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These lists are intended to keep users informed of the main changes made to each version of Rees2000 as it is released. The list is in reverse date order.

This page covers those changes completed between January 2007 and December 2007. The latest changes are found on a separate page.

 This page (January to December 2007)

 

RE2000 Dated 18 December 2007

·         Copy Client Prices (option1:12:3). Added the requirement to enter the word START before the copy will actually take place.

·         Stock Value Summary Report (option 2:11:15). Add check to ensure stock group and type in the range of 1 to 999 to avoid possible error message

·         Creditors Merge  from a File (option 3:13:20). New function to enable the codes being merged to be input from an ASCII file

·         Creditors Copy from a File (option 3:13:21). New function to enable the codes being copied to be input from an ASCII file

·         Creditors -Packing Slip Display / Print (option 3:1). Now includes the job number from the purchase order detail line.

·         Invoice Printing using special print format file. Added option to stop the printing of the vehicle details for each invoice detail line.

·         Invoicing - Deletion of an open job invoice (option 4:1). Resolved problem with routine locking up.

·         Purchase Orders - Resolve problem with 3rd line of delivery address being duplicated on the 4th line. 

·         Job Costing Employee Time Clock Input (option 6:19). Added setup question in 14:14 password SETUP page 4 "'Labour units in minutes". This allows the calculation of the  time taken for a job in hours to be converted to the actual time units being used in job costing.

·         Job Costing Fast Parts Input. (option 6:20). Resolved variable does not exist error.

·         Job Costing - Open Job / Quote list (option 6:11:2). Added option to show last active date (being the date of the most recent transaction).

·         Job Costing - Work in Progress Report (option 6:11:21). Added option to show last active date (being the date of the most recent transaction).

·         Job Costing - Close Inactive Jobs (option 6:18). This is a new function which will automatically close all jobs which have had no transactions and were created prior to the date selected.

·         Standard Phrases file (option Shift+F8). Was not always pasting the phrase into invoice and quote text  fields. This problem has now been resolved.  

·         Security set up (option 14:15). Added new question "Exclude editing of Stock 'Average Cost' field".

RE2000 Dated 19 November 2007

·         Invoicing (option 4:1). Stop the ability to import detail lines into a job summary invoice.

·         Invoicing 'Vehicle' stock (option 4:1). A new feature now allows a credit note for an existing vehicle serial code. This simplifies the return of vehicle stock, but as it removes the vehicle transaction for the initial invoice it should NOT be used for trade ins.

·         Invoicing 'Vehicle' stock (option 4:1). Resolve the problem with the cost price of any vehicle trade in being set to zero. It is now set to the trade in price (resulting in a zero margin). Also the ability to have a quantity of greater than -1 for a vehicle detail line has been stopped. This means each vehicle trade in must have a separate invoice detail line.

·         Purchase Orders (option 5:1). Resolve problem with request for credit for a vehicle stock code not updating the vehicle record. This transaction now flags the vehicle as sold with the name of the purchaser as being 'RETURNED'.

·         Job Costing Invoice (option 6:1 (I) ). Ensure that a valid stock code exists for progress claim adjustments. 

·         Job Costing Invoice (option 6:1 (I) ). Now checks that the price and cost fields are not negative.

·         Job Costing – NEW MENU (Option 6.20) - Direct Parts Input Screen, allows for simplified recording of parts used on a job by the employees. In its simplest form just requires the Part Number, Job Number, (which could be done by bar code) plus Quantity to be entered.

·         Printing to fax. The program will now always restore the path to the RE2000 data if this is changed by the fax software. 

RE2000 Dated 12 November 2007

·         Debtors Set Stop Credit Flag (option 1:13:27). Enhanced to allow the routine to set the stop credit flag if 1 month overdue OR only if over their credit limit.

·         Debtors Aged Trial Balance Report (1:11:4). Resolved problem with the Price Flag selection defaulting to a previous setting.  

·         Debtors Stop Credit Listing (option 1:11:20). Add selection to print just accounts with zero balances.

·         Stock Shelf Labels (option 2:11:39). Add selection to just print labels for a selected price date change. 

·         Invoicing. The use of the F11 key to display the prices for a stock code being entered does not display the costs if the Security Module is being used and the users security is set NOT to display costs in the stock screen.

