Service Manager 5.4A

27 Feb 2007

Service Manager 5.4A is fully compliant with Sage Accpac ERP 5.4A and includes many new features.

Note: Service Manager is written inside the SDK of Sage Accpac ERP 100/200/500 so version matching is critical. Service Manager 5.4A is not compatible with any Sage Accpac ERP 5.3 modules. Refer Version Compatibility.

The following is a list of items addressed in Service Manager 5.4A:

All UIs have the new XP style of user interface.
Support for core 5.4A modules: GL, AR and IC. Support is also provided for AP & PO if the Service Manager Purchase Orders Add-On is installed and SN if the Service Manager Serialized Inventory Add-On is installed. Sage Accpac ERP 5.4A and the modules listed above must be installed.
All reports are Version XI (11) of Crystal; the following parameters have been deleted from all reports: PATH, EXT and SYSPATH.
Service Manager documentation is now available from the Accpac desktop Help menu: Help > Online Documentation.
All new features of the Item pricing have been accommodated including pricing by weight. Available pricing in the document now uses the core finder.
Customer Item numbers have been accommodated so you can enter a Customer's Item code and Service Manager will locate the internal IC Item number.
Checking of the "Sellable" flag in the item. You cannot ship or use a non sellable item.
Support for both Physical and Logical Inventory Location. You may only supply Inventory from a Physical Location in Service Manager.
All changes to the AR Invoice and Receipt Batch structures have been accommodated.
Implemented pending document Credit Checking so any unposted Jobs, etc., can be included in the customer's outstanding balance for credit checking. Third-party and core modules like Order Entry will be given values pending on Service Manager documents during customer credit checking.
Accommodated the customer's default Inventory location so documents will default to this first before any Service Manager override/defaults apply.
The Meters screen has been updated with a new Meters by Site screen. This screen allows users to view all Meter Tracked Equipment by Site and the Meters attached to them. Selecting a Meter will open the Meter record. You can now also apply "Take On Values" to a Meter. A Meter can take on a Reading or Usage value.
The "Multi Select Equipment" program found in several areas of Service Manager has been enhanced significantly to accommodate filters on Models and Site Locations. Auto loading of the records when the form is loaded, is now optional. If the option is off, you must action the load manually. This gives you the ability to set criteria and grouping values before loading. These settings are retained when the form closes. A new option to auto select Equipment when searching is now available as well as the ability to select all Components for a master Equipment.
References to the term "Payment Type" have been changed to "Payment Code".
A new Security option has been added to allow access to the Time Entry grid program found off the Management menu. This new option, "Time Entry Grid", applies in addition to the existing "Resource Management" security setting. Any user that already has access to "Resource Management" will automatically have access to the Time Entry grid program. This new security option gives you the ability to restrict users to the Time Entry grid only.
A "Complete All Tasks" option has been added to the Document Entry document tree right-click menu. Selecting this option will complete all tasks and tick all activities for the task as done. This option is available at the Document, Phase and Task levels therefore giving you the ability to quickly complete single tasks, all tasks for a phase or all tasks for the entire document.
Implemented full G/L Posting Journal tables and Day End functions; the G/L Posting Journal Report (VM7020) has been rewritten to support all Journal activity and is very comprehensive.
Complete rewrite of the Amortization Schedule Report (VM7130).
Created a new report: Time Entry Totals Report (VM5045).

If you are an End User of Service Manager, please contact your Sage Accpac Solution Provider for further information.

For all our Business Partners who are registered on our website, please log in to our website and then download the latest restricted version of Service Manager 5.4A from the Technisoft Download Center. This full product includes Service Pack 3 (SP3) which is also available as a separate download. Please review the Readme file associated with this Service Pack for further information.

For all our active subscribing Business Partners, please email us at technisoft@technisoft.com.au for your personal unrestricted license of Service Manager 5.4A.

Note: Please keep in mind that published release dates and information provided on this page are subject to change without notice. Please revisit this page periodically for updated information.

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