EPOS-Excel Change Log Release Date Changes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.4.0.0 09/01/12 v1.4.0.0 - PLEASE NOTE ---------------------- Screen resolutions of less than 1024x768 pixels are no longer supported in this version. New barcode font mentioned below (#10) requires manual font installation. 1. Complete redesign of reports system. 2. New A4 print preview window. 3. A4 print margins now correctly align with selected printer's printable area. 4. Screen resolutions of less than 1024x768 are no longer supported. 5. Admin section layout revised to reflect new screen resolutions. 6. General performance improvements in the way data is loaded / saved in the admin section. 7. New UD key selection tab added to stock record. 8. 'Minimum Order Qty' and 'Order Multiple' fields added to stock record. 9. Purchase orders can now be closed even when they have open order quantities. 10. Code128 barcode font now supported - produces much narrower barcodes. 1.3.0.7 10/08/11 1. New backorders system added. 2. Improvements made to the way price data fields auto-update in the stock manager. 3. Tax exclusive selling price now 3dp of precision to give a more accurate margin / mark-up value. 4. A4 printing margin settings are now stored on the system database to prevent loss of settings. 5. A4 printing orientation setting for reports is now remembered. 6. Ability to use your own voucher codes rather than have to use the auto-generated ones. 7. Voucher codes can now be alphanumeric instead of only numeric. 1.3.0.6 08/07/11 1. Ability to set maximum global discount limit per user account. 2. New product image tab added to stock manager. 3. Stock on order quantity now shown in stock search window. 4. Ability to list seperate sales / returns in sales stats report. 5. Ability to add a logo to stock labels. 6. Customer balance report updated to show transaction activity for a selected period. 7. Stock item weight field added to stock manager (also shown on stock list report). 1.3.0.5 20/04/11 1. New gift voucher system added. 2. Support for card swipe / magnetic key fob login. 3. Increased the number of user names that can be shown on login screen. 4. Option added to show stock codes on slip receipts. 5. Company telephone number now shown on A4 receipts, invoices and statements. 6. Ability to enter stock as delivery from warehouse location rather than direct from supplier. 7. Ability to manually add stock items to purchase orders. 8. Current stock level of scanned or selected stock item shown in checkout. 9. Addition of a Z history report in the reports section. 1.3.0.4 25/01/11 1. New tabbed layout for stock manager fields. 2. Margin & Mark-up fields added to stock manager (read only). 3. 'Qty On Order' field added to stock record. 4. 'Disable Reorder' checkbox added to stock record to manually prevent reordering of items. 5. Stock manager search facility updated to allow filtering by supplier & department. 6. Stock delivery window now incorporated in stock manager tabbed layout. 7. Generation speed of stock reorder report greatly increased. 8. 'Last Payment Date' column added to account balance report. 9. All report columns now sort by clicking on the associated column heading. 10. Company registration number field added to business information section. 11. Option to combine credit / debit card payment types into a single 'card' payment type. 12. Addition of a second custom payment type. 1.3.0.3 23/04/10 1. Ability to assign cash sales to a customer account. 2. Ability to add additional text to the end of a slip receipt (returns policy etc). 3. Label print by department / supplier now supports multiple label quantity. 4. Automatic download and installation of new licence keys. 5. Item line notes now shown on customer invoices. 6. Fixed value buttons in payment screen now increment tendered value rather than overwriting it. 7. Ability to edit barcode, supplier code & description in delivery dialog box. 8. Ability to choose receipt type at the time of sale. 9. Ability to email slip receipts directly to the customer instead of printing. 10. Support for SSL encrypted connections to SMTP email servers. 1.3.0.2 20/10/09 1. Date range selection added to customer statements section (just before print / preview). 2. Supplier item code added to stock list report. 3. Ability to filter out NO SALE transactions from till sales report. 4. System remembers last search type selection in product info / search window. 5. New department sales report added to list total revenue / sales volume per stock department. 6. New purchase ordering system added (converts reorder data into purchase orders). 7. Purchase orders can be emailed directly to your suppliers. 8. Chip & PIN system now supports CNP (cardholder not present) transactions. 