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Modules

Ledger and closeReconcile operating activity, review adjustments and produce a locked financial close with traceable group reporting. Payables and receivablesMatch obligations to accepted work, control payment release and reconcile cash, credits and foreign-currency settlements. Sales and CRMConnect the sales conversation to reviewed prices, customer commitments and the orders finance and operations fulfil. Purchasing and inventoryControl commitments, receipt quality and stock availability from the first requisition through delivery and returns.
Production and qualityPlan the remaining demand, release a stable production plan and trace accepted output back to its material, time and quality checks. People and payrollConnect employee changes, approved leave and time to a reviewed payroll run with clear settlement and correction history. Entities and master dataSet the entities, financial rules and approval boundaries that keep commercial, operating and employee records consistent.

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Processes

Order-to-cashCarry an accepted offer through credit approval, fulfillment and invoice settlement without losing its commercial terms. Procure to payAuthorize the purchase, match accepted quantities and release a payment instruction with the right independent reviewer. Plan to produceConvert remaining demand into a released production plan, accepted output and a reconciled work-order cost.
Hire to payUse effective employee data and approved time to prepare payroll, review its totals and reconcile actual payment. Record to reportReconcile each entity, authorize its close and preserve the source evidence behind the consolidated reporting pack.

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Industries

Carton and box makersFor teams coordinating board, cutting references and customer-specific packs. Paper convertersFor operations teams buying roll or sheet stock and producing defined converted products.
Printed packaging suppliersFor commercial and production teams coordinating customer graphics and material supply.

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Roles and permissionsGive each team the access and approval authority its work requires. Reports and analyticsUnderstand cash, profitability and operating performance across your companies. Data modelInspect the records, references and migration boundaries behind the specification.
IntegrationsConnect the services your companies use, with clear ownership and reconciliation. ImplementationPlan a phased rollout around your companies, data and business priorities. AI assistants and APIGive your teams help with preparation, follow-up and exception review.

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Modules
Ledger and closeReconcile operating activity, review adjustments and produce a locked financial close with traceable group reporting.Payables and receivablesMatch obligations to accepted work, control payment release and reconcile cash, credits and foreign-currency settlements.Sales and CRMConnect the sales conversation to reviewed prices, customer commitments and the orders finance and operations fulfil.Purchasing and inventoryControl commitments, receipt quality and stock availability from the first requisition through delivery and returns.Production and qualityPlan the remaining demand, release a stable production plan and trace accepted output back to its material, time and quality checks.People and payrollConnect employee changes, approved leave and time to a reviewed payroll run with clear settlement and correction history.Entities and master dataSet the entities, financial rules and approval boundaries that keep commercial, operating and employee records consistent.
Processes
Order-to-cashCarry an accepted offer through credit approval, fulfillment and invoice settlement without losing its commercial terms.Procure to payAuthorize the purchase, match accepted quantities and release a payment instruction with the right independent reviewer.Plan to produceConvert remaining demand into a released production plan, accepted output and a reconciled work-order cost.Hire to payUse effective employee data and approved time to prepare payroll, review its totals and reconcile actual payment.Record to reportReconcile each entity, authorize its close and preserve the source evidence behind the consolidated reporting pack.
Industries
Carton and box makersFor teams coordinating board, cutting references and customer-specific packs.Paper convertersFor operations teams buying roll or sheet stock and producing defined converted products.Printed packaging suppliersFor commercial and production teams coordinating customer graphics and material supply.
Reference
Roles and permissionsGive each team the access and approval authority its work requires.Reports and analyticsUnderstand cash, profitability and operating performance across your companies.Data modelInspect the records, references and migration boundaries behind the specification.IntegrationsConnect the services your companies use, with clear ownership and reconciliation.ImplementationPlan a phased rollout around your companies, data and business priorities.AI assistants and APIGive your teams help with preparation, follow-up and exception review.
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Packaging & Paper ERP Industries
Carton and box makers1 of 3
  • Carton and box makers1 of 3
  • Paper converters2 of 3
  • Printed packaging suppliers3 of 3

Carton and box makers

For teams coordinating board, cutting references and customer-specific packs.

Typical roles
  • Production Planner
  • Plant Manager
  • Quality Inspector
  • Controller
Also built for
  • Carton and box makers
  • Paper converters
  • Printed packaging suppliers

What changes for this team

configured at rollout

A carton or box maker needs the ordered product, selected board and current artwork basis to agree before production starts. The operating record should keep that basis visible through setup, performed work, inspection and actual dispatch.

Artwork changes

Retain the reviewed artwork revision and dieline reference with released work. Assess existing WIP and customer commitments before adopting a successor revision.

Actual conversion

Use explicit product units and record real setup and material loss. A planned sheet-to-pack expectation cannot establish the quantity of accepted finished packs.

