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of Enhancement Releases » 3.50
The following is a list of enhancements
incorporated in the Level 3.50 release:
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 Executive
Information System (EIS):
- Unique to MAS 90 and MAS 200,
the EIS allows key managers to view graphical HTML reports
without logging into the company's accounting system.
- CEOs, CFOs, directors of sales,
business owners and directors of production can create their
own home pages with a setup wizard. Once created, the executive
can then view the company's vital financial information just
by opening a Web browser. Accessing your company's critical
financial information has never been easier.
- Data contained within the EIS
can be set to automatically update at specified time intervals.
- Drill-down features allow financial
decisions to be made much more effectively. You'll have access
to highly detailed reports right on your homepage.
Digital
Dashboard Integration:
- Microsoft's Digital Dashboard is
an HTML page that is displayed within the Outlook 2000 main window.
Users of Outlook 2000 can not only view standard Outlook information
such as e-mail, calendar, tasks, etc., but can also see the Executive
Information System (see above) and several Web services within
the Digital Dashboard, all in one easy interface.
Advanced
Lookup Engine (ALE):
- The ALE replaces the existing
MAS 90 and MAS 200 search screens displayed when F2 or F9 are
pressed. Now when pressing the F2 key, you will see a list
view of data that is customizable by company and/or user.
- With a modern display that allows
you to add, remove and rearrange the order in which columns
appear, ALE sorts your customers by clicking the top of any
column, such as phone number or zip code.
- The ALE offers a variety of filter
search options including: Begins With, Ends With, Contains,
Less Than, Greater Than, Range and Equal To.
- Using a Lookup Customization
Wizard, calculated fields can easily be added to the lookup,
giving you simple, powerful reporting capabilities and an easy
method for accessing vital information.
Web
Services:
- To take advantage of the technology
the Internet provides, several useful Web services have been
integrated directly into MAS 90 and MAS 200 where they can
benefit your business the most.
- Customer credit reports can be
requested and accessed quickly through CreditFYI.com. Simply
click on the icon found in Customer Maintenance.
- Package tracking information
is available within Invoice History Inquiry, Sales Order Invoice
Data Entry, and from e-Business Manager. If a customer calls
to inquire about the status of a shipment, simply click on
the button within Invoice History Inquiry. A link to iShip.com
will provide information automatically from the shipping vendor
used.
- Finding the physical location
of a customer or vendor has never been easier. Simply click
on the map icon, located within Customer and Vendor Maintenance,
and you'll be taken directly to a mapquest.com map and directions.
- Another Web service integrated
into MAS 90 and MAS 200 is Best Online Support and Services
(BOSS). Click on the button within Help text to find useful
information, or to download program changes or tax table updates.
e-Business
Manager Enhancements:
- A new high-performance Web engine
for e-Business Manager greatly reduces transaction processing
time, and makes better use of system resources.
- “Form-based” data entry allows
faster entry of items into the shopping cart.
- Customers can add multiple items
and quantities to the shopping cart at the same time.
Usability
Enhancements:
- To help align standard forms
on laser printers, and minimize laser form creeping and extra
page ejects, we've added the option to set a form feed for
your standard forms.
- Once you preview a report and
change the size of the display, the system will now remember
the size you selected. The next time you preview the same report,
it will be sized to the setting you previously used, remembering
your preferences and eliminating unnecessary keystrokes.
- Extended item descriptions, entered
on sales orders and invoices, now display from invoice history
screens. They can also be printed on invoices that are reprinted
from invoice history.
- Selecting the option to print
Crystal forms can now be done on a form-by-form basis, instead
of having to choose to print Crystal forms for the entire module.
This means you can take advantage of high-speed dot matrix
printers to print sales orders and picking sheets from the
Sales Order module using character forms, yet you can print
professional-looking laser Sales Order invoices using the Crystal
invoice format.
- In version 3.50, you can see
how many customer records exist by simply pressing the F8 key
in any maintenance or data entry program.
- During Sales Order entry, one-click
access to Customer Last Purchase History is now available.
It can also be accessed by the keyboard command Alt-S.
Sales
Order Enhancements:
- Two methods of freight calculation
have been integrated into the Sales Order module. These can
also be used with the e-Business Manager .order applet. First,
freight can be pulled from a sliding scale based on the total
invoice amount. This method is commonly used by many mail-order
catalog companies. Second, it can be shown as a base amount,
plus a dollar amount per piece or per weight unit.
- A multi-level approach has been
added for assigning sales tax in order to promote accuracy
and simplicity, primarily with the .store applet. The information
in the Ship-to address is used to apply taxes based on ZIP
code and state.
MRP
Enhancements:
- ODBC access has been enabled,
thus expanding MRP reporting capabilities.
- “Business policy” MRP generation
options have been moved to MRP Options to facilitate correct
run time option settings.
- Engineering change orders in
Bill of Materials can now take effect based on MRP planned
production dates.
- The integration between MRP and
Work Order has been tightened. MRP can optionally calculate
build times based on the Work Order routings, thus reducing
the need for rescheduling auto generated work orders. Also,
a new option to explode quantity change and reschedule recommendations
to subassemblies and components will decrease production planning
time.
Behind-the-Scenes
Enhancements:
- Two new buttons have been added
to the Company Maintenance window. The Activate button will
activate data files for modules for the selected company. This
terminology replaces the “Create Data Files” previously used.
Also, the Convert button is used to convert application data
from a previous version of the software, in one simple process.
- Crystal Forms can now be used
with the MAS 90 and MAS 200 manufacturing modules.
- Manufacturing customers will
now be able to create user-defined fields in Work Order and
Bill of Materials. This provides a significant increase in
flexibility.
- To make it easier to find information
when using online Help, we've added a section for each module
called “How Do I…” This section contains useful tips on how
to accomplish both common and infrequently performed tasks.
- Credit card numbers stored within
MAS 90 and MAS 200 are encrypted. For added security, you can
determine whether card numbers display in full or if operators
can only view the last four digits of a card number.
Third-Party
Product Improvements:
- Seagate Crystal Reports 8 is
now included with MAS 90 and MAS 200 version 3.50. Version
8 features major improvements in report performance, including:
increased file storage, the ability to export reports to various
commonly used formats, a significant improvement in speed performance
and more.
- FAS Asset Accounting version
2000.3 is compatible with Crystal Reports 8, so there will
not be a forms design conflict for customers using FAS.
- FRx Desktop Standard version
6 is available for MAS 90 and the non-SQL version of MAS 200.
For the SQL version, FRx Desktop (formerly known as Advanced
FRx) is offered.
- F9 version 4 continues to be
compatible with both MAS 90 and MAS 200.
- Compatibility with Windows 2000
and Office 2000 has been verified and tested.
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