9. Ability to add a custom text note per checkout item (in extended product options dialog). 10. 'Print Last Receipt' button will now print card receipts if last sale was a card sale. 11. Conventional Z report function added to main sales screen. 12. Client terminal performance improvements when running in networked mode. 1.3.0.1 n/a No official release of this version. 1.3.0.0 01/05/09 1. Main sales screen, admin screen and reports section now have updated colour scheme. 2. Ability to allow stock levels to fall negative. 3. Age check warning feature added (in extended product options dialog). 4. Supervisor authorisation option for returns (in extended product options dialog). 5. Ability to store custom text data per transaction (up to three custom fields). 6. Ability to specify a custom payment type. 7. Cash float tracking added. 8. Ability to log manual cash movements (manual pay ins / pay outs for petty cash etc). 9. EEMobile system can now be minimised and run as a background process. 10. Admin section layout updated to include separate tabbed general settings section. 11. Supports secure SSH connection for EEOnline service. 12. YesPay Chip & PIN system now fully supported - Contact support@oneapplications.com for details. 13. UD system now supports five UD key sets allowing up to 1740 items to be assigned to sales keys. 1.2.1.1 27/12/08 1. First introduction of EEOnline web store synchronisation module. 2. Database access speed improved during loading of payment screen. 3. Stock delivery screen now accepts item code, supplier code and barcode. 4. Login screen updated to use login buttons instead of username entry. 5. NOSALE recorded on transaction database when cash drawer is opened manually. 6. Promotion grouped items are now listed in separate groups at checkout. 7. Promotion discount is now always applied to the lowest priced item in a promotion group. 8. User passwords are now encrypted in the system database. 9. Sub £1.00 prices are shown in pence (or cents) on stock labels. 10. Option to open cash drawer during card payment for receipt storage. 11. Option to prevent sales of stock when their stock level reaches zero (using ExtendedConfig XML file). 12. Option to automatically delete stock items when their level reaches zero (using ExtendedConfig XML file). 1.2.1.0 08/08/08 1. System database now located in C:\Program Files\EPOS-Excel\Database folder. 2. System registry keys now located in HKLM hive (removed from HKCU). 3. Network sharing for server / client systems now reliable on both XP and Vista. 4. Ability to print past transaction details (as A4 receipt). 5. Ability to mix sales and refunds per transaction. 6. 'Supplier' selection added to sales stats and stock report. 7. Change value now highlighted during payment process. 8. Addition of website URL in business settings. 9. Website URL added to receipts & invoices. 10. Transaction count added to totals receipt (Z/X receipt). 11. 'Enter' key now has affect of pressing 'OK' button in payment window. 12. 'Enter' key now has effect of pressing 'OK' button in price & quantity keypad. 13. Ability to set maximum units per sale value (via 'Set Measures' button). 14. Installer now includes updated version of Microsoft POS For .NET (v1.11). 15. Box/Pack quantity now shown on reorder report. 1.2.0.5 21/05/08 1. System now supports GBP(£), USD($) and EURO currency for use in the UK, USA and Europe. 2. Custom tax label setting added for use outside of the UK (VAT, Tax, TVA etc). 3. Ability to link similar products for promotion purposes. 4. Part-Ex payment method added. 5. Ability to save custom label & label sheet settings. 6. Z/X receipt now shows payment method breakdown + value paid off accounts for the selected period. 7. The 'ADD' button has been removed from the payment screen. Payments are now automatically added once entered. 8. £1 and £2 buttons added to the payments window. 9. Customer receipt is now printed as the cash drawer is opened rather than when it is closed. 10. All item discounts are now shown on a sub-line during checkout. 11. Major performance improvements to invoice, A4 receipt & statement preview & printing. 12. Checkout now has a black backgroud. Products are listed with alternating background colours. 13. Improved layout of transaction details window. 1.2.0.4 25/03/08 1. Stock item listview now remembers the last edited stock item when the save button is pressed. 2. Price check / manual entry now combined into one stock search function with one button on the main sales screen. You can now search stock by item ID, barcode or description at the point of sale. 3. Ability to set both percentage and monetry surcharge values (3.5%, 17p etc). 4. Ability to assign stock items to "local departments" (AV equipment, Computer equipment etc). 