Aralco Retail Systems New Features (by Version)
					Date: 09/29/2006 Time: 1:43PM
Version	System	Bos/Pos	Type	Short Desc	Client Notes
8.31	All	POS	NEW	Turn a Quote into an Order	You can now turn a Quote into an Order by simply calling the Quote up on the screen then select transaction type, Order, NEW Once an order is created from a quote, the original quote remains in the system and a new Transaciton # is created for the Order. As previously available, you can then turn this Order into a Sale by "Shipping" the items and make payments for the items being "Shipped". You also can turn a Quote straight into a "Sales Transaction" by Shipping and paying for the items being sold.
8.31	Aralco Admin	BOS	NEW	Aralco Project Management System
8.31	All	POS	NEW	POS Item Line Numbering	When entering a transaction, each line is now assigned a sequential number which will then be respected when displaying that transaction or printing it. Also, you can click on this number, change it and press [ENTER]. This will then place the line in the proper order and re-assigned all the other numbers and sort the display according to your desired ranking.
8.31	All	BOS/POS	NEW	User definable Language Option	New option to allow user definable language setting per user. You can now create your own language (business related (e.g. industry related or geographic e.g. French, Italian, Chinese etc.) Select Utilities, Language, create NEW, enter the name of the language (e.g. Spanish) then click on Translate. You can then see the Aralco English on the left then you can enter your language under your own column for each of Aralco's english descriptions. Also, you can enter your own tool tips for each line of code you see, e.g. if you want to enter more user help for Landed Cost, Search for the word "Landed Cost" then enter into the Tool Tip in your own words how you would describe it to your users. Each Staff member can be setup to see their own language so if you have a multi-language company, you can create multiple languages and have each user see the appropriate language for themselves. Ths POS also gets these language settings and by user.
8.31	All	BOS/POS	NEW	Gift Registery	New feature using the same concept as the Special Transactions (Type-> G). The gift list can be recorded at the initiating location and be available for viewing, printing or selling from any other locations. The sales are credited to the location actually "selling" the items from the list.
8.31	All	POS	NEW	Special Transaction Lookup Options	New options for Special Transaction Lookups where new search fields are added. You can now recall transactions not only by customer names or phone numbers but also by Company Name as well as Transaction Remarks (Printable or Non-printable)
8.31	All	BOS	NEW	Purchase Orders line item sorting	When importing Customer Orders into Purchase Orders, the system now respects the original POS Line Number Ranking and display the imported items in that order. Also, a new feature in the Purchase Order system will let you re-organize the display order of the purchase order lines by clicking on the line then click on the UP or DOWN arrows on the bottom of the P.O. Screen. The line item display order is respected when printing purchase orders or recalling the purchase orders for display.
8.31	All	POS	NEW	A/R- Recurring Charges-Automatic Invoicing	Accounts Receivable to have a "Recurring Charge" option for "Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual" billing cycles for unlimited preset invoicing with various options for sending such as Mail, E-Mail, None. When loading POS, a program will check for recurring charges due on that day and will prompt operator if they wish to create the automatic invoices. If accepted, the program will automatically create transactions ( Header, Items, Payments [ on Account] ) from the recurring charge database and then proceed to Print/ e-mail "INVOICES" one at a time.
8.305+	All	POS	NEW	Invoice/ Receipt print options
8.305+	All	ALL	FIX/NEW	Open Transaction Locking	Open Transactions such as Orders/ Layaways etc. when used in stores with multiple POS terminals would sometimes have a "Locking" problem mostly due to the communication issues between the POS machines and the central server. An entirely new programming approach has been taking in this version to secure the transaction locking and always allowing the the terminal that made the changes "Last" to be able to access the transaction.
8.304+	All	BOS	NEW	Product Volume (CBM) entry & reporting	If you wish to record the volume of the items, this version allows you to enter the volume in the "Properties" TAB of the product file then in the Purchase Order entry screen, you will see a running total of the product volume for the order. This will be printing on the purchase order also. To activate Volume Option, go to "Settings", "Product Options" and Choose (Yes) to use Volume.
8.304+	All	BOS	NEW	Currency Symbol on Barcodes	In Barcode Setup, there is a new option to enter the Currency Symbol for the item Price on the Barcodes (e.g. $ or £). You can also opt not to print any currency symbol using a checkbox.
8.304+	Retail System	BOS	NEW	ACCPAC Windows G/L-A/R Interface	GL and AR Interface for ACCPAC for WINDOWS is now available.
