"Customization" Mode and "Easy Start" mode

Created by Harry Lewis, Modified on Fri, 17 May, 2024 at 5:18 PM by Harry Lewis

Applies to:

Velixo Classic
Velixo NX
Acumatica, MYOB, Jamis Prime, Haufe x360

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview
Customization Mode (recommended)
Easy Start Mode (being phased out)

Overview

When using Velixo Classic (for Windows), there are two ways to configure the behind-the-scenes tools that are used. Customization Mode is recommended (and even required by the latest versions of Acumatica).

IMPORTANT

Acumatica 2024R1 and higher requires the use of the customization package.

Customization Mode (recommended)

To use Customization Mode, an Acumatica administrator must first Import and Publish the Velixo Acumatica Customization Package.

The package includes:

the Velixo Connected Application Configuration required for using single sign-on with Velixo
the necessary Generic Inquiries used by Velixo
as well as the web services needed for using Project Forecast Writeback.

In this mode:

Single sign-on can be used when connecting to Acumatica using Velixo.
The Project Forecast Writeback is available.
All the Velixo generic inquiries are established during the publishing of the Customization Project. These inquiries will have fixed screen IDs starting with VE.XX.XX.XX (simplifying permission management when inquiries need to be updated).
In case any of those inquiries are changed in subsequent versions of Velixo, an Acumatica administrator can Update the Acumatica Customization to make the latest changes available to all Velixo users.

Easy Start Mode (being phased out)

Important: ... As of Acumatica 2024R1, Acumatica will no longer be supporting Easy Start Mode.  Easy Start Mode is also not available when using Velixo NX.  

As a result, Customization Mode is now required for 2024R1 and newer and is recommended by Velixo for all version of Acumatica.

As noted by the name, Easy Start Mode is very easy to configure.

You simply need to Download and Install the Velixo Excel add-in and allow the installation process to handle the configuration of the necessary tools.

In this mode:

After connecting with username and password, Velixo will offer to configure any missing inquiries for you (hence "easy start" - so you can start working right away without leaving Excel).
Similarly, in case any of those inquiries are changed in subsequent versions of Velixo, the user can opt in to having the app upgrade the inquiries during the connection process.
The inquiries will be numbered automatically by Acumatica (GI.XX.XX.XX); if the user needs to update or re-create the inquiries, a new screen ID will be assigned each time and any assigned permissions will need to be set again.
The option to Recreate inquiries is available in the Connection Manager in the burger menu for each connection.
Single sign-on is not available for use with Velixo.
The Project Forecast Writeback feature is not available.