·         Purchase Order Set Up (option 5:14). Added an additional set up flag which automatically puts the Supplier code in the reference field.

·         Job Costing Activity by Employee Report (option 6:11:26). Added option to allow summary by department.

·         Job Order Number Listing's (option 6:11:32). New report providing a list of jobs and their client order numbers.

·         General Ledger Edit transactions (option 7:3). Any changes made are now written to the system log file.

·         General Ledger Enter Opening Balances (option 7:13:3). Now allows for an extra digit (ie up to -99,999,999.99)

·         Vehicle Tracking Module (option 10:5). Resolved problem of not updating quantity in stock when deleting a vehicle tracked serial with no other serials for that stock code

·         Added {SHIFT+F8} to F2 keys list. This is used in conjunction with the new standard phrase feature.

·         Import Job Cost from File (option 6:17). Resolved problem with reference not importing.

·         Changed version number to force creation of JOE file.

RE2000 Dated 24 October 2007

·          Debtors (Option 1.11.20) – Stop Credit Report – added option to select clients with balance owing only.

·          Debtors (Option 1.12.3) – Copy Client Prices – Added option to select by Department

·          Debtors (Option 1.14 – Page 2), now allows for Payment Methods 3-9 description changes (previously set at Amex, Bankcard, Diners, EFTPOS, Visa/ CC, Direct Cr, and Other).

·         Stock (Option 2.10.26) – JA Russel Price Import file – changed/updated

·         Stock (Option 2.11.21), set to not allow Zebra printer printing from this option

·         Job Costing – ability when in Set up Job, to see the Transaction number of each labour entry under option B for View Labour.     

·         Job Costing – NEW MENU (Option 6.19) - Special Labour Input Screen, allows for direct time recording by employees (time clock entry)

  • Job Costing – NEW REPORT (Option 6.11.31) – Employee Time Records Listing. Lists currently active employees using the Special Labour Input Screen.
  • Job Costing – (Option 6.11.11) –Times By Employee - Added Selection Option to print in Transaction order (for easy review of Employee’s day). Also now prints 3 digit activity codes correctly.
  • Job Costing – (Option 6.11.12) –Times By Job - Now prints 3 digit activity codes correctly.
  • Sales Orders – Ability to show Value only on Sales Order invoices (See Option 13.14 to set up)

·          Standard Phrases – NEW FEATURE – (Option 14.35), ability to have unlimited standard phrases to paste into anywhere within Rees, such as standard job text,etc.

 RE2000 Dated 08 October 2007

·         Stock - Global changes to stock type, group and discount group (options 2:2:10,11 & 13) now displays the description of the codes selected.

·         Stock - Alternate suppliers display. (option 2:1). Changed "last cost" column to "RecCost" to accurately reflect the content of this column. Also the supplier detail received date now updates correctly when receiving a purchase order.

·         Stock - Maintain stock groups (option 2:3). added display of GP% alongside markups when all markups have been changed.

·         Stock - Bill of materials (option 2:8:1). Added warning message if add an obsolete stock item.

·         Stock - Bill of materials (option 2:8:1 and 2:8:9). Add selection options to allow change to superceded code and update descriptions on R)ecost 

·         Stock - List of bills using each stock code (2:8:6). New report.

·         Stock - Invoice line sales. (option 2:11:16). Enhanced to allow sub totaling when use the salesperson on the client master file.

·         Stock - Bar code labels. Added ability to have different label formats from different PC's.

·         Stocktake listing (option 2:11:7). Added ability to select from multi location fields if choose single location range.

·         Creditors reprint Cheque / remittance (option 3:7). Resolve problem with email option not sending the email.

·         Creditors aged trial balance (option 3:11:4). Enhance to allow selections to include / exclude user groups.

·         Creditors (option 3:1). Added a 'K' option to reprint all packing slips.

·         Invoicing (option 4:1). Fix alignment of date/time display on the invoice screen.

·         Invoicing from jobs. Enhanced to allow crediting of a summary job invoice. Also now allows changes to summary job invoices and writes all changes back to the job.

·         Recurring Invoices (option 4:4). Now includes D)elete and F)ile options if invoices set for automatic posting.

·         Invoice print formats (using IN.FRR file) now includes the vehicle details of the serials which have been sold.

