Datapel WMS Reviews

Pros

-Creating multiple Purchase orders from one screen
- Inventory management
- Multiple locations
- Barcoding
- Reports
- Stocktake
- Despatch sales orders
- Can be Customized based on business requirements

Cons

- Would be great if Integrations with E-commerce platforms are ready and available to connect ( integrations are still possible but will be a custom job)

Alternatives Considered

Pros

- Easy to use once you understand the system
- It gives us the ability to integrate MYOB with a Warehouse Management System.
- Integration between cloud based and server based applications.

Cons

- Unable to have multiple windows open at the same time. Specifically we are unable to access important information such as customer reports, item list and New Sales Order at the same time.
- Stock transfers are convoluted, and we are only able to do 1 item at a time.
- Special pricing doesn't show the profit margin per line.
- When confirming sales or purchases there should be an option to email reports. It would be handy if there was a script to open the email program, not just composing an email that sit in the outbox until the email program is manually opened.
- It would be great if there was more specific information on customers. i.e list of lines a customer purchases with the last time they ordered them, last purchase price and product margin; customer gp for the last 3 months
- Would be good if it had an integrated email client

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Choosing Datapel WMS

Reasons for Switching to Datapel WMS

Pros

Easy to pick up and learn how to use....

Cons

No multiple screen option. Inaccurate costing, throwing stock value out by 1000 fold. Unreliable for any sort of cost anaylsis.

Pros

The ability for the business using WMS to be able to track every piece of stock across multiple sites as well as track both agency and retail quotations and orders. WMS is a solution that saved the organisation from spending a six figure sum for a custom package. It also integrates into our current financial systems as has room to grow as the business grows.

Cons

There is really nothing I can think of that is missing. Our experience so far has allowed us to add customised features as needed to suit our needs.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Choosing Datapel WMS

Switched From

Reasons for Switching to Datapel WMS

Pros

We appreciated the ability for the package to integrate seamlessly with our MYOB Accounting software.

Cons

Would be nice if WMS could integrate with our Wordpress online shopping for receiving and processing orders.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Choosing Datapel WMS

Switched From

Reasons for Switching to Datapel WMS

Pros

Batch control amendment, transfer betwen bins locations and the easy of work orders

Cons

The latest update and myob are proving to be more challenging as some aspect changed.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Switching to Datapel WMS

Pros

The main reason we chose Datapel was due to it's integration with MYOB. Datapel manages all of the purchase order and sales order generation and then transfers the data automatically to MYOB. It is great for managing these processes and for keeping track of inventory and is extremely user friendly. The implementation process was very smooth and we didn't have any business down time. What we didn't expect was the massive impact that the system has had across all of our business processes and productivity. Datapel can be customised to meet the particular needs of any business. For example, we are a manufacturing company that exports globally and our customers all have different documentation and labelling requirements. The system can be designed to automatically generate different documents for different customers. There are so many other ways that the system has been customized to meet our specific needs.The feature that has had the biggest impact on our business is the ability to export information from the database to generate customized business specific reporting. We work regularly with a Datapel consultant to design reports that otherwise would have to be prepared manually. For example if we need to send a report to Head office regularly in a specific format, we can set the report up in excel and link the database to that report template to auto-populate.

Cons

The only thing that we have found difficult is that Datapel automatically assigns a work order reference in the assemblies module, and there is no ability to change it to your own reference.

Pros

We love Datapel - WMS inventory and bin management ability to track inventory in the warehouse, multiple bins, and multiple warehouses. We enjoy the Pick and pack Smarts employed by the software. The Backorder functionality - for example identifying a percentage of an order that is stock allows us to make fast decisions on allocating or holding backorders. The Ability to export and import from xls / csv / paste functionality makes light work of lots of data. Email templates connected to customs forms expedite the communication process of stock availability / overdue / and other processesDatapel WMS's ability to overcome integration challenges with our front-end provider (E-Commerce Vision) is a testament to their technical knowledge and capacity.

Cons

Sometimes we get duplicate orders/invoices due to syncing issues between MYOB Account right Datapel. To remedy this, we run a reconciliation report once a week to review and remove duplicates. It would be convenient to cancel multiple sales orders in the system at one time.

Pros

Simply knowing what stock i have on hand, where is it and then being able twith a push of a button order more from my suppliers. This keeps processes simply and in the end makes customers happy with real time ETA on back orders as well as what stock is on hand for them. They can get what they want when they want and we have full trust in Datapel to deliver this.

Cons

The search engine for prodcuts can be a little clunky. You should be able to filter the data in search. The search for inventory needs refinfing as it simply diplays too many products when you seach key words.

Pros

Very easy to use. Invoices are well presented

Cons

Nothing happy customer with Datapel system

Pros

it allows me to keep track of products, what's coming and what's going.

Cons

there are many steps to take to get to some things which would be the same with most products

Pros

It has many options and is quite flexible in it's approach.

Cons

We have just started to use Datapel and have nothing to compare it to however so far so good

Pros

The software allows me to receive, allocate date, put into location product. This helps me track & trace product that goes to customers. Also by dating product I can track down which product needs to be moved first or needs to be moved. I can create codes or new lines of my own simply without having to ask for support to do it for me. It gives me a lot of control.
By batching product i can also track with confidence if i have some issues.

