Functionality

ERP5 provides the business logic in so called Business Templates. Currently the following functionality is provided:
Accounting provides multiple accounting features such as multi-key analytical accounting, multidimensional budget accounting, activity based accounting, project accounting, previsional accounting as well as asset- and cash management, generic reports and invoicing.

Immobilization extends the Accounting Business Template by providing support for immobilizations.

Payroll extends the Accounting Business Template to provide administration and generation of payroll sheets for employees.

Budget extends the Accounting Business Template by providing the creation, planning and administration of budgets.

Product Data Management provides a transparent overview of products and the corresponding BOMs.

Trade provides all necessary elements to support procurement and sales. This Business Template provides supplier lists, packing lists, orders, order management and tracking, shippng and transport, fright and inventory management.

Material Requirement Planning provides all elements required for the management of a production facility. This Business Template provides bills of materials, product orders, production reports, material requirement planning and complex supply chains.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) provides CRM related features. It includes features to follow customer development, management of the relations between customers and other organisations, custumer related incomming and outgoing events such as phone calls and email, sales opportunities, campaign management and meetings as well as a ticket tracking system for support requests and complaints.

Project provides support for project planning as well as project based accounting and cost analysis.

DMS provides a workflow based Document Management System. It is focused on supporting open data formats but also provides support for the major proprietary formats such as ".doc" or ".xls".