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Version 8.7.9
Date: 03/12/99
New Features:
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
- Added message box to display when Customer Merge has completed processing.
- User Administration Security Access has been added for manufacturer, customer, item, and
authorized item maintenance functions. With security checked on, user can make
modifications in File Maintenance to the option checked. Note: The
Transactions security flags are for future use.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved issue of lost/misplaced PSR files when merging Customer or Principals with
existing conflicts.
- Resolved Brokerage Rebuild not updating estimated brokerage for paid orders/invoices.
- Resolved issue of Price_Header table not found in the Principal Merge utility.
- Resolved issue with the Paid Brokerage column not being updated in Invoice Inquiry after
doing a Mass Brokerage Rebuild. Order status is now retrieved from the
new_hist table instead of the odrhdr table.
- Corrected "Integrity Constraint Violation" error when trying to add or delete
users.
B_EDI
Version: 8.7.9 Date: 3/12/99
New Features:
- Added Import capability for EDI 864-Text Message and 994-Administrative
Message transaction sets. These transactions imported will appear on the Message
tab in the Incoming EDI Queue.
- Added import capability for the 810-(X12)Invoice transaction set.
- Added import capability for the 852-Product Activity Data transaction set. This
transaction set will show on the 852s tab in the Incoming EDI Queue.
- Improved import processing for validating numeric fields on all transaction sets.
- Added import capability for the 888-Item Maintenance transaction set.
- Importing EDI 875/850-Purchase Orders and 855-Purchase Order Acknowledgments will
properly assign broker number and default profit center to the order as maintained on the
Manufacturer/Customer record.
- Importing EDI 875/850-Purchase Orders and 855-Purchase Order Acknowledgments will
apply Profit Center based on the following hierarchy:
Ship To Customer/Manufacturer
Bill To Customer/Manufacturer
Ship to Customer
Bill to Customer
Principal
- Added new EDI.INI flag to control applying Automatic EDI Reference Numbers when the 855-Purchase
Order Acknowledgment flatfile contains the EDI Reference Number "SO" for the
manufacturer sales order number.
Under the [oeentopt] heading the following line is to be added if the
automatic EDI Reference numbers are not to be applied during import of the 855-Purchase
Order Acknowledgment:
Auto_apply_refno=N
If the line is not added to the EDI.INI file, the default will by Y and any
automatic EDI Reference Numbers found on the Manufacturer or Manufacturer Profit Center
records will be applied.
When the flag is set to N, the import process will verify the existence of the
SO number in the flatfile. When the SO number is received, the
other automatic EDI Reference numbers will be applied. If the SO is not found,
and the flag set to N , any automatic EDI Reference Numbers found for the
Manufacturer or Manufacturer Profit Center will be applied as normal.
The EDI.INI file on the Gentran
workstation should be modified to use this feature.
Bug Fixes:
- Corrected the lookup to the Authorized Item List when VN-Vendor Item ID is
received. Only PI-Purchasers Item number will look to the Authorized
Item List.
- Corrected process error "Division by Zero" when receiving 880-Invoice
with zero quantity items.
- Resolved printing of received EDI Terms. Import will apply the default terms as setup in
Sequel File Maintenance, as well as note the received EDI Terms values. Both applied terms
and received terms values will print.
- Corrected update of last_modified column in database EDI Tables.
Banking
Version: 8.7.9 Date: 1/20/99
New Features:
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved the need to use <alt> <tab> to enter new data in the Check Detail
entry window.
- Resolved accessibility problem within the deposit journal help window.
- Resolved the defect reported in the Check Reconciliation report, it would not allow the
user to select with the mouse "unreconciled checks only", it only responded to
keyboard commands.
Brokerage
Version: 8.7.14 Date: 3/12/99
New Features:
- Added verification window to display when a check has been closed.
- New window added with ability to "write off" the brokerage dollars in
Brokerage Reconciliation. Fields include Adjustment Reason, Comment, Adjustment Amount,
and Total Amount.
- Added new Options button with the following tabs:
- General tab- includes options for either setting up brokerage adjustment automatically,
prompting prior to making adjustments on check closing, or no automatic adjustment.
- Check Details Entry tab- provides a choice of whether or not to utilize invoice
adjustments. To use original format, select Standard Entry Window. To use invoice
adjustments, select Entry Window With Adjustments. Changes are reflected in the Brkg.ini
file as "change_invoice_amount=Y" to use adjstments, or N to ignore adjustments.
- Check Adjustments tab- used to associate reason codes with automatic adjustments for
positive or negative amounts.
- Adjustment Reason Codes tab- used to create or delete adjustment reason codes.
- Pop-up window displays when duplicate invoices are referenced.
- The following enhancements to the Principal Aging Report
- Correct principal totals always being zero
- Running Date/Time displays in the corner of the report
- Territory field added to the report
- Principal name displays once when both booked and shipped lines printed
- Added right-mouse option to print out the search criteria screen
- Split grand totals to be booked, shipped and cash lines.
- The following enhancements to the Posted Checks Report
- Changed the column heading from "Check Dollars" to "Sales Paid"
- Added Principal Name field to report
- Added sorting options to the Brokerage Checks, Paid Funds Summary, and Paid Funds Detail
reports. Double-clicking on the report format will bring up a sorting options window for
sorting, grouping, and sub-totaling. This also allows the user to save data from the
previously run report to be used when selecting different sorting methods and previewing
prior to running the report.
