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1/20/2012 Scheduler A security protection added to change the scheduler entries and setup
1/17/2012 Show module search by PO# Showing detailed back office transactions can now be searched by PO#
1/17/2012 Price Change at the Register When using the "Price" option at the POS, the cashier can ask for a permanent price change. A new module from the "Back Office / Inventory" panel maintains these requests and allows to execute or reject the request. Each request get one of the three statuses: Pending, Approved, or Declined.
1/17/2012 In Store Credit New utility added to create an In-Store credit that can be scanned at the register in order to be redeemed. Not used 0n-store credits can be followed up and voided if the customer decided to take the items back and not to use the in-store credit.
1/17/2012 Receipt Numbers New option Call ReqUniqueReceipt=R added to create a generate receipt number skipping always a random number between 1 and 9.
1/11/2012 PO Screen Colors In the Edit PO screen, a few user options for screen colors added. (Cosmetic change)
1/11/2012 Column Selector Using the top menu in the inventory (heart), MatrixII or right-Click in Show Module, you can now select which columns to reveal or hide.
1/2/2012 PO back order button Back order now displays only BO lines and elliminates the rest
12/23/2011 Security Spreadsheet Enhanced GUI for maintenance of security added where maintenance of all levels for each function is displayed on one screen.
12/23/2011 Magnetic gift cards support Support for swipe of magnetic gift cards on a regular swiper added.
12/23/2011 Integrity Check On the integrity check report added columns for on hand, received and sold, with the option to apply the "add missing sizes" to the scale or to "delete the displayed lines".
12/23/2011 Inventory Analysis Major speed improvements applied
12/23/2011 Browse tags for print Quantity on hand added to the table displaying the tags to be printed.
12/23/2011 Excessive Discount Report Checkboxes to select if the discounts are manual or automatic. Requires the fetch of the ManualDiscounts tables.
12/23/2011 Security for mix and match DisableMixMatch security function added
12/17/2011 Security A security spreadsheet viewing all security levels for all functions on one screen added.
12/17/2011 Purchase Vs. Sale Vendor summary in purchase vs. sales now summarizes the selected details (Previously calculated the total vendor regardless of products)
12/17/2011 Add item - Simple Check digit calculation added
12/17/2011 Add item The description line has been extended. As soon as the UPC line loses focus, an 11 or 12 digit UPC check digit is calculated.
12/17/2011 Add item The description line has been extended. As soon as the UPC line loses focus, an 11 or 12 digit UPC cxheck digit is calculated.
12/17/2011 PO eliminate empty lines After filling in a PO receiving, a new button allows to view only items filled. It is very useful after a partial PO was received, and the current receiving is for the rest. Clicking "Fill All" may display blank lines, those can be eliminated with a click.
12/13/2011 Items lookup All lookup temporary files moved from the local DB (rptemp) to the main database
12/13/2011 rpLang (multi language support) Search by any criteria added
12/13/2011 Prefinalize void report Enhancements to the way that pre-finalized void are analyzed, taking into considerations also items that have been cleared but rang immediately after that.
12/13/2011 Sales by store (rpstorecomapre.exe) Selection for service and merchandise added.
12/13/2011 Receive by scan from the main inventory module if the cost is changed on the gree on the screen, it now takes that cost into the receiving transaction.
11/28/2011 Matrix II In order to use the "price change" function, view must be positioned on sale or cost. It used just to ignore, now it gives a message.
11/25/2011 UPS interface COD feature added
11/25/2011 Wide format report Total Quantity on hand added on the summary line for the last total column
11/25/2011 MatrixII price changes Price changes are now blocked if the view is not set on price
11/18/2011 Credit Card Swipe Separate Tracks Protection To prevent accidental setting change, a button added to unlock the setting of Separate Tracks in the rpNetConnect credit card swipe screen.
11/18/2011 Collect Emails Redesigned screen for e-mail collection with user setup options added. This screen can replace the use of the standard customer screen. Choose "collect Emails" for element "external programs" in setup
11/18/2011 Discount tables Option to copy all discounts assigned to a store, to a group of selected stores added
11/18/2011 PO redone A completely new purchase order module replacing the old one. Most screens look alike, but the database structure has changed. this upgrade must be executed on all servers.
