 is now available on Help Portal - updateAcumatica 2021 R2 Update 1 Build 21.201.0086Canada LocalizationUK Localization1099-MISC and 1099-NEC updates for Tax Year 2021Acumatica 2020 R2 Update 18 Build 20.218.0021Acumatica 2021 R2 Update 2 Build 21.202.0054Known issue: Some reports are available to users without the proper rightsAfter an upgrade to Acumatica ERP 2021 R2, custom plug-ins for credit card payment processing may work incorrectly during processing a payment from a new credit cardLimitation of the Real-Time Sync for the Certain Entities.Known issue: On the Shipments form, it was not possible to edit information on the Shipping Settings and Packages tabs for a shipment if an open picklist existed

UPD: Works now. Dear Partners,We are experiencing issues with the sign-in to Partner University. We are doing our best to fix that. An additional notification will be posted once we are good.We are sorry for this inconvenience. 

It’s that time again! Nominate someone you know for Acumatica MVP! We have so many people helping other Acumatica community members succeed and this is a great way to honor their efforts! Check out this great BLOG by @mfranks for more information and the nomination form.   

Join us at acuCONNECT 2021 - THE free virtual independent conference for Acumatica customers and partners! Learn what Acumatica ERP does best, and when to expand into their ISV network.Jon Roskill, Acumatica CEO, kicks it off as the keynote speaker. Attendees and sponsors can look forward to two days of educational sessions, fun happy hours and virtual networking! Register by October 22, 2021 to enter into a free Grubhub lunch drawing from REPAY.  Don’t miss out!  Learn more and register at:  https://www.acu-connect.com/acuconnect2021/

There is still time to get in on the exciting offer for a $250 app store gift card! Simply download the mobile Acumatica application and submit a rating as well as provide a short review.  We would really appreciate your feedback!  To encourage people further, we have a drawing for a $250 Gift Card – 2 winners – one per app store site. The contest ends Sunday November 15th, 2020 at 11:59pm PST. We will announce 2 winners on Monday November 16th, 2020. To install the Acumatica mobile application, here are the links:  ​ Apple App Store: https://acumati.ca/3675bb9​Google Play Store: https://acumati.ca/333WSuA​For detail on the contest & to submit your contest entry: https://acumati.ca/2HmXO4X Thank you kindly for taking the time to provide your feedback - we appreciate it! Let me know if there are any questions or send an email to customersuccess@acumatica.com  

UPD: See comments for this post. We are happy to announce that Acumatica Help for 2021 R2is now available.To access Help topics, do the following:Open https://help.acumatica.com/. In the CHOOSE YOUR ONLINE HELP VERSION section, click the card with 2021 R2 on it. Help specific to Acumatica ERP 2021 R2 will open in a new tab.**If you don’t see the 2021 R2 cards, press CTRL + F5. This will clear browser cache and open the latest version of the page.You can also download the PDF versions of the guides specific to the Acumatica ERP version. Use the cards from the CHOOSE YOUR PDF HELP VERSION section for this. 

Join our upcoming training webinars and earn CPE credits.Filed of Study: Computer Software & Applications   

Join our upcoming training webinar on Sales Taxes and earn CPE credits.Filed of Study: Computer Software & Applications 

We are inviting you to join the upcoming free training webinars. On completion of these webinars, you can receive the CPE credits approved by NASBA . You can see the number of CPE credits you can receive and the webinar field of study in the Continuing Professional Education section of the training webinar description.  

We are happy to announce that we updated multiple courses listed below to reflect Acumatica ERP 2021 R1. Course guides are available both at Partner University and Acumatica Open University. If you want to complete the certification tests, you need to use Partner University for that.The first set of published courses can be found here: Partner courses:A150 Getting Started with Acumatica ERP L100 Payroll Implementation M100 Basic Manufacturing Implementation P100 Project Implementation and Processing P120 Project Accounting Basic Scenarios  P200 Project Accounting Extended Scenarios V100 Service Management (available at Open University only) V200 Commerce Edition (BigCommerce Connector) V210 Commerce Edition (Shopify Connector) V300 Acumatica ERP Construction Edition W140 Customization Projects D100 Inventory and Order Management Basics  D200 Inventory and Order Management Extended Scenarios  D210 Automated Warehouse Operations  D220 Non-Stock and Service Items F130 Prices and Discount

We are happy to announce that we started releasing the updated version of the courses for Acumatica ERP 2021 R1. Course guides are available both at Partner University and Acumatica Open University. If you want to complete the certification tests, you need to use Partner University for that.Currently, the following updated training courses already available:Partner courses:C100 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) F100 Financial Basics  F340 Multicurrency Accounting S110 System SecurityWe have also updated the following renewal courses which you can use to renew the previously achieved badges:F105 Business Consultant: Badge Renewal C105 Advanced CRM: Badge Renewal M215 Manufacturing Business Consultant: Badge RenewalThese courses are available at Partner University only.Developer coursesI300 Web Services: Basic | Data Retrieval I310 Web Services: Advanced| Data Retrieval  I320 Web Services: Data Manipulation End-User Course (available at Open University only):CRM Marketing Operations

We are happy to announce that Acumatica Help for 2021 R1 has been released.To access Help topics, do the following:Open https://help.acumatica.com/. In the CHOOSE YOUR ONLINE HELP VERSION section, click the card with 2021 R1 on it. Help specific to Acumatica ERP 2021 R1 will open in a new tab.**If you don’t see the 2021 R1 cards, press CTRL + F5. This will clear browser cache and open the latest version of the page.You can also download the PDF versions of the guides specific to the Acumatica ERP version. Use the cards from the CHOOSE YOUR PDF HELP VERSION section for this. 

