Cloud vs. On Premise
When deciding to use VISCO, companies have the option to use either the cloud based version of the software or the on premise version. The actual functionality of the software is essentially the same in either case although there are some benefits of one vs. the other: Cloud benefits: 1-Limited upfront costs-Since the software […]
Xero Integration Now Available
We are proud to announce that VISCO now also integrates with Xero accounting software (www.xero.com). The integration itself will function very similar to the QuickBooks integration with the following integration points: 1-Customer Validation-As new customers are added in VISCO, or changes are made to existing customers, those changes get reflected automatically in Xero 2-Vendor […]
Automatic Exchange rate updates now available
As an added feature, VISCO users can now have the default exchange rates for each of the currencies in which they do business updated automatically. Using an API, we now pull Exchange rates at 4:00 AM (Eastern) every day from http://fixer.io/ The rates will be updated for all currencies in the “Currency Code” table as of […]
Automated Shipment Tracking Now Available via Marine Traffic
Automatic ETA and Vessel Status Updates through Marine Traffic VISCO is excited to announce a new available add-on which updates Container/Vessel ETAs and Vessel Status information directly from the Vessels themselves through a nightly integration with Marine Traffic (MarineTraffic.com) Default configuration for this add on allows you to keep track of detailed status information when […]
Section 301 Tariffs and Surcharges
As section 301 tariffs continue to change, we have improved our system handling of these charges to increase flexibility for future tariffs. As an added feature, VISCO users can now indicate specific section 301 list numbers, assign appropriate HTS item numbers for each list, as well as the assigned ship from countries, and the dates […]
QuickBooks Integration: Default and Customized Points of Integration
By Default, VISCO integrates with QuickBooks at 4 major points: Vendor Data Updates Customer Data Updates Posting of AP Cost Entry Posting of AR Invoices In order for Customer and Vendor data to be able to push updates to QuickBooks the Accounting Key in VISCO must match the name of the customer’s or vendor’s name […]
Efficiency Scores for VISCO Users (Draft)
How One Company Built an Inventory Planning tool to Purchase Efficiently from Overseas
During implementations, customers will often bring us a problem within their business that they are hoping VISCO will help them to solve. One recent customer came to us with the question of how to best forecast what they should be buying. In their current system, it was really hard to see what was available to […]
How One Drop Ship Company Created Their Own Payment Tracking
Some companies that are looking to use VISCO aren’t looking to integrate with QuickBooks but would still like a way to track incoming and outgoing payments. One Drop Ship customer asked if we could build out our default Invoice area to include payments entered on both accounts receivable and payable. At the time of this […]
Get freight quotes and book freight in VISCO
We are excited to finally go live with the our Frightquote.com integration. If you have moved to the new 4.0 version you have probably already noticed the little icon in the Sales Order, Quote, Container and Delivery maintenance screen. Clicking this link allows you an opportunity to view freight carriers that are available to ship […]