·         EDI of Purchase orders (options 5:14 and 3:1). New global setting to restrict one purchase order per EDI email. This may be over-ridden with creditors setup field in option 3:1).

·         Purchase Order entry (option 5:1). The F11 key to view sales history now asks which branch if branches are being used.

·         Send EDI purchase order to supplier (option 5:13:1). The purchase order header record now includes a field for the branch prefix.

·         Purchase Order EDI file for Electrolux. Removed quotes around numeric fields.

·         Job Costing (option6:1). Resolve problem with updating vehicle transaction records when remove or change a vehicle on a job.

·         Job Costing (option 6:1). If change the client on the job also now changes the charge to client on the job to the client charge to field.

·         Job Merge (option 6:1). Resolve problem causing incorrect purchase order lines to be updated.

·         General Ledger Interface from debtors (option 7:12:1). The narrative on the transaction for hand written invoices now starts with HWI.

·         General Ledger Update (option 7:15). Stopped other users running General ledger options when doing the general ledger update.

·         General ledger merge codes from a file (option 7:13:25). New option to allow merging of codes from an ASCII text file

·         Cash book - Bank transfer batch (option 8:9). Resolved screen display problem.

·         Vehicle tracking (option 10:5). Added J)obs option to view open jobs.

·         Sales Orders - print backorders by stock code (option 13:5). Add option to sub total.

·         System - Can use {Ctrl+KeyPad_5} to copy Rees screen to clipboard.

·         System - SHIFT+F4 V)iew option. Resolved error in this routine.

·         System - emailing. Resolved problem with copying to postmaster option when sending emails.

RE2000 Dated 28 August 2007

·         Invoice List Lookup (Shift+F4 key). Resolved error message when attempting to view the invoice from this lookup screen.

·         Job Labour input (Options 6:1 and 6:3). Enhanced with ability to enter a discount field. To turn on this new feature you need to go to menu option 14:14 Password SETUP page 4 of 5 job costing and change the flag "Allow Discount on Job Labour Y/N". There is also a flag specifying how this will appear on the invoice "Transfer Disc% to the Invoice". 

·         Job Setup (option 6:1). Moved the position of the pop up box for entering serial numbers so that it does not obscure the input details.

·         Job Setup (option 6:1).Resolved a potential problem with updating of the vehicle tracked details when changing the vehicle stock code or serial number allocated to the job.

·         General Ledger update (option 7:15). Enhanced to ensure other users cannot access the files while the update is running.

RE2000 Dated 22 August 2007

·         Packing Slips (option 4:1). Added a set up option in menu option 5:14 page two which asks  'When printing Packing Slip sort lines by locations? Y/N'

·         Purchase orders (option 5:1). If using the security module then the purchase order "BY" field will default to the full user name of the person rather than the the logon name plus the PC name

·         Purchase Order List (option 5:11:2). Enhance with selections to sort using the "BY" field and to select the "BY" field name required.

·         Creditors Cheque Register  Report (option 3:11:2). Enhanced to provide date range selection.

·         Cashbook Cheque Register  Report (option 8:11:2). Enhanced to provide date range selection.

RE2000 Dated 14 August 2007

·                      Debtors Statements (option 1:11:2). Resolved problem with printing of balance forward statements.

·                      Debtors Client Master File report (option 1:11:1). Enhanced with an option to print client alerts.

·                      Debtors. Now possible to check for duplicate client order numbers when adding an Invoice, Sales Order or Job. Requires a flag setting in 1.14 - "Check for Duplicate Client Order Numbers? Y/N"

·                     Debtors branch is entered by detail line then the 1:11:12 sales analysis report by branch NEVER includes GST.

·                      Stock – Bill of Materials (option 2:8:1). When making a bill now correctly updates quantity for any linked stock 

·                       Stock Alternate Suppliers. Enhanced to provide ability to paste the alternate supplier part number. From {F9+V)iew} or {Alt+F9 + V)iew} options press the + key to display the alternate supplier list,.then press {ENTER} on the selected alternate supplier record.

·                      Stock Set Up (option 2:1) Copy function now asks if Suppliers part number is the new stock code

·                     Stock transfers (option 2:2:23). New routine to allow import of branch transfers from an ASCII delimitated file.