Material availability

Receive and reserve the actual substrate product in its approved unit. A released artwork or dieline reference does not make a planned board delivery available for production.

Order-to-cash for this team

  1. 01

    Quote

    Material availability

  2. 02

    Sales order

    Approval required

  3. 03

    Pick and ship

    Artwork changes

  4. 04

    Invoice

    Approval required

  5. 05

    Cash applied

    Actual conversion

Same records, same gates. The configuration changes how the process runs for this team.

Workspace previews

Shop Floor ScheduleWorkOrderOperations
StatusPendingInProgressnext 14 days
11 Sep06 Oct WC-110 WO-48872 · 80, 11 Sep to 16 Sep, InProgress WO-67836 · 50, 24 Sep to 30 Sep, Pending WC-130 WO-23067 · 40, 17 Sep to 22 Sep, InProgress WO-72755 · 90, 18 Sep to 20 Sep, Pending WC-140 WO-85089 · 20, 27 Sep to 06 Oct, Pending WC-120 WO-62525 · 50, 15 Sep to 20 Sep, InProgress WO-67836 · 50WO-48872 · 80WO-72755 · 90WO-23067 · 40WO-85089 · 20WO-62525 · 50 today · 17 Sep
  • WC-110: WO-67836 · 50, 24 Sep to 30 Sep, Pending
  • WC-110: WO-48872 · 80, 11 Sep to 16 Sep, InProgress
  • WC-130: WO-72755 · 90, 18 Sep to 20 Sep, Pending
  • WC-130: WO-23067 · 40, 17 Sep to 22 Sep, InProgress
  • WC-140: WO-85089 · 20, 27 Sep to 06 Oct, Pending
  • WC-120: WO-62525 · 50, 15 Sep to 20 Sep, InProgress
Production and quality →
Bills Awaiting ApprovalBills
Approval conditions
Approval conditions

Controller: Approve Bills with BillItems.MatchStatus exceptions above an eligible cost-centre manager limit or outside policy, never if preparer/material editor

Employee: Approve Requisitions as assigned cost-centre manager within POApprovalLimit and Bills as assigned cost-centre manager within BillApprovalLimit, excluding own preparation/material editing

Employee: Confirm ServiceAcceptances as authorised requester without gaining PO/bill approval rights

Finance Clerk: Manage draft Bills, BillItems, BillMatchAllocations, Invoices, InvoiceItems, PaymentsReceived, PaymentApplications, PaymentsMade, PaymentAllocations, PaymentRuns, PaymentInstructions, CreditApplications and Refunds

Finance Clerk: Post eligible fully matched Bills under an independently activated automatic-match policy with no unresolved exception

PendingApproval
  • BLL-66983 VND-180 4 d
  • BLL-44111 VND-104 8 d
  • BLL-69385 VND-090 6 d
  • BLL-75258 VND-036 in 5 d
  • BLL-78801 VND-033 in 1 d
BLL-66983
DocumentType
Bill
Vendor
VND-180
BillDate
13 Sep
DueDate
20 Sep

Approval conditions.

Payables and receivables →
Invoices Awaiting ApprovalInvoices
PendingApprovalInvoice
  • INV-14376 CUS-040 9 d
  • INV-83250 CUS-074 6 d
  • INV-91844 CUS-002 7 d
  • INV-30407 CUS-238 8 d
  • INV-92765 CUS-014 3 d
INV-14376
Customer
CUS-040
Entity
ENT-8804
InvoiceDate
08 Sep
DueDate
11 Sep
TotalAmount
17,786.51
Payables and receivables →

Typical roles

Roles and permissions
Production Planner

Owns production definitions, planning snapshots, work release and reviewed completion/close.

Permissions
  • Manage draft BOMs/BOMComponents, Routings/RoutingOperations, WorkCenters and technical master versions through owning-manager review
  • Manage MRPRuns, PlannedOrders, draft WorkOrders/WorkOrderComponents/WorkOrderOperations
  • Run MRP and firm/release WorkOrders using frozen technical/cost versions
Shop Floor ScheduleWorkOrderOperations
StatusPendingInProgressnext 14 days
11 Sep06 Oct WC-110 WO-48872 · 80, 11 Sep to 16 Sep, InProgress WO-67836 · 50, 24 Sep to 30 Sep, Pending WC-130 WO-23067 · 40, 17 Sep to 22 Sep, InProgress WO-72755 · 90, 18 Sep to 20 Sep, Pending WC-140 WO-85089 · 20, 27 Sep to 06 Oct, Pending WC-120 WO-62525 · 50, 15 Sep to 20 Sep, InProgress WO-67836 · 50WO-48872 · 80WO-72755 · 90WO-23067 · 40WO-85089 · 20WO-62525 · 50 today · 17 Sep
  • WC-110: WO-67836 · 50, 24 Sep to 30 Sep, Pending
  • WC-110: WO-48872 · 80, 11 Sep to 16 Sep, InProgress
  • WC-130: WO-72755 · 90, 18 Sep to 20 Sep, Pending
  • WC-130: WO-23067 · 40, 17 Sep to 22 Sep, InProgress
  • WC-140: WO-85089 · 20, 27 Sep to 06 Oct, Pending
  • WC-120: WO-62525 · 50, 15 Sep to 20 Sep, InProgress
Plant Manager

Schedules and supervises production and independently approves eligible plant time and leave.

