PAMS is designed to monitor progress and track costs, hours, etc. associated with any type of project. The system maintains extensive project data, at each user-defined level, providing a reference base for control, analysis, and management of project information from project approval to completion.

Benefits

• User is able to tailor system to accommodate project reporting requirements.
• Automatic ‘roll-up’ of project costs and other data allowing instant access to current information at any level.
• Menu option and data access security provides total protection
• Complete transaction interface capabilities eliminate necessity of duplication of efforts

Features

Data Entry

• User defined posting structure allows user to specify number of levels with system.
• Level definition (key or informational) and descriptions are also user defined.
• Data ‘roll-up’ allows for automatic summarization of budget information.
• System interfaces allow for automatic transaction entry from Budget, Accounts Payable, Purchase Order, Inventory and Payroll.

Project View

• Optional Project View module provides ability to track other data associated with a project. Such data includes: multi-currencies, hours, revenues, etc.

Inquiry

• Standard project master file inquiry by user defined posting structure levels.
• User defined inquiry across any and all files.

Fixed Assets Interface

• Allocation routine allows for summarization of data into Fixed Asset records using a variety of techniques.
• Fixed Asset records are transferred to a temporary holding file within the Fixed Assets system for further processing.

Report Highlights

• Estimated Amount to Complete
• Capital/Expense Expenditures
• Capital/Expense Status
• Committed/Uncommitted Amounts
• Monthly Budget/Actual
• Budget Variance
• Report Writer

Hardware

The PAMS offering runs on the IBM AS/400.