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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 2000 and December 2000. The latest changes are found on a separate page.

 This page (January to December 2000)

RE2000 Dated 19 December 2000
  • Unpaid invoice list (option 1:11:28) now recognises the client range selection.
  • Email Appliances price disk (option2.10.45) updated to new format which will be used by Email for next price update..
RE2000 Dated 15 December 2000
  • Quotes using option 4.4 - resolved problem with incorrect next quote number when filing or printing quote. If using this option must update to this version.
RE2000 Dated 14 December 2000
  • Purchase Order set up (menu option 5.1) now rounds to nearest pack size where applicable.
  • General Ledger Actual Vs Budget report (menu option 7:11.8) now only prints G/L codes where the account is set up in 7.1 with print flag = Y.
  • Direct debits create (menu option 1.13.5) now puts correct payment method in the transaction.
  • Unpaid invoice list 1:11:28 now prints correct debtors name.
RE2000 Dated 12 December 2000
  • The version number of this release has been changed to 1.50 to reflect the fact that it is using the new Alaska compiler.
  • A check has been included to detect PC's that are running Windows 95 and have not had the necessary Microsoft update patch run. In these circumstances the program gives you the opportunity to automatically run the necessary update patch.
  • New Sales Orders option in 13:14 to default supplied quantity to 0.00 instead of quantity in stock.
  • Creditors - fax number now prints on the bottom of the remittance.
  • Backorders Confirmation Report 13.4 now has option to combine all backorders for a client.
  • Stock reports 2.2.3 and 2.2.16 now print "Details" field.
  • Job costing WIP report 6.11.21 now allows selection and sort by job type.
  • Invoice margin report 4.11.9 now allows sort by client file salesperson.
  • An updated copy of the Helpfile is included in this download (Accessed from F1 key).
RE2000 Dated 30 October 2000
  • Debtors Period end update (option 1:15) - Optimised to shorten time taken (may reduce time by 50%).
  • Client special prices for a stock code can now be viewed from {ALT+F9} or {F9} +'V' using '.' option. (NOTE: must have 'Use client prices' question set to 'Y' in 1:14).
  • Stock Take list (option 2:11:7) - If sorting by location now have option to print new location on new page.
  • Stock transfers (option 2:2:5) - now prints the reference on the audit report.
  • Stock - new setup to NOT move stock items to allocated when added to a job. Option (14:14) 'Remove stock item from stock to allocated Y/N?'.
  • Change Client code (option 1:13:1) optimised to speed up when large number of historical invoices.
  • Invoicing (option 14:1) - if invoicing password is required no longer allows original salesman code to be overwritten if invoice is changed or viewed by another user.
  • Invoice posting (option 4:12) - Set up option 'Exclude other users when posting Y/N?' now available in 14:14 (Default is 'Y' as currently, an 'N' will allow 4:12 to run while other users in option 4:1 should this be required).
  • GST report from General Ledger (option 7:11:7) - now writes record in event log when GST transactions are cleared.
  • Purchase orders product status report (option 5:11:4) - enhanced to allow selection by branch.
  • Purchase orders for a stock item can now be viewed from {ALT+F9} and {F9} + 'V' using 'p(U)rchase' option.
RE2000 Dated 20 October 2000
  • Enhanced special statement formats to provide for weekly invoice/statement format.
  • Changed standard name of Hydraulink price import files to STOCK.CSV.
  • Resolved problem with pop up search on Invoices, Quotes & Sales Orders (these can be found under the lookup tab).
  • Creditors batch list (option 3:11:13) now prints heading correctly.
  • Debtors unpaid invoice list now includes option to include invoice detail lines. (Default is No).
RE2000 Dated 04 October 2000
  • Serial Tracking vehicle sales report (Option 10:11:7) now only includes Invoice records this resolves problem with negative additional charges appearing as a sale.
  • Standard job card format now includes the customers Home Phone Number.
  • Debtors - Clearing small customer balances (Option 1:13:12) can now selectively clear only Debit or Credit balances. The default remains both Debit and Credit balances.
RE2000 Dated 27 September 2000
  • Vehicle Sales Report 10:11:7 - printing of this report is now faster.
  • Job Costing - Job Cards - resolved problem with printing firms name at top of card.