11/18/2011 MatrixII cost and sale price Unit Cost and sale price added to the top grid of Matrix II
10/31/2011 Store Compare Store compare reported the entire month when running by month, including the days in the month that are prior to the requested start day or after the requested end day. Program changed to exclude days in the month that are outside of the requested period.
10/19/2011 Credit Card Fraud Prevention New optional feature requires the cashier to enter the last 4 digits of the card before the card is processed. The 4 digits must match the magnetic read, otherwise, it will not send the card for processing.
10/14/2011 Email receipts Format enhancements for e-mailing of a receipt applied.
10/14/2011 Prices module (rpPrices.exe) Added selection for searching only active products
10/14/2011 Find Old receipt at POS The "Find" button" in previous will now display receiptrs and items sold in a specified period allowing to select a particular receipt for returns if the receipt number is left blank.
10/14/2011 Collect Emails The collect e-mails feature extended to collect addresses as well. Select "Collect Email" for external program in Setup to enable the feature.
9/27/2011 Inventory Valuation A new column added for the inventory valuation, claculating the retail value of the inventory in beginning of the period based on the history of sale price changes.
9/12/2011 Multi-Z report by Z-Mark A new report added as a sub module to the Multi-Z report. Click the "By Z-Mark" to run a report by Forced Z-Mark by store.
9/9/2011 Physical inventory Physical count file is now checked before processing to verify that there are no extra or missing columns in the input. Line number is reported when there is a problem and the process is terminated.
9/6/2011 Email of receipts. You can setup one of the printers (A or B) to become an e-mail printer. Instead of selecting a printer from the list of available printers, select the Email option. Upon a print request, a screen with addressee pops up populated with the customer`s e-mail address, or for manually entering a new e-mail address. Email receipt is sent in an HTML format.
8/25/2011 Receipt Printing New option to elliminate the credit card information on the customers copy. Find it in the RTF2 receipt designer.
8/25/2011 Receipt Printing 2 new options: Add emphasized text in the policy. The emphasized text is delimited with <>. In the next sentence, the phrase "store credit only" is emphasized: no refunds <>Store Credit Only<> on unused items. The second option is a disclaimer above the credit card signature line, look in the RTF2 receipt designer for the added text and font size.
8/18/2011 rpDiag.exe Free stand alone program analyzes and repairs miscellaneous volunerable areas.
8/18/2011 Add item product color information Add item (rpQuick) now allows to add the product color information, in addition to color description by product.
8/18/2011 Daily Stores sale comparison Daily Stores sale comparison report now has the option to compare also by month. Also it reports units in addition to selecting sales or revenue.
7/20/2011 Multi Z report Option added to display the number of items sold.
7/20/2011 Magtek customer interface Option added for "NSD" for No anount confirmation required
7/13/2011 Minimum Credit Card Transaction Amount Minimum Credit Card Transaction Amount setup element added as "MinimumCCAmount". It is checked when typing from the keyboard and upon finalizing a sale.
7/9/2011 Request for remote approval of security function In addition to the option to enter a user name and password for a security function override, the user (cashier) can send a request for approval. The request pops up on the designated supervisor / manager screen and can be approved or declined at the manager`s discretion. Program name rpManagerApproval. Station for popup designated by element "AutoloadMGRApproval"
7/9/2011 Declined Cards Upon request to process a card, if the same card was declined for that amount in the lat 24 hours, the card is not sent for process and a message that it was already declined in the last 24 hours is diplayed.
7/7/2011 Matrix II A zoom button added, acting same as double click
6/25/2011 Hot and Cold by UPC Major speed enhancement for running hot and cold by UPC.
6/25/2011 Handling serialized items When adding or removing a serialized item, a new option allows the user to select if the inventory on hand level needs to be adjusted as well.
6/25/2011 Backup (rpDaily.exe) New option on the backup screen to start the program hidden (in the tray). Setup element is "StartBackupHidden"
6/25/2011 Worksheet update New checkbox allows to delete or retain records with zero quantity in a worksheet. Setup element "DeleteZeroQtyInWkSheet
6/23/2011 Products Maintenance Zoom button elliminated, VRP recommends to use Matrix II zoom (double click) instead.