5. List sales stats / stock lists for specific departments only. 6. Ability to sort account listview by account ID or name in accounts manager (by clicking column headings). 7. Global discount feature now only applies discount to items already in the checkout - NOT subsequent items. 8. Extra RS232 speeds added to direct I/O mode Baud rate selectors. 9. Line wrap bug on receipt for long descriptions now fixed. 10. Ability to queue labels for printing direct from the stock manager. 1.2.0.3 11/03/08 1. Separate item code and barcode fields allow an item's barcode to be changed without creating a new item. 2. Item cost now stored in system database as a VAT exclusive value (was VAT inclusive) 3. Item cost and profit values now shown with 3 decimal places of accuracy in stock manager. 4. Auto logout after sale option added to settings 2 page. 5. Auto logout bug when entering admin section now fixed. 1.2.0.2 19/02/08 1. 'Next Item Quantity' button now also accepts decimal quantity values. 2. Total retail value of stock now shown on stock report. 3. Slip receipt printer settings now has a column number selection (to set max characters / line) 4. Bug where auto cutter does not work in direct i/o mode now fixed. 5. Default payment setting now pre-selects payment type in transaction payment window. 1.2.0.1 07/02/08 1. System now allows you to set individual line discounts as well as global discounts. 2. Item quantities can now be entered in decimal form (to 3 decimal places). 3. Receipt printing is now processed by a seperate "thread" for better user interface response. 4. System now supports new EEMobile PDA stock control interface - check website for details!! 5. Minor bug fixes. 1.2.0.0 14/01/08 1. Payment system redesigned to allow multi-payment types per transaction. 2. Till report now shows seperate VAT column. 3. Report section now runs at full screen size (useful when viewed on a back office terminal). 4. Ability to credit change amount back to account has been removed. 5. Slip receipt has had some minor redesign to aid readability. 6. Both slip and A4 receipts now show payment values received per payment type. 7. Payment type selection removed from main terminal screen as is no longer required. 8. Checkout list columns now resize automatically on startup. 9. Double-clicking on transactions now automatically loads the transaction detail box. 1.1.2.2 03/12/07 1. Payment method now shown on receipts. 2. Transaction ID now shown on receipts. 2. Slip receipt layout changed to right-justify totals. 3. Slip receipt item descriptions clipped to stop line wrapping. 4. System now differentiates between credit and debit cards - seperate surcharge % for each can now be set. 5. When adding incoming stock, stock labels can now be "buffered" in memory and printed at a later time. 6. Facility to choose between slip receipts and full A4 receipts. 7. Account balance payments can now be made directly through the till system. 8. Transaction ID is now shown on till report. 1.1.2.1 04/11/07 1. Blue background on report columns replaced by light grey border to save printer ink / toner. 2. Report data columns can now be re-ordered to your own desired layout (drag and drop). 3. Certain report layout options are now automatically saved when you exit the reports manager. 4. Print button added to print preview screen. 5. Label spacing values are now also saved when label layout is saved. 6. Printer margin values are now saved and restored automatically. 7. Application group icons updated. 1.1.2.0 27/10/07 ** PLEASE NOTE - This version requires a re-install of EPOS-Excel. You cannot upgrade using the online updater.** ** Please visit the website for further information regarding upgrading to this version.** 1. Changes to file system folder locations to enable Windows Vista UAC compatibility. 2. Stock item descriptions now accept up to 100 characters (used to be 50). 3. Stock label's price field now has currency symbol prefix. 4. Stock label's description field now wraps onto two lines if required. 5. Stock labels can now be printed starting from a specific row / column number. 1.1.1.7 11/10/07 1. Ability to allow access to customer accounts & reports for general till users. 2. Option added to automatically close UD groups once an item is selected. 3. On-screen keyboard added for 'Manual code entry' and 'Price check' functions. 4. "Light Steel Grey" colour scheme now used on most dialog windows. 1.1.1.6 08/10/07 1. Support for logo printing on receipts (when using OPOS printer driver). 2. Customer invoice / statement printing bug fixed. 1.1.1.5 29/09/07 1. Search feature added to stock manager. 2. Stock cost, stock value and total stock value added to stock list report. 