Overview
What is Viewpoint Spectrum?
Viewpoint Spectrum is a cloud-based construction ERP suite with project management, accounting, resource management, and reporting and analytics. Key features include workflow automation and collaboration tools, document imaging and sharing, cost estimating tools, and RFI management tools.
Things to know about Spectrum.
Viewpoint Spectrum Does Well for Contractors
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Viewpoint Spectrum from Roadway Const industry viewpoint
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Viewpoint Spectrum
Could use more automation and notification capacity
Spectrum streamlining the industry!
Good for current needs but Spectrum needs to evolve to keep our business
The App Needs Work, But Overall Gets the Job Done
a full spectrum of possibilities
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- Dashboards (29)6.969%
- Standard reports (30)6.464%
- Custom reports (28)6.060%
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What is Viewpoint Spectrum?
Viewpoint Spectrum is a cloud-based construction ERP suite with project management, accounting, resource management, and reporting and analytics. Key features include workflow automation and collaboration tools, document imaging and sharing, cost estimating tools, and RFI management tools.
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- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features
Payroll Management
Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.
- 7.5Pay calculation(22) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
- 6.9Benefit plan administration(16) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
- 8.3Direct deposit files(19) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
Customization
This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.
- 6.1API for custom integration(9) Ratings
An API (application programming interface) provides a standard programming interface for connecting third-party systems to the software for data creation, access, updating and/or deletion.
Security
This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.
- 8.4Single sign-on capability(22) Ratings
The software system supports a centralized authentication mechanism allowing the user to access multiple systems with a single, centrally managed password.
- 7.9Role-based user permissions(27) Ratings
Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration.
Reporting & Analytics
Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.
- 6.9Dashboards(29) Ratings
Users can create, customize and share dashboards, which provide an overview of the most important metrics.
- 6.4Standard reports(30) Ratings
The software offers pre-built reports with metrics standard to the category.
- 6Custom reports(28) Ratings
Users can create custom reports.
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting
- 8.3Accounts payable(27) Ratings
This includes the automation and tracking of payment to vendors and suppliers, with features such as payment scheduling, check printing, open purchase order alerts, document management, direct ACH bill payment, and vendor records.
- 8.1Accounts receivable(25) Ratings
This includes the management and automation of invoices and collections, with features like statements, invoices, receipts, payment reminders, customer records, auto billing, and refund checks.
- 6.1Global Financial Support(8) Ratings
Account using multiple ledgers, multiple currencies, and multiple entities
- 7.5Primary and Secondary Ledgers(19) Ratings
Record and report across multiple currencies and accounting standards with primary and secondary ledgers
- 8Journals and Reconciliations(22) Ratings
Automate and synchronize ledgers and processes
- 7.2Configurable Accounting(19) Ratings
Configure accounting rules and segments for each chart of accounts
- 7.9Standardized Processes(23) Ratings
Centralize financial management to facilitate standardized financial processes
Inventory Management
The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.
- 6Inventory tracking(17) Ratings
The software syncs orders and stock to maintain a real-time picture of inventory and supports multiple methods such as LIFO and FIFO.
- 6Automatic reordering(1) Ratings
The software can be set up to automatically reorder a good when it falls below a certain threshold.
- 6.2Location management(6) Ratings
The software can track multiple goods across multiple locations.
Order Management
The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.
- 8.3Pricing(12) Ratings
Users can set up complex and unique pricing requirements.
- 8.3Order entry(13) Ratings
Users can enter an order once, and the data flows to all the necessary units such as fulfillment and billing.
- 8.8Credit card processing(4) Ratings
The software facilitates credit card processing.
- 8.9Cost of goods sold(11) Ratings
The software calculates the direct costs attributable to a finished product, such as materials and labor, and includes roll-up pricing.
