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Business Planner 8
Comparison of Pro and Standard versions

 

 

No.

 

 Features

Pro Version

Standard Version

1

Comparison Analysis

o.k

NA

2

Goal Seek Analysis

o.k

NA

3

Link data to Excel sheets

o.k

NA

4

Rating Module

o.k

NA

5

Undo / Redo

o.k

NA

6

Products

Unlimited

100

7

Markets/Profit Centers

Unlimited

20

8

Departments

Unlimited

20

9

Operating Expenses

Unlimited

100

10

Investments

Unlimited

100

11

Currencies

Unlimited

20

12

Loan Table

Unlimited

20

13

Special Loans

50

20

14

Downpayments

50

10

15

What-if

Periodical

General

 

2. Explanations

 

Comparison Analysis

This feature is available only in the Pro version.

The comparison analysis enables you to compare the results of one plan to another plan. This analysis is very useful when you want to evaluate two versions of the same plan, or to compare the plan for next year to the plan of last year, etc. The comparison analysis can also be used to compare two periods within the current plan and to compare plan data to actual data.

 

Goal Seek Analysis

This feature is available only in the Pro version.

The Goal Seek analysis assists in finding what should be the sales, or the direct costs or the operating expenses, in order to achieve a certain target profit.

 

Link data to Excel sheets

This feature is available only in the Pro version.

Periodical data that is entered in the data screens can be imported from MS-Excel files. This import functionality creates a dynamic link between the Excel sheet and the specific target cells to where data is imported, so that any change in the Excel file is automatically reflected in the linked data. This feature expands the usability of the software and enables you to incorporate data and calculations, which are very specific to the business, into the general layout of the software.

 

Rating Module

This feature is available only in the Pro version.

This Rating Module enables you to evaluate the rating of your business in a method similar to the those that are used by banks and financial institues to rate businesses. By using the Rating Module you will have the possibility to get the idea how they are going to evaluate your business and how you can improve your rating

 

Undo / Redo

This feature is available only in the Pro version.

The Undo function enables you to undo changes that were done in a data table that is currently used for data entry.

 

Products

The number of Products in the Pro version is unlimited, in the standard version it is limited to 100.

 

Markets/Profit Centres

The number of Markets in the Pro version is unlimited, in the standard version it is limited to 20.

 

Departments

The number of Departments in the Pro version is unlimited, in the standard version it is limited to 20.

 

Operating Expenses

The number of Operating Expenses in Each department in the Pro version is unlimited, in the standard version it is limited to 100.

 

Investments

The number of investments in Plant and Equipment in the Pro version is unlimited, in the standard version it is limited to 100.

 

Currencies

The number of Currencies in the Pro version is unlimited, in the standard version it is limited to 20.

 

Loan Table

The number of Loans in the Pro version is unlimited, in the standard version it is limited to 20.

 

Special Loans

The number of Special Loans in the Pro version is 50, in the standard version it is limited to 20.

 

Down payments

The number of Down payments in the Pro version is 50, in the standard version it is limited to 10.

 

What-if

In the Pro version a What-if analysis can be done for each year of the plan period and then for all the plan periods together. In the Standard version it can be done only for the first year or for all the plan periods together.