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
- Customer Type, Territory, and Salesrep selectors have been added to Paid Marketing Funds
Details, Paid Marketing Funds Summary, and Brokerage Market Analysis reports.
- Invoice Activity Date selector has been added to Paid Market Funds report.
- Added a new option in Brokerage Reconciliation Maintenance to allow the user the option
to "mark check as paid without closing the check." The default is NO because
this is how the application currently functions.
- Added new "Aging Date" selector to the Manufacturer Aging report criteria.
- Modified Aging Report by Principal report format to include the Aging
Date selector.
- Added new report Aging Report Summary by MFG to Manufacturer Aging report
formats.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved issue in Brokerage Reconciliation Report of reversed data in the Matched and
Difference columns.
- Resolved issue of duplication when multiple orders are matched to one invoice and
returning "check_rec is not unique" error.
- Enabled the "view" button when returning to the screen after adding a new
check.
- Resolved issue of an order number displaying as "Multiple" when only one order
has actually been applied to that invoice in the Invoice Mass Status Change to Paid.
- Changed focus to the [Cancel] button instead of the Check Number field in Brokerage
Reconciliation.
Claims
Version: 8.7.4 Date: 2/26/99
Special Notes:
Application is available for "Alpha" Testing ONLY.
New Features:
- New applications for Claim maintenance and reporting functions.
EDI
Version: 8.7.23 Date: 3/12/99
New Features:
File Maintenance has been modified to allow four lines of Customer Shipping
Comments. If more than one Shipping Comment is entered, the Shipping Comments field during
Order entry will read "MULTIPLE SHIPPING COMMENTS". On memo printing, if
multiple comments are found, it will print "Multiple Comments, See Below" in the
Shipping Comments section. Each of the Shipping Comments checked to Send in
File Maintenance will print on the order below the line items in the same manner as Notes
are printed currently.
- During the EDI Import process verification will be made on the Deviations Case Cap
before applying the promotion. If the quantity ordered goes over the Case Cap set for
specific customer(s) and item(s) the promotion will not apply. If edits or changes are
made to an item set up on the Case Cap Tab and the quantity change is over the cap, a pop
up window will appear warning "Promotion Exceeds Case Cap". When manually adding
a promotion set up with Case Caps using the Shift-F5 function to an item and the quantity
ordered is over the cap, a pop up window will appear warning "Promotion Selected
Exceeds Case Cap".
- Added Options button to the Order Distribution window. The options now
available are listed below. Changes will be made to the users application INI file
based on the options selected.
- Application Timeout in Minutes:
If the application is idle for the amount of minutes
entered, the user will be prompted to continue or log off.
- Check Mfg/Cust EDI Override Flag:
Setting this option to Yes will check
the EDI Override flag maintained on the File Maintenance Manufacturer/Customer (bill to
customer) record. If the flag there is also set to yes, the order will NOT be
distributed to the EDI Outgoing Queue.
- Fax to:
Clicking the appropriate radio button will fax to Manufacturer
Only, Both Manufacturer and Customer, Manufacturer/Customer
Combination Only or Manufacturer or Customer or Mfg/Cust Combination.
Currently faxing to Manufacturer or Customer or Mfg/Cust Combination will
retrieve all the fax locations records found for the manufacturer, customer, and
manufacturer/customer combinations with the Include Action Flag maintained in
File Maintenanceā Fax Locations.
NOTE: Making changes to one of the first three fax options will have immediate affect
on the fax location records appearing on the Distribution window. It is recommended to Cancel
from the Distribution window after selecting option 4 Manufacturer, Customer, or
Mfg/Cust Combination then re-distributing the order to have the proper fax locations
retrieved.
- Added new EDI.INI flag to control appling Automatic EDI Reference Numbers when the 855-Purchase
Order Acknowledgment flatfile contains the EDI Reference Number "SO" for the
manufacturer sales order number.
Under the [oeentopt] heading the following line is to be added if the
automatic EDI Reference numbers are not to be applied during import of the 855-Purchase
Order Acknowledgment:
Auto_apply_refno=N
If the line is not added to the EDI.INI file, the default will by Y and any
automatic EDI Reference Numbers found on the Manufacturer or Manufacturer Profit Center
records will be applied.
When the flag is set to N, the import process will verify the existence of the
SO number in the flatfile. When the SO number is received, the
other automatic EDI Reference numbers will be applied. If the SO is not found,
and the flag set to N , any automatic EDI Reference Numbers found for the
Manufacturer or Manufacturer Profit Center will be applied as normal.
The EDI.INI file on the Gentran workstation should be modified to use this feature.
Report Features:
- 889-Promotion Announcements
now will reflect Market Area data as sent by the trading
partner. If the Market Area references specific customers, the Sequel customer number will
be printed.
- Added printing of Reference Number information on the 880-Invoice transaction
set.
- Added printing of SeQueL Order Number on the Purchase Order and/or Purchase Order
Acknowledgment detailed reports.
- Added printing of Routing information on the Purchase Order and/or Purchase Order
Acknowledgment detailed reports.