Cons

Integration was a bit of a mission although worth it in the end. When having a few users on at once there tends to be some lag and dropouts especially when other users do adjustments while others are on. Although runs smooth with less users. Emailing customers invoices is a bit time consuming buy emailing individually, although there probably is a bolt on function you could add to ease the emailing daily invoices in a single hit.
Different a little bit from MYOB, when entering a new sale it doesn't hint there are other invoices for the customer in the pipeline..Other than that I think its great for what i need..

Pros

It gave us ability to track all item batch numbers which include finish goods and raw materials. It is easy to use and very good support service.

Cons

I like their support very much. compared MYOB, their support is very good. No extra charge. whatever problem I got, I just email them or call them, they will come back to me the solution within 2 business in most time. Even I don't know how to use it, they will send me related manual. I don't need search their manual by myself. They do have online training and manual.

Pros

Easy to use. Very good integration with MYOB

Cons

Cloud version has lesser functionality and times out

Pros

For the most part easy to use after a period steep learning. However assistance from datapel and knowledge base is comprehensive. Excellent tracking of product and audit log to aid issues in the warehouse. Ordering assistant is very useful once set up

Cons

Some features can be somewhat buried in the package. Would prefer an easier interface for file exchange like MYOB that can auto match fields. Better consistency on file exchange. Some parts requird Tab Delimited files, some Comma Seperated... but not always obvious which needs what with out experience. If every file exchance had a simple common type like CSV everywhere that would be awesome.

Pros

Integration with our business was not as easy as I had hoped. However don't believe we ever had enough training to use all of the features of the program.

Cons

The integration with myob always created inventory issues. This was because we hadn't correctly moved stock one way or another, once again probably never understanding the correct integration process.

Support of the Datapel and Myob provider on a paid basis was essential for us, and I constantly felt like we needed so much more training. This service provider was amazing.

Pros

It is easy to use. When we faced problem occasionally, [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]
from Seasoft is very quick to attend to our needs. Therefore, we faced very little downtime.

Cons

1) For some transactions, there are discrepancies in the tax amount when they are replicated to MYOB.
2) Sales Reconciliation has to be performed daily to identify the above discrepancies to correct them in MYOB, but the Sales Reconciliation Report "MYOB Invoices NOT reconciled with WMS Sales" takes a long time to complete even when it is just for 1 day sales.
3) Under Stock Adjustment, after the list of items is selected and the quantities and batch numbers have been keyed in, at this point if you want to add another item, you will have to go back to the selection list but in doing so, all the quantities and batch numbers previously entered will be gone.
4) Credit Note: After credit note has been created under "Return Status" before entry of batch number, if you realised that there errors and you want to make any amendments at all, even in just a description like reference number, the area under discount will have strange percentage appearing, even though the total value is correct.

Pros

Integration was quite seamless, teething issues were less than envisaged.
Training isn't too involved, so new staff can brought up to speed relatively quickly.
Critical for us was the multi location capability.

Cons

The Point of Sale module is quite dated and not ideally suited for our retail environment

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Switching to Datapel WMS

Pros

Ease of use. Warehousing - Bin Locations. Creating purchase orders from sales orders.

Cons

Closing invoices to accounting software. Time it takes to replicate to accounting software.

Pros

Firstly we needed the easy integration with our Financial system, Secondly we had some unique requirments in terms of capturing and sending all the Xml data of site daily. Thirdly it has the scope for us to expand and utilise more functions interms of MRP. We have a way to go but Datapel have enabled us to use componenets we need now and we are working on establishing a plan to continue on this journey.

Cons

Dash board is not updating very well and would be nice if i could adapt this to something more meaningfull

Pros

The Datapel WMS has a really simple to use interface. It handle all our warehouse pick pack and scanning needs with ease. The ability for us to plug in our web stores and mobile sales systems has been fantastic, now we can automate our entire process from order to printing of shipping labels.

Cons

In reality there is not much at all that we don't like about Datapel WMS
Its such a comprehensive WMS and dose its job so well that its the only piece of software that we haven't changed in the last 2 years of our cloud first digital transformation of the business.

Pros

Storage of Serial and Batch numbers which we need to keep by lawEase of workflowEase of identifying batch/serial numbers for saleIntegration with our accounting system (MYOB)

Cons

missing integration into Outlook in order to run marketing excersises

Pros

Easily integrated into MYOB. Didn't feel we need a full expensive ERP system and WMS has met our needs with a solution that inexpensively allows us to manage our inventory and warehousing while still using our MYOB Accountsright Software.

Cons

Meets our needs adequately. Nothing specific to comment on here.

Pros

I found learning this software was quite easy and can be learnt in very short times. I use the reporting features of it and the reports are very useful for what I need to use it as I need to prepare sales reports to my team and the figures are picked up quite well. I like the drill down features on it as well as can get to many features in a couple of searches.

Cons

Integration is very good with MYOB but we have had a couple of hick ups in the last couple of years but data pel was able to resolve it very quickly when the system was not interfacing with our accounting software