Package
Quantity Check! |
You will be
able to specify that the Order or Ship Quantity of a Product ID must be a proper
multiple of the item's packagin quantity. In other words, if the order is for business
cards that are sold in blocks of 250, SAFE will warn you if you try to order 900 cards
total. Again, this warning may be overridden during Order Entry or you may specify (in
SASE) that it be locked to prevent any
overrides. |
Automatic
Price Break Updates! |
You will be
able to enter the starting number for each Site on a particular Product. For example, an
order of checks, shipped to five locations, can now be tracked with a separate starting
and ending number for each branch. |
Summary
A/P Invoices!! |
You can now
select vendors whose bills will automatically be summarized during the Auto-Posting from
Sales Orders! For example, you could select UPS and SAFE will automatically lump all
charges for UPS onto a single A/P invoice. When it comes time to pay (daily or weekly) all
bills are together in a single transaction awaiting payment! |
SASE:
More Flexible Re-Posting From Source Modules |
A new option has
been added for those editing source transactions (A/P Bills, F/M Transactions, Payments,
etc) from prior periods.
If your accounting period changes, but you edit a transaction from a prior period and
that period is not locked, SAFE will prompt you with a choice to post the updated G/L
entries to either the Current G/L Period or to the Original Period. If a reversing entry
is required, both the reverse and the revised entry are posted to the same period: Current
or Original.
This feature is global, meaning that it is
turned off or on for all users in SAFE. |
Customized E-Mail Acknowledgements!
OPTIONAL |
The acknowledging e-mails, which
are generated when an order is submitted by an end- user, may now be customized, either by
you or us. For example, you could add your logo, different fonts, or text indicating
special offers. If this is an order with custom imprinting, the e-mail content might
include the text that the user typed in---sort of a Proof. |
Batch E-Mails!
OPTIONAL |
Your End User Administrator can
now generated batch e-mails, informing all users of important events. Create your message
in our text editor, or any program that can generate HTML. Send the message to all users,
individuals Sites or Cost Centers using our Query Window to target just the groups you
want. Batch e-mails may also include attachments. |
HTML-Based On-Line Help System! |
Our new HTMLHelp
System will debut. The on-line help will be available not only on your local system, but
from your Internet Browser! No need to download revisions to our help system---a
completely searchable text that is always up to date will be only a click away,
including the latest tutorials and demos! |
SASE:
Broadcast Messaging! |
You can now go into SASE and send
an a Broadcast Message which automatically pops up on all user's screens within
SAFE! |
Important:
Security Patch To IIS!
If you are running Windows
2000 and Internet Information Server IIS you should download the following
security patches now! This cumulative patch fixes ten
security vulnerabilities with the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web
server. The worst of those can allow attackers to run any code they want on an unpatched
machine. The patches span Windows NT, 2000, and XP and IIS versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1.
This important patch should be installed on all machines which run the Microsoft Web
server ASAP. Do it either manually or via Windows Update. The security advisory has more
details:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-018.asp
Ciaran's
Corner: Shipping Interfaces!
Q: I read a thread last
week on several companies that are automatically linking shipping information with their
accounting software. When is Simple Accounting going to be able to do something like that?
A: Over two years ago we developed interfaces to FedEx PowerShip and last
year we became the first company in this industry to fully support the new XML interface
with UPS OnLine. There is no charge for these capabilities. A complete rundown is
impossible in this space, but here is a basic overview:
 |
FedEx |
Full integration. You can automatically
generate FedEx tracking numbers directly from the Sales Order Browse. Any information
entered directly into PowerShip will automatically update the appropriate Sales Order in
SAFE so long as the PowerShip reference # matches the Order ID in SAFE. Once processed, end-users may also track their shipments in real time. |
 |
UPS WorldShip(r) (Old Interface) |
Batch Integration. You can
automatically create an export file which WorldShip will read on start-up and create the
actually billing documents and labels within WorldShip. After the labels are generated,
tracking information is automatically updated back into SAFE. Once processed, end-users may also track their shipments in real time. |
| |
UPS OnLine(r) (New Interface) |
Shipping information entered into UPS
OnLine automatically updates the appropriate SAFE Sale Orders in real time. Once processed, end-users may also track their shipments in real time. |
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Other Vendors? |
We have an open interface which works
with a number of shipping software vendors such as StarShip. However, these require you to
purchase a licensing fee from that particular vendor, the native interfaces we offer to
FedEx and UPS are provided free of charge. |
If you have specific implementation questions, please,
please, please do not hesitate to let me know and I will address them in an upcoming
column.
Til Next Time!
Ciaràn Marron
Technical Support Manager
cm@suntowersystems.com
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