8.304+	Retail System	BOS	FIX	PO Grid printing	Purchase Order Print out for GRID option does not show Quantity. This is now fixed
8.304+	Retail System	POS	FIX	POS does not exit completely sometimes	POS does not exit completely sometimes. When starting new instance it says "There is another instance." and gets stuck. This is fixed
8.304+	Aralco Admin	BOS	NEW	Recurring Charges Report	Recurring charges report is now available under the "Accounting" system, AR, AR Reports
8.304+	ALL	BOTH	NEW	Cash Payout/Recv Reasons/Remarks
8.304+	ALL	BOS	NEW	Report Formating	Option to print Inventory & Sales reports with STORES displayed horizontally and Department/Products etc. vertically
8.304+	Retail System	POS/BOS	NEW	Clr and size in history	From customer history you can check the detail or summarized. The detailed will give you the reciept and you can print this . Summarized will give you the clr and size that the customer purchased.
8.304+	ALL	POS	NEW	Credit/Debit Authorization	Aralco now offers an integrated Debit/ Credit Authorization through Moneris. This new system offers a direct link to Moneris PinPad 7800 and the Aralco will print the authorization number at the bottom of the standard receipt hence eliminating the need for the added hardware from the banks. The funds are collected by Moneris Systems and deposited at the end of each day into the bank of your choice. This system is currently available for Canada and soon will be provided for US customers. Please call Aralco to inquire about this option.
8.304+	Retail System	BOS	NEW	PO discount by line	In Purchase Orders, you can now enter a discount % value against each single line item entered. The system uses a default discount if entered in the supplier master record. The discount rates and NET costs are also displayed in the Purchase Order print.
8.304+	ALL	BOTH	NEW	Product Extended Invoice/Receipt Desc.	You can now enter up to 1000 characters for the Product, POS Receipt Description. This would then appear on the customer Receipts or Invoices and would "Wrap" at 20 characters
8.303+	Retail System	POS	NEW	Inv Grid lookup	POS Inventory lookup has a new feature where you can click in the "Total Available" field on the inventory lookup grid and you will be presented a screen in which you can select product code, as well asl any of the "GRID" items and see how many you have available at each store. This "Drilldown" cell is represented in a "Dark Orange" color to distinguish it from other cells on the screen.
8.303+	Retail System	BOS/POS	NEW	Cost info	If a staff has no rights to view or edit cost they will not be able to print a Transfer or Purchase Order with cost.
8.303+	All	BOS	NEW	Support Direct email	In the Back Office system, you now have a SUPPORT button on the Aralco main screen. When you require to contact our support team. you can press on this button and your system will connect to our website and present you a form where you can fill out your information and describe your question or issues and press submit at the bottom of this form. Your message is immediately transmitted to our office and will be added in a support queue. An Aralco representative will contact you by email or telephone as soon as they possibly can.
8.303	All	BOS	NEW	Accpac For Windows	G/L & A/R Interface for Accpac for Windows is now available. If you have purchased this option, please change your accounting interface setup to ACCPAC for Windows.
8.303	All	BOTH	NEW	Gift Cards System	Gift Cards are now available from Aralco. Unique secure numbers are placed on the back of the cards of your own designs which you can then use to "load" money into and have the customers use it to purchase goods at any location within your chain. A full audit of the Card Transaction History is available for display at POS or Back Office. Also, the back office has a reporting system designed to list the Gift Card activities. FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND HOW TO OBTAIN GIFT CARDS, PLEASE CONTACT ARALCO 604.922.6316 Ext. 4 (Sales)
8.303	All	BOTH	NEW	Gift Cards System	Gift Cards are now available from Aralco. Unique secure numbers are placed on the back of the cards of your own designs which you can then use to "load" money into and have the customers use it to purchase goods at any location within your chain. A full audit of the Card Transaction History is available for display at POS or Back Office. Also, the back office has a reporting system designed to list the Gift Card activities. FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND HOW TO OBTAIN GIFT CARDS, PLEASE CONTACT ARALCO 604.922.6316 Ext. 4 (Sales)
8.303	All	BOTH	NEW	Gift Cards System	Gift Cards are now available from Aralco. Unique secure numbers are placed on the back of the cards of your own designs which you can then use to "load" money into and have the customers use it to purchase goods at any location within your chain. A full audit of the Card Transaction History is available for display at POS or Back Office. Also, the back office has a reporting system designed to list the Gift Card activities. FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND HOW TO OBTAIN GIFT CARDS, PLEASE CONTACT ARALCO 604.922.6316 Ext. 4 (Sales)
8.303	All	BOTH	NEW	Gift Cards System	Gift Cards are now available from Aralco. Unique secure numbers are placed on the back of the cards of your own designs which you can then use to "load" money into and have the customers use it to purchase goods at any location within your chain. A full audit of the Card Transaction History is available for display at POS or Back Office. Also, the back office has a reporting system designed to list the Gift Card activities. FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND HOW TO OBTAIN GIFT CARDS, PLEASE CONTACT ARALCO 604.922.6316 Ext. 4 (Sales)
8.303	All	BOTH	NEW	Global POS Settings	You can now create the POS settings fr ONE register and EXPORT it to multiple other registers by "Checking" all the registers in your organization that would get the same setting.