- Added printing of Line Item Level Reference numbers on the Purchase Order and/or
Purchase Order Acknowledgment detailed reports.
Bug Fixes:
- 880-Invoice/810-(X12)Invoice
transaction set reports will print full length of the
Invoice Number and the Customer Purchase Order Numbers as transmitted by trading partner.
- The EDI Export Errors Window when Distributing from the Incoming EDI Queue has been
expanded to view the entire error message.
- Corrected In/Print reports to reflect Extended Promotion Allowance amounts on the
following transaction sets: 875-Purchase Order, 850-(X12)Purchase Order, 855-Purchase
Order Acknowledgment, 880-Invoice, 810-(X12)Invoice.
- Corrected print spacing on the 864-Text Message transaction set report.
- Corrected printing of the 852-Product Activity Data product qualifiers and
ids. Now it will print up to 7 qualifiers and product ids.
- Resolved issue of Advanced button on item-level promotions not committing data.
- Resolved issue with 16-digit promotion numbers being truncated when posting the order.
- Corrected lookup to Authorized Item List when VN-Vendor Item ID is received.
Only PI-Purchasers Item number will look to the Authorized Item List.
- Corrected processing error "Division by Zero" when receiving transactions with
zero quantity items.
- Resolved issue with printing received EDI Terms on the 875/850-Purchase Orders. Import
will apply the default terms as setup in Sequel Maintenance as well as note the received
EDI Terms values. Both applied terms and received terms values will print.
- Resolved issue with printing received EDI Terms on the 880/810-Invoices.
- Resolved issue with printing item information (description, price, promos, etc) when
item is invalid during the import process.
- Resolved issue with printing Order Level Allowances on 875/850-Purchase Orders,
855-Purchase Order Acknowledgments, and 880/810-Invoices.
- Resolved issue with missing Bill To, Ship To, and/or Vendor City/ST/Zip information
on Purchase Orders.
- Removed Cancel Button from report print window.
- Modifications have been made to the EDI Incoming Queue REPORT button to eliminate loss
of the default printer selection.
- Resolved issue with incorrect Bill to customer number applied to order when incoming EDI
data is not received to correctly identify the bill to customer.
- Corrected error in Principal Help and Customer Help when searching for customer and/or
principal name using an apostrophe () in the name.
- Resolved errors when attempting to Create an EDI Order for a row that has already been
created. This is perhaps caused when two users attempt to create the same order at the
same time.
- The EDI Transmission Report will now correctly count and print all transactions.
Missing transactions included the 810-Invoice, 824-Application Advice, 864-Text
Message, 879-Price Change, 888-Item Maintenance, 889-Promotion Announcement, and the
994-Administrative Message.
- Resolved Override Price problems with the EDI Order Wizard when incoming process
found item to be invalid.
- Invoice Integration will now price line items based on the items Default Price
UOM. If Default Price UOM is not entered, Invoice Integration will use CA.
- Resolved Integrity Constraint Violation error received when importing
EDI Raw Data containing an 824-Application Advice.
- Function changed to resolve fax distribution hangs.
- Order Type Help changed to not allow duplicate Order Type Ids to be entered.
- Corrected the "Re-Verify Unsuccessful" error caused by using the Switch
Principal option in the EDI Order Wizard.
- Corrected printing the EDI Reference Numbers during order distribution. The EDI
Reference numbers printed will be those associated with the order not those maintained in
File Maintenance.
- Corrected problem with the Delete Window on the EDI Outgoing Queue. After deleting
records from the outgoing queue, the queue will be refreshed to reflect the deleted
record(s).
Other related EDI applications:
B_EDI Version 8.7.8
EDIEXP Version 8.7.5
RAWDATA Version 8.7.3
EDIEXP
Version: 8.7.5 Date: 2/19/99
New Features:
- Added 880-Invoice/810-(X12)Invoice export capabilities.
- Added 888-Item Maintenance export capabilities.
- Exporting EDI 875-Purchase Orders will use the proper broker number as maintained in the
File Maintenance. The hierarchy is as follows:
1>
Manufacturer/Customer record broker number
2> Manufacturer Profit Center Maintenance Broker Number
3>
Manufacturer Broker Number
- Multiple Customer Shipping Comments have been added in File Maintenance. EDI export
procedures have been modified to send the shipping comment(s) on the EDI Reference Code
based on the Send check box.
- Promotion Status has been added to the Events, Settings Tab for use with the
EDI 889 Promotion Announcement. The valid EDI qualifiers are retrieved from the EDI
Code table. Examples are 01 for New, 05 Confirmation.
Note: The status codes are retrieved from the event tables when the 889-Promotion
Announcement is exported by the Gentran session NOT when distributed to the EDI Queue.
Therefore, the exported data will reflect any, and all, changes between the time
distributed and the time exported.
Bug Fixes:
- Corrected 879-Price Change Bracket ids. Exporting bracket levels increment by 1
(one) starting at 1 (one).
- Corrected 879-Price Change missing bracket level problem.
- Resolved issues with Billback dollar amounts being deducted from the orders net
total.
- Corrected exporting the BY-Buying Partys Duns number with the 879-Price
Change transaction.
- Corrected problems with 889-Promotion Announcement exporting duplicate line items
for one item when more than one Product Id and Qualifier existed for that item.
