1/5/2024

6.7.240105 Maintenance Update

Updated Account Payable batch posting components. Updated AP batch posting to detect a voided or unposted check before posting a "quick check" invoice. Updated sales invoice printing components. Updated sales invoice printing components so the program will print the appropriate INVOICE, ESTIMATE, or QUOTE heading on the second page and beyond. Also, added configuration settings to enable/disable customer-copy and office-copy printouts.

12/15/2023

6.7.231215 Maintenance Update

• AP check printing now requires the check date to be within the specified GL accounting period. The AP Payment Processing screen specifies a "payment" year and period - these specify the GL accounting period for check posting. The screen now requires the "Payment Date" (i.e., check date) to fall within the specified GL accounting period. This was done to assist in researching and auditing GL transactions.

•  Updated vehicle shop internal components used to subtotal shop procedures. When requesting to print a vehicle shop estimate the system should treat all shop procedures as "Q"uoted (i.e., estimated) even if they are work-in-progress. Internal components used to subtotal shop procedures have been updated.

12/8/2023

6.7.231208 Maintenance Update

Added new "battery tax" feature to order entry: The Order Entry "totals" screen now includes a data entry field for "Battery Tax". This data entry field is disabled by default and must be enabled by AutoPower support. When enabled, the user may enter any applicable battery tax amount.

11/17/2023

6.7.231117 Maintenance Update

• Updated timezone conversion components.: Timezone conversions are used when reading the date and time for spooled reports. The Spooler Manager was not displaying the correct report time when the date fell on the day when Daylight Saving Time reverted to Standard Time - this is now fixed.

11/3/2023

6.7.231103 Minor Release

• The Print PO Worksheet process has been updated to use our latest document options module, causing a prompt change: The Print PO Worksheet screen was directly prompting the user for print or display - now the screen only prompts for "Continue? (Y,N)", then the user is prompted for the document output options separately. Click here to learn more about this modification.

10/27/2023

6.7.231027 Maintenance Update

• Accounts Payable ACH payments will now launch the payment register form automatically: In Accounts Payable, printing checks would automatically launch the Payment Register form, but not when paying via ACH - now the Payment Register form will launch for both check and ACH payments.

10/13/2023

6.7.231013 Maintenance Update

• PCCURL file transfers are being deprecated in favor of using APCCLIENT, but will be retained for backward compatibility.The base product will no longer offer to install PCCURL for price file transfers. PCCURL components will be retained to allow backward compatibility for users with PCCURL installed.APCCLIENT is now the preferred file transfer utility for "Price Conversion: Convert Mfr Price File" (transferring supplier price files from the user's PC to the AutoPower server). Note that APCCLIENT requires that APCHOST software must be installed and running on the user's PC.

10/6/2023

6.7.231006 Maintenance Update

• Updated "Compute a PO" purchase order generation: "Compute a PO" purchase order generation was not recognizing non-numeric supplier codes and would not generate the purchase order; this has been corrected

9/29/2023

6.7.230929 Maintenance Update

• Updated internal components used in cycle counting: Updated database logging features in cycle count entry. Also enhanced a configuration switch that toggles the showing of committed-by-order quantities to now be warehouse-based.

9/22/2023

6.7.230922 Maintenance Update

Unused components from the old version of end-of-day processing have been removed: End-of-day and end-of-month processing had been enhanced in a prior release. Components used in the old processes and no longer used by the new ones have been removed from the base product.

9/15/2023

6.7.230915 Maintenance Update

• EDI "sender" programs have been enhanced with additional logging: The system may be configured to send EDI documents at scheduled intervals. The programs have been updated to write messages to the EDI log to track program start and completion.

• Temporary logic in the invoice printing program has been removed. No changes have been made to its behavior: Some temporary logic was added to the invoice printing program in a prior release to track program usage - this logic is no longer needed and is now removed.

9/8/2023

6.7.230908 Maintenance Update

•  Updated order entry components for better interoperability: Several programs pass order information into the order entry module. Internal components have been updated to enhance data exchange between order entry and the other program

9/1/2023

6.7.230901 Maintenance Update

• Updated internal components used during invoicing to update inventory quantities: An internal component used to update inventory quantities during invoicing contained duplicate logic to update hose assembly components. The duplicate logic has been removed.