8.303	All	BOS	NEW	New Barcode Label Formats	New Barcode format now available to optionally print Regular Price then Retail Price on the barcode labels (see barcode setup, optional Styles)
8.303	Retail System	POS	FIX	Credit note is not saving for a customer	Credit Notes note showing up in the store. Fixed.
8.302 and up	Retail System	BOS	NEW	H/V Shifts for Barcodes
8.302 +	ALL	BOS	NEW	Export Data	New features to Export Data from various user selected Aralco back office files. This will export the selected data into a user definable ACCESS data table for later analysis by other reporting means. Go to "Import/Export" section of BOS, choose Export and follow prompts.
8.302	All	BOS/POS	NEW	Print Invoice Range from Back Office	You can Re-Print invoices/ receipts from the back office using a filter mechanism to print a range (e.g. by Customer or Date Range etc.) To run this program, go to "Reports", "Sales Reports" and select "Receipt and Invoice Printing", then create your filter options and press "View" to View and/or Print the invoices within the range.
8.302	All	BOS	NEW	Model Stock Display	Model Stock Minimum & Maximum values are now displayed in the Inventory Lookup Screen.
8.302	All	BOS/POS	FIX	User Definable Field Conversion to new Ver.	When upgrading the program to a new version, the user definable fields did not come through properly. Fixed.
8.302	All	BOTH	NEW	User Definable Data Screens (Layers)	New option to create multiple (unlimited) "Layers" in the Customer/ Member, profile "Special Screen". These layers can be accessed once you are in the "Special Screen" TAB, using a drop down option that would display a list of all the layers to choose from. To user this feature go to System Options, User Definable Fields, Customer/Members and "ADD" a new layer, give it a name then setup new fields for that layer.
8.302	All	BOTH	NEW	User Definable Screens (Layer Data)	New feature to "Move" fields from one layer to another. The original field properties are maintained (e.g. screen position, colors, fonts etc.), however, they can all be modified by accessing the new "Layer" properties & setup. To move fields from one to another layer, go to "User Definable" setup, and select "Move Fields", choose the Original Layer, then Field, then the Target Layer to move it to.
8.302	All	BOTH	NEW	User Definable Customer Screens	New feature to display fields from the user definable Layers to be visible on the far right side of the customer/ member MAIN screen. This is useful when you require certain information you have created to appear also on the MAIN screen. To select certain fields from the layers to appear on the customer Main Screen, access the layer design mode, click on the field you wish to display, and click on "Main Field" . Repeat for other fields then save and reload the customer/ Member file and you should see your changes.
8.302	All	BOS	NEW	User Definable Database Design	New section called "Custom Data" created in the Back Office to enable end users to create their own unique relational database designs with unique field types. This system will be linked to the reporting mechanism. As this is a very specialized area, please call Aralco for further details.
8.302	Member Management	BOS	NEW	Member Card Optional Print Formats	New option to print Customer/Member Cards on Mag-stripe/Barcoded plastic cards. Pictures taken of the person using the new "Take Picture" option using a web-camera will be placed on the card along with any graphics you choose from a list of various format dependant on the customer status. The cards can be used to scan at POS to identify the person and display their records. Information can be printed on both sides of the card. Please call Aralco for further detail.
8.302	Retail/ Member Mgt.	BOS/POS	NEW	User Definable Journal Fields	User definable JOURNAL fields now have had their field types expanded to Linked, Date, SQL
8.302				Base Cost to Retail Multiplier by Supplier/Dept	New option for Base Cost to Retail Multiplier by Supplier & Department. This will appear when a new "Multiplier Button is pressed in the supplier form. The old system of supplier Landed Cost to Retail multiplier still works, however, if "Department" multipliers are entered, the system will use that entry. This new option calculate the "Retail Price" using the Supplier "Base Cost" X Multiplier Factor entered for the product's Department and that supplier.