Subledger and Financial Process
Revenue management solution including capabilities for subledgers and financial processes
- 8.2Billing Management(23) Ratings
Access role-based billing work area, perform discrete and recurring billing
- 7.7Cash and Asset Management(22) Ratings
Manage liquidity and cash requirements, asset transfers, disposals, reclassifications, and financial adjustments
- 7Travel & Expense Management(1) Ratings
Enter expenses from mobile devices, integrate credit card and travel booking, configure policy enforcement
- 7Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting(1) Ratings
Control spending at any budget level or time interval
- 8.1Period Close(23) Ratings
Sustain fast close with integrated subledgers, intuitive dashboards, embedded collaboration
Project Execution Management
Project execution management solution including capabilities for project scheduling, resource management, and team member task management.
- 5Project Planning and Scheduling(1) Ratings
Interactive Gantt chart for establishing tasks, durations, and delivery schedule
- 7.2Task Insight for Project Managers(6) Ratings
Project manager visibility into task progress of team members
- 7.9Project Mobile Functionality(6) Ratings
Capabilities for project functions such as updating and monitoring task progress and timecards from mobile devices
- 7.2Definable Resource Pools(4) Ratings
Definable and hierarchical resource pools of potential project resources
Procurement
Procurement management solution with capabilities for sourcing, contracting, procure-to-pay and supplier management
- 7.9Bids Analyzed and Compared(3) Ratings
Evaluate, compare and recommend across multiple bids in real-time using diverse user selected criteria and graphical analytics
- 7.2Contract Authoring(2) Ratings
Document authoring with guided navigation, negotiation templates and productivity tools for reviews and collaboration
- 7.2Contract Repository(2) Ratings
Secure and searchable contract repository leveraging standard company language components, structures and formats
- 5.7Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated(4) Ratings
Create touchless purchases using purchase orders generated automatically per rules from approved requisitions
- 6.9Supplier Management(3) Ratings
Broadly manage and report comprehensive supplier profiles, capabilities and performance; identify bottlenecks; balance allocations, workloads
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What is Viewpoint Spectrum?
Viewpoint Spectrum Features
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting Features
- Supported: Accounts payable
- Supported: Accounts receivable
- Supported: Global Financial Support
- Supported: Primary and Secondary Ledgers
- Supported: Journals and Reconciliations
- Supported: Configurable Accounting
- Supported: Standardized Processes
Subledger and Financial Process Features
- Supported: Billing Management
- Supported: Cash and Asset Management
- Supported: Period Close
Inventory Management Features
- Supported: Inventory tracking
- Supported: Location management
Order Management Features
- Supported: Pricing
- Supported: Order entry
- Supported: Cost of goods sold
Payroll Management Features
- Supported: Pay calculation
- Supported: Benefit plan administration
- Supported: Direct deposit files
Reporting & Analytics Features
- Supported: Dashboards
- Supported: Standard reports
- Supported: Custom reports
Customization Features
- Supported: API for custom integration
Security Features
- Supported: Role-based user permissions
- Supported: Single sign-on capability
- Supported: Multi-factor authentication
- Supported: User-level audit trail
Project Financial Management Features
- Supported: Budgeting and Forecasting
- Supported: Project Costing
- Supported: Cost Capture
- Supported: Capital Project Management
- Supported: Customer Contract Compliance
- Supported: Project Revenue Recognition
Project Execution Management Features
- Supported: Task Insight for Project Managers
- Supported: Project Mobile Functionality
- Supported: Definable Resource Pools
Procurement Features
- Supported: Bids Analyzed and Compared
- Supported: Contract Authoring
- Supported: Contract Repository
- Supported: Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated
- Supported: Supplier Management
Additional Features
- Supported: Purchase Orders
- Supported: Work Order/Service Tech
- Supported: Business Intelligence
- Supported: Cash Management
- Supported: Document Management
- Supported: Job Costing
- Supported: Jobsite Reports
- Supported: RFI Tools
- Supported: As-built drawings
- Supported: Submittal design and management
- Supported: Specifications
- Supported: Plan markups & sharing
- Supported: Photo documentation
- Supported: Document sharing
- Supported: Collaboration & approvals
- Supported: Mobile App
- Supported: Meeting Minutes
- Supported: Change Orders
- Supported: Support for external payroll vendors
- Supported: Compliance data
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Viewpoint Spectrum Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, , |
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(1-25 of 69)Incredible Support Network
- Support Networking
- Continuous Improvements
- Listens to Feedback
- Document Imaging
Things to know about Spectrum.
