Upcoming in September Answers 4.8 Key Features
The next release of Answers is almost here! Customers
will be able to down-load Answers 4.8 beginning this month.
The newest version of Answers contains over 60 new features
of which 43 were a direct result of enhancement suggestions
voted on by our users last fall. Just a few of the
high-lighted new capabilities are listed below.
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The ability to print
Answers forms (such as Quotes, Pick Tickets,
Invoices, Statements, Checks, Purchase
Orders, etc.) on non-PCL printers such as
OfficeJets, DeskJets, and lower-end laser
printers including the option to add color
to forms including color or greyscale logos
in addition to just black & white.
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New embedded graphs in Executive Information
Center, Customer Inquiry and Vendor Inquiry
when these windows are enlarged.
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An option to preview a P/O as a PDF has been
added to the P/O Entry/Maintenance and other
P/O related programs.
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An option to preview an invoice as a PDF has
been added to the Order Entry program.
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P/O Line Items can be imported into Answers
from a text file from Excel similar to the
feature that was added last year for sales
orders and quotes.
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P/O Header and Detail Line Items can now be
exported from Answers to an Excel file.
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Suggested P/O Review, the Purchasing
WorkCenter and related tabs and search
windows are now resizable.
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Comment Lines on Sales Orders, Quotes, and
Purchase Orders can now be displayed in
color and can be printed in color by
switching to the new non-PCL forms added in
this version.
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Vendor Inquiry and all tabs and related
search/inquiry windows are now resizable.
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Ability to export Customer Master
information from Answers to an Excel
spread-sheet.
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Ability to import Customer Master
information into Answers from a text file
from Excel similar to Inventory Price File
Import.
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An option to be notified when record locks
are released on many common locks
encountered throughout the day.
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Users can now add up to 100 Quick Links to
their menu (up from the previous limit of
10) as well as the ability to move them up
and down in the list.
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Expanded invoice numbers for sales orders
now allow assigning all 6 digits of the
invoice number.
The first digit is no longer required
to designate the source of the invoice.
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Expanded the number of Customer Deposits
allowed on sales orders from 3 to 8.
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An all-inclusive Nonstock Item Inquiry will
now search not only history, but also open
orders, open quotes, warehouse transfers,
open P/O’s, and P/O history.
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Improved inquiry on A/R customer checks by
date and ability to change check numbers
after they are applied.
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Dedicated Customer Credit related notes.
- New and Improved searches on Ship-To Addresses, A/R Invoice Numbers, A/P Invoice Numbers, Amounts and Dates, Vendor Product Keywords, Customer/Vendor/Cross Reference Part Numbers available in various programs.