8.302	All	BOTH	FIX	Change/Delete "Lookup" table entries	You can now remove or change the entries in the "Lookup" fields by using this new function in the "User Designable Screens" section, under Change Values. In this section you can call up the existing entry and replace it with a new entry
8.302	Member Management	POS	NEW	Member Login/Out	Member Management System: Members can now scan their Mag-stripe cards printed by Aralco, and register their visits at any POS location. These visits are date and time stamped and visible on the member records at both POS & BOS
8.302	Member Management	BOS	NEW	Pre-Authorized Payment (PAP) Interface	Member Management System/ Customer Pre-authorized Payment Bank Interface: New option to interface to the your bank for customer Pre-Authorized Payments (PAP) otherwise known as direct debit. For further information, please contact Aralco.
8.302	Retail/ Member Mgt.	POS	NEW	Finger Scan Interface	New option to use bio-metric finger print scanners to identify staff at POS. This option will be useful in the Clock in/out option available by September 2005 To purchase this option, please call Aralco for details.
8.302	Member Management	BOTH	NEW	Contract/ Invoice Printing Program	Full user definable documents (such as contracts and various forms) can now be created in Word and linked into Aralco BOS and available for "Document Merge" with Customer/ Member Data. For further detail, please contact Aralco
8.302	Member Management	BOS	NEW	Member Card Printing	New option to print Membership/ Customer cards on plastic cards with both Mag-stripe & Barcode options. Person's picture and ID numbers can also be printed on the card. Cards can be printed on both sides.
8.302	All	BOTH	NEW	Interface with Digital Camara to import Photo	New feature to "Take Picture" using a web-camera at the POS or Back Office system and have the image imported directly into the customer database.
8.302	All	BOS	NEW	Item Discounts on Purchase Orders	In Purchase Orders, the Discount Rate stamped on the Supplier file will be imported in the the P.O. then stamped against each line item. This discount rate can be modified on each line item by the user and the latest rate will be the default for the next line. This discount rate is used when calculating the total order cost and will be printed on the Purcahse Order on each line item.
8.302	Member Management	BOS	NEW	Electronic Signature Capture	If you required the customers to sign a documented created in Aralco back office, using Word, you can now purchase a signature capture device and have the customer sign the device and transfer the signature on a desired location on the contract. Once the contract is "Printed", it can then be stored in the customer file electronically and retrieved later hence eliminating the need to store a hard copy.
8.302	Member Management	BOS	NEW	Service Tracking	New Setting (done by Aralco Technicians) to keep track of units of Services Purchased (e.g. Tanning Units) and Services Used (e.g. Tanning Units Used) and a display of the Remaining Units Available. This will be kept in the Member File, "Services" Tab Please call Aralco for further inquiries.
8.302	All	BOS	NEW	Zebra Barcode Printer New Labels Formats	Two New Formats for Zebra Barcode Printers: - Rectangle - 1.20" x 0.85" X 1 - Jewelry Labels
8.302	All	BOS	NEW	Traffic Counter Reports	Three new fields are added to the Register Reconciliation (EOD) reports: 1. Total No. of Transactions 2. Total Number of Staff (that worked during the session) 3. Total number of Hours that the Staff worked during the given session
8.302	All	BOS	NEW	Fast Access Buttons	New Main Menu navigation displays fast access buttons for frequently used functions. At this time these buttons let you access Product Maintenance, Customer, Staff, Suppliers, Purchase Orders, Good Received, Inventory Lookup, Transfers etc. Future version will enable you to choose from a list of functions and place your screen.
8.302	All	BOS	NEW	Main Menu Custom Color setting	You can now change the back ground color of your back office system software by going to Settings, Screen Setup, Change Background Color and select from the standard windows color pallette
8.302	All	BOS	NEW	Tool Tips (Scripts for Self Help)	New option now available for the User Definable Fields to have the user enter text for HELP so when you move the mouse pointer onto the field name, you see the HELP Script. To activate, in the User Definable "Design" mode, click on the field you wish to enter Help for and in the "Properties" section select Tool Tips then click on the Propertis Button and enter your text.
8.302	All	BOS	NEW	User Access Rights for Custom Defined Data/Layers	You can now have access rights placed on user definable screens. In the Customer/Member area you can place access rights per layer and also select the "DEFAULT Layer" for the User Group so when they go into the user definable area of the customer file that layer would show first. Other areas under "Custom Data" are also subject to this new option (expect for the "Default" Option). To activate, go to System Options, BOS Staff Groups, click on the group you wish to setup access rights for, click on "Layer Rights" then choose what User Defined areas you wish this group to access. For default customer/member layer for the User Group, select the screen "Layer" then click on the "DEFAULT" button.