- Very easy to use.
- Can search with any keyword.
- Links people to items or equipment and jobs.
- The onboarding has a few glitches, and not everything transfers to the spectrum—some manual steps are still required to enter.
- Have item tracking not linked directly in HR - so non-HR members can issue and return items.
Viewpoint Spectrum Does Well for Contractors
- Creating Reports about our profits for our different office locations
- Tracking change orders
- Customization of status for COs & Subcontracts
- The user interface is a bit rough, and can be difficult to find things/navigate through the pages.
- Would be nice to have the option to have a separate page for Sub COs & Client COs, right now they are all tracked on the same page.
- Signature lines on the Purchase Orders would be beneficial because we currently have to add them to the PDF in a different software.
Spectrum review.
- Implementation
- Providing assistance.
- Simplicity of navigating through the programs.
- Support creating new reports.
- Support merging spectrum and powerfab.
- Powerfab installation.
Viewpoint Spectrum Electrical Contractor Review.
- Document Imaging.
- Accounts Payable.
- Project Management.
- Accounts Receivable.
- Work Order Billing.
- Integrating modules.
- Decrease the amount of screens required when processing and updating.
Viewpoint Spectrum Review
- Easy to use
- User-friendly
- The software is laid out well
- Customer Service
- I would like to be able to see an image of a check once it has been printed
- Imaging - issues with timing out are ongoing
- Reporting a problem or issue could be streamlined
Viewpoint Spectrum from Roadway Const industry viewpoint
- pull together equipment and inventory results
- makes writing and tracking checks so easy
- Detailed reports makes finding specifics very easy
- The order of things could be better sometimes I'm working backwards
- document imaging isn't always clear and working
- I wish I could just delete mistakes liek erase them instead of reversing them
Viewpoint Spectrum Review
- nothing in my opinion
- help menus
- reporting
- In my opinion, un-user friendly
- In my opinion, the initial set-up and training a joke
- Had to "pay" for help that we shouldn't have to pay for in my opinion.
- Screens can't tab to fields; non existent shortcuts; have to "mouse" fields and hilight or nothing can be entered in my experience. Extremely inefficient in my opinion.
- In my experience, Retention doesn't show on Draw Billing screen unless you "override" retention on every line item. Otherwise, you can't see the amounts on the screen in my experience.
- In my experience I can't adjust "templates" to delete fields not used; e.i tax
Viewpoint Spectrum
- Uploading documents
- Dashboards
- Data from Spectrum
- Permissions
- Switching modes as Administrator does not has access to what other see unless role is applied.
- Slowness and syncing
- Contacts creation and adminstration
Could use more automation and notification capacity
- You can make different note sections.
- You can rearrange columns to show the data you want.
- Inefficient (think multiple things have to be clicked to view/edit).
- In my opinion little to no automation or notification capacity.
- The search function rarely yields the results you want.
Spectrum streamlining the industry!
- Phases
- Expense tracking
- Payroll
- Searching for applications within the modules
- Helps us track job related cost and billings
- handles accounts payable in accurate formate
- works well with security management
- Reporting of finanicals
- Better integration with outside software to help with reporting payroll and other areas of the business
- quicker processing of internal reports and being able to create ad hoc reports without using crystal reports.
