Evergreen Release Notes
Date | RELEASE NOTE DETAILS |
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8/6/2021 |
6.7.210806 Maintenance UpdateThe Special Order Summary screen has been rewritten to correct screen behavior issues. Details: Several issues had been reported and the screen is now fixed. Program logic used when reprinting invoices from history has been externalized into a new software component. Details: Logic from the "Reprint Invoice From Customer Purchase History" screen has been converted into an internal component. This component creates the reprint order used during invoice printing. The invoice printing program has been extended to allow PCL files to be created for use in other software components. Details: The IN.PIMF.LASER program now supports a new directive to "create PCL file"; this PCL file can be used by other internal components to print, fax, email, or view an invoice. |
7/30/2021 |
6.7.210730 Maintenance UpdateThe system now gathers statistics on user screen sizes. This information will help AutoPower Corporation develop new GUI functionality. Details: The GET.GUISTATE program has been modified to query and record the user's screen width and height. This will only be done once per workstation; there will not be any change in system behavior. The intention is to use this information to aid in designing new GUI functionality for the system. |
7/23/2021 |
6.7.210723 Maintenance UpdateThe Customer Core Exception F/M is now GUI. Click here to review more details about this screen update. The Zip Code F/M and Unit of Measure F/M are now GUI. Click here for more details about this screen update. Accounts Payable Updates: Invoice amounts can no longer be changed if an invoice had been paid and the payment subsequently voided. The bottom of the Unpaid Invoices Report now provides a total of any past dues. The others are repairs and would have no operational effect on users. |
7/16/2021 |
6.7.210716 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. Details: More updates to email sending component. Updated phone number formatting component (used when printing or displaying a phone number). More updates to database file component used to open files in the EDI module. |
7/9/2021 |
6.7.210709 Maintenance UpdateZip code setup is now a GUI program. Details: The Zip Code Setup screen has been converted into a GUI program. Use this program to add or edit zip codes as needed. Updated source code control utilities. Details: Several components used to install software updates have been upgraded. |
7/2/2021 |
6.7.210702 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. Details: Updated email sending component. Updated phone number formatting component (used when printing or displaying a phone number). Updated database file component used to open files in the EDI module. |
6/18/2021 |
6.7.210618 Maintenance UpdateUpdated "Part Inquiry", adding "Ctr" (counterman) to the "Open Orders" tab, and "DS" (direct ship) to the "Purchase Orders" tab. Details: The "Open Orders" tab now displays a "Ctr" (counterman) column. The "Purchase Orders" tab now displays a "DS" (direct ship) column, showing an asterisk (*) when the purchase order is direct shipped to the customer. |
6/11/2021 |
6.7.210611 Maintenance UpdateUpdated purchase order receiving internal components. Details: Updated purchase order receiving internal components that are used to process back-ordered serialized units; other receiving components are unchanged. Updated purchase order entry so QOO displayed excludes direct-ship quantity. Details: When adding a part to a purchase order, the QOO (quantity-on-order) displayed now excludes any quantities being direct-shipped to a customer. This provides a better picture of what is currently inbound to the warehouse. Automatic purchase order calculations will also exclude direct-ship quantities from QOO. |
6/4/2021 |
6.7.210604 Maintenance UpdateA new "Expected Monthly Rebate" G/L account has been added, allowing you to exclude the expected rebate amount from the cost of goods sold. Details: For merchants tracking rebates, the expected rebate amounts now debit a new "Expected Monthly Rebate" G/L asset account. The inventory G/L account is untouched and credited as usual. This allows you to exclude the expected rebate amount from the cost of goods, which provides a more accurate picture of the profit margin being attained. Changed "Inventory Adjustment Entry" prompting. The separate prompt for vendor has been eliminated; the part number prompt is now expecting the full part number. Details:The screen had first prompted for vendor, then part number - this has been changed to prompt for the full part number. Part search was also upgraded to GUI. Updated purchase order receiving internal components. Details: Several internal components used for purchase order receiving were upgraded to store more details about the receiving event. |