Permissions
  • Manage draft ProductionLog observations and assign WorkOrderOperations.Operator, WorkCenter, PlannedStart and PlannedEnd within released technical capability
  • Place operations on hold and review feasible schedule changes
  • Approve Timesheets and LeaveRequests only as named eligible manager/delegate and never own time/leave
My Operations TodayWorkOrderOperations
Youdue todaynot Completed
  1. 20 · Cut to lengthWC-11017 Sep → 26 SepPending
  2. 50 · Weld frameWC-14011 Sep → 16 SepInProgress
  3. 30 · Drill and tapWC-11017 Sep → 20 SepPending
  4. 50 · DeburrWC-11016 Sep → 22 SepInProgress
  5. 30 · AssembleWC-12017 Sep → 24 SepPending
Quality Inspector

Independently dispositions exact incoming, in-process, first-article, final and returned-goods scope.

Permissions
  • Manage draft QualityInspections and sign immutable disposition evidence when independent of the producing operator
  • Accept/reject partial ReceiptAcceptances requiring inspection
  • Place operations and stock on quality hold and release only the reviewed identity/quantity scope
Incoming Inspection QueueGoodsReceiptItems
PendingQC
  • GRI-98036 GR-30743 200 in 1 d
  • GRI-18945 GR-34748 240 in 10 d
  • GRI-33123 GR-69388 200 12 d
  • GRI-60406 GR-41454 180 12 d
  • GRI-91991 GR-24444 80 5 d
GRI-98036
Receipt
GR-30743
PurchaseOrderItem
POI-7210
Product
PRD-7278
QuantityReceived
200
LotNumber
L26-6026
ExpiryDate
18 Sep

Approval conditions.

Controller

Owns financial policy, independent finance decisions, reconciliation, the close and consolidation.

Permissions
  • Manage draft ChartOfAccounts, TaxCodes, CostCenters, ExchangeRates, PaymentTerms, BankAccounts, JournalEntries, JournalEntryLines, AccountingPeriods, CloseTasks, CloseDependencies, Budgets, BudgetLines, AllocationRuns, AllocationLines, FixedAssets, AssetBooks, AssetEvents, DepreciationRuns, DepreciationRunLines, RevaluationRuns, RevaluationLines, ConsolidationRuns, ConsolidationEntities, ConsolidationRunLines, ConsolidationAdjustments and TaxFilings through approved revision controls
  • Approve financial EnterprisePolicies and MasterChanges independently
  • Approve Bills with BillItems.MatchStatus exceptions above an eligible cost-centre manager limit or outside policy, never if preparer/material editor
Invoices Awaiting ApprovalInvoices
PendingApprovalInvoice
  • INV-14376 CUS-040 9 d
  • INV-83250 CUS-074 6 d
  • INV-91844 CUS-002 7 d
  • INV-30407 CUS-238 8 d
  • INV-92765 CUS-014 3 d
INV-14376
Customer
CUS-040
Entity
ENT-8804
InvoiceDate
08 Sep
DueDate
11 Sep
TotalAmount
17,786.51

Modules

  • Period Close StatusOpen
    Period NameEntityPeriod TypeStart Date
    Quarter

    Entities and master data

    Set the entities, financial rules and approval boundaries that keep commercial, operating and employee records consistent.

  • Purchasing and inventory
    Substrate CodeGrammage GsmSKUName

    Purchasing and inventory

    Control commitments, receipt quality and stock availability from the first requisition through delivery and returns.

  • Shop Floor SchedulePending
    Work OrderOperation NumberDescriptionWork Center

    Production and quality

    Plan the remaining demand, release a stable production plan and trace accepted output back to its material, time and quality checks.

  • My Closing OpportunitiesProposal
    Opportunity NumberNameAccountPrimary Contact

    Sales and CRM

    Connect the sales conversation to reviewed prices, customer commitments and the orders finance and operations fulfil.

  • Ledger and close
    Account CodeAccount NameAccount TypeAccount Sub Type

    Ledger and close

    Reconcile operating activity, review adjustments and produce a locked financial close with traceable group reporting.

  • Payables and receivables
    Bill NumberDocument TypeCredit ForEntity

    Payables and receivables

    Match obligations to accepted work, control payment release and reconcile cash, credits and foreign-currency settlements.

