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what’s new in CommPay  for 2009

 
209-39 release available 11/03/2009
209-39 - basic and point-of-sale versions - satellite dealer payment import - a tab for a Dish Network distributor payment has been added to the payment import window. This allows the user to have both a column placement for a payment from Dish Network and a column placement from a distributor.
209-39 - WebServer - the technician payment reports can now be turned off for individual technicians. This is done by access control through the employee record.
 
 
209-38 release available 10/27/2009
209-38 - all versions - bulk emailing has been added to the customer mailing list.
209-38 - basic version - bug fix - invoice record - the incorrect invoice record was being shown when an item delete was attempted. This has been fixed.
209-38 - dns and point-of-sale versions - job images can now be accessed from the customer record.
209-38 - dns version - payment and credit imports - RA credits can now be mixed in with labor and equipment payments in the labor and equipment import file and the RA credits will be ignored by the labor and equipment payment import processs. Likewise, labor and equipment payments can now be mixed in with the RA credit import file and will be ignored by the RA credit import process.
209-38 - dns version - econnect updater - when a dns job has been pulled from the dealer's queue and then re-assigned again the econnect updater will now treat the job as a newly assigned job and accept it and clear the canceled date and canceled status.
209-38 -  basic and point-of-sale versions - satellite dealer payment import - bug fix - new payment import methods - the date of payment, date of activation, and date of deactivation were displaying incorrectly for Dish Network payment imports - this has been fixed.
 
 
209-37 release available 10/13/2009
209-37 - dns version - labor and equipment summary report spreadsheet - the dns job tech report is now shown as a cell comment in the job number cell. The RA numbers and dates shipped are shown as cell comments for the RA total due cell.
209-37 - basic and point-of-sale versions - satellite dealer payment import has been redesigned to allow the user to select which column the payment data in the payment import record is located. This eliminates the need to hard code column placement so if the payment file changes format the user can indicate the new file format.
 
 
209-36 release available 10/01/2009
209-36 - dns version - RA receiver automation - changes made to reflect internal changes in the submission process.
209-36 - all versions - customer contact record - bug fix - when a contact record was manually added a duplicate record was also created. This has been fixed.
 
 
209-35 release available 09/24/2009
209-35 - dns version - RA record - a new feature has been added that will cause a message to display when a new RA record is created and the receiver caid or serial number has already been used in another RA record. The message includes the RA number that the receiver was used in. This feature must be turned on in dns general setup.
209-35 - all versions - WebServer - full technician job payment capabilities have been added. This mirrors the technician pay and sales person pay functions in the full program.
209-35 - all versions - WebServer - to-be-returned inventory - RA record create has been added to the inventory to-be-returned record. This allows for an RA record to be created in the WebServer version before the defective inventory is returned.
209-35 - dns version - bug fix - RA auto-submit - auto-submission was not working under all conditions - this has been fixed.
209-35 - dns version - dns job import record - the management area has been changed to a drop list from an entry field. This will prevent the entry of invalid management areas.
209-35 - dns version - RA automation for receivers - when an RA request is submitted for a receiver and the CommPay RA record does not have a smart card number entered the smart card number found for that receiver during receiver validation on the RWeb site will be inserted into the CommPay RA record.
209-35 - all versions - bug fix - chargeback dispute record - the program would crash when attempting to view a previously-created chargeback dispute record from a satellite sale. This has been fixed.
209-35 - dns version - receiver speed entry - a new feature has been added to dns receiver speed entry that allows for the scanning of the manufacturers part number on the receiver box to automatically change the selected model number. This eliminates the need for the user to manually change the selected model number when adding dns receivers to stock.
209-35 - all versions - a new report called the Pay Period Report has been added that shows all technician and sales person pay due records by pay period date range. This report is accessed from the regular payroll report.
209-35 - all versions - payroll report - bug fix - when the date installed was used as the date filter the job type was not displaying properly in all situations. This has been fixed.
209-35 - all versions - payroll report - the "skip already paid" filter has been modified to filter only if a payment amount exists in the job record. Prior to this the filter would act on jobs where no payment amount existed.
209-35 - point-of-sale version - bug fix - service and repair history record - general notes that were added after the job was posted to history were not being saved. This has been fixed.
209-35 - point-of-sale version - the service and repair job type window has been redesigned for quicker data entry and smoother operation.
 