8.302	ALL	BOTH	CONVERSION	Conversion
8.302	Member Management	BOS	NEW	Export & Import of Members	This optional feature enables you to setup the Member Prospecting data base separate from the actual Member Data base (to reduce file sizes) and have a switch where when a Prospect becomes a Member, the system will remove that person from the Prospecting data base and place them into the Memeber data base. The reverse also applies when a membership expires and the Member will then be placed back into the Prospect data base The action is activated when the "Member Group" status is switched between one to another.
8.302	All	BOS	NEW	Move Fields between Layers (UDS)	For Customer/Memeber User Designable Screens (UDS) you can now move fields from one "Layer" to another. This can be done from the User Designable Screens menu, "Move Fields" Option where you determine the From Layer, Field then To Layer
8.302	ALL	BOS	NEW	Purchase Order# on Customer Orders	In Special Transaction Report, there are two new columns available for printing. 1. Purchase Order Number 2. Purchase Order Date These will appear if you selected the auto-import function into the purchase order system, the customer orders placed at POS. When viewing the report, you can "drill-down" to purchase order screen by clicking on the highlighted P.O.#
8.3	Franchise System	BOS	NEW	Franchise System	New Option for Franchise Operation where : - The Head Quarters (H.Q.) can create items that would go into the franchisee's back office system and on to their stores - The Franchisee's POS sales come into their own bac office and a copy on to the H.Q. - The Franchisee's back office (BOS) can create items themselves and sell them. The sales of these items will be visible in both the BOS & H.Q.
8.3		BOS	NEW	Advance Sales Reports	New Fields in Columns & Filters in "Advance Sales" reports: - Stamped Cost (This is the actual cost of item when SOLD) - Cost Difference (This is the difference in Stamped cost and Cost on the Day of sale)
8.3		BOS	NEW	Goods Received Report	Purchase Orders can now import "Remarks" by Grid Value from the POS as well you can enter remarks by Grid value into Purchase Orders and Goods Receiving. For Purchase Order and Good Received reports there is a new option to print by Grid or by Line. When "by Line" is selected, the unique grid values are printed one line at a time that would then enable you to see the unique item remarks by grid value.
8.3	All	BOS	NEW	Report for UDF Customer data groups	All new customer user definable fields including Journal fields are now available for reporting in Filter, Columns and Groups.
8.3		POS	NEW	Transaction Remarks	In regular transactions you can now press the new "Transaction Details" button which will give you access to entering customer Purchase Order, Reference#, Printable Remarks as well as non-printable remarks. These will show on the "Invoice" format (8.5x11"). The printable remarks will be printed in the back office related reports.
8.3		BOS	NEW	Accounts Receivable Statements	Customer Purchase Order Number is now available as columns in both statements and A/R Report.
8.3		POS	NEW	Supplier Product Code	When performing an item inquiry at POS, a new search option "Supplier Item Code" will let you enter the supplier product number and the system will then display the corresponding product number in your system.
8.3	Retail System	POS	FIX	Pos communication error sending and receiving
8.3		POS	NEW	Customer Record Unique Identification field	In order to stop customer entry duplications, you can now select a new setting for customer and use one of the fields
8.3		POS	FIX	POS re-engineered for a new User Interface	POS Internal Programs have been modified to accomodate a new optional POS user interface (available in future versions). This interface will be much more user definable, enabling you to place buttons on the screen to perform available functions and remove them if you do not require the function hence keeping the POS screen as simple and efficient as possible for your staff.
8.3	All	BOTH	NEW	Staff login/logout and hours calculations	New Software Option: New feature using the finger scan or manual staff code entry system to allow staff login and logout. This will let staff login or out and the system will calculate and send the total daily hours worked to the head office for payroll purposes. Please contact Aralco for further information
8.3	All	BOS	NEW	Order Remarks by Grid Cell	If you enter specific remarks for a GRID item for special orders at POS, you can select a new setting under purchase order settings in the back office to be able to import/ edit those remarks in the Purchase Orders and Goods Receiving. The Purchase Order and Goods received documents will print those items in single lines and not in a GRID format.
8.292		POS	NEW	Email Last Receipt	New option to e-mail a previously printed Receipt/Invoice provided the customer attached to the transaction has an e-mail address an that the POS system being used has access to "Outlook Express" and e-mail functions.