·                     Stock group markup percentages (option 2:3). Enhanced to allow 4 digit mark up percentages.

·                     Stock Alternate Supplier Details (option 2:11:37). Enhanced to allow selection of specific alternate supplier.

·                      Stock Edit Alternate Supplier Details (option 2:2:34). New function to provide faster way of updating alternate supplier records for a specific supplier.

·                     Debtors notes listing  (option 2:11:31). Enhanced to include option to print stock alerts and text notes.

·                     Creditors Set up (option 3:1). Now includes option to send text notes when emailing a purchase order.

·                      Creditors (option 3:1). Can now reprint a packing slip from the pack(S)lip V)iew option.

·                      Creditors (option 5:14). New flag to allow printing of packing slips when receiving goods 'Default to PRINT PackingSlip when receiving? Y/N'

·                     Creditors Master file listing (option 3:11:1). Enhanced to include option to print creditors alerts.

·                     Purchase Orders (option 5:1). Now possible to include text notes and comment lines when sending a purchase order by EDI. Needs flag set in creditors set up.

·                     Purchase Order list (option 5:11:2). If using branches can now select branch number for all options. 

·                     Purchase Orders (option 5:1). New function alloews separate delivery address’s for purchase orders. Requires flag setting in menu option 5:14 page 2. 'Enter "Delivery Address" on P/O? Y/N'. Can use F11 to select the client to paste the delivery address from.

·                     Purchase Orders Create from Recommendation (option 5:3) now correctly populates the purchase order detail line required date and ETA date

·                     Purchase Orders (option 5:1). Now possible to automatically calculate detail line required by date using the stock lead time. Requires flag setting on page 4 menu option 14:14 ‘Calculate using stock lead time Y/N’.

·                      Jobs (menu option 6:1). The option to view / print invoices now display the firms name correctly.

·                     Job Import parts from file (option 6:17). New option to import parts to jobs from an ASCII tab delimitated file.

·                     Sales Orders (option 13:1). Can now use cost plus pricing.

·                     Function keys. The Record search now correctly includes notes and other text fields in the search. 

·                     System. Can now set the icon to be displayed on the task bar at run time. Need to have RE2000.EXE ICON:999 in the setuup of the descktop icon, where 999 is a number between 101 and 118.

 
RE2000 Dated 24 July 2007

·                     Debtors Statements (option 1:11:2) now displays the reports progress (in  seconds).

·                     Debtors BNZ Credit Card Direct Debit Payments File (option 1:13:29). New function to allow creditors to automatically  pay account balance by credit card. This routine automatically creates the credit card direct debit file for the BNZ.

·                     Stock Display of Alternate Suppliers (option 2:1 (+) ). The details field is now displayed on a second line, rather than to the right of the screen. Now can enter on selected alternate supplier line and it will change the 2:1 stock code to the alternate suppliers part number (if it exists on the stock file.

·                     Stock Mico Wakefield Price change file (option 2:10:10). Reinstated internet format option.

·                     Stock - Price Book List (option 2:11:10) the option to exclude the headers when printing to file now works correctly.

·                     Stock Turn Report (option 2:11:35). Now includes selection option to print either quantity or cost value. 

·                     Stock - Post Preset Prices (option 2:13:7). If the cost is being changed now correctly updates the latest cost in the main suppliers alternate supplier record.

·                     Stock - Create Price file (option 2:13:10) now displays the reports progress (in  seconds).

·                     Stock Change from a file (option 2:13:22). Now correctly finds the stock code to be changed, displays the reports progress (in  seconds) and checks that the new does not equal the old code. Also corrected problem with updating supercessions.

·                     Stock Merge from a File (option 2:13:23). New function to allow merging of stock codes from a list created as a TAB delimitated file in microsoft Excel.

·                     Invoices Re Print (option 4:11:1) now displays the reports progress (in  seconds).

·                     Invoice Margin Exception Report (option 4:11:9). Added option to include / or exclude job invoices (the default is All invoices) plus the ability to sort by stock code within salesperson.

·                     Invoice Margin Exception Report (option 4:11:9). Changed the default setting for 'or Above %' to 999.99%.