EDIRAW
Version: 8.7.3 Date: 1/20/99
New Features:
- The term "Principal" has been
replaced with "Manufacturer" throughout the application.
Bug Fixes:
- Corrected "Integrity Constraint
Violation" error received when importing EDI raw data containing the 824-Application Advice
transaction.
Events
Version: 8.7.6 Date: 2/19/99
New Features:
- Added the Label ID field to the duplicate item pop-up window which displays when
duplicate items are selected in the Items tab. This field also displays in the Item Help.
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
- Case Cap Tab has been added. This feature is Customer Specific to each Deviation within
the Event. To be used with Order Entry and will not apply the Promotion if amount ordered
goes over the Case Cap for the specific customer(s).
- Quota Tab has been added. This feature is Customer Specific to each Deviation within the
Event for reporting.
- Deviation Quota Report, reports on Cases Sold and Quotas set up in Events on the
Quota Tab for specific customer(s).
- New Deviation Quota Reports now available:
- Dev. Quota Mfg/Dev/Cust
- Dev. Quota Mfg/Cust/Dev/Item
- Dev. Quota Mfg/Dev/Cust/Item
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved problems causing "Illegal Operation" errors when deleting the last
event on file for any given principal.
- Modified procedures to the Event Listing Report for the following:
- Updating item information
- Utilizing the customer, customer type, and territory selectors.
File Maintenance
Version: 8.7.16/8.8 Date: 2/19/99
New Features:
- Added new option in Miscellaneous, Fax Locations to include the memprinting options:
printing billbacks, printing hash totals, printing ASAP for ship date, printing net or
ship weight, ability to sort items by item number or as entered. Added ability to change
fax print style. Same screen referenced in the Order Entry Distribution screen.
- Added new option in Miscellaneous, Order Type to add or delete order type.
- Added Label ID field to display in the duplicate item pop-up window when a
duplicate item is referenced. The Item Help screen also displays this field.
- From the FIND button in Item Maintenance, a new button was added to search by the Label
ID on the Item Search screen.
- Added distribution capabilities for the EDI 888-Item Maintenance transaction set.
Available for BETA testing.
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
- Added Date Qualifier and Date fields to the Items EDI option. Dates are then output to
the EDI 888-Item Maintenance transaction set.
- Added ability to sort on Label Id when using Item help.
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
- Default Profit Center and Broker Number can now be maintained at Manufacturer/Customer
level.
Applying Broker Number to orders will follow this hierarchy:
- Manufacturer/Customer Broker Number
- Manufacturer Profit Center Maintenance Broker Number
- Manufacturer Broker Number (Detail Tab)
- New Shpg Cmnts tab has been added to the Customer Maintenance. Up to four
lines of Shipping Comments may be entered and checked for printing and transmitting
orders. EDI Reference Codes may be used for the appropriate EDI qualifier.
- The Customers Profit Center may now be maintained on this new tab. Customers
Profit Center is used during order entry. Applying the Profit Center during order entry
follows the below hierarchy:
Ship to Customer/Manufacturer
Bill to Customer/Manufacturer
Ship to Customer
Bill to Customer
Default Profit Center from the INI file
- Added capability to override the EDI distribution. An "EDI Override - Yes/No"
flag has been added to the Manufacturer/Customer tab. Setting the flag to Yes
also requires the use of the Order Distribution Options
- Added Action to Fax Locations maintenance. The Action to Include
Manufacturer/Customer Combination record will distribute the order to this fax location.
To Exclude the record will not fax to this location during distribution.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved issue of system not allowing a 9-digit zip code to be entered in Principal and
Customer Maintenance.
- Resolved error "Principal/Item does not exist" when performing a search in
Item Maintenance when changing principals.
- Allows Customer Type to be removed on the Principal/Customer Tab.
- Resolved issue of Authorized Item Listing not seeing selections for an item.
- Corrected System error "Invalid datawindow row/column" when removing Company
Id from Profit Center Maintenance.
- Corrected error in Customer Help when searching using an apostrophe in the name field.
- Resolved problems adding EDI Partner tab information when using the grid to change to a
different manufacturer.
- Eliminated error caused by deleting an Order Type from Order Type Help when that Order
Type exists on an order.
- Resolved missing data issue when entering Contact Maintenance fields and not using
<Tab> on the last field entered before clicking OK.
- Item Unit Size and Portions Per Case fields have been expanded to 99,999.999 to
eliminate "
cannot convert to decimal" errors when updating database
changes.
- Item Net Weight field has been expanded to 99,999.9999 to eliminate "
cannot
convert to decimal" errors when updating database changes.
- Profit Center maintenance has been modified to eliminate "column not found"
errors when updating Company Id, Branch Id, or Department Id changes to database.
- In Item Search, the Label Description has been moved to appear following the Item Pack.
- Corrected system error caused by clicking Delete button when rows did not exist in Order
Type Help.
- Corrected Authorized Item Listing Brand Selector eliminating system error
External object does not support data type n_brand_selection.
- Order Type Help changed to not allow duplicate entry of Order Type Ids. Each Order Type
id must be unique.
- User can now remove a Profit Center from the Customer/Manufacturer tab.
- Item help search on description changed back to a contains instead of
begins with search.
