Happenings October 18, 2024

    In this issue:

• National Day Spotlight
• Customer Spotlight
• ACM 2024 R2 Spotlight
• Productivity Tip
• Events, Blogs, Movies
• Webinars, Community
• Points to Ponder

The purpose of a newsletter is an opportunity for the ASWi team to provide you and the rest of our clients with information on all the new ASWi an Acumatica related things (or “happenings”) that you may not otherwise be aware of.

Please feel free to share this newsletter with any/ all of your team. Pease let me know if anyone on your team who would like to be added to the mailing list for the next issue and removed.

You can always have a look at back issues of Happenings on ASWi’s web- site at: https://aswiblog.wpengine.com/category/customer-newsletters/

“Be sweet, be good, and honest always.” Emma Bunton

For over 100 years, National Sweetest Day encourages everyone to be generous even in the smallest ways. Today reminds us that even small tokens improve the lives of those around us.

On National Sweetest Day, take care of all those who need extra attention. Even those who need significant care, when given the smallest token, will feel the effects. A little treat, a card, a show of support during a time of need may be the sweetest gift on this day. Be sweet!

About the photo: my daughter Tessa and our former Marketing intern Gibbs being sweet to each other.

Q: How did the painter sweet talk his girlfriend?
A: He said “I love you with all my art.”

Q: How did the scientist fail at sweet talking her boyfriend?
A: She said “I think of you periodically.”

Q: How do you be sweet to a cantaloupe?
A: Tell it that it’s “one in a melon”.

Q: What do you call sweets that can keep a beat?
A: Candy rappers.

Q: How did the toast sweet talk his wife?
A: He said “You’re my butter half!”

Q: Why are artichokes the sweetest vegetables?
A: Because they have great hearts.

Q: What did the light bulb say to be sweet to her husband?
A: I love you a whole watt.

ASWi is very humbled, privileged, and proud to be able to serve some of the most innovative organizations in the country as their ERP and/or Managed IT Services provider and trusted business advisor.

Today, I would like to spotlight and introduce our newest client Automation Aids to the rest of the ASWi community.

Automation Aids, Inc. (AAI) is a full line distributor of computer, printer and office supplies. AAI offers a variety of products and services including copier, fax, laser products, business/custom forms, custom printed material, printer service and much more.

AAI was established in 1960 and has been proudly servicing both the commercial and federal marketplaces worldwide. A combination of quality, professional customer service, and competitive pricing has made AAI a leader within the industry.

Automation Aids, Inc. has a full-time sales force is strategically located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll have a look at some of the great functionality that is available in the 2024 R2 release of Acumatica Cloud ERP, starting off with a spotlight on the Acumatica xRP platform.

The Future of ERP Technology

• Technology is becoming more human-like.
• Human-like designs will allow Acumatica to reach more people, expand access to knowledge and further enable/accelerate innovations. 2024 R2’s System-Wide Enhancements
• Advancements in AI | Integration of AI with Generic Inquiry functionality.
• Modern User Interface | Take control of screen layouts to optimize tasks.

As you can see to the right, the new User Interface (UI) will become standard starting with the 2025 release in the Spring.

Here’s an example of the existing Payments screen in Acumatica ERP versus the same screen using the new User Interface:

Please let our Customer Success Manager Keith Wood know (keithw@ASWiUS.com, 717-581-1226) if you would like to have a demonstration of the new Acumatica Cloud ERP user interface.

We have begun testing Read.AI as a tool to record and transcribe
Microsoft Teams meetings and it has appeared to be more accurate
in its transcriptions than Microsoft Teams’ inherent transcription
capability (we are continuing to use both at the moment).
For those of you who are also using Read.AI, you might not yet
have found out how to either stop Read.AI from recording and
transcribing a Microsoft Teams session that is already in progress
and/or to add Read.AI to begin recording and transcribing a
Microsoft Teams session that is already in progress.
Here’s how you can do each:
Stop Read.AI
You can stop Read.AI during a Microsoft Teams meeting by:
• Type Read Stop to have Read.AI leave the meeting but still generate
a report.
• Type Opt Out to have Read.AI leave the meeting and delete all the
data it’s collected.
Start Read.AI
You can start Read.AI during a Microsoft Teams meeting by:

1. Go into your Read.AI account
2. Look for the “Add to Live meeting” button on the bottom left-hand navigation bar.
3. Paste in the URL of your in-progress MS Teams meeting.
A. In MS Teams, click ellipses (…)
B. Click on Meeting info
C. Click on Copy Invite Link
D. Paste into the Read.AI – https://app.read.ai/analytics/add page

Acumatica have announced a modest price increase for e-filing. Below is the pricing list that will go into effect on November 1, 2024.

By Bri Williams

Front row seat

I’m going to let you in on a little secret: very few are doing it well. Reviewing the work of others is something I do a lot. When clients share with me their website, marketing, proposals and internal comms, I get to see what’s happening ‘out there’, across all industries, functions and sizes of organization. I have a front row seat to people’s best work.

And here’s what’s disappointing: The intent is there, people want to do great work, they may even think they are. But for the work to be great, it needs to be effective. And to be effective, it needs to influence desired behavior. Unless your web designer, marketing and sales teams have training in behavioral science, all their work will be less effective than it should and can be. When you know how to change behavior, you can change the world.

Your Desk

If a messy desk symbolizes a messy mind, what does an empty desk symbolize?” It’s a quip attributed to Einstein, though there’s no proof he said it. It’s a favorite of mine because my father was (is!) notorious for having a messy desk.

Regardless, I believe the state of my physical desks pace has an impact on my psychology. So, as simple as the tips that follow may seem, they might just help you like they do me.

• Feeling overwhelmed?
Clear your physical desk space. Seeing a clear surface will calm you, give you a sense of control and a fresh beginning. The physicality of sorting will trick your brain into that mindset.

• Feeling uninspired or stuck?
Create some mess. Sometimes, when things look too pristine, we can be shy to ‘break the seal’. When things are already a bit messy, we give our brain’s permission to let go.

Nearly every weekday, a motivational quote is posted on X/Twitter by @ASWiDelivered and on LinkedIn by @ASWi.

• “Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work.” David Rockefeller
• “The road to someday leads to a town of nowhere.” Tony Robbins
• Everything should be as simple as possible, but not simpler. Albert Einstein
• “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” John F Kennedy
• “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” Warren Buffett