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Within any one system, you can create up to 36 separate company data sets, each identified by a unique ID. The software is supplied with one company for demonstration purposes which uses the letter 'Z' as the ID. At least one other company profile must exist for you to store your own company data. To do this, you must create a company profile record using the Company Profiles command. The profile record stores the company name and address details as used by certain reports and documents produced from the system and you can also determine various settings that control the integration between the ledgers and whether Cost Centres are used in the Nominal Ledger.
If your software licence permits, you may create additional systems, each permitting up to 36 company databases to be maintained. By default, companies are created as part of the 'Main System' group, but if you are able to create additional companies, the databases you create and maintain using the Company Profiles command will depend on what additional systems you have created, and which one you selected when logging on. More information is available in the Additional Systems section.
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Description |
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Company Code |
A unique ID for the company. You can use A to Z or 0 to 9. |
Company Name, address and contact details |
Boxes in which you can record the company name, address, telephone, facsimile and contact details. |
VAT (Tax) Reg No. |
The VAT registration number of the company. This is included on appropriate reports and documents. |
The name of the operating currency of the company. If this box is left blank, the foreign currency features of the system are unavailable. |
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Company E-Mail |
The e-mail address for the company. If
an e-mail address is entered it is used automatically
when you use the email icon on the toolbar to open your
email editor. |
Company Web Site |
The URL for the company web site. If a website
address is entered it is used automatically when you use the web icon
on the toolbar to open your web browser. |
Company Reg. No. |
The company registration number as provided by Companies House for limited companies. This code is optional. |
Company BIC |
Your company's BIC number which can be included on your stationery designs, and on email profiles created using the System Manager - Maintenance - Email Profiles form. |
Company IBAN |
Your company's IBAN number which can be included on your stationery designs, and on email profiles created using the System Manager - Maintenance - Email Profiles form. Bank Identifier
Codes (BICs) and International Bank Account Numbers (IBANs) are used to
identify banks across national borders. The structure and length of the
codes are defined by the International Organization for Standardisation
(ISO) so must be entered accurately. The length of these codes can vary: |
Tax Description |
The description of the Sales or purchase tax applicable to this company (for example, 'VAT' or 'GST'). The description you enter is used on forms and reports wherever tax applies. |
EORI Number |
An Economic Operator Registration Identifier (EORI) Number is an EU requirement for businesses that import or export physical goods with EU countries in instances where the trade will involve tariffs being applied. The EORI can be used on stationery designs as required. An EORI number must start with two uppercase letters (the ISO code of the country that granted the number) followed by a maximum of 15 alphanumeric characters. |
Additional EORI Numbers |
Some businesses are expected to have a requirement to store multiple EORI numbers. Traders in Northern Ireland may have to record individual EORI numbers for NI and GB. Some traders may also have to record an EORI that relates to the EU so potentially up to 3 different numbers are required. |
The drive and folder location of the data files for the company. You can use the browse button to find the location you want. If this application's installation is activated for the Sales Pipeline Management SPM Remote feature, this is the local data path for the laptop installation. Remote SPM users can download data from the network server to their laptops, then synchronise their changes back to the server. This only applies if your installation uses a Visual Foxpro database. |
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PDF Path |
The drive and folder location of the PDF files and certain database files for the company. You can use the browse button to find the location you want. This only applies if your installation uses a SQL Server database. |
The SQL Server Name to be used for this company. This only applies if your installation uses a SQL Server database. |
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The Database Name to be used for this company. This only applies if your installation uses a SQL Server database. |
Options that are specific to certain applications within the system as follows:
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An option that controls whether the Open Period Accounting feature in the Nominal Ledger is used. If you already use the Nominal Ledger, after you tick the box a financial calendar for the current year is created and you are asked whether you want a calendar to be created for the next financial year. After the calendars are created you should check them in the Financial Calendar form on the Utilities menu in the Nominal Ledger. You cannot tick this option if there are current or old outstanding transactions in one or more of the Nominal Ledger transfer files . To transfer the transactions, choose the relevant Transfer command on the Utilities menu in the Nominal Ledger. The system date must also be in the current Nominal Ledger period before you can tick this box. To set the date, choose the Date & Company command on the button. Warning: Once the option has been ticked, it cannot be unticked if transactions have been posted to future periods in the Nominal Ledger. For more information see the Open Period Accounting Help topic. |
An option that determines whether the Nominal application is updated in real-time as opposed to batch transfer. If this option is not selected, the transfer of transactions from other applications must be done using the appropriate transfer command. The Nominal - Utilities menu includes commands for the transfer of Nominal Ledger postings that originate in the Sales, Purchase, Cashbook, Stock and Payroll applications. When you select this option the application checks for the existence of Nominal Ledger postings awaiting transfer. If there are untransferred batches found, you will be prompted to run the corresponding transfer command to update the Nominal Ledger before the option is selected. If the option is selected, the batch transfer facilities are not normally required because, assuming the correct conditions apply, the Nominal Ledger is updated as soon as a transaction is posted in the corresponding application. This option affects all applications that can originate Nominal Ledger transactions including Sales, Purchase, Cashbook, Fixed Assets, Invoicing, SOP, Purchase Invoice Register, Stock and Payroll transactions. If you have this option selected and you use the Payroll application, you will still have to use the N/L Analysis command in the Payroll application to update the Nominal Ledger files. Open Period Accounting is used, the following must apply for transactions to update the Nominal ledger in real-time:
The ledger updated will be the one linked to the corresponding application. For example, if the Sales application for company A is linked with the Nominal application in company B, then it is the company B ledger that will be updated in real time. This does not apply in the case of the Cashbook application because it must always be linked to a Nominal application within the same company database. For example, if you are using an alternative Nominal application, the Cashbook application will also be updated in the alternative company. |
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If you have the Nominal application, this is an option that determines whether cost centres are used in the Nominal Ledger ledger. If the option is selected, a further level of accounting analysis is available within the Nominal Ledger ledger by associating accounts with cost centre codes. If you do not have the Nominal application, but do have the Payroll application, you can select the Cost Centres in External Nominal option. This enables you to analyse payroll costs by cost centre. You define cost centre details using the Nominal Cost Centres command on the Maintenance menu of the Payroll application. |
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Options that determine whether you want to use additional dimensions with Nominal Ledger accounts. These options are only available if you have the Nominal Ledger activated. You can choose one or both dimensions for additional analysis purposes. The default names of these dimensions are 'Project' and 'Department' but you can change these by amending the entries in the Dimension 1 and Dimension 2 boxes on the System - Utilities - System Preferences form. When you select an option, you can use the corresponding command on the Maintenance menu in the Nominal application to maintain descriptions and budget settings for the dimension. For more information, refer to the topic on projects and departments associated with the Nominal application. |
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An option that determines whether the Cashbook application is used for the company. This will switch the Cashbook on and calculate the balances for each bank account in the Cashbook using:
After setting up the Cashbook you must you also link receipt, payment and refund names to Cashbook Types:
Any receipts, payments or refunds that were posted as advanced are not reflected in the Nominal Ledger balances until after the Nominal Ledger - Utilities - Period End is run. However, they are included in the calculation of Cashbook bank account current balances as soon as the Cashbook is switched on. In this situation the balances will be different until the Nominal Ledger Period End is run to move the Nominal Ledger into the next period. You cannot switch the Cashbook on if:
Switching the Cashbook off: Before you are allowed to switch the Cashbook off, you must first transfer transactions from the Cashbook transfer file to the Nominal Ledger. All Cash Book information will be lost if this option is cleared. |
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An option that determines whether the Purchase Invoice Register in the Purchase Ledger is used. |
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Description |
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An option that controls whether the Stocktake application is used. |
