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Eclipse
Eclipse has touched and improved every
phase of our operation. It backs and
supports nearly everything we do. All of our
employees have benefited from its use.
Aaron Dormaier, VP Operations | Western Belting Company Inc.
Epicor Eclipse
Epicor Eclipse
Distribution software designed by distribution experts
Epicor has been working with distributors for more than 40 years and understands that
distributors have unique business software needs. Our enduring success has been driven by a
core focus on business applications that have been designed for distributors first and foremost.
Epicor Eclipse is a leading Distribution ERP software solution that offers powerful capabilities for
wholesalers in the plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and PVF industries, and is a fine example of our
commitment to distributors.
Eclipse is built upon the premise that it needs to work the way distributors work (not the other way
around), while also delivering best practices for distribution operations that help drive costs out of
the supply chain, increase sales and margins, and improve customer service.
Your distribution software must enable and simplify all of your business transactions. Epicor Eclipse
features a unique, intuitive user interface that makes it easy to interact with your customers while
conducting business. For example, the system enables you to eliminate communication breakdowns
in your organization through true task automation and digital to-do lists. Self-populating,
self-cleaning work queues inform every employee of your company about important matters that
need their attention, such as a sales order that may be held up because of a credit hold, but is really
of vital importance to a customer who is unaware of any account issue, or thinks the matter has
Epicor goes beyond developing technology: we employ people with industry expertise to help you
achieve results and give you an edge over the competition. We are one of the leading technology
partners in the industry, with more than 7,000 distributors using an Epicor solution.
Todays increasingly complex marketplace requires a broad range of technical capability and
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Module Diagram
Financial Management
General Ledger Credit Management
Accounts Receivable Time-lined Accounting
Accounts Payable Activity-based Costing
Purchase Management
Automated Purchasing
Buying Groups
Demand Forecasting
Replenishment Planning
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Order Management
Rapid Sales Order Entry Commissions Management
Quote Management Gift Card/Loyalty Program Management
Profit and Rebate Management Mobile and eCommerce
Customer Personalization Job Management
Automatic Allocation Project Management
Inventory Management
Cost and Pricing Management
Cycle and Physical Counting
Product Lifecycle Management
Returns Management
Product Data Warehouse
Warehouse Management
Fulfillment Optimization
Shipping and Receiving
RF Warehouse Management
Carton Packing
Load and Route Planning
Proof of Delivery
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Epicor Eclipse has a long heritage of customer-focused development and has evolved to meet the needs of distributors in
these core industries:
Electrical
HVAC
Plumbing
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Beyond the expectation that orders be taken quickly and accurately, the software should enable the person taking the order
to have on hand all of the information about the account, product, order history, and delivery logistics needed to serve the
customer. Epicor Eclipse lets you easily manage the entire sales order process from beginning to end. With a single keystroke,
you can check inventory, review credit, look up item information and much moreputting together orders that are as
simple or as complex as you need them to be, without any additional hassle for customers. The system allows you to look
up customers, vendors, transactions, and products by virtually any descriptive identifier, enabling you to serve your customers
quickly at every step of the process.
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Eclipse Mobile
Eclipse Mobile enables your field sales team and other remote employees to be more productive, by providing them access
to view, create, and edit commonly used information in Eclipse, such as customers, contacts, items, orders and dates, AR,
pricing, and location availability. Designed specifically to display on tablets and other mobile devices, Eclipse Mobile is a
browser-based application, available wherever you have an Internet connection. Eclipse Mobile simplifies information lookup
with a single search field that scans all available data sets in the systemsuch as customers, contacts, and itemsall from
one screen. Use the mobile search to add items to a customers shopping cart, or to copy an existing bid or order to create
a new cart. Mobile shopping carts respect each customers credit control and pricing settings. Employees can also attach line
item comments, update pricing, and include shipping instructions. All of the information they need is at their fingertips.
In addition to remote order entry and item lookup, sales staff can use Eclipse Mobile to better manage opportunities and
track activity from site visits. A Salesperson Dashboard reveals trending information about year-to-date actual sales compared
to budgeted sales figures, with a view of the individual reps opportunities, so reps always know if their performance is on
target or not.
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Inventory Management
Right item, right place, right time is one of the single
most important rules for virtually every distributor
inventory is the life-blood of the business. Successful
distributors maintain appropriate stock levels for high
service level items that generate profits, and pare stock of
items that are less profitable. Epicor Eclipse enables you to
balance your customer service needs while maximizing your
return on investment, by increasing inventory turns and
reducing your inventory investment.
Product Data Warehouse (PDW)
Built-in management tools let you easily calculate your
inventory value in real time, as well as enable you to turn The PDW streamlines product file management by linking
around your inventory counts quickly and efficiently your products and pricing matrices with several third-
through use of cycle counting functionality and system- party content providersmost notably, the National
produced count sheets. Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) and Industry
Eclipse lets you monitor your inventory investment with Data Warehouse (IDW). Utilizing leading-edge data transfer
rolling 365-day gross margin return on investment (GMROI) technology, the Eclipse PDW module automates the
analysis, and track details for: exchange of electronic product and pricing information
from the Internet directly into the core Eclipse application.