8/25/2023

6.7.230825 Maintenance Update

• Added Accounts Payable POSPAY processing component for Farmers & Merchants bank: Added internal components to generate POSPAY data transfer format for Farmers & Merchants bank.

8/11/2023

6.7.230811 Maintenance Update

• Updated period validation logic in AP "Select Invoices to Pay": The Accounts Payable "Select Invoices to Pay" screen would allow invalid entry into the "Period" data field and is now fixed.

8/4/2023

6.7.230804 Maintenance Update

• Updated internal components used to rebuild cross-reference files.: Some database cross-reference files get rebuilt during the end-of-day processing; for example, part, customer, and vendor search cross-references are rebuilt. Internal components used to rebuild cross-references have been updated to speed up nightly processing.

7/28/2023

6.7.230728 Maintenance Update

• New software configuration screens have been added for AutoPower support personnel: The existing screen for configuring EOD processes has been rewritten. A new screen has been added to configure EOM processes. These screens are intended to be used by AutoPower support personnel only. Note that components used to generate EOD and EOM processes were updated in a prior release.

7/21/2023

6.7.230721 Maintenance Update

• Popup windows used to enter text comments in Vehicle Shop have been updated to use a larger font: The Vehicle Service Shop module uses two different popup windows to prompt for user text. Both windows have been updated to enlarge the text to make reading and entry easier. Also, the entry cursor is now automatically placed at the end of the existing text to make additions easier.

7/14/2023

6.7.230714 Maintenance Update

• Various order entry programs have been updated for better interaction with GUI screens: GUI screens "View Customer Orders" and "Work Order Status Board" interact with order entry. Several order entry programs have been updated to order information may be passed into them.

•  Internal components used in End-Of-Month processing have been updated: End-Of-Month processing tasks now log the command being executed rather than the command's title. Also, the End-Of-Month processing tasks were static, but are now dynamically compiled from templates for better multi-location configuration and processing.

7/7/2023

6.7.230707 Maintenance Update

• Internal components used in End-Of-Day processing have been improved and updated: End-Of-Day processing tasks now log the command being executed rather than the command's description. This was done to allow AutoPower support to quickly identify any command that affects the End-Of-Day processing output.

6/30/2023

6.7.230630 Maintenance Update

• Internal components used in Accounts Payable programs have been updated: Many programs used in Accounts Payable have been updated to lock records before processing and/or check for record update locks. These programs will pop-up a message box when a record lock interferes with database processing.

• Several GUI programs have been updated to call a standardized form close subroutine.

6/23/2023

6.7.230623 Maintenance Update

• AP Bank Reconciliation now has "find" and "word wrap" features: AP Bank Reconciliation has been updated to include two new features that can be accessed via the menu bar or keyboard shortcut.Find: Selecting Edit > Find (Ctrl+F) allows you to find a transaction cell matching the entered text. You must activate the transaction grid (by clicking into it) first, then select Edit > Find (or type Ctrl+F) to enter the text to find.

• Keyboard shortcut F3 will find the next cell that matches the entered text: Word Wrap: Selecting Edit > Word Wrap (Ctrl+W) turns on word wrap for both transaction grids, allowing you to see full transaction descriptions. Select Edit > Word Wrap (or type Ctrl+W) again to turn it off.

6/16/2023

6.7.230616 Maintenance Update

• Updated internal component to send AUTOMAIL messages. Several components were used to send AUTOMAIL messages. These components have been combined into a single component to eliminate duplicate programming code.

•  AP Bank Reconciliation now shows "total cleared" under the AutoPower transactions. In a prior version, AP Bank Reconciliation displayed a total difference amount, which represented the difference between the cleared AutoPower transactions and the bank transaction total. When completely reconciled (cleared), the total difference would show zero - this confused some users who thought the zero meant the cleared AutoPower transactions totaled to zero. In this version, the screen now shows the total cleared under the AutoPower transactions. This total directly reflects the amounts marked as cleared.