On Thursday, February 18th, Acumatica announced 2021 R1 – the latest fully-featured version of our award-winning cloud ERP product. The event was held at the ‘LeMay – America’s Car Museum’ in Tacoma, WA, portraying present achievements and future directions in design, technology, and product development.2021 R1 introduces significant new advances across the Acumatica Cloud xRP Platform that will allow our customers to save time with superior usability, gain a competitive edge with best-in-class functionality, and grow their business with a powerful, flexible cloud platform.Acumatica 2021 R1 Launch Event - On Demand Now!Acumatica 2021 R1 Launch Event - On Demand Now! 

Acumatica 2021 R1 is the first of our biannual product releases. Each release is packed with new features and usability enhancements based feedback we receive on our Ideas portal. Planned Dates2021 R1 Preview Release: available now 2021 R1 Beta: available now 2021 R1 Virtual Launch Event: event recap 2021 R1 GA: available nowWhat’s New in 2021 R1?Key features of the 2021 R1 release are listed below. Features will be available in the Beta release unless otherwise indicated. Features are organized by theme.Save Time with Superior UsabilityIn 2021 R1 we continue enhancing our modern user interface and flexible workflows. This includes taking advantage of new mobile image recognition capabilities, enhancing side panels, improving notifications, and enhancing our dashboards.Create CRM contacts from business cards using mobile image recognition AP Document recognition inventory ID search Navigate to external URLs from generic inquiry (GI) results Send bulk notifications from filtered GI resu

One Link gives you the whole series to add to your Outlook calendar. You should have it already on your calendar for 2023 otherwise please register for the series here AND use the add to calendar link from your confirmed registration email.

At Acumatica Open University, the following end-user courses have been updated to reflect the 2020 R2 version of Acumatica ERP.Basic Financials (quiz available) Intercompany Transactions Prices and Discounts Sales and Purchases (quiz available) Automated Warehouse Operations (quiz available) Basic Operations with Stock, Non-Stock, and Service Items (quiz available) Accounting for Projects (quiz available) Project Billing and Change Management (quiz available) CRM Sales Operations (quiz available) CRM Support Operations (quiz available) CRM Marketing Operations (quiz available) Service Management Equipment and Route Management  Data Retrieval and Analysis (quiz available) ARM reports System Security (quiz available)To access training materials and quizzes, you need to sign in to the site first. Use the Sign In button in the site menu.

Acumatica 2020 R2 included hundreds of new features and benefits. Product Management and Partner Enablement created the videos below to highlight key features.Work Smarter, Not HarderAcumatica provides a modern and intuitive user experience to make it easier for you to do your best work. The Acumatica experience enables your organization to adapt and tailor our solution to meet your unique business needs.Recently Used Records List (2:23 video) Dashboard Auto Refresh (1:11 video) Unified Notifications using Business Events (2:36 video) Best in Class FunctionalityFinancial management is the core priority of an ERP system, and Acumatica continues to innovate in this area by enabling cross-company sales opportunities, streamlining bank reconciliation, and providing centralized account management.In 2020 R2, we deliver a robust integration to Shopify. We built the integration using our new commerce engine, which makes it even easier to connect to leading eCommerce applications.Core ModulesF

Did you know that rating Acumatica in the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace only takes a few minutes? Provide a quick rating and a short review by November 15th to be entered into a drawing for a $250 Gift Card – 2 winners – one per app store site. Reviewers must leave their Apple ID or Google Play username as replies within the thread and complete the contest entry submission form below. Winners will be selected in a random drawing on November 16th. To take part in this contest:•Try out the Acumatica Mobile App – Download from the App Store •Post a review •Submit a short form drawing entry with the name you used for the review. •Contest ends Sunday November 15th, 2020 at 11:59pm PST. We will announce TWO winners on Monday November 16th, 2020. One per App Store Review Site (Apple App Store & Google Marketplace)Thank you for participating and we hope you enjoy the Acumatica Mobile App! Links:  •Apple App Store Acumatica Mobile App:  https://acumati.ca/3675bb9•Google Play Store

Starting Oct 12, advanced search will be under maintenance on Acumatica Help Portal 2020 R2. The standard Acumatica search will work as usual. We expect to complete the update by the end of the week.We are sorry for this inconvenience. 

On the Acumatica Help Portal, you can now download the guides, each of which relates to a specific functional area in Acumatica ERP. To do this, you need to open the home page of the Acumatica Help Portal, and in the Choose Your PDF Help Version section, click the tile of the version you need. This will open the popup box with the list of the guides available for download. Click the link of the PDF guide you need to download it. 

Acumatica 2020 R2 is now available for download. In this release, Acumatica delivers several new features which improve upon our best-in-class functionality and utilize AI/ML so you can do your best work. In addition, we eliminate system silos by bringing manufacturing, construction, and commerce features into a unified core.On Thursday, September 24 at 9:00 a.m. PDT, the product management and presales enablement teams will hold a webinar to discuss and demonstrate an overview of all the new features. You can register for this below.2020 R2 Feature Review Webinar Work Smarter Not HarderAcumatica provides a modern and intuitive user experience to make it easier for you to do your best work. The Acumatica experience enables your organization to adapt and tailor our solution to meet your unique business needs.In 2020 R2, we save you both time and money by automatically creating AP documents from vendor bills. Up to 500 recently viewed records are instantly available. Also, it is even eas

Update on 8/11/2020Acumatica 2020 R2 Beta is now available for download. In this release, Acumatica delivers several new features which improve upon our best-in-class functionality and utilize AI/ML so you can do your best work. In addition, we eliminate system silos by bringing manufacturing, construction, and commerce features into a unified core.2020 R2 Beta Download PageA Beta Program is available for customers who want to preview new features and provide feedback.General availability is planned for late September / early October.