  • Cash book cheque entry (option 8:12) now displays {ESC} message at bottom of the screen.
  • Debtors - special statement printing routines can now be written to include invoice lines.
  • Debtors reports will now select clients active or
  • Sales Orders - Back order list (option 13:3) can now select by client area.
  • Quotes - can now import ITM quotes using option 4:13:10.
RE2000 Dated 15 September 2000
  • CB Norwood price file now updates prices even if flagged as obsolete or deleted stock.
  • Prompt payment discount option - if turned on always allows entry of discount when receipting.
  • Purchase Order product status report (option 5:11:4) - resolved problem with sub total break.
  • Importing Estimator Quote - Now uses Sale price in estimator file rather than usual client price.
  • Stock take list (option 2:11:7) - Now prints correctly if only request items without a location.
  • User Maintenance - problem resolved.
RE2000 Dated 12 September 2000
  • Job Costing - new report to print job summary with parts & labour (option 6:11:23).
  • Bill of Materials report (option 2:8:4) - resolve printing problem.
  • Invoicing from jobs - additional option in job setup screen to allow labour rate to print on the invoice.
RE2000 Dated 11 September 2000
  • General Ledger Budget report (option 7:11:9) - Now prints totals with negative for a loss and positive for a profit.
  • General ledger budget V actual report (option 7:11:8) - improved column alignment.
  • General Ledger Report (option 7:11:3) - Opening Balance heading now aligned correctly.
  • General Ledger GST Report (option 7:11:7) - Totals now align correctly; corrected transaction number and now prints GST return on a separate page.
  • Stock price updates for F&P, EMAIL now allow for description to be left unchanged if stock item already on file.
  • Stock set up screen (option 2:1) - now shows correct margins for linked stock.
  • Deletion of used stock codes (option 2:13:15) now allows selection by group or supplier code.
  • Stock - New report to print stock list by supplier (option 2:11:32)
  • Job Costing - added ability to print parts on a job on the job card.
  • Job quoting now prints warning message if no labour cost when transferring quote to a job.
  • Job search (Alt+F12) default is now not to include closed jobs.
  • Sales Orders set up options (menu 13:14) - can now choose to delete sales orders and lines after they have been supplied and invoiced and can default to print sales order if not invoicing.
  • Sale Orders - when copying a quote to a sales order now correctly handles selected lengths.
  • Sales Orders - New IMPORT option to allow importing details from invoices or quotes
RE2000 Dated 22August 2000
  • Recurring Invoices now allow for entry of vehicle details when appropriate.
  • Job Cost Work in Progress Report (option 6:11:21) now has an option in setup to use values at cost. The default is to continue to use selling prices.
  • Cash Book Accountants report solution 6 file now includes descriptions.
RE2000 Dated 22August 2000
  • Delete unused stock routine (2:13:13) new option to allow only deletion of unused stock prior to a selected date on which it was added.
  • Purchase Order Receipts (when printing Bar Code labels) now updates price change input for Bar code.
  • Stock Receipts - Average cost is now left unaltered if a negative quantity is input on a stock receipt. (i.e. Stock Returned).
RE2000 Dated 17August 2000
  • Job Cost Report now prints Customer Name & Address even if no charge to client.
  • Stock Bar Code Labels can now use price option 0 to suppress printing price on bar code label.
  • Stock Group / Discount Group printouts now include percentage markups where appropriate.
  • Printers. If no windows printer is installed on a PC program now automatically defaults printer to be the windows clipboard.
  • General Ledger Report writer now includes ability to print quarterly figures.
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RE2000 Dated 13 August 2000
  • Fix a problem with Macros not pasting enter key correctly (14.7).
  • Select "Location" for price list in stock reports (2.11.8, 10 & 14).
  • Fix problem with incorrect branch in client receipts - if branches used (1.2).
  • Job set up option (6.14) "Warn in PO if no job # entered" - when using Purchase Orders.
  • Job list report (6.11.1) - can print in Alpha order.
  • Fixed (7.12.2) printing of Debtors-> G/L interface settings.
RE2000 Dated 08 August 2000
  • Fix a problem with Purchase Order receipts transferring onto job cost. This error was introduced in 03 August 2000 version. :-(.
