What's New (Interim 05/23/2002)

	IMS conversion routines corrected to import Contacts properly.
	It is now possible to add line numbers to an invoice form. The form format code for this is ^#- This code should appear as the first printable item on parts and/or labour lines.
	IMS conversion routines now import the 'Work Order' field from the 'Invoice History' database into the 'Comment' field of 'Job History' in Shop Trac.
	IMS conversion routines changed to import postal codes properly. If your IMS data does NOT have properly formatted postal codes (ie: ### ### for Canada or #####-#### for the US) then set the 'Country' code in Setup | Defaults to 'Other' before doing the conversion.
	Several SEDS that required you to answer Ok twice when adding new records have been fixed.
	Problems with posting GL's for COD customers has been fixed.
	Support for network printers shared with the Windows 'NET USE' command has been added. This method is the best way to share a printer at the DOS level for all versions of Windows, and the only proper way to do it from Windows XP. We will be issuing a 'Tech Tips' bulletin on this new supported feature.
	Some help options that were out of sync due to new fields that were added have been fixed.

What's New (Update 02/14/2002)

Support for Windows XP has been added to Shop Trac. Shop Trac had a few routines that relied on DOS boot variables. Since Windows XP no longer has an underlying DOS shell these variables were no longer available. This means that 'User' programs as defined in the Setup may not always work, and the option to run these programs will be removed in the future. This feature is not really needed since most users are running Shop Trac in a Windows  environment

What's New (Update 11/15/2001)

	When a customer is flagged as 'Past Due' when making out an invoice the option is now available to display these past due balances.
	The invoice form page 1 has a new field called 'Due Date'. This field is currently unused, but is in place for some future changes.

What's New (Update 06/20/2001)

Some changes have been made to the invoice/repair order reprint routines to attempt to eliminate some problems that certain printers are causing.

What's New (Update 06/04/2001)

The 04/30/2001 update added a feature where any outstanding orders/backorders/cores were flagged when invoicing to a customer. As it turns out this procedure could take a long time for some customers. This routine has been modified to speed up the process.

What's New (Update 04/30/2001)

	Sometimes it happens that you create a macro that is assigned to a key that is used for another purpose. It can be very difficult if not impossible to delete or erase such a macro. While the macro routine will not allow a macro to be assigned to normal keys, some dual key combinations will produce the same scan code as a normal key. A good example of this is <CTRL><I> which is the same as the <TAB> key. A new option has been added to the TRAC.BAT file that will allow you to delete ALL macro definitions. This will require that you edit the TRAC.BAT file and add a /MACRO option to the line that begins with ST.  After the edit is complete, load Shop Trac, exit back out and again edit TRAC.BAT to remove the /MACRO option. To complete the process, delete all files with a .MAC extension in the USER directory.
	The Edit | Inventory | Add/Edit screen has 2 new protected fields that indicate any vendor order/backorder quantities.
	The Reports | Receivable/Payable | History options have had a 'Totals' line added to the 'Detail' version of this report.
	Problems with order/backorder items not being flagged as such have been fixed. This applies to the 'Purchase Order' routines, as well as the 'Check Stock' routines.
	The purchase order module will remind you of any outstanding orders and/or backorders for customers when receiving inventory.
	The Transaction | Payable | Purchase Order SED has a new field which will number the lines on the order. If you delete a line on an order, these numbers will also be deleted. Once an order is saved/reloaded the line numbers will also be restored.
	Several corrections have been made to the 'Vendor Part Number' fields in various areas of Shop Trac. These fields were being replaced with invalid data.
	The Transaction | Inventory | Assemblies SED has been modified to fix the problem where it was not possible to move the cursor into the parts section. We have attempted to correct this problem before, and have been unable to duplicate it. Hopefully the changes made will correct this.
	The 'Years' now display correctly in the Edit | Other | Employees option.
	If you create an employee with the code 'UDF' (Undefined) then any labour units not assigned to another employee will be assigned to this one.
	The invoicing and repair order modules will provide a reminder if any outstanding orders and/or backorders exist for the current customer.
	Some users have reported problems with printing phone numbers on invoice and statement forms. After some extensive code tweaking we discovered that the problem was caused by the way postal codes were formatted.  Shop Trac has always supported 9 character USA style codes, but the forms never printed them properly. It seems that none of our US users are using the new style postal codes. We have corrected this problem in Shop Trac, and if you were experiencing this type of problem on your system, then have a close look at the postal code fields. They should be long enough to support a 10 character length.

