Activant 4GL is a comprehensive distribution management system designed for LBM. The system is used by many industry leading LBM dealers. While Activant no longer sells this system, we continue to enhance and support it for our customers. We encourage customers to evaluate next generation systems including Activant Catalyst™ and Activant Eagle®.

Document Management
Using the power of electronic storage, Catalyst Document Management lets you dramatically reduce the amount of paper you handle and store, as you speed access to documents and improve customer service.
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Dispatch & Delivery System (DDS)
This system provides an advanced set of tools for planning and tracking of deliveries to customers. Catalyst DDS automates daily scheduling and routing, and provides real-time dashboard tracking using GPS, cellular and Internet technologies. Its flexibility allows last-minute or mid-route additions and changes, while ODBC-compliant database reports give managers the information they need to optimize performance.
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GPS Tracker
Allows you to quickly locate all your mobile assets on demand.
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Professional Estimating
Handles complex roof and floor systems with ease and accuracy.
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Performance Driver Suite
Provides tools to access up to the minute details about your business so you can identify problems, recognize opportunities, predict trends, measure performance, and analyze relationships with customers and vendors.
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Activant also offers interfaces to third party products to round out your business management system:

ODBC
Enables you to easily extract, manipulate, and present all of the data that is contained in your POS database.

UnForm
Enhances laser forms and reports from any application with images and graphics, eliminating the need for pre-printed forms.

VSI-FAX
A comprehensive network fax solution.

Design Tools
Makes the designing of decks, fences, garages, and post frame building simple, accurate, and fast!