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Release: 450; Dec 2015


Alterations

ModuleAlterations
Organize > Events & Tasks > Mailer TemplatesTemplates - Error message for deleting assigned templates has been amended
Organize > Companies > Add EventEmail Templates - Existing attachments are no longer removed from the email when loading a template from the Options toolbar button
Purchase > Invoices for Purchase OrdersPart Invoice for Purchase Order - VAT is only added to the cost of items which have been received into stock for systems which have been set up as 'AddVatToCost.'
Purchases > Payment Type > BACSBACS File - Julian date is now padded by the correct number of zeros when the date is for the first 10 days of January for COLBACS file format
Sales > Telesales > Hire Maintenance AgreementHire Maintenance - The telesales screen is now closed down when selecting the 'Hire Agreement' button. This is to prevent the Hire Maintenance screen from appearing behind the telesales screen.
Nominal > Cash Book > Regular PaymentsRegular Payments Frequency - Frequency must now be set before Regular Payments run. This is to prevent all required payments from being done in one go when the frequency is zero
Nominal > Fixed Asset CategoriesDepreciation Percentage - System only saves changes to the category when save has been selected. System used to save after prompt to bring the asset depreciation up to date when changing the depreciation percentage
Nominal > Browse Nominal LedgerUser Authorisation - Users who have been authorised to browse the nominal ledger have also been given authorisation to view the new nominal drilldown screens
Stock > AllocationOver Allocation - Soft allocations are now updated when an order is over picked. i.e. Order for 10 items and 15 are picked, this would leave 5 missing from soft allocation when the order is despatch (software would calculate 10 soft allocated minus the 15 shipped, leaving -5 in allocation)
Open Door ReportsExport to Excel 2007 - Parameters included in the report title and subtitle are now converted to their associated values. The Excel row for the report column headers is marked as Text Wrap and the document is adjusted to fit contents from after this column.
Open Door ReportsExport to Excel 2007 - Text fields which are in numeric format are now exported correctly, rather than being exported as 0
GridsDropdown List - The width of dropdown lists with only one column has now been halved to match



Minor Features

ModuleFunctionality
File > Print > Print QueuePreview Document - Double clicking a document from the print queue grid will now open the preview window
Purchases > Orders & ReturnsPurchase Order / Return Numbers - System has been reverted back to generating and assigning numbers on creating an order / return as default. System parameter called 'GenPOOnSave' will generate and assign numbers on save rather than on create.
Purchases > Orders & ReturnsPurchase Order / Return Numbers - Screen is refreshed on save to display the order / return number when 'GenPOOnSave' is enabled
Purchases > ReturnsPurchase Return - The screen is cleared ready for entering a new Purchase Return after selecting either Finalize or Abandon in the same way as it's done for Purchase Orders.
Purchase > Query ReasonQuery Reasons - This has been enhanced from a system generated ID code to a user entered alphanumeric code
Purchase > Query ReasonQuery Reasons - This was default to 2 by the system. It has been changed so that the 'PoInvAuthThrStat' system parameters value is used instead. Query Reason is set to the original default of 2 for backward compatibility.
Purchases > Payment Type > BACSBACS File - Barclays Bank Link file format has been added to the Cash Book bank types.
Sales > Hire Maintenance SettingsHM Instalment Warnings - New system parameter called 'IgnoreHMAWarnings' to disable all warning messages for when any of the installation details haven't been entered.
Sales > Hire Maintenance Stock BrowseStock Browse - Hire Maintenance stock browse now has options to include or exclude sub items and stock with zero availability.
Nominal > Ledger Maintenance > Browse Latest TransactionsPosting Date - Browse latest transactions can now be filtered by the actual posted date, which is also displayed in the grid. Transactions are ordered by posted date as default
Stock > Browse Stock > Stock Item DetailsHard Picked Quantities - An 'Allocated' column has been added to the Stock Item Details screen to display the total number of hard picked items. There's also a new 'Picked Sales Orders' button to show which orders have been hard picked
Stock > Browse ScreensStock to 4 decimal figures - A separate set of skins are available that display all stock quantities to four decimal figures. This is for trading companies who order by weight.
Reporting > Nominal > Financial Statements > Profit & LossExpenditure Total - New 'P&L Exclude from Expenditure' column available on the Nominal Headings screen to exclude a heading from the expenditure calculation. This is required when adding expenditure headings to the Gross Profit calculation (New skin: nbfHeadings)
Reporting > Nominal > Financial Statements > Profit & Loss ExtendedP&L Extended - Current & Previous options have been added to the Year End and Period dropdown lists. This allows users to run the report without having to check what the current period / year end is and to save & reuse templates for these selections. All headings are automatically updated to the relevant period & year end on load if they haven't been manually overwritten.
Reporting > User ReportsReport Selection - Double clicking a report from the user report grid will now open the parameter selection screen
Trading Company SetupTrading Company Setup - New trading company setup screen which now has all settings on one screen rather than having to go through several prompt boxes. Settings can be saved and loaded before continuing on to the nominal structure stage. The financial periods and system parameters screens are displayed when logged in for the first time. The starting numbers for Purchase Orders, Sales Invoices and Sales Credit can now be set
Trading Company SetupTrading Company Setup - System prompts user to confirm database name before creating it. Allows user to cancel the setup if the database name is incorrect . System also stops users from creating a database which starts with a numeric digit as SQL does not allow this