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RETAIL BOSS POS 12.9
"Many asked
for features have been added to make the program even more beneficial to your
business."
The version 12.9 update of the "Retail Boss POS is available.
If you are on the Service Support contract and your account is current,
you will be receiving this update free of charge.
However, you must still “place
your order”.
Click here to place your order!
New features added in 12.9.
*Credit Card Processing. You can now
authorize credit cards in the program instead of having a credit
card terminal.
*Windows Vista compatible.
It
is required to upgrade to version 12.9 or above if using Windows
Vista. Palmer Products, Inc. has spent a lot of time ensuring that
Retail Boss POS is compatible with Window Vista.
*Program theme support. You can now select a different look for the
program.
*The
ability to disable the up arrow and left arrow keys for those computers that are
having problems with a windows issue that effects these keys.
New features added in 12.4.
*Added a new field at the bottom of the invoice that will contain
parts, labor, subtotal, all tax rate/fee, total and all payment
methods. You no longer have to use the report designer to place the
extra tax rate or fee fields at the bottom of the invoice.
*Added a new Report Preview. The new previewer will allow you to
create a web page or an Adobe Acrobat PDF file from your report.
This will come in handy if you need to email an invoice to a
customer or a report to a vendor. You can also search for text on
the report and select and unselect pages needed for printing.
*Added a
new Export window. The new Export window will allow you to create an Excel or
CSV file from your customer, inventory, service codes, price list or basic
invoice summary information. This information can be used with Microsoft Excel
or other programs that can read Excel or CSV files. The is useful if you need to
use your information in other programs for mailouts, data analysis, or for use
on the web. The Export window will also allow you to email the file if needed.
New features added in 12.0.
*Added the Notes field to the invoice history windows.
*Added
Clone batch in General ledger to speed data entry.
*Added
Popup Toolbox to most menus to speed navigation.
*Modified
Customer History report to display vendor, employee on each line for the invoice
as well as adding the manager code.
*You can
now print the Customer History report from the customer browse or customer
history windows. This will give you a snap shot of everything the customer has
purchased from you.
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New
features added in 11.3.
*Minor Update to add a new feature to allow the
Account Receivables to be able to charge either
compound interest or charge interest only on
outstanding invoices. |
New features added in 11.1.
*The Estimate\Invoice screen is larger to hold all the new fields
and for easier viewing. (1024x768)
*A Invoice "Notes" field has been added to the Estimate\Invoice
screen. These notes will be saved with the invoice. (For screen use
only.)
*All
hot key buttons are now located on the bottom of the Estimate/Invoice screen
to make invoicing easier.
*"Mouse
lookup" buttons have been added for the customer, note and part
number fields. Use your mouse to “click and select.”
*Tax rates
rounded to more digits allowing for more precise computation.
*Added the
customer number to Last Name key which allows for better sorting when looking up
a customer’s record when there is more than one customer with the same name.
*Customer’s
with unpaid charge invoices can no longer be deleted.
*An
Estimate/Work Order can now be saved without having Part Numbers or Service
Codes listed.
*Added
Time In and Time Out fields to estimate so you can clock the Work Order in and out.
(For screen use only.)
*You can
now add Salesman and Manager codes before printing the
Estimate/Invoice.
*Added
“Kit Code” and “Use Kit Cost” fields to allow you to assign a kit code to a
particular part number. When preparing the Estimate/Invoice, only the part
number that had the “Kit Code” assigned to it will display, and not the complete
“Kit”. However, when you invoice the customer, all part numbers assigned
to the “Kit” will be subtracted from your inventory.
*You can
create a Payable Invoice directly from the Receive Purchase Order screen.
*Added new
fields to the Changing Tax Rate Record screen. You can now charge “tax on
tax” or “tax on fees.”
*Added a
“Maximum Fee” field. This will allow you to now have both a minimum and
maximum fee.
*You can
now “globally” update records when needing to apply and/or remove tax rates or
fees. For example, if you wanted to apply a “shop fee” to every customer in
your database, you can easily accomplish this by using the “Reset Tax” button.
This eliminates the need of individually updating records.
*Added
“Auto Pricing when Receiving” field to the Category Record. When
you set up your program to allow “auto pricing when receiving”, your
inventory prices will be updated based on the cost of the part when receiving
inventory from a purchase order.
New features added in 9.9.
* Added a Charge/Layaway report by date range. This report is
helpful by being able to see a list of charge and layaway invoices for
a particular time period.
*Added a Cash Payout report by date range. This report is helpful
by being able to see a list of cash payouts for a particular time
period.
New features added in 9.8.
* The program will only run in 800x600 or higher screen resolution
for easier viewing.
* You can now set up a separate default “check” printer so that you
can print checks when needed without changing the printer paper.
* Modified the appointment scheduler to display in time grid format.
