In today's fast-paced business world, efficient resource planning and precise forecasting are crucial to a company's success. With the new 6.13 update, ZEP brings a range of improvements and new features that address exactly these areas. From enhanced project approval to improved management and planning functions, ZEP 6.13 is designed to optimise your work processes and increase your efficiency.
In this blog article, we will introduce you to the most important new features and show you how you can make the most of them for your company.
Table of contents - What you can expect:
New functions for project approval
New functions for forecasting
Sales forecasts made easy
ZEP, the solution you use, will soon be available in the new version 6.13. This update brings with it numerous new functions that will make your work processes even more efficient.
The new project approval function enables even more precise control and authorisation of project times by project managers, administrators or department heads. This additional checking mechanism ensures that only approved times are included in the Invoicing which improves accuracy and transparency.
ZEP now also allows project-related approval of project times by project managers, administrators or department heads in addition to period-related approval. This function can be activated under Administration>Settings>Project time & receipts.
With the Invoicing module project release serves as an additional checking mechanism before times are invoiced. Project managers can release project times and ZEP checks whether all the times contained in a planned invoice item have been released.
ZEP 6.13 brings improvements in the management of projects, employees and customers as well as new language options and flexible absence settings. These enhancements facilitate daily use and improve user-friendliness.
Under Projects>Administration, Employees>Administration and Customers>Administration, the quick index has been expanded to include "0-9" next to the letters. This makes it easier to manage and search for specific projects, employees or customers.
The additional customer fields and additional project fields can now also be used in Spanish can be entered. In addition, reasons for absence can now also be created as half a day, which allows flexible planning and documentation of Absenteeism made possible.
Version 6.13 also offers advanced functions for resource planning and forecasting. These innovations enable more precise planning and management of resources and sales.
The new function for forecasting sales based on planning provides a precise and reliable method for predicting future sales. This extension makes it possible to create realistic and well-founded forecasts based on current planning.
Under Employees>Scheduling: Edit scheduling and under Project>Scheduling: Edit scheduling, ZEP calculates the expected turnover in the set time frame on the basis of the scheduling and the price table stored in each case. This enables a precise sales forecast and better planning of resources.
This function allows you to allocate working times or resources evenly and flexibly over a defined period of time. Ideal for projects that require an even distribution of tasks or hours.
The new DATEV Online interface makes exporting accounting data even easier and more efficient. This direct connection to DATEV Online facilitates the export of accounting data and improves collaboration with your tax advisor.
In addition to the previous DATEV XML Interface ZEP now also offers the option of establishing a direct connection to DATEV Online. This makes it easier to export accounting data and collaborate with your tax advisor.
The update to ZEP 6.13 brings a variety of new functions that optimise your work processes and make them more efficient. In particular, the extended options in the area of forecasting and Resource planning offer considerable added value. We are already working intensively on the next version ZEP 7.0, which awaits you with a new user interface and further improvements.
Forecasting is the process of predicting future events, such as sales developments or resource utilisation, based on historical data and current trends. It is an essential component of accounting and resource planning.
The new project-related release can be activated under Administration>Settings>Project time & receipts. This function enables project managers, administrators or department heads to release times on a project-related basis.
The DATEV Online interface enables a direct connection to DATEV Online, which makes the Export of accounting data and the co-operation with your Tax consultant facilitated.
The pro rata distribution enables an even and flexible allocation of Working hours or resources over a defined period of time. This function is particularly useful for projects that require an even distribution of tasks.
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