BCM/Accounting Integration question

[ryetronics]

I use BCM and Accounting (trying the 2007 trial right now) for an
audio recording facility I work at. I use the Outlook Calendar to
schedule actors who come in to do voice work for us, making them
Vendors. However, it seems that in the Outlook BCM/ Accounting 2007
integration, if you open a calendar appointment, you can only add the
appointee as a Customer and not a Vendor.

Am I missing something, or does this only work one-way? I would love
to be able to open the Actors appointment and add it to my Vendor
listing for them straight from the calendar. Is this possible?

Thanks

 

[Luther]

BCM does not have a vendor type. It is really a "Customer Manager"
rather than a complete "Business Contact Manager".

 

[ryetronics]

Well that's a shame. I'm no programmer, but it doesn't seem like it
would be too difficult to make that happen.

 

[mrtimpeterson via OfficeKB.com]

I applaud Luther for posting a very astute distinction about BCM. It really
is designed as a specific functioning "Customer Manager" vs. being a more
versatile and complete "Business Contact Manager." The BCM title can be
misleading. I have lamented this myself for many years but it just helps to
accept what BCM is and is not in terms of deciding whether to adopt its use.
I would like to see this add-in become more versatile and complete and
perhaps it will someday.

-THP

Well that's a shame. I'm no programmer, but it doesn't seem like it
would be too difficult to make that happen.

BCM does not have a vendor type. It is really a "Customer Manager"
rather than a complete "Business Contact Manager".

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