What's New in Costpoint 8.2

Course Details

This video covers Costpoint's new enhanced features, and how they relate to the current version.

Duration: 30 minutes

Topics covered - enhancements in the following areas:
  • General
  • Accounting
  • CRM & Contracts
  • Planning
  • Projects
  • Materials
  • People
  • Time & Expense
  • Reports & Analytics
  • Admin

Glossary

Configure Accounts Payable Settings Use this screen to enable the Vendor Approval feature, which prevents employees from making payments to unapproved vendors.
Configure Check/EFT Email Settings Use this screen to set up Costpoint for printing checks.
Manage Accounts Payable Accounts Use this screen to establish valid Accounts Payable account, Organization, and Reference 1, and reference 2 numbers.
Manage Cash Accounts Use this screen to establish valid cash account, Organization, and Reference 1, and reference 2 numbers.
Configure Accounts Payable Voucher Settings Use this screen to establish the requirements for setting up vouchers.
Configure Voucher Approver Settings Use this screen to establish the approver ID and employee name of each user who is authorized to approve vouchers.
Manage Recurring AP Voucher Codes Use this screen to set up codes for use on the Create Recurring Accounts Payable Vouchers screen.
Configure Vendor Settings This screen is used to assign vendor identifiers automatically.
Configure Vendor Approver Settings Use this screen to enter the approver ID and name of each employee who is authorized to approve vendors.

Resources

Click on the links below to view or download the files.

Deltek Costpoint 8.2 Release Notes This site covers the Deltek Costpoint Release Notes summary page, which lists all Costpoint 8.2.x release notes.
Manage Cash Receipts Enhancements This PDF contains the modification details of the Manage Cash Receipts application under the Accounting domain.
Contracts Customers/Contacts This PDF contains information on the updates made to Manage Functional Roles and Manage Contract Management Roles applications under the CRM & Contracts domain.
Performance Assessments for Contracts This contains the details for the three new applications that have been created under CRM & Contracts domain.
Enhnaced Project Status Report This PDF describes the screen updates for the Project Status Report application under the Projects domain.
Print from the Manage screens This PDF lists the Manage - maintenance screens wherein users can preview/print their documents directly.
Enhancement: Calculate Automatic Overtime This covers the additional changes and enhancements for the automatic overtime calculation available in the Time & Expense domain.
BI New packages and content This PDF summarizes the new available packages and contents for the Business Intelligence.
Pre-Released Parts This PDF summarizes the new settings for the feature that allows the ability to now plan, make and buy parts that are in a pre-released status.