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An option that determines whether you want to use multiple warehouses within the Stock application. This only applies if you have the multi-warehouses feature activated. As a minimum, at least one main and one quarantine warehouse is provided. You only need to select this option if you want to maintain stock records in additional warehouses. Refer also to the Stock application documentation for details about warehouse maintenance and processing. |
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An option that determines whether you want to maintain records of stock items that are assigned to serial or batch numbers. Traceable stock only applies if you have the Traceability feature activated. If you need to process stock records that are traceable by serial or batch numbers, refer to the Traceability section of the Help file. |
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An option that determines whether you want to use purchase order documents. Purchase order documents are a way of entering uncommitted purchase orders into the application without affecting your suppliers account balances and, if you use the Stock application, any stock balances. These documents can then be changed to committed purchase orders at a later date. This option will be automatically selected if you have upgraded from Pegasus Opera and your Opera data includes uncommitted documents. This applies if you use the Purchase Order Processing application. |
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An option that determines whether landed costs are used in Opera. This is enabled only if you use the Stock Control and Purchase Order Processing applications. Landed costs are those additional costs - other than the unit price costs - that are incurred to get goods you purchase from your supplier to your premises, particularly for goods that are imported. The total cost of a landed shipment may include the purchase price, freight costs, insurance, and other costs. In some instances, it may also include the customs duties and other taxes that are levied on a shipment. Calculating the landed cost is critical in understanding what a product actually costs so that you can calculate what it can be sold for. |
Option |
Description |
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P11D |
An option that indicates whether you intend to use the P11D Organiser in conjunction with the the application's payroll. For more information about the P11D Organiser, refer to the documentation that accompanies the P11D Organiser application. |
These linking options only apply if the corresponding applications are installed and activated.
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Description |
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An option that determines whether the Sales and Nominal applications are linked. If selected, the Nominal application must be present and the accounts relevant to the Sales application must be created, such as debtors control, debtors suspense and so on. Unless you have selected the Real Time Update of Nominal option, transactions are transferred from the Sales to the Nominal application using the S/L Transfer command on the Utilities submenu in the Nominal application. If the Real Time Update of Nominal option is selected, the Nominal application is updated when sales transactions are posted. |
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An option that determines whether the Purchase and Nominal applications are linked. If selected, the Nominal application must be present and the accounts relevant to the Purchase application must be created, such as creditors control, creditors suspense and so on. Unless you have selected the Real Time Update of Nominal option, transactions are transferred from the Purchase to the Nominal application using the P/L Transfer command on the Utilities submenu in the Nominal application. If the Real Time Update of Nominal option is selected, the Nominal application is updated when purchase transactions are posted. |
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An option that determines whether Payroll and Nominal applications are linked. If selected, the Nominal application must be present and the accounts relevant to the Payroll must be created, such as wages control, wages suspense, and so on. Unless you have selected the Real Time Update of Nominal option, the link between the Payroll and Nominal applications is a two-stage link. First you use the N/L Analysis command on the Utilities submenu in Payroll to produce a Nominal Ledger transfer file containing the payment details. To complete the link, you then use the Payroll Transfer command on the Utilities submenu in the Nominal application to import the Nominal Ledger transfer file. If the Real Time Update of Nominal option is selected, you only need use the N/L Analysis command in the Payroll application to update the Nominal application. |
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Payroll to External Nominal |
An option that determines whether the Payroll application produces data for analysis in an external Nominal Ledger ledger. If you do not have the Nominal application but you have the Payroll application, you can select this option. This enables you to analyse payroll costs by Nominal Ledger account. You define the Nominal Ledger account details using the Nominal Accounts command on the Maintenance menu of the Payroll application. |
