What's New - ABMIS Professional
Version 1.90
05/05/2006
This release is a major release that primarily includes system optimizations, enhancements and a few small bug fixes,.
- Add & Remove Inventory Function Added
An alternate inventory adjustment function is added to help speed up data entry. This function is more user friendly that allows users focus on their task. Product labels can be printed without leaving the screen.
- Check Price & Price List Function Added
You can now check product prices and prepare multiple price lists in one easy step and with different options, for example, prepare a price list with up to 5 prices with different quantities.
- Customer Write Off and Adjustment Function Added
This function allows you to create write off transactions against to multiple invoices. It also allows you to apply adjustment, charges and discounts to customer invoices as well.
- Integrated Product Weight
A simple and effective way to handle order weight that needed for business. A global unit weight label can be assigned to a company and it will be used through out the system. You can specify unit weight for each product as well as their associated uom. The system calculates the total weight of an order and you can overwrite the value anytime within the transaction to indicate the actual weight in each transaction.
- Component Used In List Added
A used in list is added to show you a list of master products that the component is used in their Bill of Material.
- Sort Order Line Item
You can now sort order line item by clicking the field column of the list. Move down and move up button are also added so you can move an individual item to the different position. AR Invoice, Sales Order, AP Invoice, Purchase Order and their assoicated reports are integrated with this feature.
- Enhanced Tax Inclusive Price Rounding
The price matrix now supports tax inclusive price rounding. This is very useful to users who require tax inclusive pricing and needed to round the price in a certain way.
- Shipment Item Remark Added
Shipment item remark field is added so you can enter information that is needed. The field is added to both receving and shipping items.
- Shipment Linked To Invoice
Now each shipment is linked to their associated AR and AP Invoice and with a mouse click, it opens the transaction without leaving the screen.
- Control When To Ship Order
A new field is added to only allow ship a sales order on or after the request date.
- Include Product In Price List
A new field is added that indicates the product should be included in the price list.
- Enhanced Security Feature
If a user opens a function window and there isn't any permissions assigned to it, the system applies default permissions to it base on the user type, for example, standard users can perform all task functions like create Sales Order and AR Invoice, and only have read and create permissions on Product and Customer maintenance functions.
- Enhanced New User/Group Wizard
Now you can continue to add other user or group after the completion of the wizard.
- Enhanced Current User List
The current user list now displays the log in machine name as well. This is useful to identify a machine if a user logs into the system multiple times on different machines.
- Enhanced User Permission Assignment
Now you can assign user or group permissions to a function within their edit window.
- Navigator Permission Added
You can assign user/group permissions to allow access navigator panels.
- Startup Form Option Added
You can now specify default startup form between Application Explorer and Point of Sale. This is useful if you want to control which form the user should use at startup.
- Enhanced Search Option Added
You can control or even disable the auto fill feature and change auto search start position. This is useful if the company whose has a lot of products and want to delay or disable the auto fill feature.
- Enhanced Browse List Behaviour
Now the system remembers the search field and operator from the last time you close the browse/search window. This is useful if the user prefers different default search field when opening a search form.
- Hide Registration Information
The registration information is hidden from the user if she is not the administrator. This is to avoid other users to see the software license registration key.
- Additional Auto ID Feature Added
Now you can set the option to let the system auto assign a unique ID when creating new Customer, Vendor, Product, Competitor and Manufacturer. You will still be able to change it after when needed.
- Point of Sale Navigator Added
A Point of Sale Navigator is added.
- Point of Sale Batch Management Added
POS Batch Management helps your company to better manage the counter sales. It provides you a tool with complete audit trail for each register on daily/shift closing, tender balance, register performance and account information.
- Enhanced Point of Sale Interface
The Point of Sale interface now is more touch screen friendly and much easier to use. Image support is added so you can view product on the screen.
- Customer Return Feature Added
Customer return feature is added and you can process the return in AR Invoice and POS as well. The system keep track the return of each product and no duplicate return is allowed.