Added many new fields such as appointment type, most of the customer
information fields and a large note field to be used as needed. The
scheduler will also automatically fill in the customer fields from the
current invoice being worked on or you can select the customer from
the customer database.
* You can now print an Estimate/Work Order Status Report by date
range so you can track the status of the jobs you are currently
working on.
* You can now view the cost and profit of the current Estimate/Work
Order you are working on from the F2-Sales Screen. Also added a
security check point to the F2-Sales Screen as well.
* Added bin & location fields to inventory.
* You can now have more than one checkout on same day.
* Added a daily checkout reminder to remind you if you forgot to run
the Daily Reports from the previous day.
* Added a Parts and Service usage report by date range to help aid
in parts tracking and ordering.
* Added a Daily Invoice report by date range to aid in invoice
tracking.
* Web Store Module - You can run your web store straight from your web site or, for easier
inventory setup and business management right from Retail Boss POS.
That's right! You can run both your retail store and your web store
from the same easy to use program. You can upload your inventory and web
pages from inside the program and retrieve your invoices for easy
processing. This makes for quick setup and allows for you to easily
maintain your inventory and customers. You can do invoicing, customer
mailouts, sales reporting, inventory management, etc...
* Remote Backup Module - Daily backup and disaster recovery. Your
data is compressed and encrypted with a password only you know and
sent to our secure data center that is available 24/7. You can backup
your system with a push of a button or we will help you set up a
schedule that will automatically backup your system every day without
you having to worry about it.
If you ever need to restore from a system disaster or just need to
transfer your files from one computer to another. It's as easy as
selecting the backup you need and pressing restore to retrieve you
important files.
New features added in 9.4.
* Added Check Number field to Point of Sale checkout screen and
invoices.
* Added PO Number field to Point of Sale checkout screen and invoices.
* Added How Paid field to all invoices to print after the total on
the bottom of the invoices. (This will print all three payment methods
with totals for each.)
* Removed the $ sign from the POS screen and the pole display to
allow for non U.S. currency.
* The total line on the POS screen is bigger and now easier to read.
* Purchase Orders can now be left open for back ordered items and
still process items received. (You will no longer have to create a new
Purchase Order for back ordered items.)
* You can now import Customer Records from other programs.
New features added in 9.1.
* Added Customer Layaways.
* Added support for Pole Displays.
* Added Shelf barcode labels and now you can choose to have the
list price print on barcodes.
* You can now change the message that prints on the bottom of
charge statements.
* Taking payments on charge accounts is now easier.
* Added Vendor codes to report designer so you can have the vendor
code print out on your 8 x 11 invoices.
* Added extended descriptions to inventory and service code
reports.
* New import file format will now allow for larger descriptions to
be imported.
New features added in 8.7.
* Added support for Barcode printing of inventory and purchase
orders.
* Added employee code to 40 column receipt printouts.
* Added how paid to 40 column receipt printouts.
* Changed the way Purchase Orders are generated. Now you have the
choice to exclude items from a purchase order if they are currently on
an existing purchase order. This will help those who order on a daily
bases or place many orders from the same vendor before receiving
previous orders.
New features added in 8.6.
* Added 7 new Invoice and Estimate/Work Order styles.
Now have styles that allow you to have up to 1000 character
descriptions. New styles that help meet the legal guidelines for some
states. Easier capability to put your logo at the top of the invoice.
Added a style of invoice that has the “green bar” effect. Added a new
style that groups all the parts on top and services on the bottom and
includes a subtotal for each group.
* Added support for 40 column receipt printers. We have only tested
with the Star line, but it should work with most brands.
Extensive tests have been done using the Star line. It should work
for most brands, but if you have a specific need let us know.
* Added support for parallel port cash drawers and cash drawers that
plug directly into a receipt printer.
* Added cost and profit fields to Sales Reports so you can easily see
by sales category what the cost or the profit was for a given date
range.
* Added support for Avery post card (8387) 4 on a page.
A more economical way to send out mass mailings.
* Added a filter button to inventory browses to show on hand quantity
level only.
This will allow you to easily view just items that you have in stock.
*Added default salesperson, default manager and default payment
method. This will allow you to setup default codes for each so you
want have to fill them in on the Customer checkout box. This will
speed up invoicing greatly.
* When you specify a different file location now in the File Location
form for your Setup files you will be able to have different settings
for each terminal on your network. (ex. Different invoice styles,
printers, etc.)
* Added some extra security check points for point of sale.
When setting up security codes for the point of sale, you can stop
employees from modifying inventory.
* You can now select a different invoice type for reprinting of
invoices.
* Added new feature that allows for quicker barcode scanning and
part number entry at the point of sale.
E-MAIL OR CALL TO ORDER YOUR 8.6 UPDATE TODAY !!!
SALES: 1-972-234-0385
SALES:
sales@palmer-products.com
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