Comparison of Features in Different Versions of Continia Finance

• 24/09/2024
• 11 minutes to read

On this page, you'll first find a brief overview of what Continia Finance versions that are supported by what versions of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and next, you'll find an overview of features in Continia Finance by version.

Which Continia Finance version is supported by my Business Central installation?

Below, you can see a brief overview of supported Continia Finance versions by version of Business Central. Over time, some older versions of Business Central will not support the newest version of Continia Finance, as development of new Continia Finance features is aimed at the latest Business Central versions.

Feature comparison by Continia Finance version

Continia maintains its focus on developing new features for the latest version of Business Central, meaning that certain features will not be available in older versions of Continia Finance.

In the below tables, you can see the features that are available in different versions of Continia Finance.

Essential

Depending on your version of Continia Finance, the Essential module comes with the following key features:

Feature	2024 R1	2024 R2
Maintain original currency code in G/L entries
Use ledger entry comments
Create and use VAT key Codes
Define and use Fast PostingCodes
Print alternating shading
Colored hyperlinks in reports
Use extended features in Customer and Vendor Application page
Use extended features for Pmt. Discounts in Customer and Vendor Application page
Ability to use and display comments for each entry in G/L, customer, and vendor accounts
Specify balance confirmation codes
Specify dimensions for system postings
Continia Hub
CSV ports

Associations

The Associations module includes the following key features:

Feature	2024 R1	2024 R2
Separate setup fields for associations
Merge any number of customers or vendors into an association
Link a customer with a vendor for clearing entries
Display all open entries belonging to an association
Create and manage associations through Association cards
Integrate and check credit limits for associations in journals and documents
Additional fields for managing associations
Handle split postings
Generate reminders including vendor ledger entries and association entries
Create and manage links between customers and vendors
Display current balances, net changes, and balances at specific dates for linked accounts
View detailed statistics for associations, including credit limits and sales data

G/L Open Entries

The G/L Open Entries module includes the following key features:

Feature	2024 R1	2024 R2
Create of open entries for G/L accounts similar to those for customers and vendors
Use the G/L Open Entries Setup page to configure the module for each company in Business Central
Create open entries for new entries only or for all existing entries based on the G/L account balance
Display hyperlinks to G/L accounts in blue in the "G/L Account – Open Entries" report
Use the same or different currencies for entries within one application
Activate/Deactivate the Build Open Entries option based on account balance and setup configuration
Menu item to view G/L entries with remaining amounts, showing additional columns like Remaining Amount and Open status
Apply open G/L entries similarly to customer/vendor entries, with integration to the Detailed Gen. Ledger Entries page
Access detailed G/L entries from the "G/L Entries Rem. Amounts" page

Extended Financial Reports

The Extended Financial Reports module includes the following key features:

Feature	2024 R1	2024 R2
Enhanced display of entries for each G/L account
Improved display of (open) entries for each customer/vendor on the screen and in reports
Display balancing accounts in the preview of extended entries, with special handling if there are multiple balancing accounts
Display fixed asset numbers and names in the balancing account fields for two-line postings like depreciation
Options to allow changes to external document numbers on G/L and customer and vendor entry cards as long as entries are open
Additional fields and functions in the extended general ledger entries, such as balance, net change, balancing account info, and more
Open and print the extended detailed trial balance report prefiltered on the G/L account number
Printing of VAT entries overview for lines with set up account totals and a plausibility check based on the chart of accounts
Setup for flexible column layout, including options to print names or numbers of monthly columns
Availability of total-balance lists for G/L accounts, debtors, and creditors in DATEV layout, with filtering options and Excel output
Ability to make purchase VAT entries in sales invoices and sales VAT entries in purchase invoices
Enhancements to financial reports for balance statement creation, including detailed export to Excel and various filtering options
Setup and display of tipping accounts for customers with credit balances and vendors with debit balances
Option to export detailed financial report lines to Excel, with suppression of zero balances and customizable columns
Validation and cumulative transfer of VAT entries, including handling of reverse charge VAT and proof of VAT account

Extended Fixed Assets

With the Extended Fixed Assets module, you get access to the following key features:

Feature	2024 R1	2024 R2
Create and manage setup data for each company
Define fixed asset templates to speed up the creation of new assets by predefining standard fields and asset depreciation books
Acquisition value of fixed assets reduced by deducting payment discounts through purchase invoice payment.
Activation of a depreciation posting on the date of asset acquisition for additional acquisition postings
Retroactive depreciation postings on the starting date of regular depreciation for additional acquisitions within the same fiscal year.
Automatic posting in the FA Gen. Journal and subsequent handling of acquisition postings
Options for asset disposal, differentiating between scrapping and sales, with specific handling for scrapped assets
Specification and management of asset quantities
Partial disposal of assets, including the creation of new asset entries with reduced quantities and appropriate postings
Functionality for reversing acquisition and sales postings
Reversal of asset sales via credit memos, with automatic asset reversal

Installment Payments

The Installment Payments module gives you access to the following key features:

Feature	2024 R1	2024 R2
Define templates for different installment models to avoid repeatedly defining certain distribution processes
Specify the exact allocation of future installments manually or using the automatic splitting function
Create installment plans in sales and purchase documents (orders, invoices, credit notes) using templates or manually
Preview how the installment plan will affect the entries created, only available if a template is defined
Create an installment plan manually if the document is released, ensuring the remaining amount in the plan equals 0.00
After approval, view and modify the installment plan
Define an associated installment in existing customer entries
Reverse a posted installment within customer entries, reopening the originally posted invoice and balancing entry
Generated customer entries of an installment are posted and displayed based on module setup preferences
Posting installments when using different customer/vendor posting groups

Multi-Level Payment Discounts

The Multi-Level Payment Discounts module gives you access to the following key features:

Feature	2024 R1	2024 R2
Specify default payment discount settings and additional payment discount levels
Supports up to five payment discount levels beyond the default, with specific formulas and percentages for each
Calculation of due dates and payment discount data based on document date plus the value date formula
Automatically fills in respective fields in entries when posting an invoice or credit memo with assigned payment terms
View and manage multilevel payment discount entries directly from customer and vendor documents
Define and post multilevel payment discounts directly from any journal
Drill-down functionality into posted payment discount levels from ledger entries
Grant multilevel payment discounts retrospectively by creating corresponding records for entries
Pre-calculates and displays payment discount values based on the discount term

Treasury

The Treasury module gives you access to the following key features:

Feature	2024 R1	2024 R2
Cross-company views of all payment-relevant data including bank balances, open entries for customers and vendors, payment import journals, and payment proposals
Select specific companies or all companies for data display
Synchronizes ongoing movements and changes in data
Restrict view to individual Treasury companies

See also

New and Planned
Feature Management