The App Needs Work, But Overall Gets the Job Done
- Scheduling - being able to drag items around and drop into a schedule is nice
- Having an app to go with the computer software
- Being able to search by name, address or anything
- The app seems to have a lot of issues currently. It likes to log people out and lock them out, especially when bouncing from wifi to cell service
- The billing can be cumbersome
- Looking at images takes a long time to load each one, cant just download all of them
a full spectrum of possibilities
- Well organized job layout/Easy to navigate to necessary components of a project
- Comprehensive accounting software
- Construction management software provides easy access to drawings & specifications for field employees.
- UI is fairly bland and monotonous, so it is easy to get lost in drop down menus
Viewpoint Spectrum Review
- Accounting
- Web access
- Order Entry Module
- Payroll
- Workorder Module
I wouldn't recommend it to any Construction company unless you have armies of people to implement it and it will still be kind of behind the technology that is available today.
Happy with Spectrum, Previous Sage 300 User
- Easy to navigate
- Document Imaging
- Database tools like info-link
- Crashes when too many tabs are open
- Split screen would be a good feature, as we're limited to one monitor in Viewpoint.
Spectrum Delivers for Small Companies
- Security is well thought out, users can be extremely locked down or have very specific access down to a certain job or department.
- They're trying to expand so that users don't need to integrate other products
- Support isn't readily available. You can submit a ticket and wait days before it's picked up. Even critical issues (system outages) can wait an hour or two before someone responds.
- Large companies will feel limited. This product wasn't designed to handle large amounts of data, and performance seems to slow when there are more than 80 concurrent users.
- The new developments are limited. HR Management is less robust than a third-party product specializing in HR Management. Viewpoint Analytics is nowhere near as robust as Power BI or Tableau.
However, companies can easily outgrow this system. We have about 15 years of data in the system, over 300 active jobs, and nearly 1,500 employees. In the past 3 years we've noticed slower performance and frequent locks in the system that require intervention from a system administrator. We moved to the cloud about 2 years ago and this has made troubleshooting even more difficult as we don't have the same access that we did before to resolve performance issues.
Viewpoint Spectrum Review
- AP tracking
- Invoicing
- Payroll
- HR
- Platform could be more user friendly and easy to navigate.
- Document imaging doesn't always work.
Viewpoint Spectrum - Easy to implement and get running!
- The software has a great user interface and new users find the software easy to learn.
- Importing data is relatively straightforward with the use of data exchange.
- There are a variety of third-party applications that integrate well with the software.
- The user interface for job cost projections seems to not have been updated for decades and is very difficult to use.
- There is no way to automatically allocate overhead cost to jobs based on hours charged or percentage of cost.
- Most users purchase third-party financial reporting software.
Viewpoint Spectrum
- Job Costing
- Vehicle Maintenence and Tracking
- Organization
- Purchase Orders can be messy and Confusing
- Finance Reports could be more user friendly
- Cost of software
Daily User
- AP Invoice Approval Process
- Job Cost Tracking
- Equipment Revenue Billings
- Financial reports
- Simpler process for revising a subcontract
- Ability to remove a PO revision
Pros outweigh the Cons by Far - Decent Software, I'd recommend it!
- Module Integration
- Clear, concise reporting
- Secure Single Sign On Capability
- Subcontract Kiosk can be glitchy - allows subs to overbill on subcontract billing items
- Document Imaging can be glitchy - often says users do not have adequate security to view/add documents, but they do - if they sign out and back in, it works fine
- At times, support can be lacking - sometimes case responses are delayed or you get an incorrect answer
Miss the old ownership group
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Payroll
- CUSTOMER SERVICE/SUPPORT
- Report Generation
- Online support/portal
- Help function
- CUSTOMER/SUPPORT
Hands On Controller
- Multiple entities
- Dashboard
- Reporting and Formatting
- Analytics allowing for more fields
- Packing Slip Accrual Reporting
- Using multiple screens
Best purchasing decision we have made in years!!
- All Accounting procedures
- Help menu and support
This is so much more than an accounting software!! If you are just looking for that - save your money and buy something else. If you are looking to integrate your field with your office, this is perfect for you.