Our fabless semiconductor management solution – Tensoft SemiOps – has been purpose-built for the semiconductor industry, which is why we’ve amassed a long list of semiconductor customers over the years. We’ve seen how Tensoft SemiOps has benefited these customers by providing out-of-the-box functionality that can be deployed quickly; functionality that’s not available out-of-the-box anywhere else. […]
Value of Workbench in Tensoft Revenue Lens
The workbench in Revenue Lens is a landing spot where all incoming documents come to be processed. They can come from an API or an Excel upload, or we can create a manual document directly into the workbench. You may want integrations to work perfectly, but you don’t build a system for perfection. You build […]
Customer Communication in Tensoft DemandOps
The customer communication features in DemandOps allow you to keep everyone in the loop and updated on what’s happening in DemandOps. It is the best way for them to get acknowledgements for sales and confirmations for different orders and invoices. With the Email Setup feature in Tensoft DemandOps, you can customize the header and signature […]
Quote Management in Tensoft DemandOps
In the Semiconductor industry, quote management can be tricky. You need to consider the pricing, rebates, and design wins to manage the sales operations efficiently. Sometimes customers get discounts based off volume or it may be an introductory rate. Hence at the time of sale, they will not be paying the full retail price for […]
Best Practices for Using API Calls for SemiOps & DemandOps
During Momentum, I covered a session on API calls for SemiOps and DemandOps focusing on the reporting APIs. The agenda included how to connect to the APIs, how to use them, the performance considerations, and a walk through of advanced querying using the Power Query tool on Microsoft products. Both SemiOps and DemandOps have APIs, […]
Production Orders and Work Orders in Tensoft SemiOps
In Tensoft SemiOps, there are two ways to create either a purchase order or a work order: Production Releases or Production Orders The first way is to create it through production release. This option functions as a traditional purchase order where you have an order for an item, you use a quote, have quantities that […]
Why Contract Billing is Harder than Subscription Billing
Subscription billing management isn’t easy – no question about it. The subscription model is about building, optimizing, marketing and selling packaged offerings. It’s repeatable and it’s often high velocity. These packages may have some components that create some complexity to the billing process – maybe a bundle of services, or some offerings may be usage-based […]
Document Types in Tensoft DemandOps
In Tensoft DemandOps, you can setup different document types. These include the standard document categories like invoice, order, return, quote, etc. After creating the document category, you can assign a numbering scheme to it. This numbering scheme shows up on reports and is useful for tracking based off the document type. For example, you have […]
Revenue Recognition Challenges in the Software Industry
Recognizing revenue can be particularly challenging in the software industry. The challenges can arise from the sales process, the volume / complexity of the sales transactions, the number of inputs required in the revenue process, or from the appropriate accounting standards that apply to your business. Occasionally you may have all of the above! I’ll […]
Top 4 Benefits of Tensoft’s New Launch Portal
Tensoft recently introduced a new login portal for its applications, offering a single location to access all licensed applications. Currently, it includes DemandOps and Revenue Lens applications. Tensoft SemiOps will be added by the end of the year. This portal allows you to manage users and their access levels consistently and enhances security. Here are […]