- POS Price Check Feature Added
With a mouse click inside POS, you can open the Price Check and Price List form. This is a handy feature that allows you to give customer a fast price check of different products.
- Customer Trade In Feature Added
Trade in feature is added. This is useful if your company does accept trade in. This feature also integrates within POS.
- Pole Display Supported
Point of Sale now supports ASCII type pole display with up to two line messages.
- Support POS Register Warehouse
Now you can set pos register warehouse to either a specific warehouse or use the value from customer setting.
- Tender Information Linked to Invoice
The system now linked the last tender information to an invoice therefore you can track the last paid record and also print tender information on receipt.
- Support Tender Sequence
Now you can organize the display order of the tender by setting its sequence field.
- Support Over Tender Amount
Point of Sale now supports over tender other than cash. This is useful if your company accepts certain type of payment that is more than the sale amount, for example, government pay check.
- Customer Status Field Added
Now you can specify a status to each customer that give you a better control of customers. This field is fully integrated with different transactions.
- Vendor Status Field Added
Now you can specify a status to each vendor that give you a better control of vendors. This field is fully integrated with different transactions.
- Product Status Field Added
Now you can specify a status to each product that give you a better control of a product. This field is fully integrated with different transactions.
- Product Revision Field Added
Now you can specify revision to a product. This is helpful if you need to keep track of revision of a product.
- Enhanced Date Control In Manufacturing Order
A better date control within manufacturing order. For example, you can't post a job if the finished date is early than the order date.
- Bank Account Adjustment Type Transaction Added
You can now adjust the bank account balance by using the other bank transaction function.
- Link System User To Salesperson/Buyer
You can now link the salesperson/buyer to a system user. This is useful, for example if there is no salesperson assigned to a customer, system uses the linked salesperson from the user in an order.
- Updated Help File
The help file had been updated.
09/20/2005
This release is
a major service release that primarily includes a few small bug fixes, system
optimizations and enhancements.
- Batch Printing Function Added
This
feature supports product label, ar invoice, sales order and other transaction
as well. It allows you to manage batch records printing in standard mode or for
runtime process which generate and clear the list automatically after process.
- Customer User Defined Fields Added
12
customer user defined fields added to the system. These fields are searchable and
integrate with the system, they can be used in active list and reports.
- Product User Defined Fields Added
12
product user defined fields added to the system. These fields are searchable and
integrate with the system, they can be used in active list and reports.
- Customizable User Defined Fields
Caption
You can customize user defined field captions to fit your
company needs.
- Enhanced Price Matrix Function
Calculated price can be based on
Standard Cost, Average Cost or Last Purchase Price.
- Enhanced Print Layout Function
Allow you to specify different
invoice, sales order, product label and purchase order layouts to different
customers, products and vendors.
- Enhanced Product Label Printing
You can now print product labels
from within order receiving and shipping functions.
- Enhanced Product Image Function
Zoom in product image right inside
the program and open the registered application that assoicate with your images.
- Enhanced List View Feature
You can now include memo field in list
item view.
- Company Refresh Utility Added
This feature helps you refresh
company data and re-calculate customers, vendors and products balance.
04/01/2005
This release is
a major service release that primarily includes a few small bug fixes, system
optimizations and enhancements.
- Enhanced Build to Order Item
Now you can specify different unit on
build to order item and the system will convert to base unit automatically.
- Enhanced Sales History Drill Down
Now you can drill down to
customer and product sales history in navigator, sales order, ar invoice and
also in its own function window.
- Enhanced Purchase History Drill Down
Now you can drill down to
vendor and product purchase history in navigator, purchase order and also in
it own function window.
- Enhanced Open Transaction Drill Down
Now you can drill down to
customer, vendor and product open transactions in navigator, order window and
also in its own function window.