  • Job integrity check (6.15) fixed to add up labour values correctly.
RE2000 Dated 03 August 2000
  • Update Fisher & Paykel price disk import to new PartsFinder format. (2.10.44)
  • Fixed printing of Vehicle Stock List to show GST Inclusive costs.
  • Fix problem with linked stock items converting from non-stock to stock.
  • Change colour scheme "Grey with Red" to display highlighted colours better.
  • Added an option to flag Recurring invoices as already printed when generating.
  • Entering stocktake fixed to recognise saved index.(2.2.3)
  • Update "The Estimator" import of quotes for new file format.(4.13.10)
  • Added "User Grouping" field to stock set up screen and allow it as a selection criteria for selected stock reports 1,2,14 & 26.
  • Stock reports 1,2,14 & 26 altered to allow restriction to only items added on or after a certain date.
  • Fixed Picking Slip printing if zero invoice copies selected.(4.1)
RE2000 Dated 24 July 2000
  • Corrected error in cashbook month end. (Only occurred if creditors module is not used.
RE2000 Dated 21 July 2000
  • Price file import for Rheem now available as option 2:10:35.
  • Creditors Packing slip edit (Option 3:13:3) - Record not found message resolved.
  • Job Costing - New options in System configuration (option 14:14 ) to allow time sheet input to be edited before it is filed and a second option to force a job cost report to be printed before invoicing.
  • Printing - Improved the print size of small fonts.
RE2000 Dated 19 July 2000
  • Job list (option 6:11:1) now includes Order Number if No costs option is selected.
  • Job Cost Report (Option 6:11:3) now has option to exclude costs and margins.
  • Job Cost input (Option 6:5) now displays transactions correctly.
  • Macros now paste correctly in Invoicing, Sales Orders and Purchase Orders.
  • Can Now post from clipboard into Memo fields using CTRL_V.
RE2000 Dated 17 July 2000
  • Stock System - Added AE Price import routine as option 2:10:34.
RE2000 Dated 29 June 2000
  • Creditors report 3:6 (Sort by Date). Now prints in correct sequence.
RE2000 Dated 28 June 2000
  • Work in progress report now has option to print uninvoiced labour & parts separately.
  • Pop up searches now remain on current menu when enter is pressed.
  • Stock report 2:11:29 now prints correctly.
  • Invoice report 4:11:8 now has options to select by delivery name and/or address line one.
RE2000 Dated 8 June 2000
  • Copy Client prices (option 1:12:3), problem resolved.
RE2000 Dated 7 June 2000
  • Bank Lodgment report now updates printed flag for multiple branches.
  • General Ledger interface programs now display an in progress timer.
  • Debtors end of month update now has option to automatically create recurring invoices.
  • Record locking retry now increased for large networks using windows 2000 terminal server.
  • Mercury price import now allows alternate field to be updated with abbreviated stock code.
  • Picking slip printing error resolved.
  • Job costing invoice values displays correctly.
RE2000 Dated 24 May 2000
  • Stock lookup using F9 key. Option added to display the full stock description. The number of characters to display is set in option 2:14. (60ch is full description).
  • Branch Stock Report (option 2:6:8) now includes a selection by branch..
  • Outstanding Purchase Orders report (option 5:11:6) now includes a selection by branch.
RE2000 Dated 24 May 2000
  • Resolve error message when selecting stock groups, types, jobs etc. (Problem was introduced in last update dated 22 May).
RE2000 Dated 22 May 2000
  • Stock report 2:11:17 enhanced to allow options to remove GST from value.
  • Update Pan Pacific & Chester price files format in 2:10:32.
  • G/L period end update - resolve problem when reversing batches and pressing ESC.
  • Serial cost report 10:11:4 add 'Cost Excludes GST' to heading when applicable.
RE2000 Dated 17 May 2000
  • Stock report 2:11:17 enhanced to also include quantity only lines and compressed print format if quantity printed.
  • EMAIL Warranty claim form printout format changed for Epson type printers.
  • Daily Purchase Order Report 5:11:3 now printing correctly.
  • Job Cost Report 6:11:3 (Labour) now corrected if schedule option not used.