·                     Sales Orders - Stock available Report (option 13:7). Added new selection option  'OR Exclude only ITEMS fully supplied ready to invoice?' which improves the logic for accounting for stock already allocated to outstanding sales orders. Cannot re price or re cost items when this option is selected.

·                     Sales Orders (option 13:1). Included ability to have a user password select the correct salesperson. This uses the same logic as invoicing and requires the 'User password required for invoicing?' option to be set in menu option 14:1.

·                     Sales Orders - Print Outstanding (option 13:11). Added option to just select items supplied but not invoiced.

·                     F9 key. Can now specify which price (1 to 6) you wish to display on the f9 key. Default is price 1, other price option set in menu option 2:14.

·                     Wheeled Mouse now works correctly.

RE2000 Dated 09 July 2007

·                     Debtors Receipts (option 1:2). If use a zero receipt to match open item unpaid invoices to credit notes, the zero receipt transaction is now written to the database and can be viewed just like any other receipt. Zero receipts however are not printed on the customers statement.

·                     Debtors Statements (option 1:11:2). Resolved problem when select to print zero balance statements.

·                     Debtors Statements (option 1:11:2). Improved printing speed if using the {F10} key to select the clients to print.

·                     Debtors Print Transaction Batches (option 1:11:3). Resolved sorting problem when select to sort by date or reference.

·                     Debtors Comparative Sales Report (option 1:11:33). Added new selection criteria which allows report to include Charge To clients even if they do not meet the main selection criteria. 

·                     Stock OMC Price File Import (option 2:10:4). Resolved problems with reading in bad characters and with file name.

·                     Invoicing (option 4:1). Now only opens cash draw if not already printed.

·                     Purchase Orders (option 5:1). Now always displays the Account # field in the correct position.

·                     Invoicing (option 4:1). If allowing receipt of cash after invoice posted can no longer receive negative amounts.

·                     Job Costing (option 6:1 Quote printing). Now prints quote correctly if invoice options set to not print company name on invoices / quotes.

·                     Job Costing - Enter job Costs (option 6:5) will now lookup superceded stock codes.

·                     Job Costing Work In Progress Report (option 6:11:21) Resolved error message.

·                     General Ledger Print Accounts (option 7:11:6) now always uses compressed font so always fits correctly on the page.

·                     Sales Orders (option 13:1). Now takes into account Pack Discount % when calculating the price.

·                     Editing Text fields. Can now use CNTRL+N to insert a line.

·                     Download RE2000 Update (Option 14:8). Enhanced to allow entry of time of day to be run OR now able to be run automatically from Windows scheduler. (Refer to July 07 Newsletter for details).

RE2000 Dated 25 June 2007

·                     Debtors Charge to Sales Report (option 1:11:13) Add 'Sort by ValueY/N' and 'Only clients with sales greater than or equal to' options

·                     Format files can now handle sorting by charge to account and sub totaling if a charge to account.

·                     Debtors Comparative Sales Report (option 1:11:33). Added 'Combine all charge to sales? Y/N' and ' Exclude Clients with ZERO sales? Y/N' options.

·                     Debtors Transaction Batches report (option 1:11:3). Add options to select transactions by value range plus ability to select and sort transactions from the  history file by date range.

·                     Stock Set Selling Prices (option 2:2:7). Added option to select 'Only items where cost was changed on'.

·                     Stock Rees Price File Import (option 2:10:1). Altered to process both TAB and COMMA delimitated files and also to strip out any DOUBLE QUOTE marks.

·                     Stock Change Code from File (option 2:13:22). Altered to just supercede the existing stock code if the new stock code already exists.

·                     Creditors Edit / Delete Unmatched Packing Slips (option 3:13:3). Now writes the original purchase order number back to the creditors transaction.

·                     Quotes (option 4:1). Improved alignment on the screen of the ‘Valid To’ field.

·                     Invoice Margin Exception Report (option 4:11:9). Added selections for ‘Above %' margin and 'Exclude Stock Groups? Y/N'.

RE2000 Dated 14 June 2007

·                      Debtors search on vehicle details (option 1:11:19). Added client code selection.

·                     Debtors GST Exempt Audit Report 9option 1:11:34). This is  a new report

·                     Debtors Set Stop Credit Flag 9option 2:13:27). This is a new routine which provides the ability to set the stop credit flag by various criteria. If this option is used the automatic setting of this flag at period end should be set to NO.