6/9/2023

6.7.230609 Maintenance Update

• The AUTOMAIL component that checks for waiting mail has been updated: The AUTOMAIL component that checks for waiting mail has been updated. Old, unused port-number-based messaging logic has been removed to simplify the component.

6/2/2023

6.7.230602 Maintenance Update

• The AP Bank Reconciliation Transactions screen layout has been updated: The AP Bank Reconciliation Transactions screen layout has been updated. The last and current statement balances are now displayed together. The difference between the two balances is now displayed in a new "Net Activity" field. Program behavior and operation are unchanged.

5/26/2023

6.7.230526

• Internal components in order line entry have been updated. Line entry behavior is unchanged: The internal components in order line entry programs IN-W7 and IN-W47 have been updated. Users should not notice any changes in program behavior.
• Internal components of the AP payment selection have been updated. AP payment selection behavior is unchanged: The internal components used in AP payment selection have been updated. Users should not notice any changes to program behavior. The changes relate to detecting and logging database integrity issues.

5/19/2023

6.7.230519 Maintenance Update

• The software patch installer has been updated to better detect and merge customizations.

5/12/2023

6.7.230512

• The Obsolete Inventory Report has been updated to be a GUI screen.The Obsolete Inventory Report has been updated to be a GUI screen and now has display, printing, and export features.

4/28/2023

6.7.230428 Minor Release

• Software tips can now be displayed by typing "ST" at the "Enter Selection" prompt in the menus.A new feature has been added to the menu system to provide helpful software tips and reminders. At the "Enter Selection" prompt, type "ST" (for "Software Tips") or the word "TIPS".

4/21/2023

6.7.230421 Maintenance Update

• AP "Bank Reconciliation" has been updated. Internal components used in the AP Bank Reconciliation program have been reorganized for better modularity and consistent behavior.
• AP "Select Invoices to Pay" has been updated. Internal components for storing and sorting temporary work items to process have been changed to use memory instead of a database file.

4/14/2023

6.7.230414 Maintenance Update

Updated price file update processing. The "Price Update: Transfer" process has been revised, so the "I"NV-MAST transfer runs faster. The program immediately updates all inventory records (step 1), then starts a background process to rebuild inventory cross-reference files (step 2) so new part numbers can be found via part search.

4/7/2023

6.7.230407 Maintenance Update

Updated price file update processing. The "Price Update: Transfer" process had been updating the inventory cross-reference files as it processed each item; the process no longer updates the cross-reference in real time and now depends on the regular end-of-day processing to update the cross-reference files.

3/31/2023

6.7.230331 Maintenance Update

Updated master menu driver internal components. Program behavior is unchanged. The master menu driver program was changed to integrate custom components used by various merchants and uses configuration switches to control features and behavior. The end user should not detect any changes to program behavior.

3/24/2023

6.7.230324 Maintenance Update

Removed AP invoices would sometimes be misstated on the AP Open Items Report for a past period; now fixed. Under very specific circumstances, a paid AP invoice that was removed in a later period may appear to have an open balance in a prior period. For example, if an AP invoice was completely paid in period 1, and in period 2 the check was voided and the invoice removed, the AP Open Items Report would show the invoice open for period 1 (even though it had been paid in period 1).

3/17/2023

6.7.230317 Maintenance Update

• Price file conversion and update programs have been updated. Menu selections "Price Conversion: Convert Mfr Price File" and "Price Update: Transfer (to IM or AFM)" have been updated. Price Conversion: Convert Mfr Price File has been updated to attempt file transfers using three different methods, from fastest to slowest:

1. APCHost - APCHost must be installed on the client's PC; this is a Windows service that communicates with the client's AutoPower session to transfer the specified file.
2. PCCurl - PCCurl must be installed on the client's PC; this is a Windows executable that sends the specified file to the AutoPower system where the session can read it.
3. FTD - FTD is an AccuTerm utility used to transfer files. This method is always available, but is the slowest for transferring price file data.

