New User Interface - A completely new user interface has been designed for the next version of ORDERS Plus. All features and functionality have been brought to the foreground which allow easier access for the end user. A Task Bar has been added to every screen allowing for quick access to the most common functions within each module.
Manufacturing Enhancements - Several New Enhancements have been made to the Manufacturing module in ORDERS Plus. Some of the enhancements include Work In Progress Management, Pending Requirements, Kitting, Quick Access to Customer Production Orders and automatic creation of Sub Assembly Production Orders. If also using our Serial Number Tracking system, Material Serial Numbers used to produce a Finished Good can now also be tracked within ORDERS Plus.
PDF Printing - The new version of ORDERS Plus now contains our own PDF Engine for creating Reports and Printing Forms in PDF Format. This eliminates the need to purchase Adobe Acrobat to create a PDF document. It will also allow Documents created in PDF format to be emailed directly to a Customer or Vendor.
Customer Pricing By Product Line - ORDERS Plus Customer Special Pricing has been enhanced to allow special pricing to be established by percentage Markup or Markdown for a complete Product Line for a specific customer. This allows for an even greater amount of flexibility when determining selling prices for a customer.
Quicker Order Status & Fulfillment - ORDERS Plus now allows a user to quickly determine the real-time status of Purchase Orders, Sales Orders and the ability to easily determine which orders can be fulfilled based upon current inventory levels.
New Activity Management System - ORDERS Plus now includes an Activity Management System that is specifically designed to provide vital information to Managers without the need to print reports. Some of the features include the ability to review Pending Orders, Receipts, Opportunities and more from one simple system.
Real Time Stock Status - No matter where you are in ORDERS Plus, a new Stock Status feature has been added that will allow the user to check stock on any Inventory Item without the need to access the Inventory module. Current Stock Status, Pricing, Expected Receiving Dates and Substitution Information is available with a click of the mouse.
Commission Management - New functionality has been added to allow for a complete transaction to have commissions split with between the Primary and a Secondary Sales Rep.
Enhanced Workflow - A Dramatic Improvement to Workflow has been made that allows for easier processing of transactions and access to vital Customer, Prospect and Vendor information at your fingertips.
Enhanced Field Widths - Company Name and Address Lines have been increased from 24 to 40 Characters.
Larger Screen Size - ORDERS Plus now requires a minimum of 800 x 600 Screen Resolution.
Enhanced Quantity Pricing - Quantity Pricing Configuration is now dynamically performed directly on the Inventory General Information Screen.
New Vendor Parts Inquiry - Allows the user to quickly view a dynamic list of Inventory Items Purchased from the selected Vendor.
Enhanced Credit Card Processing - Enhancements in Automatic Credit Card Processing have been made to support the special 4-digit card code to be included with the Credit Card Transaction.
Speed Enhancements - Several New Speed Enhancements have been made to ORDERS Plus that will allow for quicker line item entry, transaction processing and re-calculation of transactions if changes are made to Sales Rep, Tax Rate or Shipping Method. The amount of time to display other shipping addresses during the creation of a transaction have also been dramatically decreased.
System Auditing - Complete Auditing of certain system functions has been added and can be reviewed by administrators via the Activity Management System.
New Hyperlink Functionality - The use of Hyperlink Tools has been greatly expanded to include many Table Selection and Maintenance functions during use.
Other Location Information - Several New Enhancements have been made that allow the user to manage detailed information about other locations and contacts for a Customer. This includes the ability to maintain separate contact, phone, fax and email data for all Customer secondary contacts and/or locations.
Advanced Employee Access Rights - Easier Employee Access Rights denotation. Enter the Setup Module and select the User Accounts button
Automatic Cross Referencing - Cross-referencing and Customer/Vendor item number, managed automatically through Receiving.
Enhanced Job Search Functions - Job Costing ID# hyperlink can be used for searching, even if Job does not exist.
Manufacturing - New Production Orders commit Inventory immediately for better Auto-Restocking capabilities.
Manufacturing Cost Accounting - New posting from the Adjustments logs which include all Inventory Adjustments, Work In Progress and Finished Goods management.
Batch Posting - New Batch Posting posts ALL Open Invoices, Open Adjustments (see #12 above) Open Purchase Order Receipts.
Terms Code #1 Posts Direct to Cash Account - All Invoices using Terms Code #1 will post directly to the CASH account so only the True Accounts receivable Invoices need to be paid in Accounting.
Automatic Sub-Assemblies - Automatic creation of Sub-assemblies of Production Orders, if stock not available. The automatically created Production Orders will commit inventory so the Restocking Report includes items needed for Manufacturing.
Dynamic Table Maintenance - Pricing and Cost Type Example screen for experimentation in Setup
Product Line Pricing - Customer Special Pricing by Product Line
User Preferences - Specific User Preferences per User, based upon available External Programs available.
Print Menu - ORDERS Plus Gold has a new Print Menu that is displayed when the Print Button is pressed on a Customer, Vendor or Inventory Record. The Print Menu will allow the user to quickly review detailed Sales, Purchasing and Contact History about the Customer, Vendor or Inventory Item, including printing Custom Mailing Labels.
Print Preview - When printing any report or form, the user is asked if they want to preview before printing. If selected, the print job is automatically converted to PDF Format and displayed in Adobe Acrobat Reader, preferably 6.0. This will give the user full ability to scroll back and forth between pages, zoom and use other advanced viewing functions typically available when viewing a PDF document. The prior "Print To Window" function is gone forever.
Manufacturing (Raw Materials to Work in Progress to Finished Goods) - The ORDERS Plus Bill of Materials and Production Management System will provide the ability to start a job and therefore, put that job in progress. A new inventory field that tracks the Quantity In Progress has been added, along with reports that can be used for monthly adjustments for labor and materials still in progress at the end of the month.
Fax and Email Integration - A user can configure ORDERS Plus Gold to use their own Fax Printer Driver and Email Client for computer based faxing and emailing. New Fax and Email Hyperlinks have been added to the Quote, Order, Invoice and Purchase Order screens that when selected, will automatically select your Fax Printer Driver or start Outlook, send the print job and prompt for the respective fax information required by your fax software or create a new email.
User Security - The User Security and Access Rights System in ORDERS Plus has been greatly enhanced. Several Advanced Features and other functionality is protected by access rights defined for the user. Where prior versions of ORDERS Plus has 4-5 levels of access, ORDERS Plus Gold now supports as many as 15 levels of access per module based upon the functionality a system administrator wants to extend to the users of ORDERS Plus. This will allow for complete Role Based Security to be implemented. Not to mention, ORDERS Plus is dynamically configured, based upon the user's access rights.
Basic & Advanced Line Item Entry - ORDERS Plus Gold now supports 2 different ways to enter line items, along with respective security settings for over 50 different settings including Changing Costs/Selling Price, Commissions and more.
Custom Labeling - New Custom Labeling Jobs have been added throughout ORDERS Plus Gold, including Printing Custom Labels for Items on a Sales Order.
Inventory Graphics Viewer - ORDERS Plus Gold will support the ability to configure a true graphics package for viewing and/or editing of graphics attached to Inventory Records.
Sales Rep Numbers - 999 Sales Rep Numbers are now supported in ORDERS Plus Gold.
General Ledger Account Format - 8.3 General Ledger format is now supported in ORDERS Plus Gold along with wider to fields to match BusinessWorks Gold.