An option that determines whether the Stock and Nominal applications are linked. If selected, the Nominal application must be present and the accounts relevant to the Stock application must be created, such as goods in and out, stock assets, suspense and so on. If the BOM application is in use, you will also need WIP accounts. Unless you have selected the Real Time Update of Nominal option, transactions are transferred from the Stock to the Nominal application using the Stock Transfer command on the Utilities submenu in the Nominal application. If the Real Time Update of Nominal option is selected, the Nominal application is updated when stock transactions are posted. |
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An option that determines whether the Fixed Asset and Nominal applications are linked. Unless you have selected the Real Time Update of Nominal option, transactions are transferred from Fixed Assets to the Nominal application using the Fixed Assets Transfer command on the Utilities submenu in the Nominal application. If the Real Time Update of Nominal option is selected, the Nominal application is updated when the assets are depreciated. |
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Payroll to Cashbook |
An option that determines whether the Payroll and Cashbook applications are linked. If selected, you can transfer postings to bank accounts in the Cashbook application that have been originated in the Payroll application. You use the Cashbook Transfer command on the Utilities submenu in the Payroll application. |
An option that determines whether the Purchase Ledger is linked to the Fixed Assets application. If the applications are linked, you can create new assets in the Purchase Ledger when supplier invoices are posted. |
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An option that determines whether the Purchase Invoice Register feature in the Purchase Ledger, and the Purchase Order Processing application is linked to the Fixed Assets application. If the applications are linked, you can create new assets when supplier invoices are posted. |
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Purchase Ledger to Costing |
An option that determines whether the Purchase and Costing applications are linked. If selected, detail lines on invoice and credit note transactions posted in the Purchase application can be analysed to job numbers, phases and cost codes. Cost type cost records are created when the invoice is accepted. If you are using the purchase invoice register, these analysis facilities are also available in the register. |
An option that determines whether the Sales and Costing applications are linked. If selected, detail lines on invoice and credit note transactions posted in the Sales application and on documents entered through the Invoicing or Sales Order Processing applications, can be analysed to jobs, phases and cost codes. Revenue records are created when the invoice is accepted and these are posted as unallocated revenues in the Costing application. |
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An option that determines whether the Stock and Costing applications are linked. If selected, stock issues and returns entered in the Stock application can be analysed to job numbers, phases and cost codes. A cost record is then posted to the Costing application when the stock movement is accepted. If this option is selected, entering movements in the Stock application is the only way stock-type costs can be created in the Costing application. |
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An option that determines whether the POP and Costing applications are linked. If selected, you can analyse the detail lines of order documents entered in POP application to job numbers, phases and cost codes. A commitment is posted to the Costing application the purchase order is accepted. |
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BOM to Costing |
An option that determines whether the BOM and Costing applications are linked. If selected, you can transfer Works Order information to the Costing application. A Works Order in progress results in commitment cost being recorded within the Costing application, while a completed Works Order converts that commitment to an actual cost. The analysis of costs to job records is done at the time the Works Order record is created. |
An option that determines whether the Service Management application is linked to the Costing application. If the applications are linked, costs are posted to Costing when activities are cleared in the Sales Pipeline Management, Service Management, and Helpdesk applications. Revenue is posted to Costing when sales documents that are created in the Worksheet Billing or Contract Period Billing commands in Service Management are invoiced in Sales Order Processing or Invoicing. You can
tick this option only if the Service Management to SOP
and the Sales
Ledger to Costing options are ticked: |
Option |
Description |
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An option that determines whether the SOP and BOM applications are linked. If selected, you can create a Works Order for assembly items that are specified on a Sales Order. For example, if a customer places an order for an assembly for which there is insufficient stock, a Works Order can be raised so that item can be built to satisfy the order requirement. |
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An option that determines whether the Service Management application is linked to the Stock application. If the applications are linked, stock issues are posted in the Process Stock Issues command and stock returns are posted in the Process Stock Returns command. |
