A Review of
Axapta
By J. Carlton Collins, CPA

This document addresses the cosmetic appearance of Axapta only. To help you understand how to evaluate an accounting software product's Look & Feel, please refer to this document: http://www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com/topics/lookfeel.htm. (We recommend that you read this document first, before proceeding below.) 

Axapta Look & Feel

The Axapta screen shown above is used to create a sales order

Likes:  The Axapta order entry screen shown above can be toggled between a simple and advanced view. As you might expect, the simple view is less complicated while the Advanced view provides access to more fields and functionality. This is a great feature and we wish more products featured similar toggles. The standard screen font and font size is fairly readable, but can  be modified by the user if desired. Any fields that are not needed can be removed from view with a single mouse click.  The hide command will remove the field and instantly adjust the remaining fields on the form. The bottom right hand border displays the current company name, user ID and system date. The data fields and field labels are snapped to a gridline which makes it easy for the eye to follow. The VCR buttons are nice, especially since they include fast forward buttons that allow the user to jump through the data a page of records at a time. Menu options and user buttons do contain keyboard shortcuts which allow you to navigate Axapta without a mouse. Column widths in the data table can be resized with the mouse.

Notice also the separate accounts for customer account and invoice account which allows the user to search for transactions based on either customer number or invoice number. This use of dual search fields is common throughout Axapta.

Dislikes: The icons at the top of the screen are too small - it is difficult to read them, much less click on them. This screen is missing some editable fields, for example the order date is displayed on the status bar in the bottom right hand corner but is not an editable field.  Fields that can not be edited are still accessible as a tab stop.  The screen is fairly clean and uncluttered, but the product could use colors better to wake it up a little bit.

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