DP Tool Club 17/CD_ASCQ_17_101194.iso/vrac/inv31v.zip/WHATSNEW.TXT

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V  3.1    Rev V

   1.  Fixed problem when pressing the ESC key while performing an
       invoice search on Status.

   2.  Fixed problem when printing laser forms on OS/2.

   3.  Changed ALT_N hotkey to ALT_A.




V  3.1    Rev U

   1.  Fixed problem with customer statements.

   2.  Fixed problem running under OS/2.




V  3.1    Rev T

   1.  Fixed problem with Germany Tax.

   2.  Fixed problem with Inventory List For Vendor report.

   3.  Statements can print for all statements or overdue statements.



V  3.1    Rev S

   1.  Fixed problem with Canada Stacked Tax.

   2.  Fixed problem when designing a custom search on Contact Name.

   3.  Printer codes now accept 3 digit codes.

   4.  Added support for more cash drawers.

   5.  Added option to disable printer check.



V  3.1    Rev R

   1.  Switched to CDX index files for better performance.

   2.  Requires only 475K of free memory.

   3.  Fixed problem with Customer Statements.




V  3.1    Rev Q

   1.  Added feature to dial into BBS by modem.

   2.  Date at top of screen fixed for foreign countries.



V  3.1    Rev P

   1.  Fixed Delete Batch problem on network.



V  3.1    Rev O (First Official Release)

   1.  Improved total performance.

   2.  When adding a new customer, software will display a view screen
       of closest matching customers if the new customer may be on file
       already.

   3.  Added customer resale number.

   4.  Added an alert field to the customer record.  Whenever this field
       is set for any customer, the user is alerted whenever this customer
       is accessed.

   5.  Added customer comments.

   6.  View screens allow the user to change sort display and to search.

   7.  Product Codes extended to 14 characters.

   8.  Supports cash customers.

   9.  Inventory supports unit & cost prices up to 4 decimal places.

   10. More powerful invoicing features.

   11. Audit trails.

   12. Invoice may be printed after making payment.

   13. Supports Com ports (1-4).

   14. Invoices may accept negative quantities for credit.

   15. Reorder stock report now shows how many items to order.

   16. Customer codes extended to 10 characters.

   17. New Country: Germany.

   18. Free-form telephone numbers.

   19. Database Frequency Analysis.

   20. Auto-dialer for vendor.

   21. The currency character may be changed to any two characters.

   22. Improved mouse control.

   23. Global replacement of any database field.

   24. Four price levels.

   25. Totals extended on reports.

   26. Import/Export of data.

   27. Supports Receipt Printer.

   28. Inventory Reports may be ordered by product code or description.

   29. Summary Report can be generated by Invoice or Payment date.

   30. Supports Monochrome Monitors.

   31. Option to print invoices to a file.

   32. Supports DOS 6.x (Previous versions did not work with 6.x).

   33. Extended Purchase Orders to 12 digits.

   34. The user has the option to print all records, tag specific
       records, or todays date in the batch.

   35. Form letters and mailmerge.

   36. Invoices, Packing Slips, and Statements can be fully customized
       by the user, including the Generic Forms.

   37. Statements now show all customer activity for a given period.

   38. Improved printing performace on networks.

   39. Added Vendor Sales report for consignment sales.








V  3.0

   1.  Registered version includes a 140 page printed manual with
       3.5 and 5.25 disks.

   2.  Number of lines per page for reports changed from 66 to 60.

   3.  View can be selected by product description when generating an invoice.

   4.  Salesman report by invoice does not include sales tax or shipping.

   5.  Currency character '$' may be changed to any symbol.

   6.  More Canada tax features.

   7.  Company is now referred as Customer.

   8.  Customer code may be omited from any invoice.

   9.  Measurement conversions added.

   10. Database searches may be done by user defined query.

   11. Packing slip may be printed for any specific invoice.

   12. Customer statement may be printed for any specific customer.

   13. Some users reported problems printing laser forms on some laser
       printers.  These problems should now be resolved.

   14. Salesman report based on payment bug fixed.

   15. Salesman database now supports two lines of address.

   16. Payments may be made for any date.

   17. Check number extended to 15 places.

   18. Authorization code added to credit card orders.

   19. All report headings are right justifed to numbers.








V  2.5

   1.  All viewing screens will display information 3 times faster.

   2.  Exchanged shipping and billing addresses on invoices.

   3.  Packing slips bug fixed.

   4.  Sales tax now accepts 3 places after decimal.

   5.  Salesman report can be generated for invoice or payment sales.

   6.  Shipping methods and terms can be entered in manually on invoice.

   7.  Freight methods added.

   8.  Aging report can be sent to a file.

   9.  Customer record can be displayed when entering an invoice.

   10. When reports are sent to the screen, the user can get detailed
       information by pressing the ENTER key.

   11. Aging report show number of days late.

   12. Added an appointment scheduler.

   13. Added a To Do List.

   14. Added mailing labels.

   15. Added writing letters.

   16. Detail reports shows amount of tax paid for each invoice.

   17. Added Custom Report Writter.






V  2.4

   1.  Option to use use last price customer paid for item or to use
       default price in inventory when generating invoice.