- Enhanced Transaction List
Period operator had been added to all
transaction lists so you can view the most recent transactions with a mouse
click.
- Support Unit Price and Unit Cost Decimals
Now you can specify each
product's unit price and unit cost decimals as per item basis.
- Enhanced Quantity Decimals
Now you can specify quantity decimals
in product window without assign to a stocking unit.
- Support Use Master Item Price
Add support to use master item price
in build to order item for users they need steady retail price.
- List Price Field Added
List Price field added for reference.
- Enhanced Product Unit of Measurement
Add support to Standard Cost,
List Price, Standard Price and Minimum Price in Product unit of measurement. So
you have better control on the pricing at unit level.
- Product URL Added
Now you can specify a Product URL (web
address).
- Enhanced Unit of Measurement
Now you can change quantity decimals
and conversion factor.
- Tracking Number Added
Tracking number had been added in shipment
and also AR Invoice.
- Increase Serial and Lot Number Field Length
Serial and Lot number
length extend to 35 characters.
- Enhanced Point of Sale
Now you can void a transaction within tender
screen, enhanced error message and better print control.
- Product Default Setting Added
Now you
can predefine product default setting. It support default warehouse, product
type, unit cost decimals, unit price decimals and quantity decimals.
- Create Multiple Product Warehouses
Now you can add product into
multiple warehouses when creating product.
- Enhanced Customer Default Setting
You can define a default
customer type when creating new record.
- Enhanced Vendor Default Setting
You can define a default vendor
type when creating new record.
- Note Fields Added
Note fields had been added to customer, vendor,
manufacturer, bank and other entity windows.
- Enhanced System Note
Now it support
more note types, for example customer, vendor, item and manufacturer.
- Updated Help File
The help file had been updated.
10/05/2004
This release is
a major service release that primarily includes a few small bug fixes, system
optimizations and enhancements.
- Support VAT - Tax Inclusive
System
Now the system supports VAT, tax-inclusive system, which is
required in UK, Australia and New Zealand. You can setup to use this feature on
per tax code basis.
- Back Up and Restore Utilities
Added
Now you can back up and restore company database.
- Point of Sale Register Added
Now you
can configure the setting on each register.
- Direct Support Cash Drawer
Cash drawer is supported. Connection
can be either to receipt printer or direct on a communication port.
- Support Default Customer in Point of Sale
Now you can setup a
default customer in POS process.
- Receipt Format Added
You can choose either a standard invoice
format or a 40 columns receipt format in POS print receipt function.
- Support Both Tax Calculation
Approach
When calculate total tax, system support either Invoice
Approach or Line Item Approach. you can set this as per tax code basis.
- Customizable Tax Label and Tax Code Label
Now you can customize
tax label and tax code label on screen and reports.
- Customizable Company Business Number
Label
Now you can customize business number label to use in reports.
For example, ABN, GST and VAT.
- Tax Rate Decimal Increased
Tax rate decimal had been increased to
4.
- Order Contact Phone, Fax and Email Added
Now you can specifies
contact phone number, fax number and email address in Sales Order, AR Invoice
and Purchase Order.
- Enhanced Manufacturing Job Creation
Now the system notify user if
insufficient quantity of a component when creating job for a manufacturing
order. It also gives suggestion of maximum build quantities.
- Update Sales Order Item Price Function Added
Now you can refresh
items' price with the current price in sales order with a mouse click.
- Enhanced Import Product Wizard
Now you can import quantity in
Product wizard. System will generate Inventory Adjustment transaction
automatically after import process.
- Enhanced Import Company Function
Import Company now using backup
file for import company function.
- Updated Help File
The help file had been updated.
08/09/2004
This release is
a major service release that primarily includes a few small bug fixes, system
optimizations and enhancements.
- Suggest Product Reorder Function
Added
Now you can run system suggested product reorder function to
speed up purchasing activities.
- Lot number and Serial number Tracking Function
Added
A simple and powerful way to track serial and lot number
history.