 
209-34 release available 09/01/2009
209-34 - dns version - econnect notes - the user can now define the business name used for the business name stamp for all notes sent to econnect. This is done in dns general setup.
209-34 - dns and point-of-sale versions - bug fix - technician inventory store transfer - if any character in dns or point-of-sale general inventory part numbers had been changed from upper case to lower case, or vice-vera, the technician inventory store transfer resulted in possible wrong quantities being moved from the old store to the new store. This has been fixed.
209-34 - all versions - CommPay installer - a "backup before installation" checkbox has been added to the installer program. This allows the user the option of skipping the data backup before the installer runs.
209-34 - dns version - RA automation - when an undefined error happens during an RA submission the page that caused the error is now displayed. This gives the user additional information in addition to the error number.
209-34 - dns version - the RA record function that asks the user to match the RA receiver with the receiver used can now be turned off in dns general setup.
209-34 - point-of-sale version - technician pay for technician #2 and technician #3 has been added to service call, installation, and shop repair job types.
209-34 - dns version - bug fix - dns inventory used report - when a lower-case character was used in a dns general inventory part number the inventory used report would show the item cost as zero. This has been fixed.
209-34 - dns version - RA submit fail report - the report has been updated to show the reason why the RA submission failed.
 
 
209-33 release available 08/25/2009
209-33 - dns version - inventory to be shipped - print emails has been replaced with print detail. This prints a single page for each RA'd item that shows all information related to the item being shipped. RA emails are no longer relevant with the new RA automation methods and are being fazed out.
209-33 - dns version - bug fix - RA submit fail report - the vcr scroll buttons were not working on the report window. This has been fixed.
 
 
209-32 release available 08/24/2009
209-32 - dns version - RA automation - additional error checking and validation has been added to receiver RA automation.
209-32 - point-of-sale and dns versions - a scheduled jobs master list has been added to reports. This allows all jobs that have a scheduled date, including jobs in history, to be viewed in scheduled order on the list. Prior to this jobs posted to history could be be viewed in scheduled order.
209-32 - all versions - an email test button has been added to communications configuration in program setup.
209-32 - dns version - econnect access - when econnect notes are viewed or the econnect workorder is viewed the user is asked if the job record is to be updated in realtime or updated later by the updater. This can now be set to always ask, always update in realtime, or never update in realtime. This setting is in dns general setup on the econnect tab.
209-32 - dns version - RA credit memo import - an addition eight columns, AA-AH, have been added to the column placement selection in the import window. This allows for the import of an RA credit memo from a spreadsheet with columns extending to AH.
 
 
209-31 release available 08/18/2009
209-31 - dns version - RA automation - a process to send debug information has been added to RA receiver automation. When a RA submit fails for a receiver the user is asked if they want to send debug information to CommPay support. If they choose yes then an email is sent to support with pertinent information to be used in determining the cause of the error. CommPay must be setup for emailing on each client for this to function correctly.
209-31 - dns version - bug fix - RA automation - ship to address - the ship to address was not always being returned when a successful RA was submitted - this has been fixed.
 
 
209-30 release available 08/16/2009
209-30 - dns version - RA automation for accessories is now functional. The RA number and ship-to address are returned in real time. RA automation for receivers has been fixed and field tested.
 
 
209-29 release available 08/13/2009
209-29 - dns version - RA automation for satellite receivers has been updated after field testing and is fully functional.
 
 
209-27 release available 08/10/2009
209-27 - dns version - RA automation for satellite receivers is functional again and uses the new RA methods. The RA number is returned immediately upon request. RA automation for accessories is not yet functional.
 