   2.  For Canada Taxes, the user can specify which tax to use for
       MISC items.

   3.  A default customer discount can be added to a specific customer.

   4.  Customer searches can also be done by contact last name.

   5.  Generate a customer price list.

   6.  Inventory Maintenance can make a product temporary unavailable.

   7.  Custom shipping methods supported.

   8.  Custom terms supported.

   9.  Salesman sales report is now done by payment date and not invoice date.

   10. Default sales tax for all new customers can be defined.

   11. Reports and invoices can be printed on different printer ports.

   12. Invoice comments may be changed at time of invoice.

   13. Special printer codes can be sent to the printer before and after
       the form has been printed.  This is useful for forms that do not
       have a form length of 11 inches.

   14. Invoices and Packing Slips can use different forms.

   15. An item can be defined in the inventory as a product or non-product.

   16. Customer Statements.





V  2.3

   1.  A new menu option offering pull down menus with mouse support.

   2.  Supports barcode scanner.

   3.  Salesman, customer, and vendor codes now accept alphanumberic.

   4.  Inventory, salesman, customer, and vendor codes can be changed.

   5.  Product List, Payment History, and Invoices can be displayed
       while inside customer maintenance.

   6.  Inventory shows how many times an item has been sold.

   7.  Option to have invoice automatically printed when sale is made.

   8.  Printing of packing slips.

   9.  Unlimited number of items on invoice.

   10. Old invoices can be edited.







V  2.2

   1.  This change was to satisfy the Canada marketplace.



V. 2.1

   1.  Product codes are now alphanumeric.

   2.  Reports can be sent to a file.

   3.  Fixed problem with batch printing.

   4.  Expanded the state field to work with Candian market.

   5.  State and Federal Sales Taxes are now supported.



V. 2.0

   1.  Added an online help system by pressing ALT-H.

   2.  Added mouse support and an advanced menu option.

   3.  Offered option for leading zeros.

   4.  Offered option for double spacing on reports.

   5.  Customer terms defaults are pre-defined.

   6.  Unlimited number of tendors supported.

   7.  Invoice Number/Date can be changed when generating a new invoice.

   8.  Searches now done on name and number for customer and inventory.

   9.  During creation of an invoice, the product description can be edited
       so that additional information can be added such as a serial number.

   10. View Open Invoices will now track partial paid invoices.

   11. Low Stock Report now shows vendor number.

   12. Increased stock number to 10 digits, customer number to 8 digits, and
       vendor number to 8 digits.

   13. Salesman sales report can be generated for any time period.  This is
       useful for calculating commissions.

   14. Added the option to assign a salesman to a customer's account.

   15. Added shipping & billing company names.

   16. Added ability to change shipping & billing address when generating
       the invoice.



V. 1.9

   1.  Added modem dialing.

   2.  Payment history is updated when an invoice is voided.

   3.  Added a fax number field for the customer and the vendor.

   4.  Added Voiding of Payments.

   5.  Added returns.

   6.  Fixed printing on generic printer.



V. 1.8

   1.  All invoicing printing bugs fixed.

   2.  Added taxable and non-taxable inventory items.

   3.  MISC items can be taxable or non-taxable.

   4.  Changed the quantity of items to a maximum of 6 digits.

   5.  Changed the max dollar amount to 99,999.99

   6.  MISC items now have quantities that are fractions.

   7.  Print Customer Number on invoice.

   8.  Added notes to Customer Maintenance.

   9.  Added credit card information and change due to accounts receivable
       screen.

   10. Added hotkeys to the main menu.

   11. Added Comments on invoice and amount paid.



V. 1.7

   1. Added totals to all reports.

   2. User can select aging report to show all outstanding balances or
      current outstanding balances.

   3. Added selection of customers on detail and summary reports.

   4. When generating an invoice and an item is out of stock, the user is
      prompted if the inventory should be adjusted.  If the user selectes 'Y'
      then the inventory is automatically updated so that the item can be
      generated.

   5. In the inventory maintenance, a new feature has been added to update
      the inventory count.  This makes it very easy to update the inventory.

   6. On the invoice screen, a new customer may be added.  This customer will
      automatically be displayed.



V. 1.6

   1.  Added to customer maintenance, taxable/non-taxable shipping.

   2.  Added a Product List For Customer report.

   3.  Added vendor maintenance.

   4.  Added a vendor listing report.

   5.  Added the vendor name to inventory maintenance.

   6.  Added a report to show all products by vendor.

   7.  Amount Paid and Amount Due are now shown on invoice.

   8.  Added an option to aging report to batch all invoices that are overdue.

   9.  Added Net 10 to terms.

   10. Bug fix.  There was a possibility that the wrong company name would be
       displayed on the Accounts Receivables Screen.  This bug was only a
       display bug.

   11. Bug Fix.  The entire screen was not cleared when a user performed a
       search on customer maintenance.

   12. Added copyright notice.

   13. Reversed Ship-To and Bill-To on printed invoices so that it would
       work with standard window envelopes.

   14. Fixed bug that would display the wrong balance on the Accounts
       Receivable screen if a customer has more than one open invoice.



V. 1.5

   1. Added taxable and non-taxable sales to report summary.





V. 1.4

   1. Added advance payment to payment type on invoice.  If this option
      is used, payment is automatically entered when invoice is saved.

   2. Added shipping charges to report summary.

   3. Added payment history.




V. 1.3

   1. Added discount field to invoice.