Hello -

I have to agree with your Sage Consultant that AR/CN/BL are way more efficient to use than JC for Receivables and Contracts.  That being said, it sounds like you could use some additional training/analysis if you have the issues you are detailing.  If the billing isn't correct in JC Billing, then you will still have unbilled retainage.  If the GL period is not open or something else is blocking it from being posted correctly, then this should be analyzed and corrected.  If you are entering new contracts in multiple modules, then something is wrong.  You enter your contract once in CN, you enter change orders either thru CN or PJ (if applicable).  You bill thru BL and AR is simply to receive payments and make adjustments to the account if necessary.

All that being said, you can go back to using JC for everything and get rid of the additional modules.  However, this is not something that can be explained in a post.  You would require someone familiar with the process such as a Sage Consultant to properly transition you back to using JC.  It requires going back into beginning balance mode in certain modules and transitioning the data back to the JC module.  I searched the knowledgebase to see if there was an article that could assist the end user in performing this, however I was not able to find one.

All that being said, I would suggest going the path of additional training to utilize what you have properly and evaluate the challenges you are encountering.  If you decide that going back to JC is what you really want, I suggest you get the proper assistance to transition properly.

Cheers,

John McLagan
Independent Senior Consultant
Johnny on the Spot

If you do want to relinquish your AR/CN license and go back to using Job Cost for your Billings and Cash receipts you will want to work with your business partner/consultant.  There most likely will be some things that need to be done so that you can revert back to Job Cost especially if you set any Jobs to use Contracts that are still in progress.