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Light Modules & Capabilities

Light is rated across 6 of 14 ERP modules, 1 of them a core strength and 437 documented capabilities catalogued across those modules.

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Light module ratings

Ordered strongest to weakest. Each rating reflects standard-edition depth, not what a third-party add-on could bolt on.

Finance & Accounting

strong

Core financial management including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets, cash management, and financial reporting. The backbone of any ERP system.

290 documented capabilities in 18 areas

  • Expenses & Reimbursements8

    Everything an employee needs to claim money back: submitting expenses by photo, Slack, Teams, or email, tracking reimbursement status, and understanding company expense policies.

    Submitting an Expense for Reimbursement · Submitting Expenses via Slack · Submitting Expenses via Microsoft Teams · Submitting Expenses via Email · Capturing Receipts on Mobile

  • Corporate Cards6

    The employee side of the card program: using a Light card, attaching receipts, virtual cards, mobile wallets, and spending limits.

    Your Light Card · Attaching Receipts to Card Transactions · Virtual Cards · Apple Pay and Google Pay · Card Spending Limits and Policies

  • Invoice Payables API22

    A set of endpoints for managing vendor invoices programmatically, covering the full lifecycle from creation through approval, posting and payment.

    Approve Invoice Payable · Cancel Invoice Payable · Create Invoice Payable · Create Invoice Payable Line Item · Decline Invoice Payable

  • Purchase Orders API14

    Programmatic endpoints for building and progressing purchase orders through their lifecycle, including line-item management and locking.

    Batch Update Purchase Order Lines · Bulk Create Purchase Order Lines · Cancel Purchase Order · Close Purchase Order · Create Purchase Order

  • Credit Notes API15

    A set of endpoints for issuing vendor credit notes and clearing them against invoice payables.

    Archive Credit Note · Create Credit Note · Create Credit Note from Invoice Payable · Create Credit Note Line · Delete Credit Note Line

  • Vendors API5

    Programmatic access for maintaining the vendor master record used across bills, purchase orders and payments.

    Create Vendor · Get Vendor · List Vendors · Update Vendor

  • Invoice Receivables API16

    A set of endpoints covering the sales invoice lifecycle, from drafting through sending, payment recording and archiving.

    Archive Invoice Receivable · Create Invoice Receivable · Create Invoice Receivable Line · Delete Invoice Receivable Line · Enter Invoice Receivable Payment

  • Customers API7

    Programmatic maintenance of customer master records used on sales invoices and contracts.

    Activate Customer · Archive Customer · Create Customer · Get Customer · List Customers

  • Customer Credits API15

    A set of endpoints for issuing credits to customers and applying them against outstanding sales invoices.

    Archive Customer Credit · Create Customer Credit · Create Customer Credit Line · Delete Customer Credit Line · Get Customer Credit

  • Contracts API15

    Programmatic management of customer subscription contracts, including their line items and lifecycle state transitions.

    Cancel Contract Termination · Create Contract · Create Contract Line · Delete Contract · Delete Contract Line

  • Journal Entries API4

    Programmatic creation and lifecycle management of manual journal entries in the general ledger.

    Archive Journal Entry · Create Journal Entry · Update Journal Entry

  • Ledger Accounts & Transactions API3

    Read endpoints for pulling the chart of accounts and posted ledger transaction lines out of Light programmatically.

    List Ledger Accounts · List Ledger Transaction Lines

  • Bank Accounts API8

    Programmatic bank account setup and bulk bank-transaction import, complementing the manual bank-feed connection flow.

    Get Bank Accounts of the Company · Create Bank Account · List Bank Transactions · Create Bank Transactions · Get Bank Account Balance

  • Cards API17

    Programmatic issuance and lifecycle control of corporate cards, plus retrieval and reconciliation of individual card transactions.

    Create Card · Freeze Card · Get Card · List Cards · Unfreeze Card

  • Card Balance Accounts API5

    Read endpoints for the prefunded balance accounts that fund corporate card spending, including statements and spend totals over a period.

    Generate Card Balance Account Statement · Get Card Balance Account · List Card Balance Accounts · Get Total Spend for a Card Balance Account

  • Expenses API11

    Programmatic handling of employee-submitted expenses, from line-item entry through reimbursement submission.

