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Programme Modules Listing
The ConStar 2000 Collection
This document lists and describes the various software tools that currently make up the ConStar 2000 product line. All programme modules are distributed to all clients when they are released for production use.
ConStar 2000 imposes no restrictions on the number of properties being managed or the number of work stations accessing the ConStar 2000 database. Clients enter into a license agreement with Synthesis MicroSystems Inc. which authorizes the use of all ConStar 2000 programme modules. System installation and configuration, as well as all necessary training, are included in this license fee. On-going customer support and all software upgrades are covered by a monthly customer support charge which is based on the number of individual units being managed. Technical support for client systems is managed through a toll-free phone number, as well as direct computer-to-computer links via private dial-up connections or internet connections.
Clients are also encouraged to make suggestions for adding additional features and functions. In most cases this development work carries no extra charge because the updates are provided to all clients.
Standard Modules
Unit Information Management
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
Payroll Interface to Paymate
General Ledger & Financial Statement Generation
Invoice Management (links to Accounts Receivable)
Database Administration to manage the ConStar environment
Pre-Authorized Payment Interfaces
Bank of Montreal
CIBC
HSBC
National Bank of Canada
Royal Bank
Scotia Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank
EFT Canada
Maintenance Management
Work Order / Purchase Order Management (links to Accounts Payable)
Maintenance Schedule Management
Define and manage all elements of a property
Stock of spare parts management
Batch Processing
Batch operations are high-speed techniques that process multiple corporations with one command.
Accounts Receivable
Charge the monthly fees
Cash the monthly payments
Charge late payment fees
Charge late interest fees
Print arrears statements
Print aged receivable lists
Print daily bank deposit slips including the special Royal Bank deposit slips
Forward and close a month
Print monthly post-date and PAP reports
Accounts Payable
Print Cash Disbursement Reports
Print Bank Balances
General Ledger
Forward and close a month
Post pre-defined automatic transactions
Print Investment Reports
Unit Management
Search For Name across corporations
LMR Reconciliation Reports (Rentals)
Rent Anniversary Reports (Rentals)
Corporate
Print Corporate Banking Information
Print Corporate Bank Balances
Generate Mailing Labels For Corporate Directors
Maintenance Management
Activate monthly maintenance schedules
Print monthly maintenance schedules
Print daily work orders / purchase orders
Miscellaneous Features
Alternate Financial Statements
Lets users design their own cash-flow financial statements.
Investment Manager
Manage a corporation's investments and print a monthly investment report compatible with the financial statement. Monthly investment accruals are posted automatically.
Statement Merging
Combine the financial statements for two or more corporations into a separate database so that a combined financial statement can be produced. For example, two small condo corporations located at the same site maintain separate books but share one board of directors. The directors can see the financial performance of each corporation as well as the combined financial performance of the entire site.
For a rental environment where one owner controls multiple buildings, the accounts receivable activity can be managed at the building level and the accounts payable can be managed from a control corporation. Each month this information can be consolidated so that each building as well as the control corporation receive a complete financial statement.
TimeShare Module
This module maintains time-share ownership information and rental bookings and is connected to the ConStar accounting modules.
Manager's Module
Specially designed with property managers in mind, this module gives managers access to all owner or tenant related information through an easy-to-use interface.
Included is the ability to track telephone calls, emails, and WORD documents. As part of the ConStar 2000 database, these documents remain associated with individual units, for easy retrieval.
Manager can easily generate purchase orders from this module.
Royal Bank Special Deposit Slip
ConStar 2000 can print the bank deposit slips approved by the bank, complete with the MICR-encoded banking information. This option saves clients the expense of purchasing deposit slips from the bank and filling then in by hand.
Cheque Printing
Accounts Payable cheques can be printed in 7 different styles and formats, controlled by the ConStar user. With the necessary font and magnetic toner, ConStar can produce cheques on blank cheque stock.
Database Archiving Utility
All databases grow with use and if left alone will eventually start to slow down as searches take longer and longer to perform. ConStar 2000 included a utility that lets users archive older data into a separate database. Nothing is lost and all older data can still be viewed and printed from within the Constar 2000 system.
Invoicing Manager
Maintain a set of repeatable invoices to be processed each month. Such invoices might include the monthly management fee invoices to client corporations. Once printed and posted, these invoices automatically travel to Accounts Payable for the client corporations for further processing. No repeated data entry is required.
Charge-backs to unit owners can also be handled through this invoice manager.
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