·                     Debtors Sales by Department by Stock Group (option 2:11:30). Enhanced with a new selection option to allow the printing of just the totals by stock group for a selected branch.

·                     Client stock prices (option 1:12:5 & 6). Resolved problem with incorrect margins being printed for linked stock.

·                     Stock Mastertrade Price Update file (option 2:10:17). Enhanced to allow .ZIP file to be processed.

·                     Stock Branch Minimum and Maximums (option 2:1 R). Reduced input field size from 6 to 5 characters to match field size in database.

·                     Stock Latest V Average Cost Report (option 2:11:38). Resolved problem with linked stock showing incorrect cost.

·                     Stock Invoice Line Sales by Client Report (option 2:11:16). Resolved problem with double spacing option.

·                     Stock Compare Cost to Price Report (option 2:11:34). Resolved problem with linked stock showing incorrect cost. Also added selection option to compare a CLIENTS best price with the cost.

·                     Stock Shelf Labels (option 2:11:39). Enhanced with option to either print the stock code before or after the stock description.

·                     Creditors Paid by Report (options 3:11:19). Add ability to select by transaction age.

·                     Invoice Margin report (option 4:11:9). Added ability to select by branch and/or department.

·                     Invoicing Point of Sale Receipts. Added ability to print a text message at the bottom of the receipt. (Text is entered in new menu option 4:13:14)

·                     Invoicing Electrolux Warranty (option 4:13:7:6). Altered as requested by Electrolux to exclude credit notes and allow '/' character in XML file.

·                     Job Merge (option 6:1 W). Resolved problem with stock quantity being updated in some circumstances.

·                     Vehicle Tracking Margin report (option 10:11:11). This is a new report.

·                     Sales Orders (option 13:1). Resolved problem causing superceded code not to be written to the sales order detail record.

·                     Copy Database to Reesplay (option 14:39). This is a new option.

·                     Email Interface (option 14:1). Added '"User & Password" authentication required for SendMail()? Y/N' flag.

·                     Changed online help file to HTML. This is still looked up locally from your server when the F1 key is pressed. (Microsoft is now only supporting HTML help files).

RE2000 Dated 15 May 2007

·                      Stock Create or Email Price Update File (options 2:13:10 and 2:13:20). Now include options to create in Standard Rees format OR ‘QuoteFast’ format.

·                      Job Costing Employee Times by Date Report (option 6:11:20). Now correctly reports missing days.

·                      Sales Orders (option 13:1). New setup flag in 13:14 provides option to stop a sales order details being changed if the client is on stop credit.

RE2000 Dated 26 April 2007

·                      Stock global change of stock group/ type by supplier (option 2:2:21). New function will set stock group/type for selected supplier.

·                      Stock supplier part number report (option 2:11:32) now includes a column for price1 field.

·                      Invoice rolling averages analysis report (option 4:11:20). New report giving 12 months rolling averages for sales quantity, value or margin.

·                     Quoting (option 4:4) now gives a warning if a stock item has a special price.

·                      Job status report (option 6:11:4). Enhanced with addition of columns for actual and quoted labour quantity.

·                      Electrolux Warrenty claims EDI file in XML format. Resolved problem with rounding of the hours field and add second comment line.

RE2000 Dated 20 March 2007

·         Stock take enter quantities (option 2:2:3) now has a selection option to warn if quantity in stock not zero.

·          Stock shelf label printing (option 2:11:39). Resolved problem if wanting to print labels on laser printer while also have a label printer configured on the PC.

·          Stock Turn report (option 2:11:35). Now correctly includes stock items which match the selection critera when the supplier is being selected from the alternate supplier file.

·          Creditors set up – P)urchases display (option 3:1). Now correctly shows the value in the value column not the quantity

·          Invoicing (option 4:1). Stopped ability to have a blank invoice date. If blank now defaults to current date.

·         Invoicing (option 4:1). Resolved the problem for linked stock items when the F11 key was being used to select the cost price or average cost. Now inserts the correct figure.

·         Job costing employee times by date (option 6:11:20). Now correctly reports that the last day selected is missing if the employee does not work on that date.

·         System – the Help / About Rees display now only lists valid print format files.

