When we're talking about subscription-based services, how long is the data accessible? Â Once the data pushes into Xero or Receipt Bank, it stays there. You can, even once you cancel your subscription, you have a read-only access of any data that was pushed into Receipt Bank. You can still access it in Receipt Bank [...]
An API defines certain fields in that software that another software can link to. For example, the software might say, okay, you can only link to say our expense fields, but you can't link to our contact banking details, for example. Â This is the case both in the linking, and what it will enable [...]
While most accounting software says they do - they're all at varying levels. What’s kind of revolutionary about Xero when it launched on the market was it made its API very open. It made it easy for solutions to connect. It launched and then solutions were inspired and born around it because they could see [...]
An Application Programming Interface is a key that unlocks connections. If you have two systems, and if you have an open API between them, it means the connection has been unlocked. They can now talk to one another. The information from the fields can now talk to one another. The information may flow in one [...]
When I talk about apps, I use the term accounting apps. These are applications that connect to online accounting solutions. If you think of your online accounting solution as your mobile device, maybe like your iPhone. Your iPhone typically has lots of apps on it. Â Your accounting solution is a platform like your iPhone device. [...]
Within the Accounting Industry we’re constantly bombarded with news about AI, or Artificial Intelligence; are we optimally using it, or will the robots take over our jobs? To get some balance and perspective on the topic, I scan how AI is weaving its way into other industries, such as the Marketing Industry. Are Marketing people [...]
I've long been an advocate for niching deeply into the Accounting Apps world. My friend David Leary, host of the Cloud Accounting Podcast developed this informative slide deck - 50 Niche Apps in 50 Minutes. It's posted at the very bottom of the page. I really like David's slide deck, so I am going to [...]
Learn how to provide Power BI interactive visualisations and business intelligence reporting with a dynamic interface that accounting staff can use to create their own reports and dashboards. Host Heather Smith introduces speakers Cameron Lynch & Kevin Weigand, who will discuss the lessons they have learnt and demonstrate how to scale Power BI in your [...]
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This is a project I've been working on for some time now, and I'm excited to launch it to the public. Words can't describe how elated I am to be able to work with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand on this project as part of their #CACatalyst initiative. I'm an Ambassador for their [...]