 
209-26 release available 07/31/2009
209-26 - dns version - automatic econnect password change - a third method for automatic econnect password change has been added that allows the user to pre-create a list of passwords that will be used for the new econnect password when a password change is required. This method is in addition to the existing methods of random password creation and base password creation.
209-26 - dns version - cm and eft import - when a cm or eft has already been imported it cannot be imported again. When a duplicate import is attempted CommPay now shows a list of the already-imported cm and eft numbers rather than just informing the user that duplicate numbers exist.
209-26 - dns version - RA record - when an RA record is created for a receiver the user can now select from a list of receivers used in the job to match the RA'd receiver with the receiver used. This causes the RA credit due to be set to match the cost of the receiver used and the credit due for the receiver used to be set to zero. The match is logged in the RA notes. This prevents having both a credit due for the receiver used and a credit due for the receiver returned.
 
 
209-25 release available 07/29/2009
209-25 - dns version - auto-generated RA shipping reimbursement amount - the shipping reimbursement can now be added to the auto-created RA record rather than the job payment due amount. This is set by the user in dns general setup on the RA tab.
209-25 - dns version - econnect notes generated by CommPay are now automatically stamped with the date, time, time zone, and business name per new requirements set by Dish Network. The time zone must be set in dns general setup prior to the time zone stamp being added to notes.
209-25 - dns version - the equipment and labor reconciliation request spreadsheet has been updated to match the required template.
209-25 - dns version - credit and payment import - validation checking has been updated for credit and payment import to reflect the changes made to the payment spreadsheet template.
209-25 - dns and point-of-sale versions - inventory assignment and transfer - the technician store assignment is now shown on the inventory assignment and transfer window when the technician is selected from the drop list.
209-25 - dns version - econnect access has been enhanced to speed up return to the job record after viewing the econnect workorder or viewing econnect notes.
209-25 - all versions - email sending - Bcc (blind carbon copy) has been added to the emailing function within CommPay.
 
 
209-24 release available 07/20/2009
209-24 - dns version - RA automation has been updated to match internal changes in the retailer web site
 
 
209-23 release available 07/17/2009
209-23 - dns version - RA automation has been updated to match internal changes in the retailer web site.
209-23 - dns version - econnect access - bug fix - the workorder state "Hold-Change Install Date" in the CommPay dns job was not causing a corresponding change in the econnect workorder on the econnect web site. This has been fixed.
209-23 - WebServer - ex-employee login attemps are now blocked and the attempt is saved in login history.
209-23 - WebServer - store jobs - a new list that shows scheduled jobs for tomorrow for the logged store has been added.
209-23 - dns version - dns receiver reconciliation report - the report can now be generated from an imported receiver list in addition to the normal method of generate by invoice date. The report has new data fields added that show the RA credit due, RA credit given, and RA balance due, if applicable.
209-23 - all versions - the satellite dealer payments due report has been enhanced to show payments due from satellite sales that have been posted to history. The report now shows residuals due.
209-23 - point-of-sale version - the satellite sale history record has been updated to have the same window structure as the satellite sale open job record.
209-23 - dns version - jobs-by-service-code report - the character length of the service code filters have been extended from two characters to four characters.
209-23 - dns version - duplicate caid and serial numbers can now exist in RA records. Prior to this the same caid or serial number could not be used in more than one RA record.
209-23 - point-of-sale and basic versions - satellite receiver speed entry has been enhanced and streamlined.
209-23 - dns version - receiver recon report - bug fix - the report was showing spurious data for receivers not tagged to jobs. This has been fixed.
209-23 - dns version - RA number list - spreadsheet export - bug fix - the spreadsheet was not showing the account number when the date job completed was selected as the date filter. This has been fixed.
 
 
209-22 release available 06/17/2009
209-22 - dns version - receiver recon report - the report has been optimized to include possible-orphaned receiver records.
209-22 - dns version - bug fix - econnect updater - if a job type was TC the econnect updater was not automatically adding the SC service code to the job when the job was updated. This has been fixed.
209-22 - dns version - the inventory-to-be-shipped list can now be sorted by job workorder number.
209-22 - point-of-sale and dns versions - an image search report has been added. This new report allows for the viewing of imported and scanned images from job records without having to access the job record.
 