• Price Update: Transfer (to IM or AFM) has been updated. Transferring price updates using the "I" option (INV-MAST) typically take longer because cross-reference files must be updated; this has been changed to a two-step process to speed up the user experience. Using the "A" option (AFM) has not changed. STEP 1 - The program transfers the converted price data to a temporary file. STEP 2 - The program starts the actual price data transfer to the INV-MAST file in a background process; that is, the program is still running, but the user is returned to the menu and can perform other tasks.

3/10/2023

6.7.230310 Maintenance Update

AP invoice and check batch posting has been updated. Internal components to post invoice and check batches has been enhanced, adding database transactions to ensure database integrity in case of locked records, session disconnect, or power failure.

3/3/2023

6.7.230303 Maintenance Update

AP scheduled invoice posting has been updated. The process to create and post scheduled invoices in AP has been updated. Each invoice is now created inside a database transaction to ensure database integrity.

2/24/2023

6.7.230224 Maintenance Update

AP invoice entry and batch processing has been updated. The AP invoice entry screen would allow the user to change data values after processing a quick check; the entry screen behavior has been updated to prevent data loss. Note that once a quick check is printed, it is automatically saved in the database and cannot be changed or reprinted. A quick check printed in error (i.e., wrong check number or printer jam) must be voided through the normal AP system process. During invoice batch processing, some data values were not being written to the database. Changes were made to invoice batch processing components to ensure data integrity.

2/17/2023

6.7.230217 Maintenance Update

AP refund processing has been updated. AP refund processing now writes audit trail information so that AutoPower support may diagnose any posting questions or issues. AP check printing component has been updated. The AP check printing component has been updated to pass additional information for printout control.

2/10/2023

6.7.230210 Maintenance Update

Initial installation defaults have been changed. When the system is initially installed, the default customer records now has AR terms of "G" (green cash). Also, cash receipts processing initially set to "BATCH" processing. Hardcoded customization for C.O.D. terms processing has been converted to a configuration setting. Those systems that have specific customizations for not posting C.O.D. terms invoices as cash will now use a new configuration setting. This was done to improve the software upgrade process.

2/3/2023

6.7.230203 Maintenance Update

Vendor Top Purchases Report selection has been added to the AP reports menu. The Vendor Top Purchases Report selects, ranks, and displays the top AP vendors based on purchases over a date range. Subtotals by year are displayed. New future use data fields for ACH have been added to AP Vendor and Bank Maintenance. Data fields have been added to some maintenance screens that will be used in the future for ACH export.

1/27/2023

6.7.230127 Maintenance Update

The Transfer Converted Prices screen now shows estimated completion time. The Transfer Converted Prices screen will now display an estimated completion time AFTER the first 1,000 records have been transferred. Updated AP internal components. The button appearance on the new AP screens has changed to be consistent with Windows standards. Several internal components have been changed to use consistent field naming conventions.

1/20/2023

6.7.230120 Maintenance Update

The Price Update Review Report now only shows a sample of 200 records. The Price Update Review Report is used to review the data fields converted from the manufacturer price file. The report was showing all the records, but that could be thousands of records. The report now only shows a sample of 200 records to review and verify the accuracy of the price file conversion. Updated internal components. The system property "ACCOUNT-NAME" has been deprecated, and the global "Company Name" shall be used instead. Several programs contained duplicate code to determine a file's absolute path; these programs have been changed to use a standard library component instead.

1/13/2023

6.7.230113 Maintenance Update

Updated internal components used in price file import and conversion. Components that write to the CONVERT, AFM, and INV-MAST files have been updated to use common functions to prevent non-compliant data from being written to the database. Programs IN-PTU and AFM9 now call a common "writer" function that updates the INV-MAST as well as its cross-reference files. The Price Update Review Report (Price Report: Review Report selection) has been updated.

1/6/2023

6.7.230106 Maintenance Update

Updated internal components used in price file import and conversion. Components that write to the CONVERT, AFM, and INV-MAST files have been updated to use common functions to prevent non-compliant data from being written to the database. Programs IN-PTU and AFM9 now call a common "writer" function that updates the INV-MAST as well as its cross-reference files. This function will also create "COR" (coreclass) INV-MAST items, if needed, as new parts are imported.

