A single DataFlow installation runs any number of companies on one database, with every transaction tagged to the company it belongs to. Give each user the companies they need, post between companies automatically, and roll the group up into a consolidated view.
The problem
When each company is its own island.
Running separate systems per company means separate logins, separate reconciliations and a group picture nobody can see without a spreadsheet.
A separate system per company
Every company kept in its own installation means duplicated setup, duplicated maintenance and no single place to see the whole group.
Inter-company entries done twice
A charge raised in one company has to be re-keyed as the matching entry in the other, so the two sides drift apart and reconciliation eats the month-end.
The group view is a spreadsheet
Consolidated reporting waits on someone exporting each company and stitching the numbers together by hand, long after the period has closed.
A separate login for every company
Staff who work across two or three companies keep a different login for each and close one system to open the next, so simply moving between them wastes time all day.
Overview
One installation, every company.
All your companies on a single database, tagged and separated as they trade.
Any number of companies on a single database
Any number of companies on one database. Every transaction tagged to the company it belongs to.
Onedatabase for the whole group
Per companytransaction tagging
A configurable list of companies for each user
Each user has a configurable list of companies they can log into. People only see the companies that are theirs to work in.
Per usercompany access list
Configurablelog-in permissions
Automatic opposite-side postings between company pairs
A transaction in one company generates the matching entry in a second. Configured per company pair, so the two sides stay in step.
Autoopposite-side posting
Per pairinter-company setup
A consolidated group view for reporting
Roll companies into a group view for reporting. The group picture without an export-and-merge afterwards.
Groupconsolidated view
Roll-upacross companies
In their words
One system across a large retail operation gave us consistent numbers to work from.
British Heart FoundationCharity & retail
Explore more
More capabilities.
Multi-company is one of the capabilities that scale DataFlow to a group — explore the others that keep the whole picture accurate.
A single DataFlow installation runs any number of companies on one database, with every transaction tagged to the company it belongs to. The number of companies the installation runs is set by your licence.
Can I control which companies a user sees?
Yes. Each user has a configurable list of the companies they can log into, so people only work in the companies that are theirs and log into the one they need from their own list.
How does inter-company posting work?
A transaction in one company automatically generates the matching opposite-side posting in a second company. The relationship is configured per company pair, so the two sides stay in step without re-keying.
Can I report across the whole group?
Yes. Consolidation rolls the companies together into a group view for reporting, so you can see the group from one place rather than exporting each company and merging by hand.
