Evergreen Release Notes
Date | RELEASE NOTE DETAILS |
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1/6/2023 |
6.7.230106 Maintenance UpdateUpdated 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 UpdateUpdated 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 UpdateThe 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 UpdateUpdated 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 UpdateUpdated internal components. Application program behavior is unchanged. A component for building cross-reference files has been updated. |
11/18/2022 |
6.7.221118 Maintenance UpdateUpdated 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 UpdateUpdated 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 Some older software developer tools have been removed because they had been superseded.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 UpdateUpdated 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 UpdateUpdated 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 UpdateRenamed 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 UpdateUpdated 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 UpdateUpdated 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 UpdateUpdated 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 UpdateUpdated 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 UpdateThe 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 UpdateIn 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. |
8/12/2022 |
6.7.220812 Maintenance UpdateUpdated the order entry Totals screen to display "feature is not enabled" message when applicable. The Fuel Surcharge and Credit Card Convenience Fee features must be configured in order to use them in the order entry Totals screen. When these features are left unconfigured, the respective prompts in the Totals screen are disabled - this gave some users the impression that the feature was broken. Now the screen displays a "feature is not enabled" message when attempting to access these features. |
8/5/2022 |
6.7.220805 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal component in order entry Totals screen. An internal component for the order entry Totals screen has been changed to optionally disable the "Federal Excise Tax" field, as some merchants do use this field and want to prevent data entry errors. The default behavior is to enable the "Federal Excise Tax" field. |
7/22/2022 |
6.7.220722 Maintenance UpdateIn the Vehicle Service Shop Operation Maintenance screen, when the user changed the operation code the complaint would be erased; now the complaint text is retained. When a user creates a new operation in a vehicle shop order, the user may choose to enter the complaint message. If the user then changed the operation code, that complaint message would be erased. Now the program has been change so the complaint message is retained in the operation record. In the Vehicle Service parts and labor entry screen, the subroutine to transfer a part or labor line to another operation has been revised. The user may choose to transfer a part or labor order line to another operation. Sometimes, the order line would be referenced by both the old and new operation record; this has been fixed. Internal components in the AutoMail screen have been revised. Internal components in the AutoMail screen have been revised to modularize the program logic for easier maintenance. |
7/15/2022 |
6.7.220715 Maintenance UpdateIn order line entry, make-to-order kit processing interfered with supersede and alternate part selection - this has been fixed. When the part entered in order line entry was a make-to-order kit, the user was not able to selection alternate or supersede part numbers - this has been fixed. Also, order line entry allowed options "W" (warranty return) and "Q" (special order) on the same order line - this has been fixed. Last, order line entry allowed the user to specify the "S" (shop) option, which is a vehicle service shop designation that is set internally by the software. Now the user cannot specify the "S" option in order line entry. |
7/1/2022 |
6.7.220701 Maintenance UpdateManufacturer Price File Update has a new feature to lookup the inventory field names. The Manufacturer Price File Update screen requires the user to map price file "columns" to inventory "fields" - the screen has a new feature where the user may enter "?" or press the F1 key at the field name prompt to select from a list of inventory field names. To modify a core-banked order line quantity, the user must delete and re-enter the order line. An error message now displays when the user recalls a core-banked order line and attempts to modify the quantity. When the user wants to modify the order line quantity for a line that has cores AND uses core banking, the order line must be deleted and re-entered to properly recreate core bank transactions. |
6/24/2022 |