    Cancel Expense · Create Expense Line Item · Create Expense Receipt Upload URL · Delete Expense Line Item · Get Expense

  • Custom Properties API8

    Programmatic management of the custom dimensions (tags) that can be attached to transactions for reporting.

    List Custom Property Groups · Get Custom Property Group · List Custom Property Values · Create Custom Property Value · Get Custom Property Value

  • Other capabilities111

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Sales

basic

The sales side of an ERP: quotes and pricing, order processing, customer and account management, post-sale service, and sales reporting on shared master data.

49 documented capabilities in 4 areas

  • Customers API7

    Programmatic maintenance of customer master records used on sales invoices and contracts.

    Activate Customer · Archive Customer · Create Customer · Get Customer · List Customers

  • Contracts API15

    Programmatic management of customer subscription contracts, including their line items and lifecycle state transitions.

    Cancel Contract Termination · Create Contract · Create Contract Line · Delete Contract · Delete Contract Line

  • Products API6

    Programmatic maintenance of the product catalogue used for pricing on sales invoices and contracts.

    Archive Product · Create Product · Get Product · List Products · Update Product

  • Other capabilities21

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HR & Payroll

basic

Human resources management including employee records, payroll processing, benefits administration, time and attendance, and talent management.

33 documented capabilities in 4 areas

  • Expenses & Reimbursements8

    Everything an employee needs to claim money back: submitting expenses by photo, Slack, Teams, or email, tracking reimbursement status, and understanding company expense policies.

    Submitting an Expense for Reimbursement · Submitting Expenses via Slack · Submitting Expenses via Microsoft Teams · Submitting Expenses via Email · Capturing Receipts on Mobile

  • Corporate Cards6

    The employee side of the card program: using a Light card, attaching receipts, virtual cards, mobile wallets, and spending limits.

    Your Light Card · Attaching Receipts to Card Transactions · Virtual Cards · Apple Pay and Google Pay · Card Spending Limits and Policies

  • Approvals5

    The approver's view: reviewing assigned approval tasks and deciding on bills, reimbursements, and new vendors.

    Your approval tasks · Approving or declining bills · Approving or declining reimbursements · Approving or declining vendors

  • Other capabilities14

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Procurement

basic

Purchase order management, supplier management, requisition workflows, contract management, and spend analytics.

40 documented capabilities in 5 areas

  • Purchase Requests3

    Pre-approval for spending: employees file purchase requests before committing money and follow each request through the approval chain.

    Filing a Purchase Request · Tracking Your Purchase Requests

  • Purchase Orders API14

    Programmatic endpoints for building and progressing purchase orders through their lifecycle, including line-item management and locking.

    Batch Update Purchase Order Lines · Bulk Create Purchase Order Lines · Cancel Purchase Order · Close Purchase Order · Create Purchase Order

  • Approvals5

    The approver's view: reviewing assigned approval tasks and deciding on bills, reimbursements, and new vendors.

    Your approval tasks · Approving or declining bills · Approving or declining reimbursements · Approving or declining vendors

  • Vendors API5

    Programmatic access for maintaining the vendor master record used across bills, purchase orders and payments.

    Create Vendor · Get Vendor · List Vendors · Update Vendor

  • Other capabilities13

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Business Intelligence

basic

Reporting, dashboards, analytics, and data visualisation capabilities built into the ERP platform for operational and strategic decision-making.

24 documented capabilities in 1 areas

  • Other capabilities24

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Asset Management

basic

Enterprise asset management including preventive maintenance, asset lifecycle tracking, work order management, and asset depreciation.

1 documented capabilities in 1 areas

  • Fixed asset register1

    Maintains a register of fixed assets modeled as specialized accounting releases, depreciating them systematically over their useful lives.

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Light does not offer or rate: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Project Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Ecommerce, Quality Management, Field Service.

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Light add-ons & integrations

Extend Light with best-of-breed software that integrates with it:

Accounts payable automation softwareInvoice capture, 3-way matching and payment that post to your ERP.+10 more →
Accounts receivable softwareAR automation, collections and cash application synced to your ERP.+11 more →
Expense management softwareExpense reports, corporate cards and reimbursement synced to your ERP.+10 more →
Sales tax softwareSales tax, VAT and e-invoicing compliance wired to your ERP.+9 more →