8.292		BOS	NEW	Print Transfers Barcodes & Remarks	You can now print item barcodes in the "Transfers" program. Also in Printing Transfers section, you now have new options to print Cost or Retail or Both. Transfer remarks are now printed on the bottom of the transfer document.
8.292		BOS	NEW	Accounts Receivable Late Charges	New Setting under "Accounts Receivable" for Late Charges Setup which would let the user enter a y % late charge fee for invoices overdue by (a user definable number of days). The user can also choose to enter the description of the late charges invoice: e.g. Charge [ 2%] on invoices overdue for [ 30 ] days and call the invoice [ 2% Late payment charge ] When Printing Statments, system will ask if late charges should be applied? and if yes the appropriate late charge fee will be created as a new invoice.
8.292		BOS	FIX	Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable System Updates: 1. Invoice Age in Days (Days from invoice) now calculates correctly 2. Invoice GST & PST are now available for optional columns 3. Company Name now appears above first name and last name 4. Invoice# displays correctly 5. Tel. & Fax# to line up on statements
8.292		BOS	NEW	Inventory Reports New Fields	New Columns in Inventory Reports: - Date First Received in Company - Days On Floor in Company - Date Last Received in Company - Quantity Received All Stores
8.292		BOS	NEW	GL SETUP - Coast
8.291.114		POS	FIX/NEW	Purging - Compacting POS Data	Due to the database size limitations, when required ( at 1.7 GB size), the POS system will now automatically activate a "Purge & Compact" mechanism where old data (already available at BOS-Server) will be compact and/or removed from the POS machine. This will only be activated is the "Purge History" option in the settings is activated and number of months to "Keep" is selected. If the system figures it has to purge more in order to operate, it will do so in order to maintain normal operations.
8.291		BOS	NEW	Zebra Barcode Printer Support	We now support Zebra Barcode Printers. The printer driver is programmed to be selected from the list of supported barcode printers (See Barcode Setup)
8.291		BOS	NEW	Transaction Lookup Speed	New option in to speed up the lookups in Purchase Orders/ Goods Received, Transfers, Adjustments, RTV etc. To activate go to "Settings", "Lookup", "Transactions" and say Yes
8.291		BOS	NEW	Average Cost in Reports to consider Adjustment	When calculating average costs for reports, the system now takes into considerations the new Avg.Cost methods using the Goods Receivings/Adjustment Inventory values.
8.291		BOS	NEW	Accounts Receivable (Issue Credit)	Accounts Receivable "Credits": For "Issue Credit" option, we now ask for DATE (sames as New Charge Option) then create a "Credit" Similar to a "Refund" that displays in RED which can be applied to future invoices
8.291		BOS	NEW	Average Cost Adjustment	New Average Cost Adjustment system will enable you to change the system calculated average cost to your desired amount. This cost could also be "date sensitive" which means you can enter the desired average cost for any given date.
8.291		BOTH	FIX	Tender Key updates to POS	When you changed the exchange rate for POINTS tender key in the BOS the change was not sent to POS and the BOS exchange rate rounded to 2 decimal points (Fixed)
8.291		BOS	NEW	Physical Count Report	New Physical Count Report has the following functions: 1. The physical count report is now saved permanently so you do not have to re-create it each time you enter new counts. 2. You can enter a physical count date, product, store range to be included in the report 3. You can now choose to include in the report, the User Name who entered the data. See Column settings
8.290.38		BOS	FIX	Fix Grid Display in Goods Receiving	The On Order grid quantities were not showing up when entering a Goods Receiving The problem was the grid had been changed. The third grid dimension had become the horizontal dimension. This has been fixed to allow re-arranging of grid item positions.
8.29		POS	NEW	Ref. Number for POS Orders	New setting in POS to "Force" Reference Number entry when entering a new Customer Order. Once this option is turned on, you cannot complete the order unless you enter a Reference Number. Example for a Reference numbers would be if a contractor places an order for some items for a particular project, you can enter their Project Number in as the reference number so when you are doing an order lookup for the contractor you will see both the purchase order# as well as the Reference Number in the lookup screen.
8.29		BOS	NEW	Best&Worst Sales	Sales and Special Transaction information are now displayed in the Best & Worst selling items.
8.29		BOS	NEW	Inventory on Date	New Feature in the reports to display Inventory OnHand Quantities on a certain requested Date. This is very useful feature when you want to print inventory values for past dates such as Month End or Year End etc. In Column selection of the reports, choose the "Inventory on Date" field and then under the Filter TAB, enter the date on which you wish to report the inventory value.