6.7.220624 Maintenance UpdatePurchase Order Receiving now prevents miscellaneous charge codes from being mistakenly added to a purchase order. While receiving a purchase order, the user can add part numbers to the purchase order being received. The user could mistakenly add a miscellaneous charge part number; the program has been changed to prevent this. When showing existing Customer Orders in order entry, the screen now has a "Print" selection in the menu bar to perform a screen print. During order entry, the user has the option to display the current orders for a customer. The GUI screen that displays the orders, Customer Orders, now has a menu bar with several selections including a "Print" selection. Use "Print > Print Setup" to select your printer. Use "Print > Print Screen" to print the screen. |
6/17/2022 |
6.7.220617 Maintenance UpdateThe order entry Totals screen has been modified for Colorado's "Retail Delivery Fee". In the previous release, programs had been changed to implement Colorado's "Retail Delivery Fee". This release makes changes to the order entry Totals screen. Note that this feature must be enabled in system configuration before these screen changes will be visible. Effective July 1, 2022, Colorado imposes a retail delivery fee on all deliveries by motor vehicle to a location in Colorado with at least one item of tangible personal property subject to state sales or use tax. In essence, a $0.27 fee must be collected for taxable invoiced deliveries to Colorado. For details, see the Colorado Department of Revenue web page below: https://tax.colorado.gov/retail-delivery-fee |
6/10/2022 |
6.7.220610 Maintenance UpdateSoftware changes for Colorado's "Retail Delivery Fee" have been added. Details: Effective July 1, 2022, Colorado imposes a retail delivery fee on all deliveries by motor vehicle to a location in Colorado with at least one item of tangible personal property subject to state sales or use tax. In essence, a $0.27 fee must be collected for taxable invoiced deliveries to Colorado. For details, see the Colorado Department of Revenue web page below: https://tax.colorado.gov/retail-delivery-fee |
6/3/2022 |
6.7.220603 Maintenance UpdateEDI 810's can now optionally ignore factory reference numbers. Details: When sending EDI 810's (sales invoices) to customers, normal output includes the stocked part number and the part's factory reference number, which may be different from your stocked part number. Some merchants put irrelevant data into the factory reference number data field, and this may cause customer confusion, resulting in the invoice being disputed. A new configuration setting has been added so the factory reference number can be "turned off" in the EDI 810 and only show the stocked part number. |
5/27/2022 |
6.7.220527 Maintenance UpdateThe BillFire module has been updated. An additional data export has been added to the BillFire module. Details: The BillFire module was recently added to AutoPower. 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. |
5/20/2022 |
6.7.220520 Maintenance UpdateCash Receipts Batch Posting record locking logic has been updated. Details: Cash Receipts Batch Posting was using file locks, but that caused some users to be locked out of batch posting when another user was updating a customer record. The program now posts each cash receipt as a separate database transaction, and prompts the user to re-post the batch if one or more database transactions encounters a locked customer record. |
5/13/2022 |
6.7.220513 Maintenance UpdateCash Receipts Batch Posting internal components have been updated. Details:Cash Receipts Batch Posting had been using individual record locks for updates, but sometimes the system would run out of record locks. Now the internal components use file locks for updates. |
5/6/2022 |
6.7.220506 Maintenance UpdateThe new Credit Card Convenience Fee feature can now optionally exclude specified credit card terms. Details: The new Credit Card Convenience Fee feature was recently introduced. It allows a merchant to charge an extra fee when a credit card is used. This release adds the ability to selectively exclude the specified credit card terms from charging the Credit Card Convenience Fee. Internal components used in the GUI part search screen have been updated. Details: The GUI part search screen had been using its own search component when searching for parts; now it uses the same component that order entry and the rest of the system uses. |
4/27/2022 |
6.7.220427 Maintenance Update"Cash Receipts Batch Posting" internal components have been updated. Details:Internal components used in "Cash Receipts Batch Posting" have been updated to perform a Universe database transaction. The database transaction avoids partial updates when any database record is unavailable for update due to record locking by another user. "Customer Purchase History Inquiry" is now showing fuel surcharge and credit card convenience fee information. Details:Fuel surcharge and cc convenience fee amounts now display in the "Customer Purchase History Inquiry" screen. EOM archiving has been improved. Details: The End-of-Month process archives a number of files for history. These history files are now organized in a subdirectory that allows for selective backup and restoration, while allowing the daily backup process to run faster. |