 
209-21 release available 06/01/2009
209-21 - point-of-sale version - regression bug fix - add invoice item - when a serialized part number was selected or entered an erroneous store quantity check was being created. This has been fixed.
209-21 - WebServer - dns job - econnect notes are now displayed in realtime. When the user chooses to view econnect notes from the dispatch job record the current notes are retrieved from econnect in realtime.
209-21 - all versions - scheduled jobs list - an "include canceled jobs" checkbox has been added to allow for canceled jobs to be shown on the scheduled jobs list.
209-21 - dns version - a "refresh econnect notes" button has been added to the econnect notes tab in the RA record.
209-21 - WebServer - all versions - inventory can now be added to non-dns jobs via the dispatch job record.
209-21 - all versions - satellite sale chargeback report - mailing labels - bug fix - the printed mailing labels were partially printing an additional row at the bottom of the sheet. This has been fixed.
209-21 - WebServer - dispatch - locate job by job number. After a job is located by job number and the job record saved the job number search field is now cleared rather than displaying a zero.
 
 
209-20 release available 05/13/2009
209-20 - dns version - inventory transaction logging can now be disabled. This feature is set in dns general setup.
 
 
209-19 release available 05/08/2009
209-19 - dns version - econnect updater - the econnect updater has been modified so that existing dns jobs that have had a workorder state change reset to "assigned" by econnect will be re-accepted by the econnect updater.
 
 
209-18 release available 05/06/2009
208-18 - dns version - automatic econnect password change - a user-defined base password can now be created for each econnect login username in the econnect login record - when an automatic password change is initiated by the CommPay service manager the base password is incremented with a digit added as a suffix and the result is used as the new password. In dns general setup the user can choose to use the user-defined base password or have CommPay create a random password as is the current case.
 
 
209-17 release available 05/05/2009
209-17 - dns version - econnect access, econnect importer, and econnect updater have all been updated to properly import workorder receiver and pre-existing ra information - this was necessary to adjust for changes made in the the econnect exported data.
209-17 - all versions - satellite sale dealer chargeback report - customer mailing labels have been modified to print only a single label per customer even if the customer appears on the chargeback report more than one time.
209-17 - dns version - WebServer - econnect state change - bug fix - the job status was not being updated to match the econnect state change. This has been fixed.
 
 
209-16 release available 04/28/2009
 
209-16 - dns version - econnect importer and updater - an additional column for route sequence was added to the econnect export grid by econnect - this caused the CommPay importer and updater to fail. The CommPay econnect importer and updater have been updated to work with the additional column.
 
 
209-15 release available 04/27/2009
 
209-15 - dns version - WebServer - econnect add notes - the user-defined notes selection list has been added.
209-15 - dns version - WebServer - dns job dispatch record - add econnect notes - when the notes to be added to econnect exceed the character count limit the notes are no longer completely erased but are clipped to the permissible character count.
209-15 - WebServer - inventory control - receiver model list - the receiver model list can now be edited in addition to being able to add new models. The model and cost can both be edited.
209-15 - all versions - satellite sale dealer chargeback report - customer mailing labels can now be printed from the chargeback report.
209-15 - WebServer - dispatch job record - the current job status can now be changed instead of just being displayed.
209-15 - dns version - WebServer - the dns job dispatch job record has a "canceled reason" drop list added.
209-15 - dns version - WebServer - the dns job dispatch job record workorder button now shows the econnect workorder in realtime. Previously, the displayed workorder was updated by the CommPay econnect updater and may have been several hours old, depending on the econnect updater settings.
209-15 - dns version - econnect postcall capability has been added. DNS job econnect postcalls can now be done with a single button click in both the regular program and the WebServer version.
209-15 - WebServer - dispatch job record - add to-be-returned item - the item drop list now defaults to N/A. The purpose of this is to force the user to select an item from the list rather than the list showing a default selection.
209-15 - all versions - the "force paperwork needed check" feature has been modifed so if a date paperwork received has already been entered in a job record the force paperwork check is not enforced.
209-15 - dns version - dns job record - to-be-returned list - the inventory reference number is now shown on the to-be-returned list in the dns job record in addition to in the to-be-returned record.
 