8.29		BOS	Fix	Inv lookup form on top	Occasionally the inventory lookup form showed up in the background. -- Fixed
8.29		BOS	New	Inv lookup - reserved details	Order details are now available for display when you double click on the Reserved field in the Inventory Lookup Screen.
8.29		BOS	Fix	Cost calculation
8.29		BOS	Fix	OH correction
8.29		BOS	BOTH	Retail price in package	The program now displays the Retail price, instead of Original price when creating a new package
8.29		BOS	BOTH	Product lookup - price	Product Lookup now shows the default RETAIL Price instead of Original Price
8.29		BOS	FIX	Purchase Orders - Lookup too slow	Purchase Order System is SLOW: Optimized the calculation of available quantity to speed up the display of PO's.
8.29		BOS	Fix	Inventory lookup - Cost
8.29		BOS	Fix	Supplier duplication	When changing landed or base cost for an existing GR the supplier would show more than one entry for the changed product in product maintenance.
8.29		BOS	NEW	Staff Performance Report	Staff Performance report now has a new option to filter out the "Non-inventory" items by choosing the field in the Product file.
8.29		BOS	NEW	Goods Received to print Item Remarks	Goods Received Remarks are now printable in the goods received reports
8.29		BOS	NEW	Price Update to use rounding rules	Mass Price Update program now respects the price "Rounding" rules if setup. Make sure to "Check" the rounding option if you want it to be activated for your calculations. Also in the Mass Price Update program, you can use the new "Round Price" TAB to round any selected price field. In this option you can access the rounding rules directly and make modifications.
8.29		BOS	NEW	Batch Reports to show new On Hand	All system reports that include the Inventory Quantity On Hand will now use the new Inventory system which is a "Calculated Inventory" based on transaction details by date.
8.29		BOS	FIX	Purchase Order Lookup (Flaw)	In Version 8.29, when you lookup an OPEN purchase order, the ITEMS do not show up FIXED
8.29		POS	NEW	PO Number for POS Orders	New setting for POS to force "Customer Purchase Order#" entry when entering an ORDER. If the option is turned on, the system will not let you complete the order without entering the PO#. To activate, go to POS software settings, special transactions, Orders, force PO#
8.29		BOS	NEW	"Payouts" detail report	1. Register Reconciliation - Expense Report will now display expense descriptions for cases where you have pre-set end of day expense entries. 2. In Gross Sales report, the "Options" TAB will let you choose the "Cash Payouts to print just the "Pay outs" transactions for cases where you enter payouts during the day using the "Transaction - Cash Payout" function
8.29		POS	FIX	Payment on Account	1- After entering a return and REFUND to ACCOUNT, the customer account number does not come up automatically - FIXED 2- If customer does not have an account#, system now assigns the CUSTOMER# into the ACCOUNT# FIELD when paying or REFUNDING by ACCOUNT 3- Security/ password protection for creating account # and paying on account for empty account#s
8.29		BOS	FIX/NEW	Sales Report (Transaction drilldown)	Inventory Lookup Screen/ Reports When a transaction receipt is displayed, you now can print the transaction in the back office. The printing format will be the same as it was originally on the POS system (Receipt or Invoice format).
8.29		BOS	NEW	On Hand by Store for AutoPO and Inv. Reports	Auto-Replenishment system report now has the option to print the on hand for user selected stores (FieldName: On Hand for Store in Columns)
8.29		POS	NEW	Customer Credit Limit Check	When starting a NEW ORDER for account customers, the system now checks the customer credit limit and balance and display it before you can enter any items. Also when the order is entered and the credit limit is over extended you will received a warning.
8.29		POS	FIX	Unique Search Field	The Special Transaction lookup e.g. Order Lookup at POS now will ask for order information such as Order Number or customer name and then it will display all transaction that fit the entry. Previous versions showed all orders before you start typing.
8.29		BOS	NEW	Average Cost Calculation	The method of cost calculations prior to this version was FIFO only. A new option is now available to calculate product Average cost based on "Dynamic Calculations" rather than "Static" calculation made at the time of goods receiving. This superior method would allow for correction of goods received cost after goods have been sold. For GP% display at POS (Optional Setting), the system will use the last landed cost for its GP% calculation
8.29		POS	NEW	Cash Received/ Payouts Remarks	When entering cash received or payouts the system will now give you an option to enter remarks for the transcation such as the reason for the payment or any reference. These remarks will be printed on the receipt at POS and reports in the back office.
