Included in ERPClaw, free
Which part of the business actually makes the money?
One total hides everything. ERPClaw lets every entry carry the labels you run on, department, project, location, anything, and then answers along those lines: profit by project, costs by team, margin by store. Asked in plain language, answered from the books.
Ask along the lines you manage
"Show me this month's profit broken down by department."
Revenue, costs, and net for each department, side by side, from the books.
"What did the Henderson project actually make us?"
Everything tagged to that project, income and costs together, one honest number.
"Which store is carrying the other one?"
The same report, split by location instead, without rebuilding anything.
Common questions
What is dimensional reporting, in plain terms?
It means every entry in your books can carry labels like department, project, location, or campaign, and every report can split by them. 'Profit by project' stops being a spreadsheet afternoon and becomes a question.
How is this different from categories in my accounting app?
Categories tell you what money was, like rent or sales. Dimensions tell you whose it was: which team, which job, which site. You need both to know which parts of the business actually earn.
Do I have to restructure my books?
No. You label entries as you make them, in plain language: 'book 120 dollars of supplies against Engineering.' The label travels with the entry from then on, and untagged history simply shows in its own bucket.
Can I invent my own labels?
Yes. Department, project, and cost center are ready out of the box, and you can add the ones your business actually runs on: region, fund, campaign, store. Retiring one is protected so you cannot orphan live data by accident.
Which reports can split this way?
Profit and loss grouped by any dimension, and the trial balance, balance sheet, cash flow, and ledger narrowed to one. Scope to a project and split by department in the same request.
Is this a paid tier?
No. It is part of the free, self-hosted, open-source ERPClaw, like everything else.
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