A Review of
MAS 90
By J. Carlton Collins, CPA

This document addresses the cosmetic appearance of MAS 90 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.) 

MAS 90 Look & Feel

The MAS 90 screen shown above is used to set up an inventory item.

Likes: I like the tabs at the top, the VCR buttons at the bottom left, and the magnifying glass icons that help you drill down into the system. I especially like the fact that you can see the current company code and the current period shown in the bottom right hand corner of the screen – this helps users make sure they are entering data into the correct company and correct period with just a glance. The font and font size is readable. I also like the way in which all of the buttons and tabs adhere to Microsoft keyboard control standards - for example ALT+H pops up the history dialog box. In this manner, you do not have to use a mouse. MAS 90 also adheres to the dot-dot-dot standard which indicates that an additional dialog box pops up upon selecting that button (for example "Pricing..."). I like the magnifying glass icons that clearly suggest drill down functionality. I also like the note attachment icon in the upper right hand corner.

Dis-Likes: This screen is rather busy to me. I think that the programmers would have been better off by creating a couple more tabs, and then organizing the data fields a little better. For example, the nine buttons in the top right hand corner could have been lined up in a single column, or better yet, in an embedded tabbed dialog box on a separate tab. The white data field boxes could be positioned a little better so that their left edges lined up to a gridline.

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