C9 Software

Release 4.287 May 10, 2012 barney

This version includes database changes. You will be forced to log all terminals out during upgrade

Added notion of being able to flag suppliers that allow shipping direct to customer (i.e. Polaris and Toro) and flag customers for whom shipping directly to makes sense. When these two conditions intersect on any parts on order, when order is printed user is given option to split out the order (if there are a mix of shipping destinations for parts in current active order), and when shipping destination is to a customer, the alternative shipping address is prominently displayed on the printout.
Bug : if you were to order a part and print an active order on different terminals at the same time, there was a slight risk the part would go onto the order being printed but would not appear on actual printout. Result is part never gets ordered. Now fixed.

Quotes. Quotes now track whether or not they have been converted into something else (another quote, an invoice). If a quote has been converted then by default, F7 import will not show these. But there is a checkbox which shows all quotes, open quotes and converted quotes.
Workshop warranty : screen was not displaying paid amount from supplier for paid supplier warranty jobs

Release 4.286 May 9, 2012 barney

Includes database changes. You will need to log all terminals out during upgrade process

Supplier warranties track whether or not supplier has paid for job
Supplier warranties track how much supplier agreed to pay
Ability to run reports that show unpaid supplier jobs.
Ability to run reports to analyze difference between cost of work and what you were paid by supplier
Ability to bounce jobs around. From paid to not paid, from dealer to supplier and back

Business -> Deposits held report. Show breakdown of account deposits held. Including reference description on individual deposits made. Existing summary of account balance is still visible, but breakdown is also provided.
Bugix: Sync to MYOB or Quickbooks. Under some rare circumstances based on user actions it was possible to sync changes to accounting package but for c9 not to record updates made into c9. (If you started configuring a sync, then cancelled it, and then started the sync again and then exited c9 immediately. It would appear to work but the database updates would not actually be saved)

Release 4.285 May 8, 2012 barney

Added two more payment methods. Maximum of 8 in total
Redesigned select payment method screen to 'vertically' compress depending on number of payment methods configured. If you configure all 8, window will be very tall. if you only configure 3, window will be shorter.

Bug with add floorplan costs. System would calculate trust receipt value to nearest dollar in this window. If you went to pay out a unit whose trust receipt was not exactly a dollar figure, system would write a curtailment into the system to the nearest value of the TR. Because of this curtailment added during payout will be incorrect, either slightly under or over depending on rounding. Now fixed.
Spare parts - print 2 copies of invoices. New setup option : only print 2 copies for account invoices only. Other invoice types will only print one copy.

Release 4.284 May 6, 2012 barney

This version includes database changes. You will be forced to log all terminals out as part of upgrade

Optimized database performance of key business/cash screens and reports: Activity, Cash Till Summary/detail and business audit. All these functions should now complete near instantaneously, whereas before it could take a few seconds.
Cash till detailed report. Indicate reference type. i.e. 'W' for workshop job. Activity: show reference type.
Credit spares invoice. Preset freight/other to credit based on original invoice. Only do this if invoice has not already been credited
Select Workshop job. Disallow double click menu access. This can create some confusing recursive function access behaviour
Print A4 Spares Reserve. Print words 'Qty Held', as opposed to 'Qty Sup'
SMS workshop job ready. Cost in message is now less deposit. Previously was full price of the job. Email notification provides more detailed breakdown. Old SMS behaviour can be reverted. Goto setup, notification. Changes appropriate message by replacing {cost} with {fullcost}
Merge/Split unit. New units were defaulting to GST exempt. Now default to inc GST
Workshop. Allow modification of spare part description copied from spares department.

Profit summary : was calculating COGS on spares on workshop incorrectly
Add similar unit. Recent changes fixed one corner case but created a multitude of problems for common cases. Details lost, price and line items lost and GST exempt status. Now fixed.
Display error. Sell parts to workshop job, on select job it would show last customer you where looking at on a dealer job. Now blanks out customer details.
Fix descriptive text on unit main menu
SEll Unit. Annoying behaviour where if you add a unit to sell, each time you select first wizard pane it pops up a select unit window

Gift Cards May 6, 2012 barney

A long standing feature omission in c9 has now been plugged. The ability to generate and track gift cards.

Gift cards have the following broad features:

Generate gift cards internally to c9
OR use c9 gift cards to keep track of gift cards you have already issued/printed. i.e. http://www.plastic-cards.com.au/
Track various information against cards
Track gift cards and what they were used to purchase
Security features that make c9 gift cards difficult to counterfeit
Use gift cards to service any POS function in c9 where payment method is requested
Use Multiple gift cards on a single purchase. Or mix gift cards + other payment methods. i.e. gift card + cash.
Track consumption on a gift card and use it many times for multiple purchases upto the original value of the card

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