4/15/2022 |
6.7.220415 Maintenance UpdateNew Feature: Order Entry now has the basics for adding a credit card service fee to any credit card terms order or ROA. Further configuration by our staff is required for these features to be fully active. Details:Some merchants have expressed an interest in adding a credit card service fee to their credit card terms invoices and when payment is made to an account via ROA. This feature will add a percentage of the invoice or ROA to total amount charge. Customer accounts can be individually set to not have this fee applied to their invoices and ROA's. If you have interest in adding this feature please contact support. ROA search by customer now includes current ROA's. Details: The ROA search by customer now includes both history and today's process ROA's for selection. |
4/8/2022 |
6.7.220408 Maintenance UpdateManually Create/Adjust a PO has been enhanced to recalculate selling prices when cost is updated. Details: The manual create and adjust a purchase order program has been modified to calculate the sell prices via the price matrix when the part cost is changed and updated to the inventory record. The program also creates a history record of the cost change. For "actual cost" systems only, a general ledger posting is also created for the cost change. Program changes have been made to accommodate a new "credit card service fee" feature that is to be released later. Details: A "credit card service fee" feature is being added to the AutoPower system. This feature will be available later; right now it is a work-in-progress and several programs in the system have been changed in preparation of the new feature. |
4/1/2022 |
6.7.220401 Maintenance UpdateThe "AP Invoice/Credit Wash" screen now prevents changes to invoice data. Details:The "AP Invoice/Credit Wash" screen was allowing the user to change invoice data onscreen, giving the false impression that a partial credit could be applied to a selected invoice. The screen now prevents changes to the invoice data. Note that this process fully credits the selected invoices. |
3/18/2022 |
6.7.220318 Maintenance UpdateNew Feature: Order Entry now has the basics for adding a fuel surcharge to any order. Further configuration by our staff is required for this feature to be fully active. Details:Some merchants have expressed an interest in adding a fuel or energy surcharge to their delivery invoices. The new feature will add a preset amount to the invoice for the surcharge. Customer accounts can be individually set to not have this surcharge applied to their invoices. If you have interest in adding this feature please contact support. |
3/11/2022 |
6.7.220311 Maintenance UpdateThe core refund process can now display the ShipTo account number for each core eligibility record. This is an optional feature that can be switched on via configuration setting. Details: Some merchants prefer to match core refunds to the original purchase ShipTo. The new feature will (a) show the original purchase ShipTo, and (b) warn the user if the ShipTo selected does not match the current order's ShipTo. This is only a warning, and the user may choose to continue. |
3/4/2022 |
6.7.220304 Maintenance UpdateUpdated "Convert Manufacturer Price File" internal component that transfers the price file from the PC to the server. Transfers now take seconds. Details: "Convert Manufacturer Price File" transfers a price file from the user's PC to the server for processing - this transfer would take several minutes to complete before the process could continue. The updated component now uses "curl" to transfer the price file; the transfer now takes seconds, not minutes. In order to activate the updated transfer component, "curl" must be installed on the user's PC: (A) When running "Convert Manufacturer Price File", the process will detect whether "curl" has been installed on the user's PC. If not found, the process will prompt the user 'PC data import is faster with "curl". Install now? (Y/N)' - answering "Y" will install "curl" on the user's PC (installation takes 5-10 minutes). (B) Alternately, you may install "curl" on demand. Get to TCL and type "INSTALL.CURL" (installation takes 5-10 minutes). |
2/25/2022 |
6.7.220225 Maintenance UpdateUpdated customer and vendor search internal components. Details: When searching for customers or vendors using the GUI search screen, the original search logic was dynamically evaluating the searched values - this logic is now moved from the search routine into the database dictionary, reducing the number of database processing steps. |
2/18/2022 |
6.7.220218 Maintenance UpdateThe Customer Orders screen now indicates a pick tick has been printed and the vehicle number. Details: The new GUI Customer Orders screen has two new columns. "PT" indicates whether a pick ticket has been printed. "Vehicle #" is the vehicle number for the order as specified in vehicle shop work order screen or the order options screen. |
