Upcoming Answers 4.9 Key Features
The next release of Answers is almost here! Customers
will be able to down-load Answers 4.9 beginning later this
month. The newest version of Answers contains over 50 new features
of which most were a direct result of enhancement suggestions
submitted and voted upon by our users last fall. Just a few of the
high-lighted new capabilities are listed below.
- Product Code searches can be activated now with letters corresponding to product code descriptions similar to customer and vendor searches.
- G/L Account # searches can be activated now with letters corresponding to account alpha keys similar to customer and vendor searches.
- Easier Returns Entry by searching for a previous Invoice #, Order #, P/O # or Reference # and then copying in all items, selected items, or a single item.
- The gross margin % can now be shown on each line item as sales orders and quotes are entered.
- Special Charges can now handle "surcharges" for extra miscellaneous amounts such as credit cards surcharges, item level surcharges, etc.
- Special Charges can now be assigned a cost as well a price.
- Order and Quote Entry now allow viewing and searching for alternate vendors on items.
- Order, Quote, and Transfer Notes can now be checked to pop-up automatically any time that transaction is edited.
- Order Entry can now update up to 90 Purchase Orders (up from previous limit of 10).
- Inventory Inquiry and all of its tabs are now resizable.
- Inventory now tracks up to 24 months of history for not only sales but also customer returns, receipts, warehouse transfers out and warehouse transfers in.
- Inventory Inquiry Units Usage graph has been expanded to include more information and to remain visible when the window is enlarged along with additional graphs.
- Inventory Inquiry Transaction History has been expanded into a grid concept to allow viewing all available columns at one time.
- Ability to scan/attach documents in Inventory Adjustments and Transaction History.
- New "Prepaid" terms available for Purchase Orders and Accounts Payable.
- Customer Inquiry and Vendor Inquiry Searches will now "remember" the previously entered search criteria for that particular session in case it needs to be repeated.
- An easy way to reverse a previous journal entry made in General Ledger with a single request.
- Improved password prompt handling throughout the system when an invalid password is entered.
- Improved flexibility in setting up and displaying of Additional Contacts for Customers, Prospects, and Vendors.
- Improved Instant Messaging when composing a list of recipients to a new message.