8.29		POS	NEW	Order LookUp	In Special Transaction (Order/Layaway/Quote etc.) lookup, you can now search by Customer Purchase Order# or Reference# that had been entered on the original transaction.
8.29		BOS	NEW	Inventory Onhand by Defined Date	The inventory reports now have a new Column and Filter for "Inventory on Date". Once selected as a column, the system will prompt you to enter the Inventory Date in the filter. WHen specified, the report will show you your inventory on hand values on THAT date as well as showing you your CURRENT on hand if you choose that column too.
8.29		BOS	NEW	Inv. Lookup - Display Store# for Reserves	In inventory lookup screen, when you click on the "Reserved", the on next screen, transaction drilldown now shows the "Store" where the transaction originated from.
8.29		BOTH	NEW	Ship to Address Delete Option	Customer Ship To addresses can now be "Deleted" both in the back office as well as POS. This option appears on the "Ship To" TAB in the customer file.
8.29		BOS	FIX	SYNC SERVER not working	Sync-Server, the program that imports the transmitted transactions from POS on your back office server has been re-engineered to reset itself periodically and make sure it is always operating as it was a problem in previouse version where sales were not being processed and they only appeared if you re-started your computer or stopped and re-started the SYNC-SERVER.
8.28		POS	BOTH	Changes in POS Dumping	Full database download from back office (for cases of data corruption and need to rebuild data using the data base from back office) will now download all the POS Software Settings values.
8.28		BOS	new	Customer Alert Message In BOS	If you have entered an "Alert Message" into the customer record, everytime the customer is called up in the back office, this message is displayed for the operator as a reminder.
8.28		POS	Fix	Advance Search	The new Advance Search option is now available in the "Unique Search" form for customer (e.g. if you have the setting to search by phone# only, you will also be able to use the Advance search option in case you do not remember the number you will be able to search by name, address, account# etc.)
8.28		POS	NEW	Split Commission Salesman on Invoice
8.28		POS	FIX	Customer preset discounts	When a customer has a preset discount (%) setup and they purchase mutliple qty of one item, the program only discounts the first item. This has been fixed. THe operator now is prompted if the discount shoud apply to each of the additional items.
8.28		POS	FIX	Wrong prices when customer added to transaction	When selecting a customer for the POS transaction and there are preset discounts assigned to the customer or special "Group Discounts" available for that customer, the system did not alway take these discount settings into consideration an apply them correctly. This is now Fixed.
8.28		BOS	NEW	Login Option	You can login with as a new user by clicking in FILE, then LOGIN. This is helpful as you do not have to exit the program and re-enter again.
8.28		BOS	FIX	Transfer Reports	- New Option for Transfer Report to print "Sender" and "Received by" name on the report - Signature & Date areas are now displayed at the bottom of the Transfer Document - Transfer report filter now has FROM & TO store as filter & column options
8.28		BOTH	FIX	Prevent Tag-Alongs from tagging along itself	If you try to add a tag-along item that is the same as the tag-along MASTER product, the system at POS would go into an endless loop when you try to sell it. This is now prevented at Back Office
8.28		POS	new	Customer Credit in Order	When starting a Special Transaction (e.g. Orders/ Layaways etc.) the system will now display account status for the customer if they have an account with your company and the account is not in good standing (e.g. not enough credit is available). The customer account information will be displayed at the BEGINNING of the transaction so you have the chance to refuse the order until the account is in good order.
8.28		BOTH	NEW	Inventory Lookup Access Rights	Back Office and POS "Groups" now have a new setting for access to DRILL DOWNs in Inventory Lookup screen. When NOT allowed, the user will be able to view the summary information but will not have drill down capability to view details of the transactions. To activate, goto "File","System Options", BOS/POS Staff Groups.
8.28		BOS	NEW	Server Transaction Processing Status	New option in the "Communications Status" screen to display "Server Processing" status. When selected and the program and communications are working perfectly, the screen should show no outstanding transactions otherwise, it will display transactions that are waiting to be processed or have problems being processed.
8.28		BOS	NEW	Inventory OnHand Detail Inquiry	This very powerful new option in the Inventory Lookup program will let you double click on the On Hand value being displayed which will then let you see the historical "log" of what has happened to that item since the inception including all the inventory movements such as good received, sales, adjustment details etc. You can click on the colored cell for further drill down so that you can view the transaction details such as the sales receipt, the receiving transaction etc. This will help you "audit" the inventory values and varify the screen and report displays.