Tip #1507 – Using the dynaMACS Sample Database to Experiment with dynaMACS Software without Using Your Live Data

The following tip will show you how to switch to the dynaMACS Sample Database so that you can explore and perform agency activities on a sample database which will not affect your live data.

Switching to the Sample Database

  1.  From the dynaMACS main menu select File>Preferences.

Main Screen

2.   Select Sample from the drop down list in field 1 Database (Main/Sample).

3.   Select the Save button.

User Preferences

You will now have the ability to experiment with all aspects of your dynaMACS software using the sample database while not disturbing your live data.

4.  To return to your main database select File>Preferences from the main dynaMACS screen.

Main Screen

5.  Select Main from the drop down list in field 1 Database (Main/Sample).

6.   Select the Save button.

User Preferences 2

 

Case Study: Don Green Sales Co., Inc.

“dynaMACS’ commission reconciliation module saves us thousands of dollars each year.   We would be lost without it.”

Kelly Hodges, VP of Finance / Marketing Coordinator
Don Green Sales Co., Inc.

DonGreen_ImageClient Challenge

When Don Green Sales Co. Inc., compares “the old days” of manually tracking sales and commissions to today with dynaMACS software, Marketing Director / VP, Finance Kelly Hodges says, “It’s like going from the Flintstones to the Jetsons.”

This busy agency doesn’t have time to waste on manual processes for entering data, tracking sales, reconciling invoices and paying commissions. Instead, it requires software that is automated, easy-to-use and reliable.

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dynaMACS Solution

“dynaMACS has simplified our lives drastically, even with the thousands and thousands of invoices we receive each month,” Hodges stated.

Don Green Sales has partnered with MACS Software, creator of dynaMACS, nearly 20 years, and along the way has seen the software keep pace with the needs of manufacturers’ sales agencies and reps.

However, the agency did its research and looked at other Windows-based softwares before deciding to make the switch from MACS to dynaMACS. In the end, the agency selected dynaMACS. “The conversion was effortless, the Windows-based interface was simple and we didn’t have to learn another software,” Hodges said. She went on to say that by identifying unpaid manufacturers’ invoices, commission reconciliation has more than paid for the software’s cost.

The agency also uses dynaMACS Mobile so, “our salesmen are as current as the office is. Invoices are entered right away. The field knows about new sales so they can manage their territories effectively.”

*This case study was completed in 2006