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Ostendo Update Notes from 9 May 2007 What's NewColour Tracking in Order Screens We have added the ability to define tracking colours for all order tracking codes. This colour can then be displayed in the opening lists for Job Orders, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders & Assembly Orders. Expanded Job & Sales Quoting Options We have added the ability to select 3 different styles of quotes (Formal, Letter & User) and have included an additional quotation options screen for defining the contents of the layout (eg: Letter body) and the amount of detail to print. Displaying Task Bill Contents on Invoices & Quotes There is now an additional option in Job Orders (for Task Bill types of Job Lines) to select whether the planned or actual contents of the task bill is printed on the quote and/or invoice. Useful for where a fixed price is quoted for a task, but the customer still requires the material & labour breakdown (no prices for the content details). NOTE: If you are upgrading Ostendo the new Quoting & Invoicing functionality will only be available to you if you copy the (‘JobQuoteSheet.fr3’, ‘SalesQuoteSheet.fr3’, ‘SalesInvoiceSheet.fr3’, ‘SalesProformaInvoiceSheet.fr3’) from the ‘Reports_Backup’ folder in the Ostendo ‘Reports’ directory. New Job Issues Screen We have added a simple issues screen (located in the batch toolbar of the lines tab) for high speed issuing while in a Job Order. This provides a fast method of creating both the job lines & actuals issues in a single entry. Improved Inventory Replenishment The speed of running the inventory replenishment for a large number of products has been significantly improved. Setting Currency Decimal Places There is now the ability to define the number of decimal places allowable for currency type fields (eg: Unit Costs & Prices) from 2 to 6. The default is set to 2, but can be altered in the System Setting screen (System Configuration menu). Screen Sensitive Help We have added the ability to display the specific screen help while in that screen by pressing the function key (F1). Running Ostendo in a Scheduled Command Line Mode on a Server/Workstation The Ostendo executable will now run in command line mode (non-graphical) if a script name is passed as the final parameter (eg: "C:\Program Files\Ostendo\ostendo.exe" SCRIPT=CallCentreEmailScript). See the ‘Scripting Enhancements’ for examples of how this can be used in a business. Scripting Enhancements We have added approximately 50 new functions to the Ostendo scripting engine. We are in the process of documenting and developing working examples. To provide an insight into what will be possible here are some typical uses:
Reports. A few new reports have been added and some old ones upgraded. These are:
Various Small Fixes & Improvements Various issues and enhancements that have been reported to us over the last few weeks have been fixed in this update. Ostendo® adds advanced inventory, job costing, manufacturing, service and distribution to your accounting system.
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