Jeff Johnson's old client has contacted me asking about a replacement for their QuickBooks because they've basically outgrown it. (Doesn't help that they've got 18 years of data in there and their trucking business has boomed since the pandemic, and I'm pretty sure they haven't closed out or group totally or whatever you call it for past time segments.)
Suggestions?
tia!
I've got a copy of SBT they could use. ;)
On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 10:20 PM MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Jeff Johnson's old client has contacted me asking about a replacement for their QuickBooks because they've basically outgrown it. (Doesn't help that they've got 18 years of data in there and their trucking business has boomed since the pandemic, and I'm pretty sure they haven't closed out or group totally or whatever you call it for past time segments.)
Suggestions?
tia!
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NetSuite is one of the apps that I have heard of but have very little experience with but, if they haven't been closing months -- there might be a lot of work ahead.
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On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 8:20 PM MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Jeff Johnson's old client has contacted me asking about a replacement for their QuickBooks because they've basically outgrown it. (Doesn't help that they've got 18 years of data in there and their trucking business has boomed since the pandemic, and I'm pretty sure they haven't closed out or group totally or whatever you call it for past time segments.)
Suggestions?
tia!
-- Michael J. Babcock, MCP Fox/VFP dev since 1997 Developer of FabNet estimating software - mbsoftwaresolutions.com
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Twenty some years ago I used Quicken (QuickBooks lite) and was so impressed by the user interface I recommended it as an example of how to write user-friendly code. I was less impressed by their lack of transparency on file structures that allowed them to charge annually for tax rules updates, bu still, pretty much everybody does that now and - it stands out in my memory.
On Jan 19, 2022, at 10:09, AndyHC andy@hawthorncottage.com wrote:
Twenty some years ago I used Quicken (QuickBooks lite) and was so impressed by the user interface I recommended it as an example of how to write user-friendly code. I was less impressed by their lack of transparency on file structures that allowed them to charge annually for tax rules updates, bu still, pretty much everybody does that now and - it stands out in my memory.
One of the first articles I had published was how to implement Quicken date shortcuts in FoxPro. Years later people still came up to me telling me that they use those shortcuts in all of their apps because their users loved how handy they were.
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Yeah but they're near 2GB in file size (like 18 yrs worth of data) so they're in need of a solution beyond QB (or find a way to make QB keep working for them). QB Online isn't an option as their VFP app integrates with the CFO's QB Desktop version.
I'm no QB expert but I'd like to think there's some sort of process that can be done to consolidate/cleanup data over decades.
On 1/19/2022 11:09 AM, AndyHC wrote:
Twenty some years ago I used Quicken (QuickBooks lite) and was so impressed by the user interface I recommended it as an example of how to write user-friendly code. I was less impressed by their lack of transparency on file structures that allowed them to charge annually for tax rules updates, bu still, pretty much everybody does that now and - it stands out in my memory.
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My company is pushing our ERP from on-prem to on-line. We were told we have to DELETE a lot of that old worthless data. That is 400 gigs of GL detail in one table alone as well as more in supporting tables. The point is we were told that we no longer need ALL of those transactions that are past IRS rules. It's been decades since I have used QB and have no memory of deleting anything in it.
Have you investigated QB online? I don't know if you could post t QB online but figure with WestWind you can. When you push to the cloud that won't take old antiquated data as a guess, they will expect that you will keep it on your own computer. That is what we are going to do because we can keep the old version on-prem.
I am just passing on what we are doing ourselves. We have a lot of learning on how to deal with data that is no longer ours and our data warehouse. With your situation, you may find that what QB presents to users is just fine, and learning how to post a new way isn't that bad. As well as giving you more billings in the conversion.
On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 12:28 PM MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Yeah but they're near 2GB in file size (like 18 yrs worth of data) so they're in need of a solution beyond QB (or find a way to make QB keep working for them). QB Online isn't an option as their VFP app integrates with the CFO's QB Desktop version.
I'm no QB expert but I'd like to think there's some sort of process that can be done to consolidate/cleanup data over decades.
On 1/19/2022 11:09 AM, AndyHC wrote:
Twenty some years ago I used Quicken (QuickBooks lite) and was so impressed by the user interface I recommended it as an example of how to write user-friendly code. I was less impressed by their lack of transparency on file structures that allowed them to charge annually for tax rules updates, bu still, pretty much everybody does that now and - it stands out in my memory.
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seems to be plenty of info available on Google:
https://www.certumsolutions.com/blog/q2f8e55444gln2ofn3fshzaiafoiur-yfacl-p8...
https://www.askforaccounting.com/is-your-quickbooks-file-too-large-in-size-t...
but the first step seems to be to back-up (!) and then compress the files (Surprise!) - some suggest that speed is the main problem - well you can now get humongous SSD's
AndyD
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Thanks, Andy! Good tips to file away. Looks like these folks did do something like that recently. The QBW file is now only 386 MB.
On 1/23/2022 6:37 AM, AndyHC wrote:
seems to be plenty of info available on Google:
http://track.smtpsendemail.com/9074967/c?p=PY_dVI5naIBxjAdHLv-0c-gHrDnhvIXaT...
http://track.smtpsendemail.com/9074967/c?p=sCHq4dpOmpauVtd0vdpNEWbI_6rN3FO8S...
but the first step seems to be to back-up (!) and then compress the files (Surprise!)
- some suggest that speed is the main problem - well you can now get
humongous SSD's
AndyD
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