 
209-14 release available 04/13/2009
209-14 - all versions - when a date completed is entered in a job record the user can now be forced to set the paperwork needed status of the job. This feature is turned on in general setup.
209-14 - dns version - RA request email list - four new tabs have been added: 1)all emails by workorder number, 2)all emails by ra number, 3)all emails by job number, and 4)all emails by caid number. On each of the new tabs is a locator field to allow for locating a specific email.
209-14 - dns version - RA request submission - contact person - the contact person for the RA request can be set to be the job store and user logged rather than the contact person indicated in dns setup. This feature is turned on in dns general setup. This applies only to RA requests submitted by a user and not auto-submitted RA requests.
209-14 - dns version - bug fix - econnect updater - a regression was introduced in the 209-12 release that caused the econnect updater to not rescedule dns jobs. This has been fixed.
 
 
209-13 release available 04/07/2009
209-13 - dns version - RA request submission - changes have been made to the RA request submission process to address the changes made in the Dish Network retailer web site.
 
 
209-12 release available 04/06/2009
209-12 - WebServer - the bulletin board message list in the WebServer has been updated to mirror the functionality of the bulletin board message list in the full program.
209-12 - all versions - job postcall tracking has been added - a postcall button has been added to each job record type to allow the user to select a user-defined postcall status from a selection list. The postcall history is shown in each job record. A postcall report allows for tracking of completed and needed postcalls.
209-12 - WebServer - dns dispatch job record - econnect notes - completed job - the dns workorder number is now automatically added to the date-time-user stamp in econnect notes when the dns job is closed via econnect access.
209-12 - WebServer - dispatch job record - the job starting and ending time have been added to the dispatch job record.
209-12 - dns version - rescheduled job tracking has been added to dns jobs. When a job is rescheduled a reason for the reschedule must now be selected. The reschedule reason selection list is user defined in dns setup. A new dns report shows the rescheduled jobs by reason with both detail and a summary.
209-12 - all versions - scheduled jobs list - job routing spreadsheet - a "new store" column has been added to the routing spreadsheet export. This allows for the job store assignment to be changed via the routing spreadsheet import.
209-12 - dns version - dns job record - inventory has-been-returned record - the inventory part number selection list now shows the part description in addition to the part number.
209-12 - dns version - WebServer - dispatch job record - the econnect rescedule lock checkbox has been added to the dns dispatch job record.
209-12 - WebServer - dispatch job lists - a precall image has been added to all dispatch job lists. If the precall image appears next to the job row it indicates the precall checkbox has been checked in the job record.
209-12 - dns version - full RA access has been added to dns jobs that have been posted to history. A dns job that has been posted to history can now have RA records added, edited, or deleted.
209-12 - WebServer - dispatch - a "workorder" button has been added to the dispatch job window. This allows for the viewing of the printed workorder by dispatch personnel.
209-12 - point-of-sale version - print technician worksheet for satellite sale and service call/installation - per settings in program setup the technician job worksheet can now be printed with invoice item prices, without invoice item prices, or with no invoice items.
209-12 - dns version - econnect importer - the import date range for forward days has been extended from 10 days to 30 days.
209-12 - dns version - has-been-returned inventory - bug fix - when a to-be-returned item was returned and processed to be added to store stock the physical inventory quantity for that item was not being incremented. This has been fixed.
 
 
209-11 release available 03/19/2009
 
209-11 - all versions - CommPay Webserver - dispatch functions - a new "jobs by multiple technicians" dispatch job list has been added. This allows the dispatcher to display a job list of multiple technicians at one time. As many technicians as desired can be selected from the drop list by holding down the cntrl key while clicking on the tech name on the drop list.
209-11 - dns version - CommPay WebServer - the technician store transfer process has been added to the WebServer interface. This process mirrors the funtionality of the same process in the main program.
209-11 - dns version - jobs-by-service-code report - the customer zip code and last technician on site have been added to this report.
209-11 - dns version - bug fix - econnect processer - verification - a regression was introduced in the 209-10 release that caused the econnect processor to crash when a verification thread was intitiated. This has been fixed.
 