Forms
Version: 8.7.9 Date: 3/12/99
New Features:
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
- New bookmarks have been added.
- New options added on Properties Tab for rounding price fields for 2, 3, or 4 decimal
positions.
- Added new bookmarks per customers request.
Bug Fixes:
- Corrected problem with Form Control checking for Customers Authorized Item List as
well as the additional Authorized Item List numbers selected.
- Resolved issue with printing forms with two authorized list numbers in Form Control
where it had only been looking at first list for items authorized.
- Corrected problem when printing a form with pallet items.
- Corrected option to print Authorized Items Only for new item forms and price change
forms.
- Corrected option to page break on primary sort.
- Resolved printing only Page1 problem when authorized items require multiple pages.
- Resolved printing store codes for one customer when multiple forms are printed for
different customers.
- Resolved the problem with printing multiple forms on Citrix.
- Resolved problems printing multiple page forms.
HQ GUIdebook
Version: 8.7.7 Date: 2/26/99
New Features:
- The term Principal has been replaced with Manufacturer
throughout the application.
- Database procedures and triggers have been modified to allow HQ GUIdeBook the capability
of reporting on Order, Ship, Arrival or Invoice Date type. A member of the Database
Department would be required to change the HQ Control file to the appropriate reporting
date type requested, and perform a history rebuild for the change to take affect.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved problems with Global date entry field.
- Resolved problems caused by null values in the item pack or description
fields.
- Authorized Item Browser is now accessible.
- Item ranking report modified to print Product Number.
- Item Recap window scroll bar has been made visible.
- Eliminated error ERROR:Function doesnt return value at line 19 in function
gf_price_based_on of object gf_price_based_on window caused by blank bracket priced
based on field.
Invoicing
Version: 8.7.13 Date: 1/20/99
New Features:
- When a duplicate invoice number exists, a pop-up window displays: "Invoice
Number Already Exists For This Principal! Is This A New Invoice? Yes/No." Click
No when combining data for that invoice, as in partials and backorders. Click Yes to reuse
an existing invoice number.
- Added the Label ID field to display in the duplicate item pop-up window when a
duplicate item is referenced, such as while adding a new item. The field also displays on
the Item Help screen.
- Added distribution capabilities for the EDI 880-Invoice Transaction Set.
Available
for BETA testing.
- Added new message window to display when trying to use adjustments in Invoice Matching
without having promo definitions set up in Principal Maintenance.
- Added sorting options to the Invoices Report. Double-clicking on the report format will
bring up a sorting options window for sorting, grouping, and sub-totaling. This also
allows the user to save data from the previously run report to be used when selecting
different sorting methods and previewing prior to running the report.
- PO Number displays as a column in the Invoice Help grid.
- PO Number is a From and Through selector for searching in Invoice Help.
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
- User will see the PSR Viewer appear briefly during distribution while psr
file is printed to the fax print driver.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved issue of dollar amount remaining when an item is marked as scratched.
- Resolved issue of scratched items dollar amount displaying when matching to a partial
invoice.
- Resolved issue of invoice amount clearing when doing a search in Invoice Matching.
- Removed right mouse options in Invoice Matching to eliminate database errors when trying
to modify fully invoiced orders.
- Removed inoperable Reports button from Invoice Help.
- Resolved issue of "check_rec is not unique" error when matching orders through
traditional invoice and mass-invoicing causing duplicate lines of data in Invoice Help.
- Mass Invoicing, resolved issue to allow orders in mass invoicing to be matched to
already existing invoices. Also, allow mass invoicing to re-use invoice numbers.
- Resolved issue of invoice adjustments made in mass invoicing not applying.
- Resolved issue of inoperative "view" button when using order help.
- Mass invoicing will no longer allow matching to a paid invoice. When a paid invoice
number is entered, the system re-uses that invoice number treating it as a duplicate
invoice number.
- Resolved issue of not allowing deletion of a promotion from an order to invoice with a
"distributed" or "entered" status.
- Resolved issue of Order number displaying as "Multiple" when only one order
has been applied to that invoice.
- Function changed to resolve the fax distribution hangs.
- Resolved problems with Billback promotions (rate, dollar, and percentage) being deducted
from net dollars when applied in Invoice Matching.
Operator Reporting
Version: 8.7.5 Date: 1/20/99
New Features:
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
Order Entry
Version: 8.7.24 Date: 3/12/99
New Features:
- Added Order Type field to order entry. Order
Type maintenance is located in the File Maintenance application under
Miscellaneous, Order Type.
- Added right-mouse option to use the Enter key
as the Tab key.
- Added the Label Id field to the duplicate item pop-up window
to display when duplicate items are referenced. This field also display in
Item Help and F5 to search for items in Order Wizard.
- Added new options for memo printing including:
printing billbacks, printing hash totals, printing ASAP for Ship Date,
printing net or ship weight, ability to sort items by item number or as
entered. Added ability to change the print style.
- Added new options for fax printing including:
printing billbacks, printing hash totals, printing ASAP for Ship Date,
printing net or ship weight, ability to sort items by item number or as
entered. Added ability to change fax print style.
- Added "Entered Date Range" as a new
selector in Memo Track and Memo Track Adjustment Reports. For more details,
please refer to the 8.7 Report Listing in the 8.7 Release Notes.