2/11/2022 |
6.7.220211 Maintenance UpdateOrder Entry now shows existing customer orders in a new GUI "Customer Orders" screen. Details: In Order Entry, when entered (customer) "Account No:" has one or more existing orders, a new GUI "Customer Orders" screen displays the orders, allowing the counterman to select an order to access. Order Entry has new "SO" and "PO" search features from the "Order No:" prompt. Details: In Order Entry after choosing "F1" to recall an order, entering "SO" at the "Order No:" prompt will display a new GUI "Branch Special Orders" screen. The screen will display order numbers and their corresponding special order purchase order numbers. In Order Entry after choosing "F1" to recall an order, entering "PO" at the "Order No:" prompt will display a new GUI "Sales Order Search" screen. The screen will display order numbers with a matching purchase order number. |
2/4/2022 |
6.7.220204 Maintenance UpdatePurchase Order Receiving may be configured to print backorder purchase orders. Details: When a purchase order has been partially received and has backordered parts, Purchase Order Receiving may be configured to detect the backorder purchase order and prompt the user whether to print it or not |
1/21/2022 |
6.7.220121 Maintenance UpdateGL account number settings have been migrated from GLOBAL settings into the GL Interface Table. Details: Because GLOBAL settings are not GL company-specific, "Inventory Adjustment GL Number" and "GL Account to Post Service Charges" have been migrated to the GL Interface Table (which is GL company-specific). The programs that post transactions to these GL accounts have been updated. Web or EDI orders with the "stop sale" terms code will now deny invoicing. Details: Web and EDI orders may be created with the "stop sale" terms code. Changes have been made in the order entry options screen to prevent these orders from being invoiced before the terms code has been changed. |
1/14/2022 |
6.7.220114 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components used in several AP programs. Details: Components that check or set GL period status now use system-wide constants to enhance software readability and consistency. When reprinting an ROA from history, the screen now shows the historical data. Details: The Customer ROA Entry screen may be used to reprint an ROA from history, but it would immediately print without displaying the data record found; now the screen shows the historical data. The screen won't print an "office copy"; only the customer copy will output for history ROA's. |
1/7/2022 |
6.7.220107 Maintenance Update'Updated purchase order cancel internal component. Details: When a purchase order is cancelled, an email notification will only be sent if the system default "from" email address is set AND there is an email address in the PO_CANCEL email group. |
12/31/2021 |
6.7.211231 Maintenance UpdateUpdated order acknowledgement internal components. Details: Updated order acknowledgement program IN.SENDACK to use a system-generated unique ID for converting output into a PDF file. Updated PDF creator internal component. Details: Updated PDF.SUB to use the newer PCL2PDF converter routine. |
12/10/2021 |
6.7.211210 Maintenance UpdateUpdated invoice line processing internal components. Details: When a customer returns a part against a prior sale, invoice line processing now updates the prior sale invoice history with the return's invoice number. |
12/3/2021 |
6.7.211203 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components that post stock adjustments to the general ledger. Details: Stock adjustment programs IN-INADJ, RF-INADJ, and RF.REORG.BIN.SUB have been changed to use the next sequential activity number when posting to the general ledger system. This is to make them consistent with the rest of the system. |
11/12/2021 |
6.7.211112 Maintenance UpdateRevised "Email Groups Administration" to allow deletion. Details: Added a delete button (red "X" icon) and logic to allow the user to delete email groups no longer needed. |
11/5/2021 |
6.7.211105 Maintenance UpdateRevised database fieldnames for the General Ledger module. Details:As the new General Ledger module is being developed, some of the database fieldnames have been revised to better describe their content. The old fieldnames remain for backward compatibility. |
10/29/2021 |
6.7.211029 Maintenance UpdateRevised the Part Label MENU verbiage. Moved Re-print PO Labels to the bottom of the screen. Details:Cosmetic changes were made to the selection verbiage; no functionality was changed. The "Re-print PO Labels" selection was moved to the bottom of the screen. |
10/22/2021 |
