Introduction

This chapter introduces the QAD Internationalization solution for Brazil.

Overview
Introduces QAD Internationalization for Brazil, lists related documents, and outlines how to access related QAD resources.

Globalization presents challenges to global manufacturing companies. QAD Enterprise Edition helps companies master these challenges by offering a solution that accommodates international variations in language, financial practices, business practices, and regulatory compliance.

QAD addresses the challenge of internationalization by maintaining a single generic product in which processes and systems are standardized, and functions are optimized across the global company. However, QAD also creates Enterprise Edition final configuration and formatting solutions to meet the unique local requirements of specific countries, including:

• Support for electronic banking, paper payment formats, audit files, and specific report layouts

• Specific configuration and methods to handle local codes, local tax, and compliance requirements

Country-specific requirements are distributed using the QAD Store.

This document describes an add-on module that meets specific local requirements for Brazil. The module only relates to final configuration and formatting for Brazil. All core business processes and database changes are delivered in Enterprise Edition.

The following documents provide supporting information:

This guide describes the QAD Internationalization functions that let you configure multiple international environments using one generic set of functions.

This guide describes the QAD Financials module of Enterprise Edition, which provides a complete solution for global manufacturing companies.

This guide describes the legal document functions related to sales and shipping that are available in the core QAD EE product.

This guide describes the legal document functions related to purchasing and fiscal receiving that are available in the core QAD EE product.

This guide describes Global Tax Management, which offers precise tax calculations and flexible setup for calculating taxes for multiple countries.

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• Choose Document Library to access release notes, user guides, installation and conversion guides, training guides, and other similar documents by product and release.

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