5/29/2021 |
6.7.200529 Maintenance UpdateOptimization and updates to internal components. |
5/28/2021 |
6.7.210528 Maintenance UpdatePurchase orders had been text-only, now they can be programmed as a laser form with a logo and other graphics. Details: With some custom programming, purchase orders that are emailed, faxed, printed, and viewed can now contain your logo and other graphics to make your purchase orders appear tailored to your company and/or branch. |
5/22/2021 |
6.7.200522 Maintenance UpdateOptimization and updates to internal components. |
5/21/2021 |
6.7.210521 Maintenance UpdateSearching for parts by entering two or less characters now provides a short warning before continuing. Details: When the counterman types in one or two characters to search for a part number, the counterman may end up waiting a while to get a bunch of less-than-useful results. The system now pops up a warning "Searching with so few characters may take a long time and produce too many results." and give the counterman a chance to continue or try a different search. Now allowing "F" option (force ship) with "Q" option (special order). Details:When the counterman enters an order with a special ordered part ("Q" option), the system defaults to zero quantity shipped. Now the counterman can override this behavior by including the "F" option (force ship); the special ordered part will be entered as "ship complete". |
5/14/2021 |
6.7.210514 Maintenance UpdateThe "Release Order from Credit Hold" screen now allows pick ticket printer selection. Details: Credit hold release screens, both character and GUI, will now prompt for the pick ticket printer selection. Updated components for the "Correct Item Receive Cost" screen. Details: Components for the "Correct Item Receive Cost" screen have been updated and modularized for use in other parts of the system. |
5/7/2021 |
6.7.210507 Maintenance UpdateOrder entry now defaults special order lines to zero shipped. Details: When entering an order line specified as "special order", the system had automatically set the quantity shipped to be the same as the quantity ordered; that is, completely filled. Now the system sets the quantity shipped to "0" (zero) so purchase order receiving can accurately track the quantity filled across multiple receivers. Updated internal components for PO receiver posting. Details: When receiving a partial quantity from a supplier marked as "no backorders", the system was not removing the backordered quantity from the part's quantity-on-order; this affected future PO calculations. Now fixed. |
4/30/2021 |
6.7.210430 Maintenance UpdateThe "Purchase Order Inquiry & Reporting" screen now allows purchase order note entry and display. Details: "Notes" is a new column in the Purchase Order Inquiry & Reporting grid. Clicking on the "Notes" cell shows the "PO Notes" screen where you can review purchase order notes or enter a new one. Updated internal components for PO receiver posting. Details: When filling special orders, PO receiver posting will now use the sales order line's "order quantity" and "shipped quantity" to determine any remaining quantity to be filled. |
4/23/2021 |
6.7.210423 Maintenance UpdateThe "E-O-M A/R Statement" option is now a GUI screen. The old character screen is still available on the menu. Details: The "MONTH END STATEMENTS MENU" now has options for the "(New Version)" and "(Old Version)" of "E-O-M A/R Statements". We encourage you to use the new version, but we'll retain the old version while users gain familiarity with the new. The "VSI-Fax Status" is now a GUI screen. Details: The "V" option on the menu screen now shows a GUI version of the "VSI-Fax Status" screen. All functions for resending or canceling a fax are included. |
4/16/2021 |
6.7.210416 Maintenance UpdateUpdated vehicle shop internal components that process labor hours. Details: Updated vehicle shop internal components that process labor hours, externalizing duplicate code into new components and implementing consistent attribute naming across existing components. |
4/9/2021 |
6.7.210409 Maintenance UpdateAccounts receivable "Invoice Transfer" is now a GUI program. Details: You can now transfer an invoice from one customer to another using the new GUI Invoice Transfer program in the Cash Receipts menu. Help documentation with more details about this screen can be found here or via the menu option found on the Invoice Transfer screen. Customer pricing internal components have been updated. Details: In some cases the customer's pricing matrix was being applied to miscellaneous charges; changes have been made to prevent this from happening. |
