Spire has recently launched their 3.6 edition, featuring updates to core functions, credit card processing, payroll, and admin, as well as two new components — Spire Cloud and web modules.
Core Functions
Spire 3.6 offers greater speed and improved user experience. Some new features include:
- Warnings for unreconciled transactions
- Open inventory firm requisitions
- Location filter on sales order and history
- Foreign currency button to edit general ledger account
- Sales order line costs that are manually edited are highlighted in yellow
- Warehouse location to inventory count
Credit Card Processing
Payfirma integration now has pre-authorization, the option to keep a credit card on their file securely, and the ability to update Spire customer information in the Payfirma Portal.
Payroll
This application has several additions to customize and simplify payroll. They include:
- A display warning if tables are not current
- Definable pay types
- Options to pay field in timecard to assist with the tax on commission calculation
- PD27E: add report to assist with calculating temporary wage subsidy for CRA
- COVID subsidy calculation on T4
Admin
Aimed to simplify reports and secure data, this update:
- Supports bulk upload of reports
- Gives the option to create a zip file with all data
- Schedules snapshots
- Enables versioned views for reports (whichdon’t break when updating/upgrading)
- Centralizes image and attachment handling at the server
