LILAC is a broadly based commercial software package, which provides all the commonly required modules in a fully integrated balancing double-entry database.

Transactions such as purchases, sales, orders, stock transfers, etc, are processed with a WYSIWYG document orientation, which means that the need for re-keying duplicate entry of data for multiple purposes is completely eliminated.

Very high quality document formatting is implemented with multiple fonts, text & graphics, line drawings, rendered 2D & 3D images, all sorts of bit-mapped images, including Internet graphics and digital camera shots. These are all available for the production of orders, invoices, statements, reports and much more WYSIWYG documentation on Video, Laser and Ink-jet printers.

Subsidiary ledgers such as debtors, creditors, stock, payroll, balance sheet and trading ledger are automatically posted in real-time as a natural consequence of the processing or creation of source documents such as invoices, credit notes, time costing, requisitions, etc.

Profit or loss & balance sheet reports are available in real-time as a direct consequence of transaction processing.

LILAC 3 permits the simultaneous operation in many accounting periods and multiple financial years within the same database. Accounts staff may continue to operate in past periods for finalization and revision purposes while sales staff proceed unhindered in later periods.

Within a single database as many individually balancing company (branch, subsidiary, dealer, etc) ledgers may be maintained with automatic real-time "loan account" posting generated by the software to reflect inter-company transactions. "Head-office" debtors & creditors provided at multiple levels if required.