 
209-10 release available 03/15/2009
209-10 - dns version - dns job record - a checkbox has been added "econnect reschedule lock" that when checked will prevent the individual job from being automatically rescheduled if econnect changes the scheduled date. Prior to this only all jobs could be blocked from automatic reschedule.
209-10 - dns version - a sub-store selection list has been added to the to-be-returned, has-been-returned, and the RA record. This allows the filtering of defective to-be-shipped inventory to a specific sub-store in addition to a specific store.
209-10 - point-of-sale and dns versions - stock inventory report - zero store inventory function - serialized inventory can now be zeroed for the selected store in addition to general inventory.
209-10 - all versions - CommPay service manager - bug fix - when an automatic server reboot was scheduled via the CommPay service manager it prevented any service manager scheduled backups from taking place. This has been fixed.
209-10 - dns version - econnect access - CommPay now saves the econnect login cookie and reuses the same cookie for each subsequent access of econnect. This essentially keeps the user logged into econnect for as long as they keep CommPay open. The end result is faster access to econnect through CommPay and reduced login count.
209-10 - dns version - WebServer - dispatch job lists - all dispatch job lists have been updated to access the job by clicking on the job number on the list. Each job list has filter boxes to show all, open, or completed jobs.
209-10 - all versions - WebServer - technician jobs list - a print-all button has been added to the technician jobs list for "Jobs -Today" and "Jobs - Yesterday". A new job list for "Jobs - Tomorrow" has been added along with a print-all button. The print-all button prints all workorders shown on the lists with a single button click.
209-10 - dns version - dns job - print technician workorder and worksheet - printing of the CommPay dns job worksheet can now be turned off in dns general setup. This allows just the econnect workorder to print instead of both the econnect workorder and the CommPay dns job worksheet.
209-10 - WebServer - bug fix - when a user entered the username on the login page and pressed the tab key to move the cursor to the password field the cursor skipped the password field and moved to the "remember me" check box. This has been fixed.
 
 
209-09 release available 03/02/2009
209-09 - all versions - inventory assignment and return report by store - the detail segment of the report now shows the user who created the inventory transaction.
209-09 - dns version - WebServer - bug fix - print dns technician workorder and job worksheet - if barcode setup information was missing from barcode printer setup on the server it could cause the WebServer to crash when the tech worksheet was printed. This has been fixed.
209-09 - all versions - WebServer - an indivdual user can now be restricted to connecting to the CommPay WebServer from a single IP address. The allowable IP address is set in the user access control record.
209-09 - all versions - the automatic backup scheduler in the CommPay service manager is now fully functional. Up to three backups per day can be scheduled. Backup notification is automatically sent to all users, CommPay is locked against access, and all CommPay services are automatically shutdown prior to the backup starting. After the backup has completed all CommPay services are automatically restarted.
209-09 - all versions - an automatic daily server reboot feature has been added to the CommPay service manager. The time of reboot can be set as desired. When the reboot is initiated all users are notified of the pending reboot. After the preset user notification delay time all CommPay services are stopped and the server computer is automatically rebooted.
209-09 - all versions - the bulletin board messaging feature has been added to the main program. This feature already exists in the WebServer version.
209-09 - all versions - WebServer - print inventory barcode labels has been added to the WebServer interface. This feature mirrors the same feature in the full program.
209-09 - dns version - extended service code batch record - bug fix - when "miscellaneous" was selected as the batch type it was resulting as the batch type being shown as "upgrade-primary". This has been fixed.
 
 
209-08 release available 02/23/2009
209-08 - all versions - a new method of sending notification of pending CommPay shutdown to all current users has been added. This now allows local area network users, remote users, Citrix users, terminal service users, and WebServer users to receive notification of a pending shutdown for data backup, server reboot, maintenance, and econnect password change. Notification is controlled from the CommPay service manager.
 
 
209-07 release available 02/19/2009
209-07 - point-of-sale version - customer record - a new report within the customer records shows an invoice summary for a date range. The report shows the part number, description, quantity and total amount for each item sold to the customer.
209-07 - all versions - backup - the CommPay backup utility has been modified so in each backup set the user can indicate the backup is to copy the selected files to the destination folder rather than create a zip archive.
209-07 - all versions - web server - inventory control - the serialized item tracker report has been added to web server inventory control. This feature mirrors the functionality of the same feature in the full program.
209-07 - dns version - a new feature has been added to allow for CommPay to automatically change econnect passwords when econnect is requesting a login password change. The login password is automatically changed in econnect plus updated in the management area list and econnect login list. An Econnect Password Email List has been added to program setup - CommPay will automatlically send emails to all addresses on the list informing of the password change and new password for the login user name. This feature must be turned on in dns general setup to be operational.
209-07 - dns version - access control for dns job auditing has been added. If the user does not have access control permission set for job auditing the audit date in the dns job record is disabled.
 