Consignments By eliminating the need for a separate server to receive
Rentals and upload product and pricing updates, the Eclipse PDW
module significantly enhances how you manage critical
Lot Items
business data.
Hazardous materials
Real-time, up-to-the-minute import of product pricing
Serial numbers information enhances sales order entry accuracy and
Of course, success also means being able to record and eliminates the creation of duplicate non-stocks. PDW
track all of the necessary information for effective inventory eliminates manual file maintenance by automatically
management and provide rapid access to critical product updating pricing, discount classes, sell groups, units of
data. Among UPC codes and User Classifications, Eclipse measure, and products with industry standard descriptions.
provides the ability to enter unlimited product descriptions,
substitute products, and track manufacturer safety data
sheets (MSDS).
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Pricing Management
Pricing is one of the most complex front office activities in any distribution business. The ability to be nimble when it
comes to pricing is a strategic advantage, and this means being able to leverage multiple pricing schemes across the
network. The Eclipse price matrix offers unparalleled flexibility to handle your complex pricing and costing rules. As well
as utilizing strategies such as class-specific pricing for items or groups of items, you may also leverage quantity break
pricing. Customer-specific overrides and promotions are no problem, either.
Eclipse offers complete support for the electrical industrys Special Pricing Agreements (SPAs) for ship from stock and
debit rebates to Small Project Jobs (SPJs). Keeping rebate data up to date can be a daunting task. Utilize EDI 845s to
streamline the process for receiving rebate data from your vendor, as well as claiming the rebates (via an EDI 844) and
getting credit from your vendors (EDI 849).
Epicor Eclipse allows you to maintain past, present, and future pricing simultaneously, while calculating price points
between linked channelsfor example, contractor (bid pricing) and homeowner (retail)and track all price changes that
happen along the way.
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The system will automatically calculate product demand by branch, and will utilize multiple and dynamic inventory
replenishment methods to provide you with the ability to lower carrying costs, minimize excessive obsolete inventory,
improve cash flow, and increase customer service levels. Ultimately the system lets you concentrate on managing the
business, not the product itself, by balancing buying opportunities with carrying costs and executing on system-generated
purchase or transfer suggestions.
In some cases, you may even wish to automate the transfer process. Eclipse provides the ability to do this based on:
Committed sales
Days supply
Branch transfer schedules
Surplus inventory
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Warehouse Management
An efficiently run warehouse with solid logistics is vital to profitability as well as long-term trading partner and employee
satisfaction. Problems in the warehouse breed frustrations that eventually migrate to other areas of the business and beyond.
Workers need tools that are easy to use and enable them to solve problems without creating additional headaches that get
pushed downstream to other warehouse operations.
Inbound to outbound, Epicor Eclipse provides warehousing tools to help workers manage complexity, execute flawlessly,
and determine the best ways to drive continuous improvement in the warehouse. You can deploy your warehouse using our
fully integrated RF warehouse automation package or a more manual approach. Either way, youll have robust functionality,
such as item tracking across multiple product bin locations or location type, and intuitive transaction checks that allow for
quick put-aways based on urgent customer needs. Simplify receiving with Advance Ship Notices (ASN), set your own order
fulfillment priorities, and auto-assign routes to sequence your delivery orders by shipperwith Epicor Eclipse, you have a
more complete picture of what is coming in and going out of your warehouse.
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Carton packing
When your customers receive a shipment of multiple
packages, each with multiple items and quantities, they
benefit from verification of the contents of each package.
Eclipse Carton Packing provides a label on the outside of
the box, pallet, bag, or bundle that clearly identifies the
contents and quantities of each carton type, reducing
follow-up inquiry calls from customers. Items and quantities
are validated as they are packed to improve fulfillment
accuracy and tracking of outbound shipments, plus you can
include package level information in your outbound EDI 856
transactions.
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General Ledger
True control over accounting periods, unlimited access to historical data, advanced reporting capabilities, and the ability to
manage at multi-branch, multi-territory, multi-company and multi-level means the general ledger in Epicor Eclipse can let you
take a flexible approach to managing your accounts.
Eclipse also makes it easy to do business with your partners outside of the country, letting you track multiple currencies, issue
purchase or sales orders in foreign currencies, or tie foreign currency transactions back to the appropriate accounts payable and
accounts receivable functions.
The data in Eclipse is always real-time, so balances like your customers Accounts Receivable and credit status are always current.
The transactions that make up your numbers enable you to drill in to see the details that make up any balance.
Solving discrepancies in Accounts Payable is an expensive process that takes time and adds little value to your business.
