What we have learned doing the work.
Notes from inside real implementations: how Cin7 Core actually behaves, where product businesses lose margin, and the fixes that hold up once the system is live.
DEAR Inventory is becoming Cin7 Core
From 9 January 2023 DEAR Inventory is renamed Cin7 Core. The product itself does not change. Here is the full announcement from Cin7.
Pricing in Cin7 Core
Price tiers, static and calculated pricing, rounding tables, deals and custom prices: how each pricing method in Cin7 Core works.
Working with Cin7 Core's API
Best practice for connecting to the Cin7 Core API: where the docs are, how to test a call, and the order updates have to go in.
The Power of Smaller Xero Add-Ons
Most businesses miss the power of the smaller Xero add-ons. Here is why we rate Ignition, Dext, Futrli, PencilPay and Chaser for repetitive work.
GST and WET Reporting in Cin7 Core
A short video guide to running GST and WET reporting in Cin7 Core, from the team who implement it for alcohol-producing businesses.
So, You Want to be a Drug Dealer?
Legalised cannabis brings track-and-trace rules that look a lot like brewing, winemaking and food production. A look at the systems behind them.
Hire a Professional
The cheapest person for the job is rarely the cheapest decision. A short piece on opportunity cost, and what an amateur really costs you.
Getting Things Done
David Allen’s GTD method, and why recording and scheduling tasks out of your head beats surrounding yourself with busy-ness.
Margin vs Mark-Up: Not Quite What it May Seem
Mark-up and margin are not the same number. Here is the difference between the two, with the maths worked through on a $100 product.
We are (now) Waypoint
Ocius Digital is becoming Waypoint. Why we changed the name, what it means, and what stays exactly the same for our clients and partners.