 
209-06 release available 02/11/2009
209-06 - all versions - web server - a bulletin board feature has been added that allows for general messages to be posted to the web interface. The messages, if designated priority, are visible when any user logs into the web interface. Messages can be directed to specific groups of users, i.e. technicians, dispatchers, inventory control, job routers, or job auditors.
209-06 - dns version - web server - technician inventory assigned - to-be-returned equipment now shows on the technician inventory assignment list along with normal inventory assignments.
209-06 - point-of-sale and dns versions - web server - inventory control - a store inventory report has been added. This shows all inventory for a selected store. This report matches the same report in the full program.
209-06 - dns version - bug fix - inventory stock report - the report was showing each dns serialized item on the summary list rather than the total count. This has been fixed.
209-06 - all versions - web server - inventory control - print-inhouse serial numbers has been added to inventory control.
209-06 - dns version - web server - dispatch - a job management area selection list has been added to the dispatch job window.
209-06 - all versions - employee payment report - the "show all due" procedure has been enhanced to show the payment detail for each employee by double-clicking on the name. This allows for much quicker viewing of individual employee payment detail. The printed report and spreadsheet export now allow for the exporting of payment detail in addition to payment summary.
 
 
209-05 release available 02/04/2009
209-95 - dns version - dns general inventory speed entry bulk add - bug fix - the item store physical quantity was not being incremented when bulk add was used. This is a regression in release 209-01. This has been fixed.
209-05 - dns version - employee payment report - bug fix - when chargebacks existed in a payment report and technician payments were calculated from service codes the total non-itemized amount in the printed report was inacurrate by the amount of the service code totals in the chargedback job. This has been fixed.
 
 
209-04 release available 02/02/2009
209-04 - all versions - employee payroll report - the job type description now shows the actual job type rather than install or sale as before. This applies to the report window and printed summary for both regular CommPay and web server access.
209-04 - all versions - the CommPay service manager now can be used to schedule data backup. This eliminates the need to use the Windows scheduler to schedule backups.
209-04 - dns version - econnect importer - the econnect importer has been spit into two separate services. The importer now only imports new jobs. A new service called Econnect Updater has been added to update existing dns jobs from econnect. The result is much faster importing of new jobs because the importer does not have to do any updating of jobs.
 
 
209-03 release available 01/26/2009
209-03 - dns version - dns job record - when a date canceled is entered in a dns job record all credit/payment due, to-be-returned, has-been-returned, and RA records in the job are automatically deleted. A "do not automatically delete RA records when job cancelled" check box has been added in dns general setup that when checked will prevent the job's RA records from being deleted when a date canceled is entered.
209-03 - dns version - extended service code batch selection - the new connect list has added tabs for additional equipment and receivers. The service call/trouble call tab task list can now be sorted by description or service code.
209-03 - dns version - econnect notes - previously, when econnect notes were viewed from a dns job record via econnect access all existing econnect notes in the job were deleted and a new list was built from the current notes download. Because econnect sometimes purges old notes those matching notes in the job record would also be purged if they are no longer available on econnect. This has been fixed so the notes that have been removed from econnect will not be removed from the job record if existing notes are viewed via econnect access.
209-03 - dns version - bug fix - econnect notes - under certain conditions downloaded econnect notes in the job record may not extract correctly due to miscellaneous html tag codes in the downloaded page. This has been fixed.
209-03 - dns version - bug fix - extended service code batch selection - dns job import window - any extended service code batch selection window that had three tabs was not updating the selected service code on the third tab window. This has been fixed.
209-03 - point-of-sale and dns versions - web access - the receiver model list has been added to inventory control in the web interface. New model receivers can be added if the user has inventory-stock-add permissions set in access control.
209-03 - point-of-sale version - bug fix - retail inventory usage report - certain types of part numbers were not appearing on the report once the job was posted to history. This has been fixed.
 