4/2/2021 |
6.7.210402 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. Details: Updated AP and A-B-C Pop Code Ranking internal components. |
3/19/2021 |
6.7.210319 Maintenance UpdateUpdated product pop code ranking routines. Details: Product A-B-C pop code ranking routines are now GUI. o Use /A-B-C Pop Ranking Table Setup/ to configure pop code settings. o Use /A-B-C Pop Code Update Schedule/ to select the months to automatically run the pop code update. o Use /Inventory Pop Code Update/ to run the rank update process on demand. o Click here to learn more. Updated GUI part search. Details: The GUI part search component has been enhanced to show stock availability. This screen is used in Part Inquiry and Branch Transfer Request. Click here to learn more. |
3/12/2021 |
6.7.210312 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. Details: Various internal components have been revised for software consistency and modularity. |
3/5/2021 |
6.7.210305 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. Details: Various internal components have been revised for software consistency and modularity. |
2/19/2021 |
6.7.210219 Maintenance UpdateUpdated Vehicle Shop internal components. Details: Updated several internal components for vehicle shop. Updated the Work Order C-C-C screen, adding new print features. |
2/12/2021 |
6.7.210212 Maintenance UpdateUpdated Vehicle Shop internal components. Details: Revised work order for "Parts & Labor Detail" printing routine. Also, when accessed via Order Entry, the system now attempts to post any pending labor scan transactions to the work order. |
2/5/2021 |
6.7.210205 Maintenance UpdateUpdated Branch Sales Quota screen. Details:Changed behavior; when finished with entry, now returns to the "branch" combobox and doesn't require re-entering the "year". Updated internal components. Details: Various internal routines and components have been updated and optimized for performance. |
1/29/2021 |
6.7.210129 Maintenance UpdateUpdated EDI processing components. Details:Updated EDI 856 Advance Ship Notice processing to ignore stock returns. Updated NAPA processing components Details: Now correctly updating the purchase order with the transmit date and time |
1/22/2021 |
6.7.210122 Maintenance UpdateUpdated NAPA processing components. Details: Internal components for transferring and processing PRICING and RECEIPTS files have been updated. AP menu now includes "1099-NEC Nonemployee Compensation Forms" selection. Details: The IRS has reintroduced Form 1099-NEC as the new way to report self-employment income instead of Form 1099-MISC as traditionally had been used. This was done to help clarify the separate filing deadlines on Form 1099-MISC and the new 1099-NEC form will be used starting with the 2020 tax year. |
1/15/2021 |
6.7.210115 Maintenance UpdateUpdated NAPA processing components. Details: Merged custom features into the base product version and standardized configuration settings. AP "Check Reconciliation" menu selection renamed to "Payment Reconciliation" Details: The menu now reads "Payment Reconciliation" but still runs the same program. |
1/8/2021 |
6.7.210108 Maintenance UpdateUpdated EDI 850 (Purchase Order) parser components. Details: The system was treating purchase order ShipTo data as an alternate ShipTo; now the system will omit alternate ShipTo data when the qualifier/identifier is recognized. Updated EDI 810 (Invoice) builder components. Details: The system was omitting the ShipTo qualifier/identifier data in the EDI packet when the alternate ShipTo data was empty; now the system detects empty data and includes the appropriate qualifier/identifier. Updated EDI 856 (Advanced Ship Notice) builder components. Details: Now builds N1*VN (Vendor) and N1*BT (BillTo) data loops in the EDI 856 packet. |
12/18/2020 |
6.7.201218 Maintenance UpdateUpdated EDI Sales and Shipping Dashboard display to numerically sort EDI 850's by ID. Details: The EDI Sales and Shipping Dashboard (aka "EDI quarterback") was not sorting the EDI 850 errors, making it difficult to find a specific order; now it is sorted by EDI record ID. |
12/11/2020 |
6.7.201211 Minor ReleaseOrder entry will now warn if the inbound freight charge is missing for a special order line. Details:Special order lines may optionally be marked as "charge freight". When attempting to invoice that special order line, the system will now check for an inbound freight charge. Iif it's missing, the following prompt will display: "Missing special order inbound freight charge! OK to invoice? (Y/N):" Enter "Y" to continue invoicing Enter "N" to go back to the options prompt. Note: If you don't want to charge inbound freight, you must explicitly enter "0" or "0.00" (that is, a zero amount) in the "Inbound Freight" field on the Totals screen. |