6.7.211022 Maintenance UpdateThe invoice printing program was not always centering the invoice message on the page; now fixed. Details: The invoice printing program IN.PIMF.LASER can print a general or location-specific invoice message at the end of the invoice, and in some cases the message printed off-center. The program now properly aligns and centers the invoice message. The core refund expiration date calculation program has been enhanced. Details: Core refund eligibility is month-based; for example, a customer may be given 3 months to return cores for a refund. The system was calculating the number of months elapsed without considering the specific date - if the customer bought cores on 07/20, the refund eligibility was expiring on 10/01. This has been corrected; now that refund eligibility will expire after 10/20. |
10/15/2021 |
6.7.211015 Maintenance UpdateThe "Convert Bulk Inventory" screen was not properly calculating the new average cost when more than item was being converted; fixed. When converting a "box" to "eaches", the system was not accounting for the number of boxes being converted when calculating the new average cost. This has been fixed. |
10/8/2021 |
6.7.211008 Maintenance UpdateThe Price Conversion: Convert Mfr Price File screen has been enhanced. Details:The Price Conversion: Convert Mfr Price File screen was prompting for the price file pathname, now a GUI "Price File Import" file chooser window appears to allow you to type in the pathname or click on the price file. The program has also been enhanced to ignore empty price records in the price file. |
10/1/2021 |
6.7.211001 Maintenance UpdateThe system now validates the part number format when importing part number data into the database. Details: Programs IN-CONVNUWAY-UV, IN.PT.TAB.PC, and IN-PTU were changed to further validate part numbers being added to the database in an effort to reduce the number of erroneous entries. The pick ticket printing program was not printing newly filled (via autofill) order lines when it detected a pick ticket had already been printed - now prints the newly filled order line regardless of a prior pick ticket. Details: Autofilled order lines may "A"lways print a pick ticket or only when "N"ewly filled parts are added by the system - in the case of "N"ewly filled parts, the system did not print a pick ticket if a prior pick ticket had been printed. This behavior has changed; now "N"ewly filled parts will print on a pick ticket regardless of whether a prior pick ticket had been printed or not. |
9/23/2021 |
6.7.220923 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components for General Ledger posting. Internal components that post to the General Ledger for AP, GL, and nightly processing have been consolidated into a single posting routine |
9/17/2021 |
6.7.210917 Maintenance UpdateThe "Reprint Invoice from History" screen is now GUI and includes a new invoice search feature. Details:The "Reprint Invoice from History" screen has been further enhanced with an invoice search feature. Clicking the "Other Invoice Search Options" link on the screen pops up a dialog to enter various invoice search criteria. Menus have been changed to use the new GUI "Reprint Invoice from History" screen. Details: The COUNTER (COUNTERMAN MENU), IN-0-1 (ORDER ENTRY MENU), and VS (VEHICLE SERVICE MENU) menus have been converted to run the GUI "Reprint Invoice from History" screen. |
9/10/2021 |
6.7.210910 Maintenance UpdateUpdated IN-FPCL Future Price Change Report to prompt for display and print options. Details:The Future Price Change Report had always gone straight to the printer. The entry screen now prompts for display or print options before running the report so the user may choose to display the report on screen. |
9/3/2021 |
6.7.210903 Maintenance UpdateAdded new command line utility RESET.EZPHANTOM to reset the EZPHANTOM scheduler. Details:The EZPHANTOM process is designed to run continuously. When reports are added to the schedule, the EZPHANTOM typically has to be stopped and restarted. The new utility RESET.EZPHANTOM can be run from the command line to signal the EZPHANTOM process to re-read the scheduler information. Updated EMAIL.INPUT subroutine to properly initialize arguments. Details: Calling programs may not pass properly initialized arguments. EMAIL.INPUT has been updated to recognize uninitialized arguments and set them as needed. |
8/27/2021 |
6.7.210827 Maintenance UpdateRemoved logic to capture screen metrics from an internal component used in GUI screens. Details Temporary code had been added to GET.GUISTATE, an internal component, to capture the user's screen metrics - this temporary logic has been removed |
8/20/2021 |
6.7.210820 Maintenance UpdateAn optional Excel spreadsheet can be created and used as remittance advice. Open credits can now be partially washed by open invoices. Click here for more details about the Account Payable changes in the release. |
8/13/2021 |
6.7.210813 Maintenance UpdateThe "Print Customer Invoice" GUI screen has been added, allowing the user to email or print multiple invoices at once. Invoices emailed from this screen are logged. Details: Accessible from the Collection Manager MENU, "Print Customer Invoice" allows the user to select one or more invoices to be sent to a customer. Click here for more details about this screen update. |