12/16/2022

6.7.221216 Maintenance Update

Updated serial number prompting logic in Unit Rebuilding. An internal flag needed to be reset when prompting for serial number in the Unit Rebuilding entry screen.

12/9/2022

6.7.221209 Maintenance Update

The AR_PAYMENTS e-mail group may now be configured to receive a detailed cash receipts posting report. As part of the cash receipts posting notification system, a new "AR Cash Receipts Batch Posting" detail report has been added. This feature is optional and must be enabled by contacting AutoPower support

12/2/2022

6.7.221202 Maintenance Update

Updated components incrementing an internal counter and writing logs. Application program behavior is unchanged. The internal component for incrementing the next "cash management transaction" has been updated. Also, the internal component for writing logs has been updated.

11/25/2022

6.7.221125 Maintenance Update

Updated internal components. Application program behavior is unchanged. A component for building cross-reference files has been updated.

11/18/2022

6.7.221118 Maintenance Update

Updated application configuration utilities. Application program behavior is unchanged. The "global file maintenance" screen was revised, removing an unused setting and adding a missing one. A new BAM 134 "negative ROA amount" alert can now be configured.

11/11/2022

6.7.221111 Maintenance Update

Updated software developer tools. Application program behavior is unchanged. Some older software developer tools have been removed because they had been superseded. Another developer tool for tracing PROC execution has been enhanced with a display feature

11/4/2022

6.7.221104 Maintenance Update

Updated internal components. Program behavior is unchanged. Internal components for monitoring database backup have been changed. Application program behavior is unchanged.

10/28/2022

6.7.221028 Maintenance Update

Updated internal components. Program behavior is unchanged. Internal components for rounding calculations have been updated. Program behavior is unchanged.

10/21/2022

6.7.221021 Maintenance Update

Renamed various AP software components. Program behavior is unchanged. Some components of the new AP system where renamed so they conform to our latest coding standards. There are no software behavior changes.

10/14/2022

6.7.221014 Maintenance Update

Updated General Ledger internal components. Internal software components used by the General Ledger system to summarize ledger account data have been copied from the BPro account into the AutoPower account. BPro components are unaffected. This was done to facilitate future AutoPower enhancements.

10/7/2022

6.7.221007 Maintenance Update

Updated AR statements to use updated printing components. Components and subroutines used when printing customer AR statements have been updated to support new features. Added BillFire VALET utilities to the Cash Receipts MENU. Two utilities have been added to the Cash Receipts menu. BillFire VALET Payments Review displays customer payments you have received via BillFire. BillFire VALET AR Customer Control allows you to select customers you want to enable BillFire payments. BillFire is a third-party service that forwards your sales invoices to your customers via email, along with a link to "pay now" online. For their convenience, the customer may choose to pay one or more sales invoices using the BillFire website.

9/16/2022

6.7.220916 Maintenance Update

Updated printing components in Customer ROA Entry form printing. Components and subroutines used when printing customer ROA forms have been updated to support new features. Additionally, more order entry programs have been changed to use the updated components.

9/9/2022

6.7.220909 Maintenance Update

Updated printing components in Order Entry. Components and subroutines used when printing forms and reports have been updated to support new features. Some Order Entry programs have been changed to use the updated components.

8/26/2022

6.7.220826 Maintenance Update

The Part Inquiry GUI screen has been enhanced to reopen faster. When accessing the Part Inquiry GUI screen, the initial painting of the screen can be slow. The program has been changed so subsequent access (during the same login session) will paint the screen faster. The Overstock Inventory - Product Line Summary screen now adds the ability to export or print the detail grid. The Overstock Inventory Report screen allows you to select and display part information. The resulting Overstock Inventory - Product Line Summary screen now has "Export" and "Print" buttons to output the data.

8/19/2022

6.7.220819 Maintenance Update

In Part Inquiry (GUI), the "Superseded by" part number is now a clickable link. Clicking on the "Superseded by" part number is a shortcut to display it in the inquiry screen. The supersede part number is now colored blue to denote that it is a clickable link.