  • My Team Leave RequestsSubmitted
    Request NumberEmployeeLeave TypeStart Date

    People and payroll

    Connect employee changes, approved leave and time to a reviewed payroll run with clear settlement and correction history.

Relevant reports

Reports and analytics

Cash Forecast

Thirteen weeks from reconciled bank balance at the stated opening timestamp; open invoice collections, unreserved bills, reserved payment instructions, approved unpaid operational payroll and tax obligations form mutually exclusive source buckets, with currency/date assumptions and uncertainty shown; Parallel payroll and duplicated bill/run obligations excluded.

Unapplied CashPaymentsReceived
StatusUnappliedPartiallyApplied
Unapplied
PR-26785CUS-146
PR-75507CUS-111
PR-23495CUS-131
PartiallyApplied
PR-46880CUS-075
PR-62720CUS-202
PR-32755CUS-008

Sales Pipeline and Forecast

Open opportunities by entity, owner, stage, forecast category and expected close month, with weighted value = Amount × Probability / 100 and explicit reporting-currency conversion; actual closed-won uses ClosedDate and accepted scope, excluding duplicates and cancelled replacement offers.

Pipeline BoardOpportunities
StageQualifyDiscoveryProposalNegotiation
Qualify
OPP-46891ACC-93200
OPP-59021ACC-86556
Discovery
OPP-43830ACC-28680
OPP-98724ACC-83059
Proposal
OPP-29571ACC-59241
Negotiation
OPP-52568ACC-93564

Inventory Valuation

Owned net StockLayers/StockMovements at the cutoff by entity, warehouse and costing method reconciled to mapped inventory controls; pending custody excluded, reservations do not reduce ownership value, and remaining WorkOrders.OpenWIP excludes transferred completed/scrapped cost.

Inventory AvailabilityInventory
on hand
ProductWarehouseLot NumberExpiry DateQuantity On Hand
PRD-9724WRH-150L26-343109 Sep310
PRD-7930WRH-110L26-617016 Sep450
PRD-3961WRH-120L26-044118 Sep680
PRD-9303WRH-110L26-937226 Sep170
PRD-1573WRH-140L26-959720 Sep780
PRD-7981WRH-110L26-084810 Sep260

Common questions

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Related question
Can we roll out one company or process first?

Yes. Plan a phase around a defined entity and process, with clear ownership of the work that remains in other tools. Reconcile the opening position, integrations and handoffs before launch; retire the old tool for that scope after its outstanding work is accounted for.

Related question
Does every company need the same currency and calendar?

The design supports entity-specific functional currencies and accounting calendars. Group reporting needs explicit period mappings, translation policies and ownership methods. A locked consolidation retains those choices and its source amounts so a later change cannot silently rewrite the result.

Related question
How do quotes become orders and invoices?

The accepted offer carries its approved prices, discounts and revision into the order. Invoice allocations retain the source quantities and net amounts so conversion cannot apply a discount again. A contract billing cycle selects an order-led or direct-invoice route and retains that identity to prevent duplicate billing.

Related question
Who approves purchases and payments?

Every purchase order needs an eligible approver who did not prepare it. The Buyer or Controller acts within the specified authority. A Controller releases a payment run within their limit and independently of its preparer and included bill approvers. Delegation requires the necessary role and never removes those independence rules.

Related question
Can sales and finance see individual salaries?

Access to individual pay, national IDs and employee bank details is restricted. Sales roles do not receive it, and administrative access does not override the restriction. Finance review can use payroll totals and reconciliation evidence; authorized HR and payroll roles retain the detailed access needed for their work.

Related question
Which banks and tax services are connected?

Connections are implementation work and depend on the selected provider and country. Confirm the supported formats, identity, acknowledgements and reconciliation behavior during rollout. A payment-file acknowledgement is distinct from settlement, and a configured tax code is not evidence of filing coverage.

Related question
Can we bring existing orders and balances?

Yes, through a planned and reconciled migration. Preserve source identifiers and partial processing history so an already received, shipped, billed or paid amount cannot be processed again. Opening stock, ledger, asset, leave and payroll balances need controlled imports with clear posting boundaries.

Related question
Can assistants approve or release work?

Assistants can prepare drafts, propose matches and collect evidence within their assigned access. Required human approvals stay with the accountable role. They cannot bypass document review, payment release, credit controls or sensitive employee access.

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Can we change the system after rollout?

Use Proto to propose changes on a branch and review them before release. The process owner should check changes to posting, permissions, payroll or approval rules against existing transactions and the agreed operating policies. Machine work and model usage remain metered.

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    For teams coordinating board, cutting references and customer-specific packs.

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    Paper converters

    For operations teams buying roll or sheet stock and producing defined converted products.

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    Printed packaging suppliers

    For commercial and production teams coordinating customer graphics and material supply.

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