Kothke Software Development Integrates List & Label into Harmonia

Harmonia is a flexible software package tailored to the specific needs of music publishers. It consists of various modules that support publishers in the areas of distribution, administration, and accounting. However, the company lacked the resources to develop complex features for data visualization and print preparation. An external solution had to be found that would seamlessly integrate into the Alaska Xbase++ application.

Head office: Lüneburg
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WHY A REPORTING TOOL

Challenges

Visual presentation of statistics such as bar charts and pie charts
Minimize service costs: Allow end users to make simple changes to forms
Automate email delivery of documents through built-in SMTP client

Document creation in the report designer

Why List & Label is the best solution

Benefits

High functionality yet easy to use: Complex document output tasks through simple function calls
Royalty-free report designer for distribution to end users to customize forms
Specify destination printer and output tray for each form per client
Automation: Automated selection of appropriate letterhead

Development with List & Label

The Solution

From an IT perspective, the roles of publishing employees can be broadly divided into two main areas. On the one hand, there are the processes that involve customer interactions, such as product delivery, rights management, and the associated document output. The templates for these documents are created using the report designer, which is royalty-free and delivered with the software to end users. This allows end users to make minor changes to the documents themselves, minimizing service costs.

The second area is royalty and publishing accounting, which should have visually appealing visualizations such as revenue details. The report designer in List & Label enables the output of graphically prepared statistics according to the management’s and clients’ requirements, with numerous visualization options. For example, attached “TOP20 lists” can be created and presented in a clear format.

All documents are then printed using List & Label. Optionally, they can also be exported as PDFs with List & Label and sent as email attachments. Sending can be done automatically via the integrated SMTP client or manually via the email client. This enables fast and efficient communication with customers and business partners. Certain outputs, such as invoices, are also prepared by List & Label for audit-proof archiving to ensure complete documentation.

Managing Director, Ingo Kothke Software Development

Ingo Kothke

I have been using List & Label for 23(!) years. Whenever there have been new requirements for document output, such as automated email dispatch, I have always found a suitable function in List & Label that was easy to integrate.

Currently (2024) e-invoicing is on the agenda and the first tests with the ZUGFeRD format provided by List & Label are promising.

What I particularly like about combit is that the staff is very responsive to questions and problems in the user forum. Over the years, I have received fast and competent help here several times within a short period of time.

SUCCESS WITH LIST & LABEL

Conclusion

Efficient and simple: Thanks to its high functionality and ease of use, List & Label allows the creation and customization of all customer-related documents such as delivery notes, contracts, invoices, and reminders, as well as visually appealing visualizations like revenue details.

Reduce service costs and effort: Thanks to the royalty-free distribution of the report designer, end users can make minor changes to documents themselves — a key selling point for customers.

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