- The following enhancements made to the Cancellation Report:
- Added selector for Cancelled Date Range.
- Name of user who cancelled order displays on
report.
- Changed heading "Disp.Date" to
"Cancel Date".
- Order date displays on report.
- Added sorting options to the Order Reports.
Double-clicking on the report format will bring up a sorting options window
for sorting, grouping, and sub-totaling. This also allows the user to save
data from the previously run report to be used when selecting different
sorting methods and previewing prior to running the report.
- Under Citrix, the dialogue message for Order
Distributed was causing intermittent Dr. Watson errors depending on other
active programs loaded in memory. The several dialogue boxes were removed
and new dialogue windows have been created to display the message.
- Added dropdown window for date qualifiers and
descriptions to the Advancedā Date tab window.
- Added ability to sort on Label Id when using
Item Help.
- The term "Principal" has been
replaced with "Manufacturer" throughout the application.
- New Order Notes available from Order Viewing
ā Options drop down menu. Order Notes can be viewed, printed, added, or
deleted here.
- During Order Entry, Broker Number will be
applied as maintained for the manufacturer/customer relationship. Applying
Broker Number to orders will follow this hierarchy:
- Manufacturer/Customer Broker Number
- Manufacturer Profit Center Maintenance
Broker Number
- Manufacturer Broker Number (Detail Tab)
- Profit Center will now be overwritten based on
the Manufacturer/Customer relationship maintained in File Maintenance.
During Order Entry, Profit Center will first appear as entered on the
previously entered order. Once customer number (Ship to/ Bill to) and
manufacturer number are entered, the Profit Center (as maintained for the
manufacturer/customer relationship) will appear in Yellow highlight. This
Profit Center ID can manually be overwritten using Profit Center Help.
- Memo Tracking reports now have Order Type Id
selector.
- Memo Tracking reports can now run by Invoice
Activity Date.
- Added additional Sortable reports. When
selecting a report name with the "Sort-" as the first five
characters, double-click on the report format in the selections window to
view the sorting options. This also allows the user to save data from a
previously run report to be used when selecting different sorting methods
and previewing prior to running the report.
Available Report in Daily Sales:
Sort-Daily Sales w/brkg
Available Report in Memo Track:
Sort-Memo Track w/Brkg
- File Maintenance has been modified to allow
four lines of Customer Shipping Comments. If more than one Shipping Comment
is entered, the Shipping Comments field during Order entry will read
"MULTIPLE SHIPPING COMMENTS". On memo printing, if multiple
comments are found, it will print "Multiple Comments, See Below"
in the Shipping Comments section. Each of the Shipping Comments checked to
Send in File Maintenance will print on the order below the line items
in the same manner as Notes are printed currently.
- Order Entry will verify the Deviations Case
Cap before applying the promotion. If the quantity ordered goes over the
Case Cap set for specific customer(s) and item(s) the promotion will not
apply. If edits or changes are made to an item, set up on the Case Cap Tab
and the quantity change is over the cap a pop up window will appear warning
"Promotion Exceeds Case Cap". When manually adding a promotion set
up with Case Caps, using the Shift F5 function, to an item and the quantity
ordered is over the cap a pop up window will appear warning "Promotion
Selected Exceeds Case Cap.
- Added Options button to the Order
Distribution window. The options now available are listed below. Changes
will be made to the application INI file based on the options selected.
- Application Timeout in Minutes:
If the application is idle for the amount of time in minutes, the user will be
prompted to continue or log off.
- Check Mfg/Cust EDI Override Flag:
Setting this option to Yes will check the EDI Override flag maintained
on the File Maintenance Manufacturer/Customer (bill to customer) record. If
the flag there is also set to yes, the order will NOT be distributed to
the EDI Outgoing Queue.
- Fax to:
Clicking the appropriate radio button will fax to Manufacturer Only, Both
Manufacturer and Customer, Manufacturer/Customer Combination Only or
Manufacturer or Customer or Mfg/Cust Combination. Currently faxing to
Manufacturer or Customer or Mfg/Cust Combination will retrieve all the
fax locations records found for the manufacturer, customer, and
manufacturer/customer combinations with the Include Action Flag
maintained in File Maintenanceā Fax Locations.
NOTE: Making changes to
one of the first three fax options will have immediate affect on the
fax location records appearing on the Distribution window. It is
recommended to Cancel from the Distribution window after
selecting option 4 Manufacturer, Customer, or Mfg/Cust Combination
then re-distributing the order to have the proper fax locations
retrieved.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved issue of history not updating when
only profit center is changed on an order.
- Removed the inoperative EDI Queue button from
the distribution screen.
- Resolved issue of Free Goods not displaying on
an order.
- Resolved issue of default printer causing
"Dr.Watson" errors in distribution window.
- Expanded the Distribute/EDI Export Error
window to allow the complete message to be read.
- Resolved issue of Billback amounts being
deducted from orders net total during edit.
- The system now allows the distribution of an
order having zero quantity line items with free goods promotions applied.
This previously caused a "SQLSTATE=22012 Division by Zero" system
error.
- Resolved error caused by using an alphanumeric
salesrep on a credit.
- Tabbing on the first page of the order wizard
now follows correct sequence.