What's New (Update 11/25/2000)

	The Utility menu structure has been changed to allow for some new upcoming features. A new option called Supervisor will be used for options that require Supervisor access.
	Debugging code that was left in with the last update has been removed.
	A new field has been added to the inventory database. This field called 'First In' contains a date when this item was added to the system. This field will automatically be updated. It can be used to determine how old an item is, and some of the inventory reports will use this field to determine if and when an item becomes obsolete.
	Errors in reporting order/backorder quantities on the 'Check Stock' option have been fixed.
	The method of clearing the Assembly's SED has been changed. This was done because some users complained that the parts area of this SED became inaccessible after doing a large number of different assemblies.  We have never been able to duplicate this problem.
	The purchase order module will now warn the user before its maximum size is reached, rather than when it is already too late
	Problems with price changes using a formula has been fixed. Factors can now have up to 4 decimal places.
	It is now possible to delete abandoned purchase orders. Load the purchase order as normal, and then select the new 'Delete' option from the edit menu. It is still NOT possible to delete a purchase order that has been issued and NOT received, unless it is more than 60 days old.  When a purchase order is deleted using this method, no changes are made to on order information for the inventory items on the deleted order. When a purchase order is deleted you may need to manually correct this information.

What's New (Update 01/25/2000)

	Shop Trac™ was calculating January 2000 as having only 29 days. This has been fixed.
	Since we have been looking at all of the Shop Trac™ date routines, we also made some corrections to the Calendar feature that is accessed using the <ALT><C> key combination. It is now showing the proper days.
	Our 01/03/2000 update indicated that vendor part numbers would also be printed on the purchase orders, yet this feature was missed in the build of this update. This feature is now included. Please note that the vendor part number is only printed if it is different from the normal Shop Trac™ part number.
	The 01/03/2000 update did not ship with this WHATS.NEW file. It has now been included, however under a different name. It is now named WHATSNEW.TXT to be compatible with our installation software.
	Support for the Robert Bosch ESI system has been removed due to continuing problems with the ESI export file formats.
	Shop Trac was incorrectly reporting the number of  days in a month. This has been corrected.
	Some minor Y2K cosmetic issues have been addressed.

What's New (Update 01/03/2000)

	Another Y2K bug has been stamped out. Sales in the year 2000 were not accumulating properly.
	A problem will issuing Purchase Orders has been corrected. Some users were receiving a message "Ship + B.O.ed <> Ordered" when issuing a purchase order.
	Some users invoice, statement and repair order forms could print the year 2000 date in the format of 01/01/100, rather than the expected 01/01/00. This problem has been fixed. Please note that this is a cosmetic issue only.
	The printed Purchase Order has been redesigned to include a larger font. In order to accommodate this, one of the user defined fields was removed.
	All Label Printing menu options now have the ability to print a Single or a Series of labels. This was done to make printing a single label easier, as well as for a future update that will allow labels to be printed from within related SED's.
	The Edit | Inventory | Xref module will now allow multiple databases. This will allow you to keep different types of cross references in different files. We also hope that this will encourage Shop Trac users to create different types of cross reference files, and share them with other users. We are starting this with a submission available in the download area.
	Some minor Y2K changes are also included. These were only cosmetic, and will eliminate the some improperly formatted dates.
	The Utility | Export routines also include a 'Comma Delimited' formats for some of the export options. This will allow data export to many popular software packages.
	The 'Last Account Number' display will now work properly for the Customer/Vendor edit SED's.
	If a given vendor has a different part number assigned for an inventory item, this part number will also be printed on the purchase order. This will require a second line for that item in the format of "Your part number is XXXXXXXXXX"
	The Transaction | Payable | Payment SED is now able to process purchase discounts. The 'Description' field has been removed, and a 'Discount' field has been added. The discount amount must have been entered into the 'Discount' field when the transaction was created using Transaction | Payable | Ledger or the purchasing routines. When a document with a discount is selected for payment, you will be given the option to include the discount. This will reduce the amount payable for that document by the 'Discount' amount. The resulting transaction will include this amount posted to the 'Purchase Discounts' GL account. This GL account is defined using Setup | Defaults. Discounts cannot be applied to partial payments.
	Another menu option Edit | Inventory | Price Change | Fixed has been added. This option will set a given price to a fixed constant price for any range of part numbers. Normal part number selection is available, including by 'ABC Code'. This option would be used when you have a number of similar inventory items that you wish priced the same. Normally the best way to accomplish this is to give each one of these items a unique ABC Code, and then use this feature to assign the same prices to each item that matches this code. Please use this new feature with care, since it is also an easy way to mess up your pricing!