RE2000 Dated 06 March 2007
  • Debtor Receipt printed from menu option 1:2. Change logic to print the current day date & time not the original invoice’s date & time.
  • Stock – Master trade price import file (option 2:11:17). Increase file name field length to 255 characters and allow search for file name by entering a ‘?’.
  • Stock Sales History Report (option 2:11:26). Resolved problem when margin option being used.
  • Stock global change of location (option 2:2:32). This is a new menu option to facilitate global changes to the stock location field.
  • Stock sales analysis (menu option 2:11:3). Added selection option to just print a supplier summary report.
  • Stock gross margins report (menu option 2:11:4). Added selection option to just print a supplier summary report.
  • Stock invoice line sales (option 2:11:16). Added ability to exclude stock groups or stock types from the report.
  • Printing bar code labels (option 2:11:25). It is now possible on SATO printers to print the ‘Unit of Sale’ field on the bar code. Requires a change to the .LAB file which defines what is printed on the label.
  • Invoicing (option 4:1). Stopped ability to press {pagedown} key when payment method of various is used.
  • Invoice receipts printed to a label printer (option 4:1). Enhanced with option to print the full stock description. Requires setup question ‘Include full description on receipt’ in menu option 4:14 page set to ‘Y’.
  • Purchase order printing (option 5:1). Moved "Total Value" field two characters to the left to stop the cents being missed on some printers.
  • Purchase orders (option 5:1 c(O)py). Changed to also copy in any stock items with a blank supplier code. This is designed for non stock items and if the feature is not required then will require a ‘dummy’ supplier code to be entered in place of the blank supplier code.
  • Job Costing quotes (option 6:1 Q). Enhanced to allow the quote to be printed with the branch name. Requires setup question ' Use Branch name/address on printed job quote? Y/N' found in menu option 14:14 page 4.
  • Job Costing (option 6:1). When copying a quote to actual it is now possible to suppress the copying of labour. Requires setup question ' Include labour in Transfer (quote to actuals) Y/N' to be set to ‘N’ in menu option 14:14 page 4.
  • Job Costing quotes (option 6:1). When copying a bill of material item to a job quote it is now possible to identify which line details are labour. Requires setup question ' Bill Material Labour Description (for job quotes)' in menu option 14:14 page 4 to be set with a key word that is contained in ALL labour descriptions.
  • General ledger report writer (option 7:10:9). Added ability to report on 24 months budgets and period actuals for months 16 to 24.
  • System now checks when the RE2000 program is started that at least 10MB of free disk space is available.
RE2000 Dated 10 January 2007
  • Debtors Receipting (option 1:2). For open item debtors it is now possible to include credits in the automatic allocation of the receipt. Requires setup flag in menu option 1:14.
  • Debtors charge to clients report (option 1:11:13). Add selection option to only print charge to clients.
  • Stock sales history report (option 2:11:26). Resolved bound error problem when printing summary margin report.
  • Creditors invoice EDI import (option 3:13:9:7). Added routine to import REXEL (Redeal) EDI invoices.
  • Invoice printing with special print format (option 4:1). Resolved a problem with the word wrapping of selected lengths field.
  • Warranty report for Electrolux (option 4:13:7:2 and 6). Kilometer charge changed to have no decimal places.
  • Invoice check posted report (option 4:13:2). Resolved problem resulting from new invoice rounding method used for 10cent rounding.
  • Purchase Order create from recommendation (option 5:3). Enhanced to allow option for selecting Purchase order price from special costs entered in 2:2:25.
  • Purchase Order import from Sales orders etc (option 5:1 c(O)py). Enhanced to provide option of getting transaction description from either stock file or transaction.
  • Job Cards - Edit Standard details (option 6:8). Added ability to print job numbers on non standard job cards.
  • Job Costing labour input (option 6:1 and 6:3). If using security module the ability to change the price field now depends on the security settings.
  • Creditors General Ledger transaction display (option 3:1). Include general ledger transaction description in display if setup option allows this to be entered from creditors invoice input.
  • System - added 'VersionInfo' for Windows Vista / Internet explorer compatibility.

 

 

Details of changes done prior to this can be found on the following pages:

·         January 2006 to December 2006

·         January 2005 to December 2005


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