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TOPS U: Internet Training

By popular Demand, TOPS U is expanding our course offerings to provide more online training opportunities each month. In May we will be offering five courses and three courses will be offered in June, including the entire series on the CCR/ACC Enforcement module.

May Courses At TOPS U

NCS-101 New Community Setup

In this course we will cover the steps necessary to successfully set up a new community in TOPS v3.2.1™. In addition, we will highlight items that you should consider when setting up a community. We will take a stroll through the New Community Setup Wizard to initialize the basic community. Then we will walk through the process of setting up homeowners, loading balances for homeowners, and loading General Ledger beginning balances. We will also review the process steps of validating the numbers between TOPS and the system one would be moving from. We will talk about time saving tips for management companies using a template community approach. Our class will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM EDT.

ACCNT-401 Customizing Financial Reports

This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and understanding to customize your financial statements generated out of the General Ledger module. Have you ever wanted to have your income accounts grouped with subtotals like the expense accounts? Then this course is for you! In this class we will discuss the steps necessary to edit your existing financial statements or create new ones to obtain the layout that will most effectively present a community’s financial position. Our class will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM EDT.

ACCNT-400 Reconciling the Sub Ledgers

In this course we will cover the steps needed to reconcile the AP and AR Sub-Ledgers to the GL. At the end of the course students should understand how to ensure their financials are accurate. Our class will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM EDT.

ACCNT-301 Adjusting AR Owner Balances

This course will provide an overview of adjusting owner balances using ADD/WAIVE and PAY ADJUST functions. As a prerequisite for this course, students should have a general understanding of Accounts Receivable functions in TOPS v3.2.1™, including Cash Receipts, Apply Charges, and Apply Prepays. At the end of this course, students should have a good understanding of how to correct A/R owner balances on a consistent basis. Our class will be held on Friday, May 23, 2008 at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM EDT.

WO-101 Work Order Module Basics

This course is designed to help you manage work orders and service requests as efficiently as possible. When completed you should be able to add service requests and work orders, track costs, invoice the homeowner, and define the standard process of managing work orders and/or service requests for your organization or community. Our class will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM EDT.

June Courses at TOPS U

ADM-301 TOPS Administrator - Two Part Course

This course will provide the TOPS V.3.2.1™ Administrator with the skills necessary to maintain the integrity of TOPS v.3.2.1™ community data and oversee the TOPS v3.2.1™ software installation in a Management office. Topics covered in this course include Basic Installation Requirements, Community Directory Structure, Backing Up Community Data, Keeping TOPS Program Files Up to Date, The TOPS Utilities Menu and Uses, Resolving Common Errors, and more! Students taking this course should have a good understanding of the TOPS v.3.2.1™ program as well as a general understanding of the Windows operating system. Part 1 will be held on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM EDT and Part 2 will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM EDT.

ACCNT-210 The Budget Cycle

This course we will cover the steps necessary to successfully load budgets for your communities. In addition we will highlight areas that you should consider when preparing your budgets. Our class will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM EDT.

CCR/ACC Enforcement Series

Back by popular demand! We will be offering the 4 course series on the CCR/ACC Enforcement Module. This series starts you right at the beginning with proper set up and finishes up with the more advanced features of the CCR/ACC Enforcement module. We will review some of the best practices we have come across during our years in the industry. So if you want to make sure you're taking full advantage of your CCR/ACC Enforcement module then you will definitely want to check out this series. This series will be held on Monday, June 16, 2008 thru Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 2:00 PM EDT.

Class size is limited, so sign up early! Visit our web site, www.topsuniversity.com, for registration information and more details.

By: Gemma Sladky

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