5 important points upon purchase of 1C

1. Decide on the automation purpose

In the beginning it is necessary to understand what tasks are first-priority for the enterprise and that will need to be made in the long term. The most critical types of activity, and labor-intensive processes for existence of the enterprise at which automation it will become much easier to live can be priorities both. Proceeding from real requirements of the enterprise, decide on the purpose.

If you selected the purpose and understand that for you the program of 1C is optimal, be sure that a system conforms to all requirements of the legislation and at any time can be finished individually under your enterprise.

2. Select the solution of 1C which will lead to the purpose

The systems of 1C are divided into 3 main groups:

• ERP systems are programs with exhaustive functionality (for example, "1C: ERP Enterprise Management 2.0"), complete automation of all activities of the enterprise.
• Systems automating the separate directions: accounting, supply management, customer relation, systems for planning and budgeting, etc. (for example, "1C: Enterprise Accounting").
• The industry systems considering features of branches of the economy ("1C: Alcoholic beverage and winery").

3. Be guided by speed

At the present rate of life any minute of delay can cost losses of the client therefore it is important to make quickly decisions and also to work quickly. Speed of work of databases of programs of 1C depends from:

• number of users;
• the number of the processed documents in day;
• database size.

Taking into account these 3 parameters pick up an operation mode and power of a hardware complex (computers and the server). If in the course of work your base and the number of users grow, you need to increase the hardware and software system power that work in the program of 1C remained fast.

4. Consider, your business depends on data security

Loss of the database can result the enterprise in complete bankruptcy therefore it is important to protect information from errors and unauthorized access. The safety of the database depends from:

• the equipment on which it is stored;
• opportunities of the operating system for preserving of data;
• uses of the database server;
• frequencies of preserving of the database and carrier.

If you want to secure as much as possible the business, the database should be stored not on the normal computer, and on the specialized server; use not normal Windows for the workstation, and server operating system and the database server; save data not manually, and using special software.

5. You remember, any system needs support

It is worth thinking of support of a system at once upon purchase, its working capacity and effectiveness directly depend on high-quality maintenance. To keep a system in an order, select the service level, optimal for you. The full support from the supplier after implementation assumes:

• audit of information base;
• updating of a configuration taking into account all changes in it;
• consultations on phone and e-mail;
• methodical recommendations about accounting;
• completion of functionality if necessary.

In end we will note that the system of 1C - only one of tools for achievement of your purposes. Implementing it, you need to have desire to change or upgrade those processes which exist at your enterprise.