12/4/2020 |
6.7.201204 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components for invoicing. Details: Changes have been made to the database file and the record locking logic process that's used when processing stock guides. This is so smaller stock guides can use regular record locking logic when invoicing. |
11/20/2020 |
6.7.201120 Maintenance UpdateUpdated "Product Ranking" internal components. Details: The internal components that deals with "Product Ranking" have been updated to our latest coding standards; behavior is unchanged. |
11/13/2020 |
6.7.201113 Maintenance UpdateUpdated part search internal components to support crossover part number lookup. Details: Internal components for part search have been updated to search for OEM, manufacturer, and customer inter-brand part numbers and resolve them to specified stocked part numbers. |
11/6/2020 |
6.7.201106 Maintenance Update"Receive Stock Without a PO" now autofills backorders. Details: A system configuration switch to enable/disable backorder autofill when stock is received without a purchase order is now available. "Part Number Transaction History" click-through function wasn't working, now fixed. Details: (Also known as "F6 Activity" in part inquiry) SL, SR, PO transactions allow click-through to respective detail screens, and clicking the "Details" cell shows transaction details. |
10/23/2020 |
6.7.201023 Minor ReleaseBackorder Autofill - AutoMail notification Details: A configuration option has been added to have notifications via AutoMail sent to the countermen when a Backorder is autofilled. By default, this configuration will be disabled. Order Entry, check for un-issued special orders Details: A configuration option has been added to Order Entry to check for un-issued special orders before invoicing an order. When an un-issued special order is found, the screen will prompt whether to issue the P.O.: "Y" will issue the special order. "N" will proceed with invoicing as normal and will not issue the special order. Use "X" to disable checking for un-issued special orders. This configuration allows users to set the default answer to "Y" or "N" should they choose. This configuration will be enabled by default. |
10/16/2020 |
6.7.201016 Maintenance UpdateUpdated backorder autofill internal components |
10/9/2020 |
6.7.201009 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. |
10/2/2020 |
6.7.201002 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. |
9/25/2020 |
6.7.200925 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. |
9/18/2020 |
6.7.200918 Maintenance UpdateUpdated backorder fill internal components. Updated Parts Inquiry GUI components. |
9/11/2020 |
6.7.200911 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. |
9/4/2020 |
6.7.200904 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. |
8/28/2020 |
6.7.200828 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. |
8/21/2020 |
6.7.200821 Minor ReleaseUpdated Order Entry components. New Screen: The Product Master Pricing Inquiry screen allows users to see current product pricing without changing pricing. Click here to learn more about this new feature. |
8/14/2020 |
6.7.200814 Maintenance UpdateUpdated Order Entry components. |
8/7/2020 |
6.7.200807 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. Updated Accounts Payable components. |
7/31/2020 |
6.7.200731 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. Updated Accounts Payable components. |
7/24/2020 |
6.7.200724 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. Updated Accounts Payable components. |
7/17/2020 |
6.7.200717 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. Updated Accounts Payable components. |
7/10/2020 |
6.7.200710 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. |
7/3/2020 |
6.7.200703 Maintenance UpdateUpdated internal components. |
6/26/2020 |
6.7.200626 Maintenance UpdateUpdated Order Entry internal components. |
6/19/2020 |
6.7.200619 Maintenance UpdateUpdated Order Entry internal components. |
6/12/2020 |
6.7.200612 Maintenance UpdateUpdated Order Entry internal components. |
6/5/2020 |
6.7.200605 Maintenance UpdateOptimization and updates to internal components. |
5/15/2020 |
6.7.200515 Maintenance UpdateOptimization and updates to internal components. |
5/8/2020 |
6.7.200508 Maintenance UpdateOptimization and updates to internal components. |
5/1/2020 |
6.7.200501 Maintenance UpdateOptimization and updates to internal components. |