• Integrated Cykel into F12 magician lookup
• Bugfix with merging parts to order on existing invoice. Should only merge if discount schemes same. i.e. do not merge parts for cost discounted order onto a retail discounted order, (not merge if discount % vary)

• General Ledger fix : system would not permit sale with tradein where tradein $ > purchase $.   (System was posting payment instrument for changeover twice, causing post to fail)
• Finish layby, system was not picking up prior provided line discounts for layby sales (but was working for reserve/pickup ones)

Minor minor bugfixes to orderbook search as a result of order priority addition. Collapse orderbook then find would not expand orderbook correctly, nor would findnext work.

Fixed ducati fiche import so it is able to handle recent structural changes to Ducati fiche data source.

Recent addition of prioritised order receive items broke orderbook search functionlity. Now restored.

Requires database changes, you need to log all terminals out during upgrade

• Bug fixes
  • Another serious bug, the system will not save the first transaction of the day under some circumstances. Now fixed (daily lease test was messing up database transaction frame, previously it 'worked' but transaction frame handling was incorrect and could result in subtle problems for most transactions, this was fixed, but the 'fix' broke the first transaction of the day)
  • GL journal error: Correct balance from -ve debtor to depositor balance would not work. Now fixed, (debtor txn is written as a payment reversal, not a debit now, which is probably more correct anyway)
  • Paying for invoices using combination of vouchers and other sources (i.e. customer deposits) could result in voucher being overbilled.  Example, workshop job with customer deposit and a voucher. System would not offset customer deposit from the voucher.  Now fixed.
  • Profit summary report, design of the report meant it cannot work when start date was set to Jan 1 2015,  now fixed.
• New features
  • Receive orders,  system allow allows you to configure receive fulfilment priority on individual order items prior to receiving the item. So you can for example, force parts to be stocked over fulfilling customer parts orders.  Parts can be configured via order book with Very high (+2), high (+1) or low (-1) priority.
  • Workshop : can now flag internal dealership jobs as warranty repair. Such jobs will not appear against unit costings
  • Workshop weekly planner : now can filter based on location
• System changes
  • Added database level constraint verification of posted GL ledgers, so system no longer relies on GL constraints being enforced in software, it is now also enforced in the database itself

More obscure GL related issues (this will take a version or two more to get solid).

Firstly, handling of GL Records for unit sale on road costs where on road cost is being borne by the dealership was not constructed correctly, now fixed.

Importantly, I found a bug where system was allowing unbalanced postings to be written into the database.  Made necessary corrections and fixes, respectively damaged postings. Damaged postings only occur under rare circumstances, due to incorrect database transaction management.

c9 provides integration support into PayPal as a payment gateway for c9 based websites. Paypal provides key features which are essential for this industry.  The key challenge with webshopping is that in this industry it is not possible to know the final price at point of checkout on the website.  Issues surrounding freight issues and parts interpretation require an order to be vetted before it is billed.  c9's integration into PayPal works similar to a hotel booking,  the amount is only reserved at point of checkout.  Point of sale operations in c9 will communicate with PayPal and finalise final payment amount capture.

 Step 1 : get a verified merchant account with PayPal

To configure PayPal, you need to enable merchant services with PayPal and get your merchant details verified. This process can take a few weeks, contact PayPal to arrange.  Once done, the following steps show you how to get c9 integrated into PayPal.

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• Some more obscure GL related failures, with unit deals
  • Was not handling convert deal to sale using deposit on customer account.  Fixed
  • Was not using correct GL code when converting deal to sale and using external unit deposit. Fixed
• Manual backups were complaining about sequences on newly added journal tables

A number of bug fixes related to recent release

• General Ledger fixes
  • Was failing to write no cash collected type sales under some circumstances now.
  • Following invoice scenario would not write/save.  Refunded spares + an order + deposits on order where total deposited > refund
  • Changing instrument on existing activity record
  • Taking payment on previous no cash collected activity item
• Very serious problem with receive order if you select to receive an order with no parts (i.e. freight only) the system would potentially SMS a huge number of unrelated customers based on parts ordered years previously.

• Receive order. Recent changes affected how receive backorder would work. Resulting report would include absolutely everything on back order, where previously c9 would only list things where there has been an actual notable change.  Reverted to prior behaviour.  (Note : this did not impact sms/email notifications to customers, merely the receive report, so was merely wasting paper and wasting records in the database)
• Import KTM fiche : allow window to be resized so you can see long description items
• General Ledger bugfix on pickup workshop job being partially paid for using  deposit on customer record