- Mass Update Utilities Added
Now you
can make changes to many records at a time on customers, vendors and products,
product warehouses.
- Enhanced Tax Supported
Now you can define partial dollar tax
bracket in tax window base on your country's tax requirement. The system also
support maximum taxable amount and fixed tax amount.
- Second Barcode field added
One more barcode field added to product
for better inventory control. This field also integrates into POS and other order
functions.
07/13/2004
This release is
a major service release that primarily includes a few small bug fixes, system
optimizations and enhancements.
- Navigator Panel Added
Navigator panels allow quick and easy access
to business functions and tasks.
- Product price support group by manufacturer and vendor
Price Matrix
now support group by Manufacturer and vendor
Version
1.40
06/15/2004
This
release is a major service release
that primarily includes a few
small bug fixes, system optimizations
and enhancements.
- Manufacturing features (Bill of Material) Added
Manufacturing
features added to allow bill of material to be created. Features including pre-build, build
to order and bundle. You can now customize materials for build to order product using run time configurator.
- Sales History Browse History Added
You can now browse sales
history on specific product in Sales Order, AR Invoice and Product window.
- Purchase History Browse History Added
You can now browse purchase
history on specific product in Purchase Order and Product window.
- Enhanced Product Search
You can now specify warehouse in product
search, it also provide real-time availability information when search.
- Print Statement within Customer Window
You can now print customer
statement within customer window and list view.
- Improved Payment Term
The system now support payment term on a
specific date in the month.
- Log In User List Added
The system now can display the current log
in user in list.
- Step-by-Step Guide Added
A Step-by-Step guide is added to assist
user to quick start their business.
Version
1.30
02/12/2004
This
release is a major service release
that primarily includes a few
small bug fixes, system optimizations
and enhancements.
- ABMIS Professional
Doctor Added
ABMIS
Professional Doctor is added
to allow the ability to
repair or update the database.
- Point
of Sale Interface Added
A
Point of Sale interface
is added and allow you to
operate your company for
counter sale.
- Support Import Company
From Other Installation
The
system now support import
company from a different
location. This is useful
if you want to distribute
your company data and use
it at different location.
- Allow Select Contact
In Order
The system
now allow select other contact
as order by in AR Invoice,
Sales Order and Purchase
Order.
- Support Title On
List Item View
The
system now display and print
title on all list item views.
- Support Export To
Text Format on List Items
- Support default buyer
for customer and salesperson
for vendor
The system
now will use the newly added
contact as default buyer
for customer or salesperson
for vendor by default if
those fields are empty.
- Buyer & Salesperson
contact info match the one
on the order
The
system now display contact
information (name, phone,
fax, email) in communication
Tab that match the order
contact name on AR Invoice,
Sales Order, Purchase Order
- Support Printing
On Order Shipping
You
can now setup each workstation
to print invoice, packing
slip and shipping label
after finish saving each
shipment.
- Improved startup
and version update checking
AMBIS
Professional now includes
a number of checks and safeguards
to make sure that database
will load correctly. The
system can now detect database
version on load and suggest
actions to update from the
latest version.
- Product Info added
in order
Product
Information Tab is added
in Purchase Order, AR Invoice
and Sales Order to allow
quickly access product quantity
and other important information
without leaving the order
window.
- Support Order Line
Item Remark
Order
line item remark had been
added to AR Invoice, AP
Invoice, Purchase Order
and Sales Order.
- Substitutes Can Be
Search In Browse Window
You
can lookup substitutes in
Product search browse window.
- Allow Add Product
Description To Order
You
can tell the system to copy
product description to order
item remark in AR Invoice,
AP Invoice, Purchase Order
and Sales Order
- Improved Product
Search
You can now
search on multiple fields
during product lookup. The
system will search on Product
ID, Model, Barcode, Search
Name and then UOM alias.
- Improved Customer,
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