- Resolved issue of Advanced button on
item-level promotions not committing data.
- Added pop-up window "Order Type has been
applied to an order and cannot be deleted" to eliminate system error
when deleting an order type that is attached to another order in the system.
- Expanded unit of measure column to memo
printing to print "CA" instead of "C".
- Resolved system errors in Principal Help
caused by searching on names containing an apostrophe.
- Corrected truncating problems when using 16
digit promotion numbers.
- After deleting/archiving an order, the
selected order number will re-retrieve and appear as "View Only"
to eliminate possibility of modifying an archived order.
- Resolved issue with adding Fax Partners to the
Distribution window.
- Resolved issue when adding item to order in
the middle of existing items. Promotions to the new item will no longer be
appended to the last item on the order.
- Corrected memo fax print format Laser
w/Arrival Dt cutting off on the right margin.
- Corrected tabbing sequence with Order Type
Help.
- For use with the Extended API Fax, the default
for the faxtiffile is to be entered into the application ini
file. This eliminates overwriting the tmpord.psr file by two users in the
Citrix environment.
- Function changed to resolve fax distribution
hangs.
- Order Type Help changed to not allow duplicate
Order Type Ids to be entered.
- Corrected printing the EDI Reference Numbers
during order distribution. The EDI Reference numbers printed will be those
associated with the order, not those maintained in File Maintenance.
Price Book
Version: 8.7.11 Date: 1/20/99
Special Notes:
- This application contains a new user interface providing more
flexibility.
- Terminology has been clarified and applied in this version of pricing. A principal
has a "one to one" relationship with a price book. A price book
has a "one to many" relationship with price lists. For example:
Principal 100 has a price book. Within that price book are defined price lists for either
all customer, principal-customer, or customer specific records.
New Features:
- Enhancements to Price Maintenance provide ability to view by pricelist or by principal.
- Added new Price Book menu option to select "favorite" principals and view
details of the associated price book.
- Item level price records for grouped items are now labeled with the group information to
indicate this is a potential problem.
- Added new Principal Price List report based on Principal. Effective date is a new
required selector.
- Added new Customer Price List report to provide a listing of available pricing for the
effective date. Effective date is a new required selector.
- Added Label ID field column in the duplicate item pop-up window when a duplicate
item is referenced. This field also displays on the Item Help screen.
- New ability to enter new price lists or clone existing price lists through step-by-step
entry wizard. Select a Principal, select a Price Bracket, choose to create a new list or
clone an existing price list, "Drag and Drop" desired items or groups, enter the
price records or edit those of cloned lists.
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved inability to report on a specific item or group in the Price List Report.
- [Enter] key now able to continue from first page of wizard with focus on Next button.
- Resolved issue of title bar in Wizard showing multiple names when changing principals in
creation or cloning process.
- Resolved error in Wizard when entering price bracket for a Principal with no originally
existing brackets.
- Corrected the ability to use an apostrophe ( ' ) in the price list description field.
- Altered tabbing sequence to not allow item level changes in the Wizard.
- Changed focus in Wizard so first row to begin adding prices is highlighted.
- Added message when clicking [Back] in wizard to warn that any changes made will be
deleted.
- Resolved issue of Wizard's inability to follow through data for customer specific or
principal customer type.
- Resolved issue of items or groups for one Principal remaining on the item selection
screen when going back and changing to another Principal.
- Resolved issue of fields clearing when going into the Price List Help Window.
- Resolved issue of Price list header not reading customer specific or principal customer
type. These were displayed as an All record.
- Resolved issue of a blank line appearing when entering a brand new price list's bracket
code.
- Able to use duplicate product numbers without getting error message.
- Resolved "Specify Filter" window when entering a principal with no price data
previously entered.
- Resolved issue of the system hanging when entering price books.
- Resolved issue of inability to remove pickup prices past level 3.
- Removed error when clicking on details for a price list with no details in Price Books.
- Resolved issue of Principal books disappearing from the "favorites" window in
Price Books.
- Removed inoperative File- Save option from menu. System will save with the OK button or
from a prompt when exiting the window.
- Added last bracket entered as default for next items or groups entered.
- Added "Save Changes?" prompt when File-Close from the menu bar.
- Changed the Mass Change function to clear out the previous selectors so that multiple
processing may be done.
- Mass Change function has been fixed to verify that the changes are being populated
correctly.
- Price Book will display a user message when trying to add the same Principal twice in
"Favorites".
- Resolved issue of Price Book "Favorites" window deleting more Principals than
the one selected for deletion.
- Resolved system error when user double clicks on any row in the item grid in Price
Maintenance.
- Resolved issue of Bracket Help sometimes bringing up brackets for the wrong Principal.
- Corrected the ability to sort price lists by effective date.
- Resolved issue of the right-mouse option "view by list" not pulling data in
Price Book.
- Resolved error when changing Price Bracket under "Show details" right-mouse
option in Price Book.
- Resolved issue of Product, Pack, and description sometimes displaying blank fields.
- Resolved issue of Customer Price List Report not pulling data.
Report Queue
Version: 8.7.7 Date: 12/22/98
New Features:
- Added feature to allow sortable reports that are created dynamically to run in the
report queue and nightly.