6/22/2011 Add Item (3D) New option in Setup allows to force the vendorID, Product and groups to uppercase.
6/22/2011 Just Look Layout Save of Layout now also saves the size and position of the "Just Look" Screen
6/21/2011 Open and close procedure Added type 0 (in addition to 1 and 3), cashiers are not prompted to count banknote, just enter the closing amount.
6/21/2011 Profit report New display format, same data for selection and display.
6/21/2011 Customers screen The sort default for purchase history now applys also for the summary screen.
6/21/2011 Paid In / Out report New format to the report. Same data and selection as last version, only the presentation changed.
6/21/2011 users maintenance screen UPC range added to the users maintenance
6/8/2011 Collecting e-mails Similar to collecting zip codes, a new option allows to collect e-mail address at the end of the sale. Use E (for e-mail) in setup of trackZipCodes (instead of Y or R)
6/8/2011 Save connection profile File menu in rpSwitch.exe allows to save connection strings without revealing the password. Strings can be named and saved encrypted in the c:\pos folder.
5/9/2011 Zout sequential number Finalizing a Zout now creates a new sequential number and forces to print the summary.
5/5/2011 Busy Hours Military time changed to AM/PM format
5/4/2011 Purchase Order In the goodies section an option to change the global cost of the PO by amount or percent.
5/4/2011 Z out New line added after the accountability, displaying the total cash from sales , excluding pay in/out and open/close procedures.
5/4/2011 Auditing tax exempt In the reasons utility, you can add a reason for tax exempt. If the table has entries, the cashier is prompted to select a reason. A new report can follow up on the reasons by date and store, and allows to view the receipt from within the report.
5/4/2011 Customer no longer required for Payin payout Even if a customer required for any transaction, selecting a customer is no longer required for Payin or payout
4/26/2011 Busy Hours Report Now showing both quantities and amount (no longer mutually exclusive) plus the option to consolidate stores.
4/26/2011 Matrix II New option to view UPC numbers and an option to leave the drop down open for easier scroll between views.
4/26/2011 Aging Report Major facelift gaining additional information including STD and a significant speed enhancement
4/26/2011 Bi Weekly Report Changed from a text format to exportable grid format
4/26/2011 April 2011 Version Release Major upgrade. No more support for 2D data, every item has size color and a third dimention - WIL (Width Inseam or Length). Recommended to perform the upgrade with the assistance of a VRP professional. Users that switch from 2D to 3D need to learn the new "Add Item" screen. Other screens look alike. Support for 64 bit OS is included in this version.
3/21/2011 Customer maintenance screen All the user defined fields and now a drop down control, previously entered data can be selected without losing the functionality of creating new entries. Also, a list of all countries and states added as a drop down.
3/18/2011 3 Dimention database (WIL) The 64 bit (due for release in April) will convert all 2D databases to 3D.
3/18/2011 Serial Numbers The system no longer allows to change the quantity for serialized items. Each item must be scanned separately
3/18/2011 Layaway confirmation screen Layaway cofirmation screen now displays down payment percent off the receipt total in 5% increments from 15% to 80%
2/28/2011 Display Cost at the POS New setup POSCostType determins the behavior of the "Cost" function at the POS. Types are Current Cost, Average Cost, and both.
2/26/2011 barcode tags for wil Items with Wil print now an "X" between the size and Wil if both the size and Wil are numeric, otherwise, they are separated by a space. Example: 32x30 or 36 R
2/10/2011 Simple add item A new setup option "SimpleAddItemCopyProduct" determines if a product become automatically the UPC.
2/10/2011 Products module link to Show A new button added to the products screen allowing a direct link to the "Show" module, passing the current product.
2/10/2011 Physical Inventory Option to print only scanned discreapany or only items not scanned added.
2/9/2011 Use percent coupon for discounted items Using a basic percent coupon for a discounted item now prompts the cashier if it replaces or added the existing discount. (It was always replacing)
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