3. Supplier email, web address and contact name fields added to suppliers page. 4. Activation popup window added at startup to speed up trial key registration. 1.1.1.4 01/09/07 1. Bug fix to OPOS customer display script. 1.1.1.3 30/08/07 1. Reports now allow the user to specify a date/time search window (used to be just date). 2. Hidden drawer release can now be disabled for non-admin users. 3. 'DBConcurrency' Bug fixed during login / logout. 1.1.1.2 23/08/07 1. New training mode added. Sales can be made without saving transaction data or making stock level ammendments. 2. Auto login screen option allows the login screen to be displayed automatically after a user logs out. 3. User name is stored against transactions. Transactions can be listed per till user on sales report. 4. Bug fix to scanner input timings. 1.1.1.0 16/08/07 1. Standby message option added for customer display. 2. Standalone cash drawer support added (using OPOS driver). 1.1.0.9 13/08/07 1. Minor bug fixes. 1.1.0.8 12/08/07 1. Users are now able to restore a part-completed sale from any networked terminal 2. General till user accounts no longer require a password (speeds up login) 3. Users are now prevented from logging in to more than one terminal at a time 4. UD group capacity increased from 10 items to 29 items (348 items in total) 5. UD group now remains on screen until the 'close' button is pressed (speeds up adding items from same group) 6. Overflow exception with UD buttons now corrected 7. Ability to set half and double measure prices for stock items (useful for bar use) 8. Reports button disabled for non-admin user accounts 9. Shutdown button disable option added to settings page 2 (again for non-admin accounts) 10. Price check now accepts non-numeric stock codes 11. Bulk package code now accepts non-numeric stock codes 12. Minor bug fix to activations algorithm 13. Minor bug fix to networking script. 1.1.0.7 30/07/07 1. New 'Data Export Manager' added to allow CSV export of report data 2. Payment method now shown on till sales report 3. Unlimited time licences now supported (see website for latest pricing) 4. Online Updater V1.0.0.8 released with stock database import / export facility. 1.1.0.6 07/07/07 1. Screen layouts re-worked to support both 800x600 and 1024x768 screen resolutions 2. User defined keys now automatically collapse to fill gaps left by removed items 3. Zoom selector added to print preview screen. 1.1.0.5 04/07/07 1. System now compatible and tested with 'Epson OPOS ADK For .NET'. This enables POS hardware connection of Serial, USB, Parallel and Ethernet devices. (Please visit our website for OPOS driver installation details) 2. Supplier item code field added to stock manager. 3. Option to show local and supplier stock codes on re-order report. 4. Option to set to and from dates on till sales report. 5. Small layout changes to report printouts. 1.1.0.4 26/06/07 1. Minor bug fixes. 1.1.0.3 22/06/07 1. Profit calculation adjusted to use ex-VAT cost and sale price 2. Separate horizontal and vertical label spacing added. 1.1.0.2 20/06/07 1. Label designer now shows label sizes in mm (used to be in pixels) 2. Label sheet selector to size labels automatically and set quantity 3. Label start row option added allows you to start from any row on the sheet 4. Minor layout changes to label designer. 1.1.0.1 19/06/07 1. System now accepts numeric and non-numeric stock codes 2. 'Sale Interrupt' feature added allows the user to save a part-completed sale 3. Supplier record overwrite bug fixed. 1.1.0.0 07/06/07 1. Customer account management section added 2. Invoice and statement printing feature added 3. Payment method selection added 4. System can now be set to process retail or exvat prices 5. "Global discount" feature added to allow discount to all items in checkout 6. oneapplications.com advertising text removed from receipts 7. Network access issues resolved when running as a server / client system 8. System now shows realtime retail and exvat totals on the main terminal screen 9. Minor layout changes and bug fixes. 1.0.0.5 09/04/07 1. "Fast Search" feature added to product manager listview 2. Minor bug fixes 1.0.0.4 15/03/07 1. Bug with missing UD buttons now fixed 2. Changes to backup script - Local database files are now backed-up to a common directory and have set file names 3. Program group icons altered 4. Minor layout changes. 1.0.0.3 04/03/07 1. Security fix to activations algorithm. 1.0.0.2 01/03/07 1. Minor bug fixes 2. "Manual code entry" option added to terminal screen 3. Network client terminals can no longer save / amend stock, supplier or user data. 1.0.0.1 02/02/07 1. Minor bug fixes 2. "Hidden" cash drawer open button added. 3. Windows now run in maximised state at start-up. 1.0.0.0 12/01/07 First released.