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
Bug Fixes:
- Extended column widths to 50 characters to eliminate "Data Truncated" error
when running selected monthly reports in Report Queue.
Sales Analysis
Version: 8.7.13 Date: 2/19/99
New Features:
- Added Customer History Review report that displays principal, cases and sales for a
customer.
- Added History by Month Log report that displays primary categories on a month by month
basis with quarterly and yearly totals.
- Added Order Number Range and Entered Date Range selectors to the Status Listing Report.
- Added Monthly Trend option to Menu with the following changes:
- Ability to chose bill to, ship to, post to customer in a drop down from the type of
customer selector.
- The term "Principal" has been replaced with "Manufacturer"
throughout the application.
- History Generator Report Selection Criteria now includes Item Label Id and
Order Type Id.
- New History Generator Report: Principal Summary Report - Brokerage Ranked on Month to
Date Totals.
Six Date columns for the following:
Today
Week to Date
Month To Date This Year
Month To Date Last Year
Year to Date This Year
Year to Date Last Year
- New Unshipped Report: Unshipped Report by Customer Type / Territory / Salesrep /
Customer.
- New Unshipped Report: Unshipped Report Territory
- Added additional Sortable reports. When selecting a report name with the
"Sort-" as the first five characters, double-click on the report format in the
selections window to view the sorting options. This also allows the user to save data from
a previously run report to be used when selecting different sorting methods and previewing
prior to running the report.
Reports Available in History Generator:
Sort-4Date Hist pctchng Brkg Sort-6Date Hist w/Pct Brkg
Sort-4Date Hist pctchng Cs, $ Sort-6Date Hist w/Pct Cases
Sort-4Date Shipto Hist Cs, $ Sort-6Date Hist Pct Cs, Net $
Sort-6Date Hist w/Pct Net $ Sort-6Date Hist Stat Cs, Net $
Sort-6Date Hist Pct Net $, Brk Sort-6Date Hist Net Wgt, Net $
Sort-6Date Hist w/Pct Stat Cs Sort-6Date Hist Cs, Net Wgt
Sort-6Date Hist Cs, $, Net Wgt
- Added additional Sortable reports. When selecting a report name with the
"Sort-" as the first five characters, double-click on the report format in the
selections window to view the sorting options. This also allows the user to save data from
a previously run report to be used when selecting different sorting methods and previewing
prior to running the report.
Reports Available in History Generator:
Sort-4Date Hist pctchng Brkg Sort-6Date Hist w/Pct Brkg
Sort-4Date Hist pctchng Cs, $ Sort-6Date Hist w/Pct Cases
Sort-4Date Shipto Hist Cs, $ Sort-6Date Hist Pct Cs, Net $
Sort-6Date Hist w/Pct Net $ Sort-6Date Hist Stat Cs, Net $
Sort-6Date Hist Pct Net $, Brk Sort-6Date Hist Net Wgt, Net $
Sort-6Date Hist w/Pct Stat Cs Sort-6Date Hist Cs, Net Wgt
Sort-6Date Hist Cs, $, Net Wgt
Reports Available in History Columns:
Sort-Item Track w/Brkg Sort Item
Track Stat Cs, Net $
Sort-Item Track OI/BB/FG
- New History Report Generator report added. Report shows Net dollars and brokerage with %
of total column and % of sales column.
- New History Columns report added. Item Tracking report shows unshipped and shipped cases
and brokerage using the New Report Writer sorting options for Manufacturer/Item/Customer
and Manufacturer/Customer/Item.
- New Placements report added. New Item Listing report shows initial order date and
initial order quantity. This report uses the New Report Writer sorting options.
- Key Items Listing report added and shows initial order date and initial order quantity.
This report uses the New Report Writer sorting options. Report is run from the Fileā Openā Key Items Reports option.
- History Report Generator report has Entered Date as an added selector for
reporting purposes.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved issue of Order Type Selector only retrieving data when selecting
"Both" with options of Order, Credit, Both. Options have been changed to read
Shipped, Unshipped, or Both.
- History Generator Report now groups the data by the Bill to Customers internal
system number and the Principals internal system number to help reporting for
customers with the same name and different ids.
- Removed the inoperative History Report (History) feature from the drop-down menu.
- Modified stored procedure to allow Scratch Report to only pull scratch adjustments.
- Resolved sorting problems with Ship To History report.
- Store procedures modifications were made to correct the New Placements report showing
items that should not have been considered as a new placement.
Spoilage
Version: 8.7.7 Date: 3/12/99
Special Notes:
All new reports for spoilage are stored in a separate report library for the spoilage
application just like the other applications use.
New Features:
Bug Fixes:
- Invoices did not print payee name if "who pays flag" = Principal. All
information was grouped under the first payee name.
- Under Citrix, when viewing memo details, the cent column was cut off.
- Memos to be invoiced disappear and post even if you cancel from app before actually
printing the invoices.
- Resolved validation on memo number in memo header entry.
- Resolved moving menus.
- Resolved time stamp on check writing report and G/L dist. summary.
- Item selection in item analysis report locks up app.
- Invoices > aging date selector in Aging Report does not always stay selected. Must
use arrow or type y/n to continue.
- Invoicing - run edit list, close invoicing window to bring up PSR viewer. Back to
invoicing, must run edit list before you can post.
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