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An option that determines whether the Service Management application is linked to the Invoicing or Sales Order Processing applications. If the applications are linked, documents are posted to Invoicing or Sales Order Processing when the Worksheet Billing or Contract Period Billing commands are used. Sales quotations are posted to Invoicing or Sales Order Processing when quotes are posted in Sales Pipeline Management. |
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Description |
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An option that determines whether the Costing and Payroll applications are linked. If selected, you can enter timesheets in the Costing application. You can then transfer the timesheets to the Payroll application using the Payroll Transfer command on the Utilities submenu in the Costing application. |
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Description |
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You must sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT with HMRC before switching it on in Pegasus Opera 3. The earliest that you can switch on Making Tax Digital for VAT is 1 April 2019. After switching on Making Tax Digital for VAT the MTD VAT Centre must be used to commit your VAT Return to the VAT period, post adjustments if necessary, and submit the VAT Return to HMRC. Please visit docs.pegasus.co.uk and print the Making Tax Digital for VAT guides. This option is enabled after you save the company record (CTRL+S) and a VAT Registration Number has been entered on the General tab. |
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Select if the Making Tax Digital for VAT file will be submitted to HMRC by an agent. |
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An option that determines whether you can submit a Reverse Charge Sales List to HMRC when the VAT Return is submitted from Pegasus Opera 3. RCSLs must be submitted to HMRC if you make supplies of mobile phones or computer chips to VAT registered domestic customers meaning you must account for VAT using Reverse Charge Accounting. If you make reverse charge sales you must notify HMRC and submit regular RCSLs. If, after you have supplied the items you then stop, you must inform HMRC and clear this option. |
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The company ID that VAT transactions will be consolidated into when Making Tax Digital for VAT submissions are sent to HMRC from the MTD VAT Centre in Pegasus Opera 3. In the situation where more than one company with the same VAT Registration Number is maintained in Pegasus Opera 3, only one VAT Return must be submitted to HMRC. It's important therefore to be able to consolidate the VAT values for each subsidiary company into a main consolidation group company. VAT transactions can only be consolidated for companies that have the same VAT Registration Number, and use the same submission frequency and tax period dates. Subsidiary companies are displayed along with the date the VAT Return was committed. |
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The VAT Return submission frequency for the company (quarterly, monthly, annual or custom). This is used to calculate the next VAT Period on the MTD VAT Centre. |
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An option that determines that VAT is calculated before settlement discount, which is the law in the United Kingdom. This means that HMRC will receive the full value of VAT on an invoice if settlement discount is offered but not taken. If you use the EC VAT application, this feature is controlled by the VAT After Discount option on the EC VAT - Maintenance - Countries form. |
EC VAT-related options only apply if you have the EC VAT application installed and activated.
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Description |
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EC Despatches SD |
An option that determines whether you must maintain despatch records for the SD report. The report is accessed in the EC VAT - Reports - S.D. Report command. |
Include Despatches on SD Report |
An option that determines whether despatch information is to be recorded in the SD. After 1st January 2021, businesses based in the United Kingdom (except those in Northern Ireland) should untick this option. |
Include Delivery Terms |
An option that determines whether to force the recording of the delivery terms for SD details when processing sales invoice and credit note transactions or related Sales Order processing documents. |
An option that determines whether you must maintain arrival records for SDs. The report is accessed in the EC VAT - Reports - S.D. Report command. |
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Include Delivery Terms |
An option that determines whether to force the recording of the delivery terms for SD details when processing purchase invoice and credit note transactions or related purchase order processing documents. |
An option that determines whether you must submit EC Sales Lists to HMRC. The report is accessed in the EC VAT - Reports - E.S.L Report command. |
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Description |
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The number of months you want to keep notes maintained for customers, suppliers, Nominal Ledger accounts and stock items using the Notes icon on the Toolbar. Important: Notes are removed when the System - Utilities - Reorganise System Files command is run if they are older than the number of months entered here - even if they are not marked as completed. Also, all deleted notes are removed, regardless of how old they are. |