Streamline this process with Eclipses Purchase Order Variance Queue, which allows AP to identify issues and seamlessly
communicate them to the writer or the warehouse people that need to solve them. Furthermore, fully integrated EDI creates
payables and matches each payment made, whether by check, credit card, EFT or ACH, within the Eclipse system.
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Strategic Pricing
Strategic Pricing takes the guesswork out of finding the optimal price for an item. It is based on the principle that for every
product, and every customer, there is a price that produces the optimal gross marginthe highest margin you can obtain while
retaining the customers business. What that price is depends on multiple factors, from the amount of business you do with
a customer annually, to the particular item being ordered. Up until now, determining that right price for every item has been
a formidably complex task. However, with Epicor Strategic Pricing, the task becomes as simple as a few keystrokes, helping
you give your customers the best pricenot too high, not too low, but just right to protect the ever-delicate balance between
profitability and customer satisfaction.
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Additional Tools and Technologies Likewise, Eclipse can improve your ROI by interfacing seamlessly
with the world that surrounds your business, by providing
In todays competitive environment, you need a solid technology
straightforward and direct access to:
foundation upon which to build a successful businessa platform
that can scale, change, and grow without substantial system Web sites
modifications and cost. Trading partners
Epicor ICE is a modern and visionary technology developed by Content providers
Epicor that enables Eclipse users with enhanced levels of mobility,
Reporting tools
accessibility, and interactivity among business applications. Epicor
ICE acts as a connector and an application builder, providing Warehouse logistics applications
distributors with access to the latest applications and technical Shipping automation solutions
capabilities while still taking advantage of industry-leading
CRM solutions
distribution functionality of Epicor Eclipse. It is a framework that
underpins the application and enables you to personalize and Billing solutions
change how information is utilized and presented without the Electronic funds transfer
need to make source code modifications.
Proprietary systems offered by other providers
Epicor ICE brings together the necessary components to To further enhance the usability of Eclipse, online help
start leveraging the benefits of new technology out of the functionality is available on every screen. In addition, screens may
box, including: be customized for individuals or groups of users to reflect your
unique business processes. This allows you to control access of
Eclipse SQL Replicationa data replication engine created
each screen and related data, ensuring that your solution always
specifically for Epicor Eclipse that provides near real-time
provides timely, reliable, and secure information.
access to Eclipse data using Microsoft SQL Server
Dashboardsa new way to access and visualize Eclipse
information and create portals that are accessible by devices
ranging from mobile phones to tablets and desktop systems
Business Activity Queriesa tool that enables point-and-
click access to the data tables in Eclipse for the purpose
of mapping data to other applications with drag-and-
drop simplicity
Eclipse takes advantage of the latest interactive technologies,
including Web Services, XML, and SOAP. Its a vendor-neutral
environment that allows you maximum flexibility to design and
implement the solutions you need on a daily basis. The system is
designed to allow you to easily get what you need on your own
without requiring professional programming assistance, making
the entire process both highly efficient and extremely cost-effective.
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Everything we needed was integral to Eclipse,
with all transactional flows and processes under
one umbrella. The keys are the intelligence built
into the system, and the Epicor support staff that
understands our issues and addresses them.
Les Johnson, VP of Information Technology and CIO | North Coast Electric
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EDI
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) for Eclipse is a fully integrated electronic document processing solution that lets your company
conduct routine business transactions through an automatic computer-to-computer exchange of business documentswithout
the need for third-party software.
By using Eclipse EDI to electronically process documents for purchasing, scheduling and sales activity, you can significantly lower
administrative costs. In addition, its simplicity and speed allow you to strengthen customer relations, reduce inventories, and
shorten sales cycles.
Epicor ABS provides off-site data backup storage to our secure location and is a dependable first step in enabling your business
continuity plan. For failover, all you need is a supported VPN device, and Epicor takes care of the rest. Your data is private and
remains protected until you need it; then it can be restored to your server or uploaded to a production site, depending on your
requirements.
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Eclipse is a great foundation on which
to run a business, and we have really
leveraged the technology. With Eclipse
in place, we have very few fires to put
out. Everything at our facilities is calm
and organized.
Mike Smith, Chief Operating Officer | OneSource Distributors
About Epicor
Epicor Software Corporation drives business growth. We provide flexible, industry-specific software that is designed around the needs
of our manufacturing, distribution, retail, and service industry customers. More than 40 years of experience with our customers
unique business processes and operational requirements is built into every solutionin the cloud, hosted, or on premises. With a deep
understanding of your industry, Epicor solutions spur growth while managing complexity. The result is powerful solutions that free your
resources so you can grow your business. For more information, connect with Epicor or visit www.epicor.com.
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its contents, including the viewpoints, dates and functional content expressed herein are believed to be accurate as of its date of publication, April 2014. The results represented in this testimonial may be unique to the particular
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