RE2000 Dated 11 May 2000
  • Stock report 2:11:17 now has option to show quantity when printing a summary line per stock code.
RE2000 Dated 05 May 2000
  • Stock report 2:11:17 now has option to print summary line per stock code rather than all invoice lines.
  • Debtors report 1:11:15 enhanced to include option to print email address.
RE2000 Dated 01 May 2000
  • Record Search now available on F6, F8 and F9 Keys.
  • Batch number in Job costing transaction file now 8 characters in length to match Creditors batch numbers. (Note: If you are running job costing module and want to implement this feature you need to contact Rees Software after loading down this version).
RE2000 Dated 28 April 2000
  • Invoice and Quote listings - Client Phone number added.
  • Creditors invoices - When posted to a job the date used for transaction depends on setup in 3:14.
  • Job Costs print - Correctly subtotals by schedule number
RE2000 Dated 21 April 2000
  • Pay All creditors with confirm option - now prints each remittance advice as soon as confirmed.
  • OMC price file update - Date added is now set as current date.
  • REHELP.HLP file can now either be in \RE2000 directory or the \re2000\data directory.
  • General Ledger - copying a batch now resets GST flag.
  • Invoice printing using special formats now includes ability to print total cartons.
RE2000 Dated 17 April 2000
  • Ensure no extra blank page when printing job cards.
  • Ensure that zero creditors do no print on Aged trial balance.
  • Stock labels now print details correctly from stock receipts.
RE2000 Dated 12 April 2000
  • Enhanced OMC price file update with options not to update Alpha and Description fields
  • Changed Mercury price file update to accept new MIDAS format.
RE2000 Dated 07 April 2000
  • Added group sub totaling to Stock Valuation Report (Option 2:11:9 when sorted by group)
  • P)rint Option in fax module.
RE2000 Dated 04 April 2000
  • Stock Take Reports.
RE2000 Dated 30 Mar 2000
  • Job Status Report (option 6:11:4) now prints correctly.
RE2000 Dated 29 Mar 2000
  • Now automatically prints any error messages to the default printer. This saves printing the error log if Rees requires a faxed copy.
  • Bank Lodgment (option 1:11:14) changed to speed up updating of printed flag.
  • Stock labels (Option 2:11:21) will now print to EPSON label printers (NOTE: this is not available for CX200 label printers, which are not capable of printing normal print text).
  • BNZ Direct Credit file changed to comply with new BNZ header format.
RE2000 Dated 24 Mar 2000
  • Now includes new CARTERS price file format .
  • Stock adjustment routine (Option 2:11:16) now displays correct message for serial nos.
  • OMC OPEA price import program allows the accessories to have separate product group and type codes. Parts and accessories can be imported separately.
RE2000 Dated 16 Mar 2000
  • Can now import Rees price directly from a .TXT file. No longer require an .EXE file.
  • Supplier Maintenance option now available in 2:13 if not using creditors module.
  • Last page now always form feeds correctly.
RE2000 Dated 13 Mar 2000
  • Exporting and importing Rees price file now includes option to include Group and Type codes.
RE2000 Dated 10 Mar 2000
  • The small print font now shows in bold on laser printers.
RE2000 Dated 08 Mar 2000
  • Print screen option is now available under 'File'.
  • The windows clipboard may now be selected as a printer using ALT+F12. This allows any report to be pasted to the windows clipboard.
  • New Sales Order report (option 13:9) to print All Back orders for clients. This report prints all backorders on one confirmation form.
  • Invoice line sales by client report (option 2:11:16) can now be selected by Area.
  • New Branch Stock Report (option 2:6:8) summarises the stock at each branch in the one report.
RE2000 Dated 29 Feb 2000
  • If using Windows 95, 97 or 98 SHIFT F6 will display Client enquiry screen.
RE2000 Dated 17 Feb 2000
  • Margin reports where the GST inclusive pricing option is being used. Menu options 4:11:7, 4:11:9 and 2:11:18 now asks an additional question - 'Remove any GST from margin calculation'. A Y)es will ensure GST is removed from the invoice value and the margin calculated correctly if you are using GST inclusive pricing .
  • Updating open item debtors invoice transactions Gross of discount? Program now ensures correct processing of any credit notes matched against these invoice transactions.

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