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Software Release Update
Software Update Notice for Version: 8.00.11
Scheduled Release 29th May 2023
We will be releasing a software update for our product in the coming days. This update includes several improvements and new features that will enhance your user experience. Read the notice below to find out about the key updates that come with this release and what actions, if any, you need to do as part of this update.
Key updates in this release
Point of Sale
- Creating cash customers in POS will no longer fill the ABN number with an “R”
- Pressing F9 for recent sales after changing the quantity field now stores the adjusted quantity correctly
Quotes with sub total lines in the enhanced POS printing system now print correctly - Loading and invoicing a pro-forma now focuses on the correct row
Selecting a timber pack will now accept the pack quantity correctly, and allow you to navigate back to the qty field to select a different pack - Loading a quote from the salesperson field, and using F4 to reprice will no longer force the focus back to the salesperson field
- Using the Auto Ordering system with Alternate UOS will now put the correct cost into the TBO system
- Serial codes now print on invoices in the extended printing system
- Systems with quote tracking enabled will now flag quote lines as delivered when the quote is invoiced
Customer
- Debtors Insert/Alter – A list index out of bounds error has been corrected when inserting then directly altering an account
- Statements with forward due transactions could report that there was a balance error.
- These forward due transactions no longer cause a false warning
- The customer document SQL search will now order the list by date and time
- The Customer Document listing report heading now shows correctly
Purchase Ordering
- The purchase order print layout is now populated with both the new and old print layout options
- The delivery instructions prompt in Create Orders from TBO will now occur regardless if FIS is met
- Goods In Batch will now provide a warning to the user if they have not entered any deliveries
- The Inwards Goods prompt for Customer Orders when receipting against a invoice now only shows orders for the local system
Products
- Using the F4 Stock transactions button will no longer freeze up when using curly braces in the product description
- Product insert – after using the copy from process, the pack button will no longer show the copied product data
- When using the Complete Stock Take Update process, the General Ledger journal will now post before displaying the report, to ensure that any issues with printing or exporting to Excel do not interfere with this update
- Product Dashboard Cost/Sell audit now displays Terminal names consistent with the terminal names in the More Details enquiry
- The Stock Movements enquiry will now show the user which program has generated the stock movement. Additionally, the Terminal Name will be shown for transactions that were created in the local system, and the name of the Staff member will be displayed.
Creditors
- The Creditors Batch Invoice process buttons are now visible
- Creditors Invoicing with the Recipient Generated adjustment note option now updates the GL correctly
Payroll
- Payroll systems using the SQL search will no longer cause index out of bounds errors when searching for inactive employees
- An exception error during the payroll GL update process has been corrected
SVOS
- SVOS will no longer create export data files for locations that do not have a record in the stores table
Store Location Selection
- The system now has a range of options to control how the location selection options appear, this is available in the System Setup area.
Groupings
These grouping options allow you to define grouping, setup locations within a defined group – in this example, Location Group 1 and 2 are defined as Region, and Sub region – with the data fields against the store being VIC and METRO
Show filters on location selection
This option enables the extended filtering option in the location selection grid
Use Location Filters
- When turned on these options control which locations turn up in the location selection grid.
Product Dashboard Location Setting
- The product dashboard Select Branch button has been extended to allow the user to define which locations to load up by default
This feature is controlled by the “clear” and “save” buttons – firstly tick the locations you want to load by default, and click the save icon. If you want to reset the system back to its default operation (which is only load my location) click the clear button (X)
System
- Viewing graph details on the system dashboard will no longer leave graph temporary files on disk
- The EOY process has been refined to provide further stability
- The main menu alert for when EOFY has not run will automatically create a helpdesk request
- The SQL connection process that shows the progress bar will no longer have an interrupt option
- Sympac will now show an alert if the libraries required for emailing in the terminal programs directory do not match the system programs directory
- Situations where the Auto Send option for the email queue was not being observed is now corrected
- The IHG scandata extract will no longer leave aged stock files on disk
What you need to do
Once the update is downloaded and installed on your PC, you will need to restart your computer to ensure that all changes take effect.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, however rest assured that the restart will only take a few minutes.
If you need any assistance or have any questions please call the Sympac Help Desk on 1300 361 732
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