Month: April 2016

The monthly update disc you receive from BSMGR for RMS contains a current copy of the Christian Books & More^® database, new images, music samples and program changes. Remember to run IVDC after installing your update to reflect retail prices changes for your store’s inventory items. When that program completes, you can use IVL to print labels with the new prices.

As a reminder, each month’s update disc also includes a folder titled “Manual” that contains the current RMS manual. The file is in Microsoft Word format, and there is a free Word viewer program in the folder in case you don’t have a copy of Microsoft Word installed on your computer. For your convenience, the RMS program changes on this update are listed below.

ARIP:

• TRANSACTION NUMBER WAS NOT PRINTING ON THE INVOICE.

DASH:

• THE WIDTH OF THE CHARTS IS BASED ON THE SCREEN RESOLUTION. CUSTOMERS REPORTED THAT THE CHARTS WERE TOO NARROW TO READ ON SOME SYSTEMS. NOW HAVE A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 800 PIXELS.

EMP:

• IF YOU PRESS TO ADD A NEW EMPLOYEE, YOU WOULD GET AN “INVALID DATA” RESPONSE. THE PROGRAM NOW READS THROUGH TO FIND THE NEXT AVAILABLE NUMBER AND ASSIGNS BASIC AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE IS EASIER TO ADD EMPLOYEES.

EZDATA:

• FIXED AN ISSUE WITH LOCAL IMAGES IN CAMPAIGNS.

• FIXED ISSUES WITH PRICE AND IMAGES – RETAIL PRICE WAS PULLING FROM CB&M, CHANGED SO ONLY PULLS FROM CBM IF NOT IN IVM. ALSO FIXED CANDIAN PRICE ISSUE. FIXED ISSUE WHERE NON-CBM IMAGES WERE REQUESTED TWICE.

IVI:

• FIXED TYPO IN MESSAGE BOX – “EVNIRONMENT FILE” CHANGED TO “ENVIRONMENT FILE”.

IVIC:

• TYNDALE ACK FILES FROM PUBNET – THE TYNDALE ACK FILES COMING THROUGH PUBNET WEREN’T BEING READ PROPERLY.

IVIC2:

• TYNDALE ACK FILES FROM PUBNET – THE TYNDALE ACK FILES COMING THROUGH PUBNET WEREN’T BEING READ PROPERLY.

IVO:

• THE FULL PO STOCK CHECK WASN’T STOPPING AT THE END OF THE DISPLAYED PO.

• ON THE MARCH UPDATE, WE ADDED A FEATURE THAT DISABLES STOCK CHECKS FOR A GIVEN VENDOR IF AN ERROR IS ENCOUNTERED. STOCK CHECKS ARE DISABLED UNTIL YOU EXIT AND RESTART BSMGR. NOW, EVERYTIME YOU DO A FULL PO STOCK CHECK, IT RESETS THIS FLAG IN CASE THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT.

• ADDED WARNING FOR SPECIAL CODES – INGRAM DOESN’T WANT “SO=” IN THE SPECIAL CODES WHEN SENDING BIGBISACV3 ORDERS. THE PROGRAM NOW GIVES A WARNING MESSAGE IF THIS IS SET.

IVOP:

• SPECIAL CODES AND SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS – IF THE SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS ARE “BEST METHOD” AND SPECIAL CODES ARE ENTERED, THE PROGRAM WAS PUTTING THE SPECIAL CODES IN THE SHIPPING AREA FOR A BIGBISACV3 ORDER. THIS CAUSED INGRAM TO REJECT THE ORDER.

IVPR:

• RESET WINDOWS DEFAULT PRINTER – CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT IF USING A ZEBRA PRINTER FOR LABELS WHILE RECEIVING, BSMGR DIDN’T RESET THE DEFAULT PRINTER FOR WINDOWS. NOW CALLING DEFPRT AFTER PRINTING TO A ZEBRA (OR BLASTER/BLAZER) PRINTER TO RESET THE DEFAULT.

OE:

• PASSWORD WASN’T DISPLAY/PRINTING RIGHT.

ORDRINFO:

• UPDATED BIGBISACV3 TO SHOW SPECIAL CODES.

PAX:

• FIXED AN ISSUE WITH MANUAL AMEX CARDS.

• FIXED INVALID ACCOUNT NUMBER ON MANUAL VOIDS.

PLCHARGE.EXE:

• FIXED AN ISSUE WITH MANUAL VOIDS.

POS:

• EMP PERMISSIONS NOT SET CORRECTLY – IF POS WAS ASKING FOR PASSWORD BUT ONLY ASKING ONCE, THE 2ND TRANSACTION WASN’T REMEMBERING THE EMPLOYEES PERMISSIONS.

• MODIFYING AND ITEM TOUCH-POS – IF YOU CHANGED THIRD ITEM IN THE LIST IT OVERWROTE THE 1ST ITEM IN THE LIST THE SCREEN ONLY.

SYS:

• TWEAKED NEW “NET” PRICING FEATURE – AT CUSTOMER REQUEST, INSTEAD OF DOING AN ADD-ON MARKUP, THE VALUE SET IN SYS | CONFIG | #2053 IS NOW USED TO APPROXIMATE A RETAIL USING THE VALUE AS A MARGIN/DISCOUNT INSTEAD OF A MARKUP.

• MOVED 2053 TO 2074 AND ADDED FEATURES – YOU CAN NOW SET A MINIMUM DISCOUNT VALUE BY VENDOR. THIS WILL BE USED TO ADJUST THE RETAIL PRICE SHOWN ON STOCK CHECK RESULTS TO REFLECT A MINIMUM MARGIN FOR PRODUCTS. THIS HELPS YOU CONTROL WHAT FRONTLINERS SEE AND REPORT TO CONSUMERS CHECKING ON PRODUCTS YOU DON’T HAVE IN STOCK.

• FIXED TYPO “INDUDUSTRY” IN MISC CONFIG #7012.

SYSXTRA:

• NEW PROGRAM CALLED BY SYS FOR 2074 AND 2075.

THEFLAGS:

• TWEAKED NEW “NET” PRICING FEATURE – AT CUSTOMER REQUEST, INSTEAD OF DOING AN ADD-ON MARKUP, THE VALUE SET IN SYS | CONFIG | #2053 IS NOW USED TO APPROXIMATE A RETAIL USING THE VALUE AS A MARGIN/DISCOUNT INSTEAD OF A MARKUP.

• MINIMUM DISCOUNT VALUE SET BY VENDOR – YOU CAN NOW SET A MINIMUM DISCOUNT VALUE BY VENDOR. THIS WILL BE USED TO ADJUST THE RETAIL PRICE SHOWN ON STOCK CHECK RESULTS TO REFLECT A MINIMUM MARGIN FOR PRODUCTS. THIS HELPS YOU CONTROL WHAT FRONTLINERS SEE AND REPORT TO CONSUMERS CHECKING ON PRODUCTS YOU DON’T HAVE IN STOCK.

• REMOVED “DOWN” MEMORY/STATUS – UNDOING FEATURE ADDED BY ECN 7923 AT CUSTOMERS REQUEST.

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