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10/21/08 - The Lisbon Release of BCR Software is now available.  Release notes can be found by clicking this link  http://www.bcrsoftware.com/releasenotes/Lisbon.pdf

Due to heavy customer demand, BCR Software has released BCR Backup.   BCR Backup supports daily backup of the company data folder to a ftp location of the customer’s choosing.  BCR Backup runs as a service on the server.  Once configured, at the designated time BCR Backup will compress the contents of the data directory to  a ZIP file and transfer the file to the defined ftp site.  Functionality is also included to recover the backup if needed.  BCR Backup will provide email notification as to the success or failure of each backupAs a premium product, there is an addtional charge for BCR Backup.  Please call 865-694-2007 for pricing.www.bcrsoftware.com

If you need to view a document in Order Entry but can’t, select the document on the Edit tab and press the “D” key.  This feature will provide you with Header, Detail, Shipping/Payment and Note data for the document.  This will be very useful when someone else is in the document, end-of-day has not been processed or the customer is on credit hold.  The data is in non-editable and in view only mode except for the Internal Notes on the Notes tab.

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A new feature available in the Knoxville 1.2 release is user specific reports.  If you have created a .SRW report in the Report Writer/Forms Designer and want only a specific user to be able to run the report, you can save the file in the following folder: d:\BMA\database\FORMS\REPORTS\module\USER\username (where d: is the mapped drive letter).  For example, if the user name is BCR, the database folder is DATA on the O: drive, the module is Administration and the report file is REPORT.SRW, save the file in O:\BMA\DATA\FORMS\REPORTS\AD\USER\BCR.  Only the BCR user will have the selection in the USER section on the Reports menu in Administration.  If the user currently has the module open he or she will need to close and restart the module to in order to run the report.

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It is now possible to define a specific date for customer terms, regardless of how many days in the future the date may be.  The terms code can be configured in “Edit Customer Terms” located on the File menu in Administration.   The code can be assigned as a customer default, or selected on the Header tab of a specfic document.  The due date will not change based on the invoice creation date and will flow from Order Entry to Accounts Receivable.

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If you haven’t made use of Contact Management yet now is the time!  Several issues have been resolved and numerous enhancements have been made.  Prospects can be converted to customers, multiple groups can be created and assigned to customers and and prospects for reporting purposes, detailed O/E and A/R history is available for customers, and customer service Actions can be assigned and tracked for customers and prospects.  Contact Management is a fully integrated CRM solution that is constantly improving.

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In a major enhancement in credit card processing, BCR Software supports multiple X-Charge Accounts.  This will allow the credit card charge to post against different bank and GL accounts based on office location and payment method.   Businesses with multiple locations can process credit card transactions for each individual location and track credit card sales specific to each office location.

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Another useful feature added in the Knoxville release is shipment tracking.  This will allow the user to monitor shipment status and increase customer service capabilities.  With a simple double click on the shipping details line on the Shipping/Payment tab in Order Entry the user will be redirected to either the UPS or FedEx website where he or she will be provided with tracking information for that package.  The shipping method must begin with “UPS” for UPS shipments or “FDX” in order for this feature to work. 

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Inventory Purchasing has been enhanced to support foreign currencies for vendors.  The currencies and exchange rates can be created and configured in Administration and assignend to vendors.  Purchase Orders can be created in I/P for the desired vendor in the foreign currency amount and the equivalent system currency value will automatically be calculated.  Vendor quotes and quantity discounts can be enterd on the Edit Item Vendors tab in foreign currency as well.  The appropriate foreign and system currency amounts will display when the quantity is entered.

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As of 5/1/2008, Ithaca will be available for release. In addition to the enhancements already in previous releases, Ithaca has an added feature.Item View :

• Transfer in and out quantities are now displayed (tr. #739).

Other modifications made to BCR Software, listed by tracking number here, (330, 559, 572, 618, 648, 656, 683, 689, 693, 699, 700, 703, 704, 706, 707, 715, 720, 730, 731, 733, 734) have also been resolved.