 
209-02 release available 01/19/2009
209-02 - dns version - extended service code batch selection has been added. This new feature is located in the dns job import record window and allows for the user to select from fifteen user-defined lists of service codes.
209-02 all versions - inventory control - an individual user can be set via access control to "single store inventory". This locks the store for inventory assignment, transfer, return, and add to stock to the store of the logged user. This applies to the full program and the web based program.
209-02 - dns version - bug fix - econnect importer - if an econnect logon failure occurred the current days scheduled jobs were being set to "removed from econnect" when the feature was set active in the importer. This has been fixed so upon econnect login fail no jobs will be set to "removed from econnect".
209-02 - dns version - print inhouse serial number barcode labels - a store filter has been added.
209-02 - dns version - RA reconciliation spreadsheet - the part number displayed on the spreadsheet has been modified to show only the item part number and not the part number/description combination.
209-02 - dns version - bug fix - to-be-returned report - when a reference number was used to find an open to-be-returned record the satellite receiver numbers were not being transferred from the open to-be-returned record to the has-been-returned record. This only applied to the full program, not the web based program. This has been fixed.
209-02 - dns version - bug fix - dns general setup - when the dns general setup record was saved a false error message stating the record was changed by another user displayed. This has been fixed.
209-02 - dns version - RA Number List and RA Numbers Needed List - the spreadsheet export now shows the date the job was completed and the date filters can be set to the date job completed in addition to date created and date shipped.
 
 
209-01 release available 01/14/2009
209-01 - web server - all versions - a check box has been added in general setup that, when checked, will cause the tech payroll report accessed via the web server to show only jobs designated as ok-to-pay. The purpose of this is to show the remote technician only jobs that are cleared for payment.
209-01 - dns version - scheduled jobs list - if a dns job has a previous tech listed the row for that job on the scheduled jobs list will now be highlighted in yellow. This allows probable callback jobs to be easily identified during job routing. As before, the previous tech feature must be setup in dns general setup before the scheduled jobs list will show the previous tech.
209-01 - dns version - econnect importer - the automatic importer now checks jobs scheduled for the current day to see if the job has been removed from econnect. If the job cannot be found in the downloaded grid the cancel date is set in the job and the job status is set to "removed from econnect". This feature is turned on in the CommPay Service Manager econnect importer settings.
209-01 - dns version - econnect access - the new econnect work order hold states have been added to the work order state selection lists.
209-01 - point-of-sale and dns versions - onhand inventory report - a button has been added that sets all  inventory quantities to zero for the selected store. Only general inventory quantities are set to zero and only for the selected store. Serialized inventory is not affected.
209-01 - point-of-sale and dns versions - onhand inventory report - a button has been added that sets all technician inventory assignments to zero for the selected store. Only the technicians assigned to the selected store are affected.
209-01 - dns version - RA record - econnect notes can now displayed in the RA record. This feature is turned on/off in employee access control.
209-01 - point-of-sale and dns versions - a new feature that allows for all of a single technician's assigned inventory to be transferred to a new store location with a single button click has been added. This is used when a technician moves from one warehouse/store location to another. The inventory assigned to the tech does not need to be returned and then transferred to the new warehouse/store - all transfer and reassignment is done automatically with a single button click in the inventory assignment and transfer window.
209-01 - dns version - dns general inventory packaged part numbers have been added. This allows a dns general inventory part number to be created that consists of one or more other dns general inventory part numbers. When the dns packaged part number is used to add inventory to stock, transfer inventory from store to store, assign inventory to technicians, return inventory from technicians, or add inventory used in a job, all of the items and quantities that comprise the package are used in place of the package part number.
209-01 - dns version - RA credit import - bug fix - dns jobs were being closed when an RA credit import made all credits received even though program setup indicated the job should not be closed when all payments are received. This has been fixed.
209-01 - dns version - when a date cancelled is entered in a dns job all to-be-returned, has-been-returned, RA,  and payment/credit due records are now automatically deleted from the job. All deleted records are notated in the job general notes. This applies to web access, standard program access, and the econnect importer.
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