Version 4.4.037 Program Enhancements


General

Cursor and text highlighting have been improved throughout Costar.

The Quick Item Add screen has been changed so the list price can now be added when creating a new item.

Order Entry

Quotation

Converting a Quotation to a Wholesale order now creates the Quotation in the correct branch (i.e. the branch the quotation was created in).

Invoice

There is a new Password and Event which allows the printing of Pro-forma invoices to be controlled by a password (or pin) - Settings >> Password and Events >> Print Invoice Prior to sell

 

The Document Delivery Methods of the sell to customer are now used as well as the delivery methods of the Rebill customer.

Sales Reporting

Sales Analysis - Screen

The Costar Sales Analysis Tool (previously found on the desktop) has now been incorporated into Costar and is opened by clicking on the Sales Analysis - Screen menu. The old Sales Analysis Screen is still available, and can be turned back on by going to Settings >> Order Entry >> Integration2 >> Configure Microhouse Integration Providers >> Sales Analysis >> Settings and un-ticking the Use Microhouse Sales Analysis setting.

Customer Follow-up Profile Search

New menu item allows the Email customer follow-up details to be searched.

Appointments

Appointment Scheduler

Scheduling an Appointment directly from an Invoice now takes you to the selected date.

 

Promised column now sorts correctly.

 

Ticking the Completed option now prompts to send an SMS.

Customers

Customer Maintenance

The Customer's name is now always displayed at the top of the Customer Maintenance form.

 

There are new Password and Events, which allow the changing of the Email customer follow up setting to be controlled by a password (or pin) - Settings >> Password and Events >> Customer >> Disable (un-check) Customer Profile Email and Enable Customer Profile Email

A/R Statements

The tab sequence in the report definition is now correct.

 

When two or more email delivery methods exist for a customer's statement, the documents on the statement are no longer doubled up and the balances are correct. A separate email is now sent for each delivery method.

Purchasing

Purchase Orders

A new Export button allows the exporting of a purchase order to a Microsoft Excel file or text file.

Inventory

Item Maintenance

The Manufacturer and Model drop downs now display the relevant manufacturers and models.

Financials

GL Maintenance

GLs with history can now be made inactive provided

- The current years opening balance equals zero, and

- all monthly balances for the current financial year are equal to zero

Bank Reconciliation

The correct month's archived items are now displayed when clicking Show archived items

 

Clicking the "Show archived items" caption no longer changes the tick box. The tick box itself must be ticked before the option will change.

Database Views

Sales Documents

Additional Selections are now available;

Customer Number

Cash Customer

Close Date

Document Type

Invoice Date

Rebill Customer Number

Sales Person

Sales Person of Record

Web Order

Batch number

Additional Fields have been added;

Payment 1

Payment 1 Method

Payment 1 Memo

Payment 2

Payment 2 Method

Payment 2 Memo

Payment 3

Payment 3 Method

Payment 3 Memo

Payment 4

Payment 4 Method

Payment 4 Memo